false assumptions I had about writing my first book | what I've learned 

I have never heard such truer words spoken about false assumptions between plotting and pantsing. Thank you.

I love your take on characters, I couldn't agree more! I just filmed a video last week about developing my characters. I don't think it's helpful to answer questions about what my character eats for breakfast or what their favorite color is, especially before I even start drafting and get to know them!

I love this! It's refreshing to see the beginning of a writer's journey. Most people i have seen have already published at least 1 or 2 books. I am just trying to get started on my own book and many of the fears you have described here are just like mine. Especially the one about knowing your characters extensively before writing. This fear, the fact that everything about the character isn't decided as well as many plot holes that I don't know how to fill are the reason that I haven't gotten past the planning stages at all in about 1.5-2 years.

"As long as I keep writing, I never technically failed." Yep, getting tatted across my forehead. That's a neat way of looking at consistency and creativity 😮🙌🏾

as long as you keep going, you can't fail!

You have no idea how much I needed this video. Our writing journeys seem to have been very, very similar to each other, though you’re farther along in yours. Thank you so much!

Hi Kayla, it’s Kari! My first comment on RU-vid. I do not plot but I do write my ideas down. I’m always changing scenes if it doesn’t work out, but it’s definitely a hassle. I’ve changed my book so many times and I eventually burned out, but now I have learned from my mistakes, I can improve my craft. My first book was a nightmare and its second book is going really well. I always have the beginning and ending written out, but the middle is always the hard part. I’m content with my first book, but it’s not my best. I’m starting to read again to get better at writing. ❤

I used to feel awful whenever I abandoned a story, especially when I had spent so much time on it. But following my intuition and moving on ended up being the best decision for my writing. Thanks for sharing! 😊

Great video!!

I am still trying to relearn that it's okay to skip around. I think because I'm such a heavy plotter, I'm afraid I'll miss something vital and the idea of multiple drafts trying to fix my mistakes sound so daunting. this is great advice though. writing is a journey and it's not meant to be "hard". I just want to have fun haha

The thumbnail confused me a little, but in the end I got it.

Hiiii! Do you think you could make a video on resources you have used (aside from college) that have helped you hone your writing? Not sure if you already had something like that out. Thank you thank you

The link for your book won't let me buy it, I'm in the USA and my guess is that the link is for regions outside of the USA.