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The Closer Look's biggest competitors are Bookfox — 86% match, 197K subscribers; Writer Brandon McNulty — 84% match, 185K subscribers; StudioBinder — 84% match, 2.2M subscribers. They share a focus on writing craft and storytelling topics, providing guidance and analysis for writers.
The Closer Look creates analysis and guidance on writing, focusing on character development, villains, plot, and writing techniques, as evidenced by titles like How To Write A Hateable Villain, How To Write An Immortal, Show Don't Tell Is Terrible Advice, The Problem With Genius Characters, and How To Write Psychopathy. It averages about 518.5K views per video and appears to post roughly multiple times per week.
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