🌴 my first writing vlog as an agented writer // a month of revisions

[@kelleyiswriting]

Revising a book in a month is REALLY super impressive!! 💕 congrats I'm so excited to see where this book takes you!! :)

[@lynndjung]

aw thank you kelley!! it was tight but it worked out

[@riaiswriting]

backwards revision is SO SMART u ate

[@mayas3422]

planking for relief from the spice is so funny 😭

[@lynndjung]

we weren't allowed to have liquids or other food i didn't know what to do 😭

[@Ilovechocolate-y3d]

I am so, so proud. It's my dream to have an agent, and i just feel a burst of happiness for you :)

[@lynndjung]

Thank you so much!! I am sure you'll achieve your dream someday 🫶

[@emiilyrose]

i know it's not easy to go through but i do appreciate you showing the good and the hard days!! hearing that someone else ebbs and flows with their own writing is really encouraging. rooting for this revision, i hope it's well received!!

[@lynndjung]

thank you so much

[@TheVioletWolf]

Thank you for sharing. I'm not at the point of searching for an agent, but I do feel a little crazy when trying to juggle my life with writing. Seeing your process makes me feel a lot better, because I feel less alone in my journey!! There are days i feel less creative than others, days that feel so amazing and then others where I feel like I suck so much. But at the end of it, I love doing it so much, I don't care if I suck haha... I'll be buying your book when it's published and becomes a best seller. *Putting the good juju out there!*

[@briellewrites]

38 minutes of Lynn content yes please !!!!!

[@e_nyuszi]

Omg, I know I'm younger than you, but I am so so proud that you've gotten so far!! Watching you grow on your journey is soo inspiring!!!

[@lynndjung]

aw thank you so much!! that's very sweet!

[@beanosbourn5492]

wishing you peace and productivity ( whatever that looks like to you ) 💗

[@riaiswriting]

THIS IS SO CHAOTIC I LOVE IT

[@jennlimwrites]

I was wondering how your revisions were going (missed your videos)! Thanks for the update. You are amazing and talented and I can’t wait to get my hands on the finished product one day ❤

[@lynndjung]

Thank you so so much

[@KrisMF]

i can't WAIT to read the revised draft like im already bouncing off the walls, so excited for moths to be in front of editors!!

[@lynndjung]

AAAh haha i feel like it's not really that different but i can't wait to see how the manuscript continues to evolve!! love u thank you sm

[@LeightonReiley]

thank you for being so honest and open. Very helpful!

[@AdamFishkin]

I'm sorry but "tape-estry" made me giggle. Anyhow it's cool to hear what you did in August and how you strategized (and then re-strategized) to get the work where you needed. August was so baking and humid across the board. Not ideal conditions for the editing long haul, so your frustration toward the end is what I expected. "So much stuff happening = can't create" is all too common for me, and Murphy's Law, it starts right when I'm in the thick of the more exciting projects. Your California friends bring such a fun side out of you, and it was nice meeting Lugnuts.

[@feralblueprints]

Thank you for this reminder, it's exactly what I needed 🙏 congratulations on 50k, you deserve it! 🎉

[@so-meichi]

girlypop moves every 4-5 business days😅

[@mhjmakes3631]

I totally get what you mean about forgetting what's happened in which version of your story and making edits based on incorrect mental information. A couple weeks ago, I went through all of the chapters that I posted thus far for my current project, and uhhh....I've uhhh....forgotten some things and had a few plot holes that I had to fix because of that. I think about (if you'll excuse my weeby references for a moment) these old "Araki forgets" and "Toriyama forgets" memes, and I'm like...wait a minute, I'm Pagliacci. (And idk why this is, because I'm normally known for having a very strong memory, but when it comes to what I write... 😬😬😬) Also relate to your comments about reading a fully polished book and having that affect your editing process in a negative way. In my case, I'm (very, veeeeeeeeeery) slowly reading through the Green Bone Saga books. And although it's not exactly the same as my current project (heck, mine's not even written in novel format), it's similar enough in some ways that I'm like...dang. I'm really out here posting my Walmart brand version of this, huh?😔😔😔But I suppose I have no choice but to keep moving on. That's all we can do really. (Also congrats on finishing your edits). (Also, also loving how your solution to handling the effects of your little hot wings challenge was to plank. That was too funny. Haha)

[@Lara_Ameen]

Wow! You did all that in a month! I’m so impressed! I’m really glad you asked for an extension because that is self care and you can turn in better work. I know what you mean about not being proud of your work, but I think you should be! Even not looking at/reading published books and just beta reading for author friends, I’m just in awe with how some of them write and find myself wishing I could write like them. But you know what they say about comparison! 😬 Love the kitties! Hope your dog is okay, too. Did Monty miss you? 😻 I’m glad you had a fun road trip with your friends! And Chicago, too! I hope your partner is feeling better! Thank you for masking! I hope you’re still COVID free! 🥰 It’s so fun that you included your road trip! I really have wanted to take a road trip with one of my besties (she lives in NorCal, so she would have to come down here and get me first and I can’t drive). But I haven’t felt safe enough to do it yet. Ridiculous ongoing pandemic! 😭 Can’t wait for your book to get snapped up by an amazing editor, so I can maybe (pretty please) sensitivity read your beautiful words in all their shiny glory! Good luck! You got this!! Rooting for you! 🫶🎉

[@jd-wj6px]

!!! WIZARD MENTION !!! RAAAAAH 🧙🔮✨🔮✨🔮

[@katgreer6113]

I didn't even know you could ask for extensions as a trad author. I seriously thought that if you couldn't do it by a certain date they pull your book out, and leave you in the dust. I guess it must depend on the agent/publisher but thanks for letting us know that that's a thing.

[@hasanwallah7015]

You have been missed Lynn !

[@annabarwo3544]

I’m very interested in your writing process. You mentioned having a 4th act it made me wonder how you structure your stories (since you obviously don’t use the three act structure). I didn’t see a video on structure on your channel

[@lynndjung]

I approach structure a bit differently each time! This particular book utilized 5 act structure because I wanted to place equal emphasis on the main character's rise and fall. I would love to do a video about structure in the future, but I also tend to write and plan stories intuitively so I haven't quite figured out how to approach the topic yet!

[@riaiswriting]

7:00 i love how u randomly went to chicago in the middle lmao 9:08 yayyyy social life ahahah

[@lynndjung]

LOLL I'm living for this commentary

[@riaiswriting]

@@lynndjungIM HONOURED

[@TheCosmicInitiative]

Ahhhh I’m from Chicago haven’t visited in so long such a pretty city

[@MrRosebeing]

Welcome to the writerly world of being told what to do, instead of writing what is in you. You go for it.

[@susannahbetts5036]

When you only gave yourself an extra week extension I was like noooooo! 😂 Projecting but I always regret when I request an extension and then still have to stress to meet the new one and probably it would have been fine to request a longer extension in the first place. I'm sure your agent would want you to have enough time for revisions to make the book everything you want before going on sub.

[@lynndjung]

LOLL I definitely got a bit bold but I truly didn't have much left! I also had the start of the semester coming up and knew I wouldnt have time once that hit but yeah, it got a little stressful there

[@ESlopsxplr]

I’m new here and if you have any published books, which one are your favorites? I would love to read them!

[@lynndjung]

I don't have any published books out yet (the gears of traditional publishing are slow) but I do have two short stories out, which are linked in the description box and on my website! My personal favorite is my first published work, "The Fall of Esther Park"

[@LeightonReiley]

new follow 😀 i'll be binging your video's soon muhaha

[@lynndjung]

welcome

[@zulaykhamunye]

hey lynn! wanted to ask you what writing software you use and if you like it

[@lynndjung]

I keep it pretty simple when drafting, I use Google Docs and sometimes my Notes app!

[@zulaykhamunye]

@@lynndjung have you ever thought of investing in Scrivner?

[@lynndjung]

@@zulaykhamunye i got it on sale a few years ago, but honestly I don't use it much!

[@nicolemarcinawrites]

You did such a great job! I hope you're feeling a lot better now ^^ 💙💙💙

[@caileycarrot]

First!! ❤❤

[@CheyenneSedai]

whooo caught up with the vlogs!!

[@thisricardopalma]

What the heck! People still get covid in 2024?!!

[@hasanwallah7015]

Lynn this is the urban poetry soundtrack for my protagonist YOU aided me in manifesting as the novella grows (4 acts so far) kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2etZ5SXrZWNpNUsi=RHTcmIxB5jgk92Iq Jae Dumar World is my publishing brand urban poetry is its roots now expanding to supernatural science fiction books