Great series Ann!

great advise!!

Ann... So much thanks you for what you are giving us!! I was looking for a lot something like it, and in this few minuts you gave me a lot of clarity about the path to follow!!... So clean, so clear!!... God is huge in you!!... Thanks!!... I love you!!

Very useful

Thanks for this wonderful episode. The delivery is so musical, chapeau 👏

I like this and it won’t let me add a like

My book is about scrapbooking techniques; I put a "quick tip" and link to one of my youtube videos to visualise the technique after every one of them.

I organized the topics of my book with the table of contents; I added, removed, reorganized...the best way for me. Thanks for this video. Dominique

very very very low volume though the content is good please fix the mic

i know im just follow short time goal that lead to long term i hope i dont loose byway of ditch the idea and focus on the short term cause it upp to god way for me that why and i just get excited case it tell me the truth if i can swing domne thing or not if it will bring and i dont know why i get all caught uo it cause dreamer dieace and i like i cold use the wake up call and start being rihjt with my self and allowong hte devil to piss me poff and anger me that i do mean thing to myself i do it for power over my self and yes o do have tuff italian by way slanf mean fancy weight whicj onlymean the stanrad with the fruit part with and value code to but i should onyuse that do get the stanard thing my vanity that why

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I have listened to the podcast for years and was looking on youtube for a reading like a writer episode and stumbled on your video. Im just starting and am starting on short stories. The writers I am reading to learn from are Louis Lamour, Hemingway, Guy de Maupassant, Poe, Doyle, Joyce, Fitzgerald, O. Henry, and Mark Twain. For a start, at least.

I like what you say here... I think for me, I am more an insirational writer. He allows it to germinate in my head via 'life-experiences' and boom, I write and much of it is deep. Just saying...

I'm doing something interesting. I have a book list in notion I'm also writing my first book, which I later plan to make into a series. I gave ChatGPT my story's premise and asked for books that could help and inspire me . In another ChatGPT conversation, i take the description of the book, and then I put my story's premise and how each book can help and inspire me for my series Can I go to the book in my notion book and find the book in my list or add it to my list Then I take the description from Amazon put the description in the book The under that I put my story's premise Then under that I take the notes that ChatGPT gave me and put them in each book I have in my notion book list. So when I read from now, I'll find a book in my notion list and check to see if I have any notes for that particular book.

Can you read a book for us? Even a few chapters will help.

Thank you for this. Just before watching, I had pretty much given up, and decided to just copy other writers until I felt good enough to try again on my own. This makes so much sense. I appreciate you "giving us permission".

Please cover how to write like a reader 😅

thankyou

thanks

Great guidance, thank you. Still hesitating to write in my books though! 😂

Thank you

Problem-cause-solution ❤

That not writing in the books is deep ingrained in some cultures and families, even I grew up in similar atmosphere. Thankyou Ann, your video actually helped clear my inner hesitations.

Thank you for your advice. I will write now with more intention in my chosen books. A good friend told me once not to write in books. I asked him why, books are full of writing. Oh yes, he mused, then he changed his mind.

I’m new here (subscriber). Really helpful video. Thank you for sharing!

When I Was struggling to finish my book, I set a target of 10 pages per day. Is that wrong or not as good as word counts target?

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Questions: 1. Does Scrivener print my document titles in the compile mode? (I’m referring to the documents inside each chapter, I want the title to print) 2. Would each document print on its separate page? I don’t want that to happen. It would be a waste of paper as I just have short paragraphs in many of them.) 3. And does compile do anything to my manuscript? (I’m worried that when I have to go back and do my second and third draft, it will still be there and I can carry on. I’m pretty sure it would be, but I don’t want to panic if things look differently than before.) Thank you for making your video’s, Ann. (I like how you said something (the gist of it) like as you write it will come together and it will start making sense. However you put it was very helpful to my mind and my self-confidence. Just keep on writing.)

Useful information! I never write in my books, because I thought it would spoil the book… I’m so grateful! 🙏🏻

I'm guessing when she's referring to a non-fiction writer and their social media status that she is referring to books regarding a particular subject (ex: Personal Trainer writes about fitness) versus me writing a biography about Abraham Lincoln, correct? I have never picked up a non-fiction biography and thought; "I wonder what this author's social media numbers are?" It's just silly. Then again, Lucinda is the professional 🤷

Great presentation! Thank you, Ann. Every creative should read Austin Klein’s trilogy starting with “Steal Like An Artist.” Fits right in with what you are saying. Audible has the trilogy for one credit.

I’m a plotter. My stories are too big (as in the worlds, backstories, and timeline) to write as I go. I’d write myself into too many plot holes and make far more work for myself than necessary.

Excellent presentation. I can tell you are a great coach.

I need help I don't know what I am doing

Great advice!

I know this is a few years old, but I’m just starting writing a children’s book series on something that, I believe, has not been done before. Apparently, this is exactly what I have been doing for the last 6 months! I thought I was somehow cheating or being disingenuous by researching other children’s book series similar to what I’d like to do. Well, it suddenly hit me. This is autistic masking. I’m late diagnosed autistic/ADHD as are my kids. I have been decoding neurotypical behavior and using reverse engineering in order to hide my autistic characteristics and use what works so well for others my entire life. Patterns, sequences, connections, and efficiency are what neurodivergents are so innately good at! Transitions and executive functioning are always more difficult as well! I just never analyzed it like this before. And, now, I’m using that tool to write children’s books about disabilities and illnesses. I’m curious if Dr. Friedman make this connection as well? Quirks? lol I feel so validated! Has he analyzed the number of his clients that use this method and happen to be also neurodivergent? Have I…decoded this…and made a connection? 😳

Very insightful and inspiring - just watched this for the first day of NaNoWriMo. Thank you Ann 🎉

Thank you - I've listened to this 3 or 4 times and found it very inspiring 👏

I love the concept of the three lives. I'm going to apply this to a piece I'm working on now.

Thank you. Now all I've to is find the motivation to continue writing.

Thank you much!

Gud inspiring

Well gud madam

You are great thank you so much.

Hello, and thank you for your instructional videos. My life is a story. I’m 83 years of age very active and many people tell me to write my story. In fact, when I was in college, my English professor said she would help me write the book but I was too busy then. A single mother I needed to make money now. So now I’m ready and I have made several starts and I know I need some help so thank you for putting out helper videos.

Thank you! I’ve been researching a topic but have been stuck on how to organize the story. You’ve given wonderful advice.

The best advice I got so far 👌🏼

You voice is much better without the music interruption. Thank you for the video.

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I’m currently writing a nonfiction book, where could I leave my sources? Like can I include a a page of sources for each paragraph or how would I go about that process of citing information while writing a book?