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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!!
That's weird! I will receive your text "like" here in the comments with gratitude. (I wonder if it's the way it loads and codes podcast episodes versus regular videos?)
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
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 love this list of writers, Ronnie. Thanks for sharing your plan. I've been developing a list like this myself, focusing first on those that are available for free online and then working toward short story collections in books. Have fun marking them up!
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.
@@annkroekerwritingcoach Yes, take a page from Ulysses, The Wave, Storm of Swords, The Final Empire, and keep going. I guess a lot people can learn a lot from how you read them.
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".
We all learn from excellent model texts if we go back in time to childhood. We forget that we can learn this way as adults, too. Enjoy! I hope you learn tons and gain lots of inspiration and confience!
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.
It's good if you finished your book! For some people, 10 pages would be huge and overwhelming (it might average to over 2,000 words a day!); for others, that would be achievable and sustainable. If it helped, you may have found a solution to get you to the finish line. Did you finish the book?
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.)
I'm so glad you find these helpful and are working so hard on your projects! I'm not a Scrivener power user (I've only dabbled with it and tend to use Google Docs these days, instead). That said, I'm pretty sure it compiles to one document and that it's a feature users like. You can compile and send to printer or compiles as PDF to see it first, then print when you're satisfied the document looks the way you think it should. Here's the Scrivener website explaining: www.literatureandlatte.com/blog/printing-with-scrivener#:~:text=I%20won't%20go%20into,the%20draft%20to%20your%20printer.
It too me so long to get over that sense of ruining the pages. You could ease yourself into it by starting with sticky notes and the moving to pencils. :)
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.
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? 😳
Oh my goodness, this is so amazing-and it makes so much sense. This is your superpower! Congratulations on the books, too, because heaven knows they are desperately needed. I'm so glad you took time to watch and respond with such a personal and specific reply. I'm going to pass this along to Ron!
@annkroekerwritingcoach Bless thanks for asking, but haha, no! Stalled horribly by real life taking over - will make it a priority today now that you've held me accountable!
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.
