Great Video!

Your writing videos are great! I love the idea of this video - and the music 💪

Hey, much enjoyed the video🙌! I'm not really sure if it is the best time to ask but, I was wondering if I could help you create a better distribution by working on post-production like better storytelling through Edits, Keywords, think catchy intros and outros, or even some engaging short clips! Would love to chat if you're interested and keep creating good content:)

Freewrite: I put the word in [ brackets ] or add a bracket after the word ] to remind me to replace it later during edits. Super quick. LOL quill. maybe I'll give it a go one day. My first draft is usually on paper and pen, second draft on Freewrite and I'll edit in a word processor later. I find the second draft helps with pacing before I move on to editing.

you have such a cute smile

I've always loved playing with form! My high school had AlphaSmart keyboards that we could borrow and I always enjoyed that so much. That being said I am definitely most productive drafting on my laptop/PC and taking notes on my phone or by hand :)) I do have an electric typewriter but I find that it's just too loud to really get in the flow for me. Having the internet when I write makes it that much harder to focus but I think when I get in a good flow state it's all good!

My most productive writing the last month has been at the park next to the lake, under a tree. I can check things on my phone if needed but no internet on the laptop means better focus for sure 😄

What kind of camera do you use?

Cute video, even though I never even want to be in the same room with a typewriter, let alone try to use one again! Have you used dictation? I still default to typing on my wireless keyboard, but dictation works well too.

Great channel 😊 Are you owning a website and do you think to own an app ?

Is sriting books these days worth it ? Especially in the extistence of AI such as chatgpt and others

Nice video ❤

Is writimg books and sell them on amazon a good idea ? Kt it worth it or not ?

Nice ❤ where are you from ?

Is there a difference between novel and book?

Great video and fantastic advice! Going in, I was worried that it would be the same advice I've heard before, but you were insightful and had new ideas instead of giving a repeat of vague advice a lot of KZbinrs give. Thank you! Also, loved what you had to say about “starting with action.” I've heard this saying so many times, and I was actually writing a script about how it doesn't mean what most people think it means. I think more people need to hear this.😊

I liked how simple it was and how it wasn't too long

the subtle plug of your book on the shelf really worked on me and now i have to buy it T_T I'm an aspiring writer working on my first novel and I can't wait to see what I can learn from reading your work!!

Keep it fun!

This was so helpful. Thank you so much for putting it out here !

Thank you so much. Very informative and helpful.

So my book's wordcount is getting a bit out of control, (160k, with about five or six chapters left before draft one is finished). I think I know the solution, but it breaks my heart. It's a three perspective novel, yet for the main character there are also flashback scenes from his childhood before every one of his chapters. I think the story can still work very well if I only hint at the backstory throughout the scenes in the present, and completely scrap all the flashback scenes (and then the word count might be more manageable at 120k). But my good, it's gonna be so painful, scrapping all those chapters, a lot of which I've gotten great feedback over. But it does encourage me that they weren't for nothing, they gave me (the author) a much better understanding of a lot of the characters.

I really need to emphasize how much I needed to hear “no work is lost.” Thank you, thank you, thank you.

You are most definitely a writer x

Truer words have never been said. If you write, you're a writer. Good for you kiddo :) Truly

im so glad i found your channel! as a writer who often goes through bouts of imposter syndrome i so relate to everything you said at the end. ive been in a writing slump for about six months now and i miss being excited about & enjoying the writing process. excited to see more of your writing journey 🥰

so happy to see an new vlog from you! i haven't published anything yet, but i relate so much to taking long breaks from writing (both intentional and unintentional) and feeling like i "forgot" how to do it or lost my touch. so glad there are infinite possibilities for inspiration! having faith in my own creativity is the best encouragement. i just have to remind myself that i always do come back to writing eventually.

If it makes you feel any better, make a new document for every time you go back in and start rewriting. I personally save each draft as their own document and it really helped me write more.

I want to see your collages in focus and up close.

Did you get published traditionally? :)

You're an extremely amazing artist! ❤ I loved

Can you also make a detailed guide of publishing and how you did it for young aspiring authors like us. Thanks

I Like Joseph Campbell's take on beginnings. He says to begin in an "everyday trouble." Show the MC dealing with a minor problem which can foreshadow their type or character arc. It demonstrates the MC's surface before the deeper stuff they are made of comes out. It not a change. It is an indication they need to change.

of the 50 or so craft books I have read the best one, to me, is from Larry Brooks called, Story Engineering. Larry covers everything you need to know about the mechanics of story.

my first drafts are structurally solid because I plot and do a lot of preparation beforehand. I don't need a zero draft but I can see why others do.

Lovely list, congrats. The greatest rule I've learned is "Be your number one fan. If you don't love what you're writing, no one will love to read it". But yeah, adding those to my personal list. Thanks.

Chatgpt write books also

So cool how you did this and explained it so clearly. And “buffering…” 😂

very happy to have discovered your channel! Great video!

Great ideas. Im 7 years deep into my relationship and i hadn’t thought of some of those. We recently donated our set of matching sweatshirts… ill need to make new ones just like the one you showed us 🎉🎉🎉

I'm getting ready to publish a book series and I definitely understand aboutbthe ego! Ive written over 200 novels but never published anything because of anxiety. With the book series, I have 5 characters and i feel so close to them... its as if they're my best friends. I feel so close to them! The story begins with a young man who is a bit of a pushover. He dies, meets a spiritual guide who sends him back to earth to learn how to overcome his fears. He meets four other individuals who have also died and returned, and they travel through time, being placed into difficult situations, and work as a team to find solutions and overcome their fears along the way. I've written four books in the series so far. I'd like to publish the first one. This advice you gave has been helpful. So much better than the other advice I've seen in a lot of other people's videos!

I had to watch this a second time to see what it was about because I was distracted by your great smile! Congratulations!

You are underrated! These tips were so helpful! I’m so glad KZbin recommended me this!

Lmao so relatable 😂

I LOVE the shoes! And also how personal all of these are to his interests and things you do together. So sweet. I also finally got my hands on The Power of Shadows and couldn't put it down. Such a cool debut novel!

There is one thing about self publishing that has helped me. I have written a few books, and have improved with each one. The advice I would give is to publish that first book just to get it out of the way, because you can always go back and revise later.

My favorite piece of advice is to not write to impress other writers.

Great video. #2. No Work Is Lost reminds me of a quote I read somewhere. I don’t remember who said it, or the exact words, but it went like this: “A good 400 page novel probably started out as a 600 page novel. The missing 200 pages are still there, you just can’t see them.”

I just found your channel but I like it so much already ❤ I hope you keep it going girl!

I’m only just starting to take writing seriously, and with the first intention of writing for a 2D fantasy RPG I’m trying to create, but I still find this kind of advice to be so helpful. I feel like I want to start strong so I don’t need to re-write everything fifty times, but if that’s what it takes to get my vision into reality, then so be it. Great video and nice vibes 😊