The Second Story

Subscribers 127K

Videos 18

Views 4.3M

Channels Like The Second Story

The Second Story offers storytelling-focused content, sharing tips on storytelling, worldbuilding, character development, and general writing advice. The channel emphasizes tutorials and deep-dives into writing craft, with recent videos covering topics like heroic archetypes, antiheroes, plot twists, dialogue, and how modern writing shapes reader perception. It uploads content regularly (average ~0.3 uploads per week) and averages about 281.3K views per video, with a total of 4.3M views across 18 published videos.

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#1

Bookfox view on YouTube ▶

87% relevance

Subscribers 197K

Videos 410

Views 17.1M

Appearances 37

SERP 100%

Similarity 79%

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Shares a strong focus on writing craft and character development (high search overlap on 'character development' and 'writing advice') with The Second Story, and their content similarly centers on helping writers improve storytelling.

#2

Writer Brandon McNulty

65% relevance

Subscribers 185K

Videos 415

Views 21.6M

Appearances 18

SERP 44%

Similarity 78%

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Targets writing guidance and plot/structure topics, aligning with The Second Story on 'writing advice' and 'plot structure,' though McNulty emphasizes practical structure more in his content.

#3

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65% relevance

Subscribers 838K

Videos 1.2K

Views 130.4M

Appearances 27

SERP 67%

Similarity 63%

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61% relevance

Subscribers 793K

Videos 6.4K

Views 105.6M

Appearances 15

SERP 40%

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60% relevance

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55% relevance

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Videos 1.2K

Views 10.4M

Appearances 8

SERP 26%

Similarity 74%

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Top competitors include Bookfox (87% match) and Brandon Sanderson (65% match) as the closest rivals by overlap in queries such as character development, writing advice, worldbuilding, and fiction writing craft. Brandon McNulty (65% match) also competes through overlaps in writing advice, plot structure, and story conflicts. These channels vary in size, with The Second Story at 127K subscribers, while Bookfox has 197K and Brandon Sanderson has 838K subscribers, indicating a smaller audience reach but similar topic coverage. Shared queries include storytelling tips, character development, worldbuilding, and plot structure.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to The Second Story?

The Second Story's biggest competitors on YouTube are Bookfox (87% match, 197K subscribers) and Writer Brandon McNulty (65% match, 185K subscribers) and Brandon Sanderson (65% match, 838K subscribers). They share a focus on writing, storytelling, and craft analysis, appealing to audiences interested in literature and authorial process.

What type of content does The Second Story make?

The Second Story creates content about writing, storytelling, and literary critique, with video titles such as 'Strong Female Characters Are Just Toxic Men', 'Ted Kaczynski Was Right All Along', 'Fanfiction Has Destroyed Writing (And Everything Else)', 'The Antihero Is a Lie', and 'How Modern Schools Make Terrible Writers (Deliberately)'. Uploads occur at an average rate of ~0.3 per week, and the channel averages about 281.3K views per video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to The Second Story?

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