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Happy belated wedding anniversary !! 💖 I used to hate first person present tense but I don’t know what changed-now I can’t write anything else. Every time I try, I revert back lol. I’m sorry things got so stressful for you, but I’m excited to see all the progress you made! I’m so intrigued by this story. And I so know what it’s like trying to manifest that cozy autumn vibe! I couldn’t believe how warm and not-autumnal it was and so late in the season. Thank you for sharing all your thoughts on this course!! I wish I could swing it, but until then, I’m living vicariously through you.

An entire 50 minute Anna video, what a treat 💕 I loved the way you did the review with the super pretty slides at the end! And I'm honestly so impressed with how well you were able to keep up with the course while working and making videos about it and all the other stuff thrown your way. Also I completely know what you mean with work-thoughts taking over your personal time when you've had a rough week and it really sucks. Me and my boyfriend work for the same company, which makes it really easy to end up accidentally doing work in our free time by having discussions and working through things out loud. We try to not talk about work on weekends, but it's very easy to slip into it :/

so sad I slept through this :( I was at a bridgerton ball last night that kept me up way too late. you guys are all amazing!!

thanks for having me!

I LOVED your recap??!! like the little slide deck and all, it was PERFECTION lol and so happy to see this journey happen for you where you got BACK to finishing your first act after realising you needed to re-outline! i'm loving watching you get this project underway ❤

Thanks for this. Great job, Professor Anna

Sometimes the process is a fever dream. The last time I had a project like that, honestly there's no way to end this sentence because my train of thought went away while typing this. 8:18 Aww poor fluffy kitten ... folding himself like a muppet trying to get the bed to cooperate.

Coffee in hand. Autumn air coming in through my open door. I am SEATED for this.

I’ve started doing the same thing where I wrote 20k for a discovery draft then went back and outlined everything before starting the draft over. Having that early draft makes the story and characters feel more grounded than when I try to outline first!

omg gonna watch this this weekend I can't waiiittt

how has your writing been going this October? Happy spooky season! 🍂👻

May I ask, where did you get the microphone from? I tried making videos but I kept getting people saying they couldn't hear me!

Sorry I missed this but watching the replay-just as helpful! All the best.

Was swamped all day with outlining a project, so I didn't even know about this stream until half an hour after it ended. But to answer some of your questions: 1. Forcing myself through a draft has happened before, but it's when the stakes were high. The Theatre Guild in my city needed one-act plays to fill each annual package ... out of the 25 submissions I wrote, 20 were written in the span of 2 yearly rounds, and out of those 20, I brought 19 of them start to finish whether they felt good to me or not. (Not to brag but 12-15 of them were masterpieces.) Do not try that at home, kids, I am a mentally unsound professional. It was mostly about proving myself as an A-tier craftsman, only to learn years later that the Guild's program committee considered me worthless anyway. 2. Small towns are my least-favorite place in real life (I was born in one), but they're my paradise when crafting fiction. On the sadism scale of 1 to George RR Martin I am a 9.5: I stroke the egos of my richest and most powerful characters, only to deconstruct with utter savagery the importance of their actions within the grand design of the world. None of them are the center of the universe, not even the "chosen one" of that specific sequence of events. "The intertwining of setting and story" already sounds like an ideal lesson. I hope you continue having fun with that course. 3. Since July, I've read "Apostles of Mercy", the 3rd book in the Noumena series by Lindsay Ellis. She continues to rip apart the absurd mores of American culture through her sci-fi. Something good that happened: I reached the end of this month without going broke.

I finally got a chance to catch up on your video and i love the coziness of your content! I love seeing how you navigate juggling creative projects with life commitments because sometimes it's just so dang hard. Not to mention that constantly being in front of a screen is so exhausting. love love love the video, anna!🥹🤍

Loving your time management and lovely vlog

I'm a bit late to the party, but this is seriously genius tier. So happy I came across this video.

Watching and writing along a month after the stream happened. Still loved it! 🥰

What about double spacing, I've finished my book but I'm more so Concerned about double spacing in dabble as well.

Yay, 3,300 words! James, Clark, and I are cheering for you!

aye!! good luck Anna!!

I always appreciate seeing how other writers handle time management (and maybe I’m hoping to find a way to hack my own time management). I admire the balance you try to strike in your life when it comes to writing and personal life and taking breaks. And congrats on all the progress you’re making!! 💖

I'm about to start my first full-time job so I am taking notes on your time management baha 📝

Loved seeing your week, Anna. I work from home as well, usually write in the evening. I am 63K into my debut novel.

I love your vlogs Anna❤ They are so chill, relatable, and inspiring. I love the end especially. You got so much accomplished! 🙌🏽 As a fellow 9-5er, that was so helpful to hear. Can’t wait for the next vlog!😘

Thought I'd answer some of your questions, having come back for a rewatch. A1: Color is tricky in plays and screenplays. If the color of something ties directly into the plot, I'll include it. Otherwise the director takes care of it when the work gets produced. I visualize every scene as if I intend to direct it myself, so there are an inevitable piling up of notes separate from the script itself. I took color theory at some point in classes long ago, but color theory doesn't apply with precision to every story you want to tell, so I go into each project trusting instinct and (as a director) the majority of my color choices are trial and error. As for describing physical elements in a scene, on a script level I'll usually draw attention to something by including characters' interactions with it. The actors are the only ones changing whatever is on stage, unless it's a lighting change (which does technically "touch" objects but doesn't move them) or a special effect where backstage hands manipulate a rigged object. A2: There isn't an exact quote on the tip of my tongue to sum up any of the numerous epiphanies passed to me by countless great writers. But there is an approach to the craft I've always held ever since hearing Chuck Jones discuss it: what are your disciplines? As a writer you can do literally anything, so as soon as you take off, whether you land smoothly or not is determined by what you DON'T do. Set parameters; work within them. If you have a superior who's setting parameters for you, think critically about what this will mean for how you personally write. I love hearing about your "things happen because X" approach to structure. A3: The goal is to wait for a particular statistic to appear online, then bring one particular back-burner project to the front burner and work on it full force. It will only make sense to other people when I've completed a first draft. In the meantime there might be a little breathing room to take editing jobs for other writers, but we'll see.

Ahhh new Anna vlog 🥰 Was I the beta reader you were talking about cause I can't figure out how long ago you filmed this but I feel like it's likely enough 😉 I can't believe you didn't think you were doing well while the week was happening, you are doing absolutely stunningly amazing! Keep going, you've totally got this! 💪 Also I love that you and Luke go to cafes to work together on Saturdays! My boyfriend doesn't like working in cafes, but it sounds like such a perfect thing to do with your partner so I'm very jealous.

Great vlog as always! It's good to reflect on a week and to have the video footage to support your thesis statement of "I really did the best I could" so I love that for you. I also love B-roll footage 📷 Love to see you're making progress on the Reedsy course, it looks like a blast! But the fact that you don't take notes during the lectures stress me lol, how do you remember it all if you don't take notes but work on other stuff during it? Two different birds with two different stones I guess :p My own writing this week has been abysmal, I've been down bad with covid since Sunday, and finally starting to feel human again yesterday. But reached my writing goal yesterday, and working on today's goal so we're picking up the pieces, one by one! 🤠

6:20 is the most relatable expression for my week too. During the day I am 20% awake and 40% productive. Most breaks from work are because of screen headaches, paired with a sudden reminder that I have to eat in order to physically function.

How did your writing go this week? ✨👇

wait how was i so quick it was right there on my recommended content :D yess

OMG guys drop everything there's a new Anna vlooog!!

GOD I love your vlogs. Perfect vibes that inspire and motivate. I’ve seen Reedsy stuff all over of course, but I never knew they had such an extensive course, that’s so interesting. Definitely appreciated seeing you go through it, even if I don’t think it’s for me at the moment with that price point. That’s so crazy that you couldn’t go to the wedding!! I’m so sorry to hear that. But I’m excited to see your progress on this story! 💖

I am so excited for you! This Reedsy course is a wonderful opportounity and I am happy you are already gaining so much from it. It sounds like the instructor is giving students the freedom to figure out what they need to write versus a cookie cutter approach to novel writing. I cannot wait to hear how you develop Hera's Book! Also, I am glad that cute denim shirt made it into another video! And I can totally relate to the post-cleaning malaise. I panic-cleaned my house before my parents came to visit last weekend, and watched this as my treat to myself. (I am late to comment because I was holding Clark when I watched the video, and just now realized I never actually posted this comment.)

Hi there. I can't seem to find the adjustment for zoom level in Dabble Writer. I only have a few days left on my trial and I can't figure that out. I don't want to purchase if I can't zoom in like you can in Word and other writing apps. Does anyone know? Thanks!

I love your denim shirt with the flowers on it! and this video was so interesting!

Yeah, but, they can completely see yor writing as you go, and also steal your ideas. To believe they wouldnt is naive. You'll see many hollywood writers stay completely offline.

Can confirm the office was lovely to be in 🌟 especially the bureau!!!

Fantastic vlog. 💛 it's really awesome to see your experience taking such a writing course. And not gonna lie; it looks really, really cool 👀 I'm excited to see how it all concludes in September

new anna video!! <3 your vibes are always so lovely, it's a treat to listen to you! i love that you're taking us along the journey of hera's book, it sounds like your having a lot of fun and i'm really impressed you're keeping up so well with the course next to work and travelling! also "information dropping left and right out of my coat pockets" is actually a great visual i think hahahah. i definitely relate to that for a first draft! excited to watch the next vlog and hear how you're finding things then <3

This was a fun one! I am SO excited to hear how your fast draft goes! My goals for the year are to hit 200 strength training workouts, read 12 books, and finish my journal. However, I am a mood reader, and I recently picked up a book that is 800 pages long. That should count for two, right? I add collections of poetry (but not anthologies) to my book list. If the collection was compiled as is by the poet, I count it. I also keep a separate list of "short pieces" I've read. I add short stories and essays to the list. It's a fun way to encourage myself to dig into some of the anthologies I stockpiled during undergrad.

Anna: "I feel like line editing is a big weakness of mine" Me having just finished Project Gemstone: "Strongly disagree" 😂💙 I'm so in awe with how well you did in this video, I doubt I could handle taking a class with that many extra bits to watch and read and do while writing 1k words a day and having a job and travelling, not to mention filming the whole thing and then getting it edited with such a quick turn around while still continuing to do the course. Honestly insane, well done! I hope you continue enjoying the course for the next two months. Also I think I said this last video but congratulations on your first ever partnership! That's so exciting, and I'm so jealous you get to do this course for free it sounds so interesting (even if the time comittment would probably kill me 😂)

What a cozy vlog! How exciting that you get to try out the Reedsy novel course, it looks really solid! 😍 I think 10k words in a month with holiday and a full time job is solid, well done. Excited for part 2 and more of your thoughts on the course 😊

love the surprise book idea 😁 love the vibe

Tell me about your summer writing! Are you taking a break or immersed in a project? 🌞

Sorry i missed this. I work too much.

THANK YOU

That course sounds interesting! I’m excited to see how it goes. And it’s so nice to see you feeling so good about the new project, that’s exciting too! I’m so sorry to hear you didn’t get to go to the Renn Faire! 😭It seems strange how different it is elsewhere; in MD, it starts at the end of August, but then right around the corner in DE, it starts in late October. Now you can just be super prepared for it next year! You may not have been able to check off a lot of things, but you’re still killing it! 💪🏻

Is it safe to use Scrivener and dabble? Ex: If I wanted to copy and paste my book to see word/ page count and separate by scenes, that would be safe?