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Imperfect Progress
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Добавлен 2 ноя 2022
The fight for perfection kept me stuck for too long. The only way to move forward is to make imperfect progress.
I'm back!
Sorry for disappearing. This is a quick update about my life, the book, and this channel.
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NperfectProgres
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Find me online:
ProgressingImperfectly
NperfectProgres
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forms.gle/vEce8v2822SqtBaC7 (Newsletter signup)
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Видео
Self-Publishing Journey - Trim, Margins, and Bleed
Просмотров 14Год назад
Hey, my name is Jenn and I am a first time indie author documenting myself as I fumble my way from first draft to publication. This video looks at what I learned by printing two proof copies. KDP Trim, Bleed, and Margins: kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/GVBQ3CMEQW3W2VL6 KDP Print Options: kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G201834180 My Self-Publish Playlist: ruclips.net/p/PL7H38SxVUvll8N4S2Q9OlKC...
Mother's Day
Просмотров 43Год назад
Hey, my name is Jenn and I am a first time indie author. This week I take a break from documenting myself as I fumble my way from first draft to publication to talk about Mother's Day without a living mother My Self-Publish Playlist: ruclips.net/p/PL7H38SxVUvll8N4S2Q9OlKCCp6WwMlZ3O Find me online: ProgressingImperfectly NperfectProgres imperfectprogresstitles.com/
Self-Publishing Journey - Organized Chaos
Просмотров 11Год назад
Hey, my name is Jenn and I am a first time indie author documenting myself as I fumble my way from first draft to publication. Today I give an update while attempting to explain the organized chaos of my process. The first cut of this video was 23 minutes long so I had to cut it down a LOT. My Self-Publish Playlist: ruclips.net/p/PL7H38SxVUvll8N4S2Q9OlKCCp6WwMlZ3O Find me online: P...
Self-Publishing Journey - Fear
Просмотров 41Год назад
Hey, my name is Jenn and I am a first time indie author documenting myself as I fumble my way from first draft to publication. Today I get real talking about my battle with fear. My Self-Publish Playlist: ruclips.net/p/PL7H38SxVUvll8N4S2Q9OlKCCp6WwMlZ3O Find me online: ProgressingImperfectly NperfectProgres imperfectprogresstitles.com/ forms.gle/vEce8v2822SqtBaC7 (Newsl...
Self Publishing Journey - I Started a Newsletter
Просмотров 20Год назад
Hey, my name is Jenn and I am a first time indie author documenting myself as I fumble my way from first draft to publication. Today I walk through how I am communicating with the various people who are willing to support me. Good bye BCC to everyone or keeping track with a spreadsheet! My Self-Publish Playlist: ruclips.net/p/PL7H38SxVUvll8N4S2Q9OlKCCp6WwMlZ3O Find me online: Progr...
My Story
Просмотров 96Год назад
Hey, my name is Jenn and I am a first time indie author. This week I take a break from documenting myself as I fumble my way from first draft to publication to share a video of my testimony from 2017. Learn more about the events of 2017 by visiting my blog: imperfectprogresstitles.com/2017/06/25/dear-jack/ My Self-Publish Playlist: ruclips.net/p/PL7H38SxVUvll8N4S2Q9OlKCCp6WwMlZ3O Find me online...
Self Publishing Journey - Alpha Feedback
Просмотров 28Год назад
Hey, my name is Jenn and I am a first time indie author documenting myself as I fumble my way from first draft to publication. Today I walk through how I am getting and tracking feedback from my Alpha readers. My Self-Publish Playlist: ruclips.net/p/PL7H38SxVUvll8N4S2Q9OlKCCp6WwMlZ3O Find me online: ProgressingImperfectly NperfectProgres imperfectprogresstitles.com/
Logo Animation
Просмотров 20Год назад
Hey, my name is Jenn and I am a first time indie author documenting myself as I fumble my way from first draft to publication. I made this video just for fun as I am re-learning to use Animate. My Self-Publish Playlist: ruclips.net/p/PL7H38SxVUvll8N4S2Q9OlKCCp6WwMlZ3O Find me online: ProgressingImperfectly NperfectProgres imperfectprogresstitles.com/
Self Publishing Journey - Printing Alpha Copies
Просмотров 18Год назад
Hey, my name is Jenn and I am a first time indie author documenting myself as I fumble my way from first draft to publication. Today I walk through how I ordered physical copies for my Alpha readers. Mandi Lynn's Beginner's Guide to Self Publishing: ruclips.net/p/PLZpcZ9u8pb_pKpY16m-y82w696YVy93D- My Self-Publish Playlist: ruclips.net/p/PL7H38SxVUvll8N4S2Q9OlKCCp6WwMlZ3O Find me online: faceboo...
Self Publishing Journey - Confidentiality & Copyright
Просмотров 15Год назад
Hey, my name is Jenn and I am a first time indie author documenting myself as I fumble my way from first draft to first publication. Today I walk through how I addressed confidentially and copyright with my Alpha readers. My Self-Publish Playlist: ruclips.net/p/PL7H38SxVUvll8N4S2Q9OlKCCp6WwMlZ3O Find me online: ProgressingImperfectly NperfectProgres imperfectprogresstit...
Self Publishing Journey - Collecting Support
Просмотров 14Год назад
Hey, my name is Jenn and I am a first time indie author documenting myself as I fumble my way from first draft to first publication. Today I walk through the form I used to collect information from people who wanted to support me. Last Week's Video: ruclips.net/video/GNsa6jiVfYw/видео.html&ab Find me online: ProgressingImperfectly NperfectProgres imperfectprogresstitles...
Self Publishing Journey - Finding Alpha Readers
Просмотров 30Год назад
Hey, my name is Jenn and I am a first time indie author documenting myself as I fumble my way from first draft to first publication. Today I outline how I recruited Alpha readers by sending out wedding invitations! Facebook post: photo?fbid=509898337920216&set=a.373637998212918 Truly Engaging: www.trulyengaging.com/ Find me online: ProgressingImperfectly Np...
Self Publishing Journey - My First Video
Просмотров 14Год назад
Hey, my name is Jenn and I am a first time indie author documenting myself as I fumble my way from first draft to first publication. Find me online: ProgressingImperfectly NperfectProgres imperfectprogresstitles.com/
I used 4TheWords for the longest time, and still do on occasion! It's definitely a good writers' tool. Campfire is also helpful, but I don't like it as much - most of my writing motivation comes purely from the want to get published 😂 and a little bit of peer pressure from people who are waiting to read it. Sprints help me get zoned in because of my competitive spirit, but they don't always work for everyone.
Yeah, 4TheWords is great when I want to get words on paper. But when I am editing / formatting (like I am most days right now) I end up just pasting in words to keep the daily streak going. Yes, Sprints, especially with other people, are very helpful for me getting anything done! Mondays with the Campfire Discord and Thursdays with the NaNoWriMo crew is when I do most of my work.
Perfect is the enemy of good. I think you are bravely facing the uncertainty. Do it anyway. Even if it flops just do it to do it. Process goals are where your creative control is. Good luck and wishing you a good response!
Your systematic approach to feedback is really, really good. And that feeling of being attacked by feedback is a whole mood - there's not much to be done for it but to walk through it and come out the other side and give the feedback the attention it needs. At least, for me, anyway. I think your approach to feedback is going to give you a great final product, though. You're putting in the hard work, and you are running tests of the study you wrote, which is a step a product like yours very much needs.
Those copies were less expensive than I expected, which is kinda awesome. I'm glad you were able to get them so cheap and easily.
I know. It really blew me away how affordable it was. The other POD options cost more but let you print without the "Not for Resale" stripe on the outside.
Copyright is a complex sort of thing. I will tell you that in Texas, the contracts you had them sign do have *some* legally binding elements to them, but in terms of covering your bases and making sure you are protected, it's a damn smart thing to do.
I love the way you are treating feedback in such a serious way. A lot of us don't do that, especially our first time around. I had some great mentors, and I have (a few) people I can lean on for feedback, but I haven't really had the chance to figure out what my feedback team would look like. I'm also impressed you have all three categories there. Being from the fanfiction world, I am very familiar with Alpha and Beta readers, but I'm curious as to the requirements and specifications you've set up for each one of your categories. I've been an ARC reader before, so I know what's up there! You also said this was a Bible study for writers. I'm a bit curious about that - is it just for writing, or is it for creative work in general?
More will be public about the study as the publication date (hopefully October 1st) gets closer but it is a bible study created to come alongside someone wanting to write a novel. While preparing for my first NaNoWriMo, I was looking for a bible study to do in November and I couldn't find anything so I created this to fill that void.
That's an interesting approach for alpha readers. I haven't heard of anyone else doing that, and I kinda like it. I really *do* like the way you are putting your resources into your book. I might steal the idea of 'book announcements' when I finally get something published! What site did you use?
I'm glad you found it helpful. I used Truly Engaging (www.trulyengaging.com/) but really any site that includes free QR codes is probably good.
Awesome intro video! I'm glad NaNo was helpful in getting you started on the path. And I hope Pro Writing Aid was worth the money; I have heard mixed reviews of it.
NaNoWriMo really impaced my writing journey a lot. I wish I had found it years ago! I have ProWritingAid and AutoCrit. I find they are both helpful in different ways. For my nonfiction, ProWritingAid seems to be better, and I like that it integrates instead of making me lose my formating by copying into the AutoCrit app. Neither one of them are all that foolproof and I catch a ton of errors on second and third reads that the software misses.