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This is so sweet 🥹 ❤️ Thank you for taking the time to write this comment, it genuinely put a smile on my face! I hope you're having a wonderful day so far!

I wish you the best of luck on your reading journey 🥺❤️ I hope that you find books that fill your soul and find comfort in stories in the same ways I have! I would love to know how your journey goes if you would be willing to share it with me! I hope you're having a wonderful day!

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment ❤️

Thank you for taking the time to watch my video 🥺❤️ I really appreciate it!!

I am glad that you found the video helpful! Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment ☺️ I hope that you're having a wonderful day!

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment ☺️ My intention was to be as concise as possible so I am really glad that you appreciated that bit!

It is devastating but I’m very veyyyy grateful that my family is safe 🥺❤️ thank you so much for the kind comment! I lived a lot of my life in Saudi Arabia so I honestly consider it a second home but I am from Sudan

I am no longer in China! I graduated successfully and have been gaining more hospital experience wherever I can over the past several months. I did in fact look into the HK pathway and it is a possibility in the future although it is a bit tricky. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave this comment 🥺 and thank you for your kindness ❤️ There really is no need to send me anything but I would love to know what your favorite books are and the reasons why you love them so much! I would be very grateful. Thank you again 🥺 I am really touched

@hibzandthemundanitiesofeve5248 my favorite books so far are "Contact" and "the Lord of the Ring" trilogy... For details, I have written a few words on the comment section of another YT video of yours. 👍👍❤️❤️

Thank you 🥺

I am so sorry to hear that. I hope that your friends and family are safe. How have you been doing? I can definitely relate to your feelings of frustration and it comes in waves throughout the day for me. It's unfortunate, things shouldn't be the way they are. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment ❤️ I hope you're having a lovely day and I wish for the safety of your family and friends. Your comment really touched me honestly, I'm glad you liked this video.

You are so sweet 🥺💕 thank you so much and thank you for taking the time to leave a comment! I appreciate it ❤️

It’s a very good point you’ve made about how nihilism and apathy are no longer as scandalous as they once used to be! And I completely agree with you when it comes to how frustrating it is when entire works are dismissed because the main character isn’t likeable . To be honest, my favorite books are those where the main characters are flawed. I won’t get much out of a book if the main character is perfect in every way and always makes the right decisions. Not only do I not see the benefit in such a case but it’s also just not entertaining. Thank you for taking the time to construct this comment ❤️

Thank you so much 🥺 I’m glad you like them and thank you for taking the time to leave a comment 💕

I’m so glad you liked it and found it straightforward 😄 thank you for taking the time to leave a comment! I hope you’re having a wonderful day so far

Thank you so much for this very sweet comment, it means a lot to me 🥺❤️ I’m so glad you find them thought-provoking !! I hope you’re having a wonderful day!

I didn’t know there was a movie!!! I’m gonna check it out once I finish the books 😄 Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment 💕 I hope you’re having a wonderful day so far!

Good morning ☺️💕 thank you so much! I never thought of it that way but that makes sense. Whenever I feel stuck or overwhelmed and I step outside, I immediately feel better and my thoughts become clearer. I’m really touched by your comment in all honesty 🥺❤️ it brought a smile to my face. I will continue to make videos on the things that I like and I hope with time we can grow closer and closer through our exchanges. I would also love it if you shared with me the things that are currently bringing you joy in your life (only if your comfortable of course). I love the forest app as well! It’s so cute 🥺 when I’m having trouble starting something I just plant a tree and things become a little easier. I hope you’re having a wonderful day so far and I hope to hear from you again soon 💕

I like that idea! 😄 I think I will! Although I’m not used to sharing my writing, one of the things I enjoyed in school was receiving constructive criticism for my writing from my teachers and other students Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment 🥺 I hope you’re having a wonderful day thus far 💕

Thank you so much 🥺 it’s always lovely when I read one your comments so thank you for taking the time to write them ❤️ I really appreciate your words of encouragement and I would be honored to share one of my stories with you one day! Most of the stories I like to write revolve around characters that are stuck in their lives. They’re not special, they’re abnormally plain but the conflicts they encounter are still complex. As for when it comes to my writing in general, it’s very similar to you in that I like to journal, fill my notebooks with quotes, and write poetry. I used to really love writing poetry when I was younger, I have since stopped but will probably return to it. What things do you like to write about? Thank you for taking the time to comment ❤️ I hope you’re having a wonderful day!

Hi! Thank you so much for taking the time to write this comment, many of the things you said resonated with me and I would love it if you were willing to discuss certain parts of your writing process with me 💕 May I ask what are some of the other lessons you learned from writing your manuscript? Also I have a specific question in regards to scheduling time for writing, did you write when you could or was there a specific goal (word count or otherwise) you allocated each day for writing? I am really glad I’ve undertaken this challenge because I feel creatively free in a way I haven’t felt in a long while. Constructing a world has been wonderful, I’ve truly been enjoying the journey and I can’t wait to make more videos about the entirety of this journey ☺️

​@@hibzandthemundanitiesofeve5248 Of course! I spend a lot of time thinking about writing so I have lots to yap about LOL. I should probably make a video on it sometime. After that 1st unfinished manuscript I actually pushed forward and wrote a full (unedited/polished) manuscript for a second novel last year. I would say the #1 takeaway I had from both of those experiences was to continue writing NO MATTER WHAT. This sounds kind of obvious, but it can be really tempting to pause your writing to over-research or over-think a specific part. I already mentioned over-outlining, but another thing I was doing was going back to edit my chapters as I wrote them. This ended up being very counter productive because what I discovered was that as I wrote the book, my concept of the final product changed drastically from beginning to end. Because of this, on my current novel, I am writing the entire thing without going back to review, with the plan of polishing/rewriting earlier chapters once I have the entire story conceptualized. As for scheduling, I set myself daily goals which I keep track of on a spreadsheet. (I am a very goal-oriented person, though I don't always meet those goals). The spreadsheet itself is nothing fancy. I usually try to keep a rough goal of 500 words a day, though right now I am attempting 750, since classes are out for the summer. These goals are kind of loose though because some days I will spend a ton of time outlining/researching and no actual time writing words, which is fine. I would say any specific number depends entirely on your free time and writing speed, and also your genre/how long your final product will be. One thing I would recommend (and this depends entirely on your writing goals) is to set a deadline for finishing. For me I try to write a whole novel within a year. This ensures you finish one project, learn from it, and move to the next one to apply what you have learned. Again though, this depends entirely on your goals. I do this because I want to get published, but if you want to spend five years perfecting a single book as a passion project then theres nothing wrong with that, of course. Which leads me into my last point: all advise is relative. Keep writing and see what works best for you and your situation. Also: join an in-person writing group, they are very fun! Being exposed to other peoples writing mistakes helps me improve my own, and I always have somewhere to show my work and collaborate with like-minded individuals. Good luck, and cant wait to see move videos!

Thank you so much for sharing this with me, genuinely it has given me a lot to think about and if you were to make a video on it I would love to watch it! ❤️ I really love editing but I think I have been doing a little too much of that, and I quite like your advice on just writing no matter what. There will be time to go back to it and polish it but it's important to not remain too stagnant and stuck on one area of a story. I really think I needed to hear that! I also never thought of joining a writing group but I think I may try to search for one, perhaps an online one if those exist. I am a very goal-oriented individual as well and I think I'll follow in your footsteps and create a spreadsheet as well. I think it would be nice to have a representation of the progress I'm making on the story. Wow, thank you again for this insightful comment 🥺 I hope you're having a wonderful day thus far!

Thank you so much for the kind comment 🥺 I do have a video on annotating nonfiction books: How to Annotate Non Fiction Books 📖 th-cam.com/video/ZrRGgzo7Amk/w-d-xo.html I hope that you find it somewhat helpful! Have a wonderful dayyyy 💕

I just looked up this book and added it to my tbr list!!! It sounds so interesting. Thank you for sharing that with me ☺️ what did you like about the book? I love it when I get so engrossed in a book to the point where I don’t feel the passage of time 🥺

@@hibzandthemundanitiesofeve5248 My favorite thing about it was Ashima, the main characters mother, is so wonderful. Her struggles with moving to a new country where she is so alone is so sad (especially at the end). The book does have a bit of sexual material in it, but nothing graphic.

It’s a pretty good book! I actually borrowed the copy I’m reading from a medical student I met at the hospital 🥺 she was raving about it and really wanted me to experience it as well and I was definitely not disappointed! I can see how I Who Have Never Known Men could receive mixed reviews. It might be one of those books that you either like or you don’t, regardless though I think it leads to interesting discussions. During those hours, do you typically just read one book or you switch between different books? Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment! I hope you’re having a wonderful day 💕

I typically switch books during those hours. Because my current goal is to read more nonfiction I’m switching between a fiction and nonfiction during those hours. Thanks and hope you’re having a wonderful day as well!

Hi 💕 your comment brought a smile to my face 🥺 it’s wonderful to hear from you! I’ve been gone for a little while but I plan on becoming consistent again! 😂 I can understand that! I’m still learning how to edit and what works and what doesn’t, I suppose too many distractions aren’t a good thing but hopefully in the future I’ll be able to strike a good balance. I love that you took a sketchbook and watercolors with you 🥺 honestly the fact that you try to fill the time of your commute with reading and creativity is definitely admirable. What did you end up sketching if you don’t mind sharing? Thank you taking the time to leave a comment and again it really is lovely hearing from you 💕 I hope you’re having a wonderful day so far

​@@hibzandthemundanitiesofeve5248 thank you for your answer. With your edithing is nothing wrong, its just me, and slow reactions, i guess 🤪 everything is great what i see here. I am happy to see your next two video now. 🤗 I painted plants as a reference i glued down little old postage stamp on that page in the corner and i painted the flowers from that postage stamp. It was fun. Hope you doing great these days and you have time for things what makes you happy and satisfied 🍀☀️🌻 thank you for your time on answering and i wish you great night/day PS: how hot is there where you live? Here is almost 30degrees celsius and i am sweating the hell out of me 🤣 at least i am hot as hell 😏🤭😊 enjoy your next meal fully and stay un present moment. Good luck in school 🙏🍀

Thank you so much for taking the time to comment ☺️ I’m glad you liked the idea!

Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment ☺️ best wishes to you as well!

3:40 Your dad❤❤❤ An avid reader! ... Hope you could ask your dad to share on your channel, maybe later on.

Hi ☺️ Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment and I would love to know your answers to these questions as well! (If you don’t mind sharing them with me 💕) 1. I’m not really able to give a good estimate of pages but during weekdays I read for about 30 minutes to 1 hour. My weekends are usually when I can get more reading done 2. The only goal I set for reading is to actually read. I am really bad at estimating how long it takes me to finish a book. There have been big books that I’ve finished relatively quickly and smaller, easier books that have taken me a while to get through but as long as I’m reading a little bit each day I’ve reached my goal ☺️ 3. I do sometimes binge watch shows but i prefer movies to shows. I don’t really doom scroll all that much but I try as best as I can to stay up to date with important events. 4. I would say a couple months, maybe half a year (quite a long time). It happened because I was overwhelmed by life 😂 I had just moved to Shanghai to study medicine, was in a completely new environment, foreign language, away from family, and trying to stay on top of my studies. Every book I attempted to pick up, I could never finish. 5. I would say “We Need to Talk About Kevin” by Lionel Shriver. I do know that the movie is highly-acclaimed but I haven’t heard many people talk about this book and honestly I could go on and on about it. Such a well-crafted story, I’ve read it twice now and I’m sure I’ll go back to it again and again. I’m really happy to hear you enjoyed my video 🥺 thank you again for taking the time to leave a comment!

That is a wonderful idea! I would love to do something with him on my channel when I see him again in the near future 🥺

Hello there, Hiba! First off, sorry sorry for my late reply. My life has been sorta in chaos earlier. But yesterday (August 21), YT notified me of your new video, so I'm here...

Thanks for your detailed and insightful reply to my questions. Below are my answers accordingly: Q1. I do love reading. However, I have a very short attention span, so I don't quite have a reading habit, particularly with novels. (Surprisingly, it wasn't the case when I was young! Back then, I could finish novels without much trouble probably because there was no smartphone or the internet. See, I'm almost double your age. 😅) When it comes to reading non-fiction books, I normally pick a few chapters out of them and finish them slowly. Q2 & Q4. As the above answer shows, I can't say for sure how many pages I read if I'm really reading or how long it takes me to finish a book. I could say at one point I have stopped reading for as long as 1.5 years! 😭 Q3. I don't binge watch TV. But I usually turn it on and vaguely listen to it while I head to do house chores. When I'm done with those chores, I would turn to my smartphone for YT videos. So books seldom have grabbed my attention. To be exact, I fail books! (Sigh.)

Hiii ☺️ thank you for sharing this with me! If a book is making you lose your desire to read at all then perhaps it’s not the right book to read at this moment in your life. Struggling for the sake of struggling is not worth it for me personally. Although it’s easier said than done, there’s really nothing wrong with not finishing a book! Reading (when it’s for fun) shouldn’t be an activity you dread, even if the book is a challenging one! What are your thoughts on this though?

Thank you so much 🥺 I hope you’re having a wonderful day so far!

When I was a kid/teen, I used to be able to read with music, the TV going, and people around. I can't do that anymore.

Thank you so much for taking the time to comment ☺️ I enjoyed reading the Book Thief, the writing was nice and it was told from the perspective of “Death” which added an interesting element to the story ☺️ I would recommend it if you are a fan of historical fiction, it is quite a sad book though but an important one nonetheless. And wow! I’ve never been able to read while listening to music 😂 there’s very few things I can do while listening to music, I get distracted quite easily.

@@hibzandthemundanitiesofeve5248 That is quite an interesting perspective! I go through spells of reading historical fiction, but lately I have been reading a fair amount. I'll have to try this one.

Wow I finished reading “I Who Have Never Known Men” yesterday! What a coincidence! What have you been enjoying most about the book? I would love it if you shared some of your thoughts with me, I very much think it’s a book worthy of a conversation. I’ve never heard of The Six Bullerby Children but the title sounds interesting. Thank you for the lovely comment 🥺 I hope you have a wonderful week ahead as well!!

This is so sweet 🥺 thank you so much for taking the time to write such a lovely comment!