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IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING! Can't wait to read it 💛

Hey! This is my debut year as well. I hope your process goes smoothly. It's a lot.

Also hoping to publish this year! 🎉My second dev draft is with my beta readers right now. Ugh, I have the repetition issue too. Thesaurus is my bae

I'm acc so obsessed with my novel its acc a very nice feeling!🤭 Im writing since 2023 December we can say I'm writing for 1 year and here's 2025 now I'm thinking to publish my book a few chps r left so yeah I will publish it soon as possible. I'm 13 y/o I'm scared,someone will buy my novel or not when I publish it because I'm in Pakistan and in my country no one really take interest in reading and especially English fiction novels and in Pakistan amazon kdp is also banned so idk I got so demotivated idk my project is abt like fiction,thriller and smth paranormal stuff,power,its also a lot funny I add alot funny and savage scenes making me giggle for hours it have a sad ending! idk how to explain the type I'm a very sensitive type of person I don't share my novel name or chps I kinda feel insecure sharing it😅 but here's one sentence I adore.. (he nods faintly at her words, a slight chuckle escaping his lips. he has to admit, the way she address him is both flattering and amusing "Lead the way, Miss Lazy") I adore my book smmm!! Especially the nickname that he gave her is muahh.. My main character is from Spain and the other main character is from Italy!..I mean yeahh!❤ SUPPORT MEEE EVERYONEEE

woooo it's happening I'm so excited for you!! 💛💛

I played DND and everytime I did, I always thought, "Shit, my character is going to die today." Lol.

loved this vlog diane!!! i am sO excited to follow you on this journey!! AHH its debut year!

I can't believe we've made it to debut year!! You've come so far and I'm so proud of you 😍

So excited to see what's next! Stay Gold

I'm so stoked to read Ben whenever it's complete <3 I forgot, what company did you use to print your draft?

I’m also revising. I love watching others because it’s hard rereading my story with adhd. I’m taking notes on what to look for, first the next read through. I’m looking for beta readers now but the people I know are fickle although they read, it’s different because it’s not a published work yet.

I'm so excited to see your story come to life this year! It's been so fun watching your journey thus far, and I can't wait to see you accomplish publishing a whole novel! So proud of you! You're doing amazing 🌷

Publishing two books this year for the first time in a long while so lots of work and not sure how I'll manage but we shall see! 😅

I DM’d you to tell you I got my license on Jan 13th and got sterilized on the 14th via tubal burning. I’m recovering well and I’m working on both a new idea and my Halloween release I also submitted a novel as well

Such an exciting stage, can't wait to read your debut!!

Wait, weasel words? 😆

I recenty started watching writing vlog playlists, cause you get to really see the progress, and I just caught up with your Ben playlist. Congrats on getting to this point! It's been a journey, lol. I'm lookkng forward to see where you go from here!

What are weasel words?

wait we have the same brain because i'm literally posting my version of this video tomorrow! good luck with everything diane❤💐

You summoned so many 2025 debut authors in the comments - Me included 😂 I'm glad you're back at work, but hopefully you can juggle Ben updates and your hectic day! ❤ I'm also still working on my WIPs to publish later this year btw 🥰 Good luck with everything Diane ♥︎

Yes! This is also my debut year! Congrats! This is so exciting for us. 😊

I'll be publishing my 3rd book this year; the final installment in my trilogy of interconnected contemporary [diet-dark] romance. I'm very excited to wrap up the trilogy [with potential for a holiday novella in the future]. Can I ask, where did you print your manuscript for editing? In the past I've ordered proofs through KDP, but I think I'd like a spiral bound manu better.

Stay Gold 💛 2025, writing-wise, is going to be pretty awesome. The year starting with a slow build, but it is a welcome pace because I am trying to read-through my historical romance novella and I am hoping to get it into the hands of some beta-readers while I am focused on the yearly ONC (Open Novella Contest, 20k in 12 weeks challenge). And I will get right back into it in May. Though it is not my debut year, I am hoping to be publishing that HR novella book in Q3 (still working out the details). I have to put together my publishing checklist! I am looking at August-September for a potential release date. Which means I need to get started!

I want to self publish this year

Debut year twinsies! 💛 I can't wait to share this journey with you this year!

I’m also interested in testing the editing waters! I feel like even if the business part doesn’t take off, it’s still a really valuable skill to take into my own writing!

i love your videos so much, excited for 2025 for us❤️❤️

Girl, you will ABSOLUTELY get 25+ preorders for BEN when the time comes! Don't worry, we will all be shouting it from the rooftops on your behalf!

Found your channel from Natalies livestream today and so glad I did!

Where do you find beta readers who provide quality feedback?

If you want bird art, check out John James Audubon. He was a 19th century painter, and I love his paintings. I got a bargain book of his work at Barnes & Noble and ripped it up to use the pages as wall art.

the necessary difficult - I feel you! I learned so much about myself in 2024, and 2025 is all about applying those things to my life, still learning, still growing. I picked Expansion and Sparkle for my words of 2025 because it's my time to shine!

I'm so proud of you. It was a long year but you made it ✨ Happy New Year! 🦋

Submitting work is a really good goal! Definitely working on projects and finishing them will be a priority! And we will be pre-ordering Ben 🥰

I’m here for the submitting short stories 🎉👏🏻

hey, I don't know if you just need a little love note to pocket for a rainy day, but that's what I wrote for you-- I found you just a week or two ago and immediately my heart just burst. there are a ton of incredible people on this platform, making similar videos in this genre, but, especially as a writer, the hearts desire is to find someone that you connect with deeply here despite being separated by space and a screen. somehow you remind me of my sister, who happens to also be my best friend and that's a miracle because it's never truly happened before in my life. you might not have accomplished all the things that you wanted, in regards to your content creation, but you did accomplish to reveal yourself in a way that seems undyingly authentic. obviously, we put our best foot forward when we expose ourselves publically, but my spirit senses that I have seen you as you truly are by means of your nature and heart. in your miraculous attempt to only produce a real example of yourself, and your worry that you quite possibly didn't do it succesfully, you have done that very thing and you've done it well. I hope that this somehow could touch your confidence in even the slightest way, giving it a little pat on the back. I support you in your endeavor to be more self-assured and joyful here, God knows we could all use an extra dose of that in our lives. you can jot me down to pre-order Ben. <3

Love your words for the year! If I had to pick one (or two) I think I’d choose Perseverance and Patience… I’ve got big goals, but everything takes time. I need to enjoy the ride instead of rushing the result ☺️ I hope this year is amazing for you!! STAY GOLD

You are already one of the most authentic people I've watched. I look forward to watching your journey in publishing Ben this year. You got this. My word for 2025 is Hope. My goal is revisiting my first ever fanfic and rewriting it from the ground up as a new original story. It is the story that made me fall in love with writing and is the most precious to me. I've tried to revisit it before but struggled with mental health issues that roadblocked my writing. But I'm working on myself more so that those issues won't distact me as much. Stay gold. 🌟

Happy new year, Diane!! I hope you have an amazing year, and my year has started with work, getting the kitties a box bed and watching them be cute about it!

My goal this year is to keep on keeping on. Keep writing. Keep making videos. Keep reading. All the best with your own 😊 stay gold!

I really enjoyed this video, I feel like you nailed the 'authenticity' just by being super raw and real. I totally relate to the needing to distance myself from all the businessy advice this year and really just focus on my craft. I've done words for the year in the past, however this year it's a scripture that just feel very vivid, "A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul." Proverbs 13:19 which is just a solid reminder for writing goals. I'm with you on submitting short stories (I wrote a couple last year for the first time) and my writing goals are starting off the year as writing a novel in 90 days which I'm scared but definitely excited for the challenge. Keep making great videos!

consistency and accountability are definitely my word themes for 2025. and i always enjoy seeing your goals for the new year. they inspire me and remind me that while i can start at any time, it’s always a nice community building act to organize and set goals with others 💜

LOVE all of these goals!! So excited to watch the Ben journey!

loved hearing your goals + I look forward to seeing you hit them throughout the year! my biggest goal this year is to write draft 0 of my manuscript (also the first manuscript I have ever tried to write🫣) and my words for the year are alignment, passion + peace 🩷

A blob of words for a blurb. 😆 I too need to write a blurb very shortly and I’m TERRIFIED. Haha. Also, are we BOTH going to be debut authors (you’re already published, but with novels, I mean) this year? So exciting! 💛

My word this year is surrender. I am super neurotic and I act like me worrying is what keeps the world turning... 😑

I have tv rec for you! Mrs. Davis. It's an 8 episode miniseries, so it's not a huge commitment and it's a complete story. Go into it knowing as little as possible, just watch the first 5-10 minutes. It is so weird and the casting is amazing.

I don't know if this will help you with writing your blurb, but the thing that helps me most is imagining how it would sound in a dramatic film trailer narrator voice 😂 "In a world where blah and blah, can blah save blah from the evil blah?" Obviously with a lot more detail and context tho 😆 and it doesn't need to be that dramatic, maybe it's more moody or lighter but it still has the same ring to it if that makes any sense. Hope this helps!

My word of the year is magic/magical. I'm just trying to bring and find the magic in all the things, big and small. I want to make my kids' lives more magical, my writing more magical, all the things more magical. And my big writing goal is to work on my cozy fantasy serial :B but did you say another story in the Ben universe??? I AM INTRIGUED. Happy New Year! I hope 2025 is a wonderful year for you!

13:02 Girl, same.