What if we had some kind of writer’s meet up or social event or trip or something where we all met up at a conference center hotel or Barnes & Noble to work on our pieces together then maybe went hiking. How cool would that be?

Without checking, did you apply for 2023?

I read this book in the beginning of June and I found it to be amazing, it definitely fit my taste. Yes, if you read a lot of books you can predict some of the ending but that's what makes it fun, when you can say "Yesss I called it". I can't say this for certain but from the bad reviews that I read it was mostly people complaining about the fact that Violet was feeling too much and wasn't as badass as they thought it would be which I found to be wholly untrue because not every has to be cold hearted k*ller and "I don't care about taking human lives" I actually enjoy when the characters have feelings and aren't just considered badass or cool because they can k*ll without remorse. But as all books,films,series everyone has different taste and someone might say that this was a revolutionary book for them, some could say that they couldn't get through it. Like me I heard thousand good ratings about Percy Jackson and I loved the movies but for the life of me I can't stand the books.

Funny, inspiring and mad

I needed this today! So glad you shared his messages.

Seeing your progress through all of these drafts is such a huge inspo 🫶🏽 I only have 2 scenes left of my first draft and I'm already chasing that high lol

Great job catching and filling that plot hole!! You got this!!

Are you sure that you don't suffer from perfectionist tendencies, if you're on your seventh draft of your story? Because it sounds like analysis paralysis, which can happen to some authors and writers.

You look like your hard at work with editing and hope you were able to get a lot or some of it done. Have a goodnight, Sara!

It's a good book to read if your trying to get back into reading after a long time, but as someone who reads often it gave me a terrible headache to read. The main reason is probably because the Author regularly writes romance and not fantasy. Haven't read the other ones, probably won't, but I hope she did more research.

Oh yeah that was your trip from a few weeks back. People wonder why I work on vacation, but if it's stuff you're passionate about it doesn't seem like work. Have a happy weekend!

Names and Titles are the worst. Also, I have never been more intrigued about a random horse.

I’m waiting to see if it tops LOTR in epic-ness and becomes a movie.

U rock !!!

Even the best stories have some minor plot holes. Don't beat yourself up at all. You're in it to win it!!

I can’t wait to promo one day… eventually

"Wow, I can totally do over a thousand words a day," I say as I spend two nonstop hours looking at mountain towns on Google Maps.

no idea of anything, but why do you need to delete so many words? also, what does the yellow highlight mean?

it's a shame my outline is 100% digital so i can't do this

Same I will not quit

Here’s my problem : I have a draft but then my brain thinks of something else and I end up ripping up the draft or discarding it and making a new one

Thank you for sharing your take on these wonderful courses. It adds a dimension to what I ( and I am sure others) have gleamed from hearing our most successful colleagues discuss.

Good morning to you, Sara and I believe they are one of the same. Have a lovely day and stay cool from the heat.

woahhh the view from your house of the mountain! I was wondering why it was snowing in May but I guess there's my answer. lol I knew you lived near mountains but didn't realize how close

this honestly makes me look forward to finishing my first draft, because this kind of mental gymnastics is so satisfying to me

Good job, Sarah! Watching you systematically improve your book is so satisfying.

Without giving away the plot point, I'm wondering if you can satisfy my curiosity regarding the one character's lack of a horse. Is it related in any way to a Chekhov's gun?? Would there be a way for you to turn it into a red-herring Chekhov's gun where the reader *thinks* it will come into play before you recall an earlier plot point to pull the rug out and send the red herring through a trapdoor ... only to bring an actual Chekhov's gun into play as a substitute? (Fun fact: this is a trick used by the writers of the first Toy Story to make the climax less stale. Not gonna spoil Toy Story for anyone who hasn't seen it, but if you HAVE seen it I think you know what I'm talking about.) Your instinct for procrastination makes the sassy old lady in me go "tsk tsk task, naughty naughty". Never heard of a chapter cloning itself through oversight, and then you notice it and straight-up kill the excess chapter. But I bet that happens to authors all the time.

My favourite is when filling a plot hole causes OTHER PROBLEMS further along. 🥳

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Have you considered a video on what you learned through all the drafts of DE? That would be an interesting video about how you plan to tackle the next novel you write.

So excited for another video!

you Sara and Brielle all in one day???!! we've been blessed!

Fantastic tips and quotes. Thanks!

Become a writer, have some cookies!

Hi Sarah. Good content on your channel.

I have a scene in my wip where a guy is puking in some bushes, then a fight breaks out. For literally YEARS I had all the characters walk back inside after the fight and leave that poor guy in the bushes by himself. 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

Good afternoon, Sara! I'm glad you had a wonderful vacation and get to watch a new vlog from you which I have missed seeing, plus hearing about your process with Project DE and whatever you've been up to. I'm trying to race against time to get draft 2 of my second book done before the 18th of this month due to seeing a neurosurgeon for my back, which will be my 5th surgery. Anyway, have a lovely day and happy editing. ❤

😊 I love these writing vlogs! In case you don't like your edit to fix the plot hole with the female character who does not have a horse I'll share a free idea that I think will be very relatable. ... As devastated as Lady Samantha had been over her trusty steed fleeing in fear after that rare storm that rained sea bass, she knew that she never would have grown into the woman that she had become now proudly writing her rhinoceros triumphantly into the sunset.

Loved this vlog sm sara! Yay for chocolate chip cookies and fixing highlighted sections 🕺🏼

Best to catch these things now instead of when you've already published. Can't wait to read your book when your finished. Just want to let you know, you doing amazing Sara!

The background music liminary is just like dream! 😍😘

Looks very cool but what's the book called? I might get back into reading and this sounds like a worthwhile piece

girl you can’t just show that and not tell the book 😭

okay still reading it but where did you buy yours? i love the way the pages are, i’ve already bought iron flame with the all black edges on the pages so i wanna figure out where this is was lol