my first writing vlog✒️📝| planning, wip introduction, feedback from book coach

[@jaswriting]

re-writing over and over again is so real haha! writing is such a private passion for me as well but tbh going public with my writing vlogs has made me more accountable, and I met other authortubers who are all so supportive. Your novel sounds so exciting to write and you're so valid for not sharing anything about your novel! That sounds like a scary experience tbh~ Best of luck with draft 1! You got this!!

[@kathrynslibraryy]

ah thank you so much for your comment and well wishes!! means a lot :)

[@HalJones]

I love watching your reading vlogs when you post and hearing about your book has me so excited bc it sounds like something I would LOVE (I will wait as long as it takes lol) but I wanted to show my support bc I love your vlogs and it was so fun and cool to see some of the behind the scenes!! 🩷

[@kathrynslibraryy]

@@HalJones thank you so so much!! you have no idea how much your support means to me!💜 this is such a kind message - it made my day!

[@nicolemarcinawrites]

I love your first writing vlog ^^ you made so much progress! I also feel you when you said you daydreamed the story for three years. That is how I basically start a story 🤣

[@kathrynslibraryy]

TY!! aha i am glad im not the only one!

[@nicolemarcinawrites]

@@kathrynslibraryy For some reason, I enjoy that daydreaming process too much... even if it takes years 🤣

[@northofdakota]

I also don't blame you for not wanting to share any details about your story cause I'm the same way. When I stepped foot into authortube, I started wondering if I should be sharing more about my story to get more people interested in it cause that's what everybody else does but then I realized that I just don't feel comfortable sharing parts of my story in fear of someone stealing it and that's okay! There will be people that still like to watch your journey and hear your process without you delving into too many details!

[@itsamina]

omg i feel like we are on the same wavelength! from the booktube to authortube pipeline, to continuing a story we initially formed several years ago, and even the struggle to not constantly rewrite previous chapters lol but i'm looking forward to following your journey and wish you the best of luck ✨

[@kathrynslibraryy]

aha looks like i've found my twin! :) thank you so much for your well wishes! it means a lot. btw - i've been watching your videos and you've easily become one of my new fav comfort authortuber! can't wait to continue following your journey!

[@itsamina]

@@kathrynslibraryy aw thank you kathryn! that means so much 🤍

[@jennlimwrites]

I’m with you on the continuous editing loop 😅 I think a bit of editing is good, esp if it’s more of a discovery draft and you’re still finding the character voices and arcs. I think it’s a lot better to make fundamental changes and move forward from there vs keeping the edits in mind in your head and having those potential changes not work out in the end!

[@kathrynslibraryy]

you have such a great point! i really needed that advice!

[@Celeste_555]

AH you’re back , I missed your vids so MUCH

[@kathrynslibraryy]

awh you're too sweet!! :) THANK YOU!

[@northofdakota]

Welcome to authortube! Don't feel too bad about revising your first draft while you're in the middle of writing it cause everybody works differently when it comes to writing. I'm also the type of person that can't be comfortable having a messy first draft and then having to go back and 'fix it' later. I work best when my first draft is as polished as possible so I have less work to do once it's finished and I also have ideas pop up that I might wanna add or change and I'm not about to wait to finish the draft before fixing stuff 🤣

[@kathrynslibraryy]

haha I am so glad I'm not the only one then! LOL. Thank you so much for your warm welcome and much-needed advice about first drafts! :) It means a lot!

[@kelleyiswriting]

Hi!! I feel like I’m watching my younger self ahhh I’m so glad I found your channel :) love this vlog!! ❤

[@kathrynslibraryy]

@@kelleyiswriting ah KELLEY!! thank you so much!! this means a lot to me 🩵 i hope you know i’m beaming from ear to ear right now because i adore your channel and watch you all the time aha🥹

[@MrKillinnazis]

@kellyiswriting is in my algorithm

[@AdamFishkin]

Rock on! You've joined the club out here in the online nuthouse and you're going to have fun. :) (But also protect yourself. Be properly paranoid about sharing details, because again, this IS the internet.) I tend to get caught in a similar loop during the outline stage of projects, rewriting and rewriting until a Tolkien-tier world has been built for it without a single paragraph of the book being typed. And honestly, you want the wiffle-waffle to happen more on an outline than on a draft. For ways to create stylistic or thematic differences during dual POV, and to intercut with wit and purpose between them, my recommendation if you ever get stuck is the Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud. Not only are they some of the funniest books ever written, their handling of POV is beyond clever and worthy of study by newer writers. The practice of reading a book that matches your project during the process is (in my opinion) a mixed bag. Similar plots in another book don't necessarily help you. What matters is the execution of craft you can glean from other authors, regardless of plot, genre or tone. Cheers to the comfort of cloudy or rainy days. The weather in Ontario is dropping into proper autumn cold, so tonight was my first night putting on what I've dubbed "the sweater of thought". Many years ago, when I told my main professor in college about my perfectionism, he told me "there's no such thing as perfectionism". Much later I realized he's one of the many assholes who gets hung up on the word 'perfect' and refuses to grasp that perfection itself is NOT the goal of perfectionists, but the pursuit of perfection pushing our work to its best result under the given circumstances. But I've never been a teacher, so what do I know? As the old saying goes: those who can't teach, do. Hope you got through September alright.

[@kathrynslibraryy]

thank you so much for your comment and wonderful insights!! i appreciate all of your advice and recommendations. :) i've never heard of the bartimaeus trilogy, so that is definitely something i will need to check out. i love your take on perfectionism - i need to remind myself of that moving forward! wishing you a great rest of december!

[@hadjerjoo6744]

I love your videos

[@paulinetayag9758]

hi kathryn! this got randomly recommended to me on my feed, and i enjoyed it! if you don't mind, can you share more about the writing process? is your novel something you're finishing on your own then pitching to a publishing house or are you planning to self-publish? hope you have a lovely day

[@kathrynslibraryy]

@@paulinetayag9758 thank you so much for watching. i hope you have a lovely day as well! i definitely will plan to share a lot more of my writing process and publishing thoughts in future videos! :)

[@austongreen9883]

nice!

[@katgreer6113]

5:20 I've noticed that when I'm writing a lot or coming a up a lot of new ideas...I'm more likely to fall into a reading slump. Also listening to rain ambience when its raining outside is so funny. Also that's TERRIBLE that someone stole your idea!! That's horrible. How do you deal with being able to trust a book coach as well? I'm a little scared for someone to just take my ideas too. I have NO winter friends excluding a long distance who only does script writing, a completely different format

[@kathrynslibraryy]

that definitely explains my current reading slump aha! trust me - i am terrified of someone taking my ideas! however, i do trust a book coach because (and this is just how i think about it) book coaches are professionals and i found this book coach off of a credible website. i trust that they maintain that integrity when it comes to authors and their work - you just have to do research and find the best one that suits you. i see we're kinda on the same boat with the whole writer friends thing ahh but best of luck when it comes to writing. know that i am sending all of my encouragements your way!! :)