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So excited for your book🎉.

you're absolutely not alone! I have full on conversations in my head between the two characters, they're real people in my mind at this point. 😂

Oh my god I am so sorry you lost your docs 😣 seriously so heartbreaking. I highly recommend connecting Scrivener to Dropbox so you can have a cloud version and a locally saved file. Glad to see you’re in good spirits despite that!

Watched while I cooked ❤

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 ✨

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!

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 🤣

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.

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

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!

I'm 1/3rd through my 0 draft and although I should be pushing forward i keep thinking about new dialog for the chapters i already drafted

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 🤣

nice!

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

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!!

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 <3

I love your videos <3333 keep going

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!! 🩷

AH you’re back , I missed your vids so MUCH <333

HELLOOOO WHERE DID YIU GET YOUR SWEATSHIRT FROMMMMM OMGG

I loved Fourth wing and I've been putting off Iron Flame because of the mixed reviews. I'm glad you loved it to

A tempest of tea is soooooo good, one of my favourites so far this year. Also love that we get to follow you on your errands💜

I can't wait to hear your thoughts on The Prison Healer. I hope you love it as much as I did. 💚

not gonna lie, I'm lowkey curious about what kind of Kindle you owned.

you're so cute 😭ty for keeping your book reviews real and honest!!

Love your videos keep going ❤️

I love your energy!!! Your videos always brighten up my day <3

your excitement for the wicked king really made me want to read the trilogy!!

Just found your acc😭 omg you’re so so cute

Your hair is gorg. Love it. ❤

Divine Rivals was AMAZING!!! and beautifully written as you said! (the sequel...well..)

YESS THE KEEPER OF NIGHTTT. def so underrated

omggg i love this!! <3

Roman and Iris were sooo cute. The fantasy is pretty low key in Divine Rivals but I liked it a lot, it was so different to the typical high fantasy I enjoy.

I always read books without the dustjacket, I dont wanna ruin the pretty covers x) <3 I cant wait to read Divine Rivals, I keep seeing people loving it. <3

I want to read divine rivals so bad!! It sounds so magical!

I loved The Nanny, it was just vibes and the vibes were vibing. I am obsessed with Aiden. He was so sweet and awkward and I love him. I also swooned so hard for Rowan. He literally kills people and I'm like "Everyone needs a hobby and he is such a romantic. I love him" I'm concerned about my taste in men sometimes.

I loved this reading vlog. 💜 I loved seeing all your different reactions to reading these books!! Happy late Valentine's Day!

Damon and Winter were my fave. I was hooked to Kill Switch ❤

Did u put screen protector on it?

I feel you on the "Im old now i cant relate to these characters" bit because thats how i felt. My only advices are this: 1) Pretend that you are still a youngster or 2) try to branch out to different genres and age groups. Btw i just found your channel so im def subbing because you have such a soothing and calm aura about you <3 The youtube algorithm worked its magic and led me to you <3

the best way i found for heatless curls to work is to almost do it like a braid in a way. So have the foam as the middle section and bring hair from the back and the front around it in a sort of braid. Hopefully that explaination makes sense 🤣

I am obsessed with your channel and I love my kindle!!!!! Your channel is amazing! Can’t wait to see more content soon!!

Just came across your channel and I love your personality and taste in books sm❤

I need to continue this series only read first two books😅

I was ab to sell my kindle but this vid saved it

The flashbacks of Nightfall are so good 😭😭

i need to reread caraval i didn't like something about it the first time and never complete the series!

New subscriber🤍🥳

I also read Nightfall last year and I still don't know if my favorite is Nightfall or Hideaway because I thought the present chapters of Nightfall were really boring but the past chapters were my favorite of the whole series aaaaa so hard to decide