If You Can Answer These 6 Questions, Your Book is Ready to Publish
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- Опубликовано: 6 июн 2024
- You’ve written a book! It's such an exciting feeling to have a story finished and to be eager to share it with the world. But… how do you know if this book is ready to be published? You could technically work on it forever, right? You could tweak, rewrite, and adjust things for years and years… but you could also publish it too soon before it’s ready to be seen by the world and ruin your own reputation as an author!
So, how do you know if your book is ready to publish? Many writers have asked me this question, and that’s why, in this video, I’m going to show you how to do a self-assessment of your book to determine whether it’s time to share it with the world or if you need to do some more refining first.
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✨CHAPTERS✨
00:00 Are you ready to publish your book?
02:16 Am I truly proud of the story?
04:05 If I could give myself another year...
06:07 Have I received and implemented any feedback?
07:45 Ready for takeoff? Come to my live training!
11:28 Do I have any doubts about the story itself?
12:47 What is the longevity of this story?
14:05 What doors do I want to open for my author career?
16:29 Let's get your book ready for the world!
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“One year is not a long time in the publishing world”
that’s so true. My grandma doesn’t understand why I’m giving myself so much time to even just get out a draft for beta readers. And she doesn’t understand and I’m telling her that this is thousands of words and a very intricate process that involves a lot of time and in depth focus! 😂
Keep up the good work and don't rush yourself! You're on the right track 👏😊 it's definitely an intricate process... but sweet that your grandma is excited to see your work out there in the world! Best of luck ✨
I’m ten and I’m going to publish my first book. This was a life saver. Thanks Abbie
Go for it! I finished mine at 12, edited at 13, and published at 14, my age now! You should just go for it
@@thathorribleyoutuber wow you all write books at such hound ages??? Did you publish them?? What is your story about??
@@user-yo2rx5zy9cI’m still editing but I’ll publish it soon
@@thathorribleyoutuber awesome! What's it called?
AAHHH CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Every book, no matter how polished, never reaches a state of absolute perfection ready for publication. I've come across numerous books from major publishing houses that still contained editing errors, plot gaps, or inconsistencies. The key is to determine a cutoff point where you consider the work complete and ready to be called finished.
One piece of advice I've heard is to ask yourself, are you IMPROVING it or just CHANGING it? If the latter, it's time to stop editing.
@@Peaslepuff
Luckily, as a ghostwriter, I don't need to concern myself with refining and publishing. I craft the content as per my client's specifications, perform some minor adjustments and edits, and then forward it to their editor for the final polishing. The only drawback for me is managing continual deadlines and navigating legal non-disclosure agreements.
So true! There is a point where you need to say "I've done my best" and be okay with the inevitable fact that your best is always changing. 👏📖
can we all agree that abbie gives the BEST writing tips and advice?
Agreedddd
Absolutely!
Aw I'm so glad my videos inspire you! 🥰
*QUESTIONS*
#1. Am I truly proud of the story I've written and do I feel like this is my best work to date?
#2. If I could give myself another year to work on this book, what would I do to improve it?
#3. Have I received and implemented any feedback from beta readers?
#4. Do I have any doubts about the story itself? (plot, characters, theme, etc.)
#5. In the best case scenario, what is the longevity of this story?
#6. What doors do I want to open for my author career?
I love how you said we are the master chefs of our books and we don't want to serve our books undercooked
Except if it's a steak. 😊
@@Reealos haha
Yes! A good reminder for any creative project! 😎
I finished my manuscript, which I've been working on for years, about a week ago. I'm embarrassed to admit how long I've worked on this 95800-word novel (so I won't. But again, years). After watching this, I felt even better about my decision to send it off for final editing by a professional editor. So thanks for more confirmation, Abbie! I've never felt I could make a living at writing. So it's a work of love. But I would like to see how it goes. I have no illusions of grandeur here. But I hope it makes someone out there feel it was worth their trouble to read it!
update me on your publishing journey! im intrigued
90,000 words?! I’d love to read that!
@@thathorribleyoutuber@thathorribleyoutuber It's a YA fantasy for ages 12 and up. Fantasy novels seem to easily hit 90000+
@@klv3160 Mine is only around 30,000 words
@@klv3160 what's it called?
No matter how many times I make revisions, I think it can be better with another revision. 😂
Stephen King says the same thing.
That's my current predicament. 😅
Stealing from someone else: At some point you have to accept that this is the absolute best you can do AT This Exact Moment, and let go. Otherwise, no one else ever reads it. And yeah, a year later, you're gonna look over the published work and go "oh, that would have been better if ... " and then make a note to consider that "if" for your current work.
George Lucas once said "works are never finished they're abandoned" but once you release a work of art to the public it's not just yours it belongs to everybody so make sure it's your final work before you release it
As a perfectionist that's trying to break the habit, I know what you mean
Thank you so much for this video, Abbie! It helped me realize that everyone doesn't write a book at the same pace! Definitely will be re-watching this video when I finish my book!
So true! I'm glad this video inspired you, thank you for being here! 💗
There is something in this woman's voice that automatically makes me focus and actually do things I need to get done--my home is never cleaner and my task list never shorter than when I binge her videos. They legitimately make me clean so intensely and quickly that I actually have time to write 😆 it's weird but hey it works for me 🤷♀️
Thank you so much for this video!🥰
Everything that you do to try to help us on our own writing journeys is much appreciated, especially since it means taking time out of your own. I don’t know where I would be without a teacher like you. . .probably in some cold, dark corner of stories without internal conflict😂
Love you, Abbie!❤️
Awwww oh my goodness this comment brightened my day! Thank you so much 🥰💞 I'm so happy my videos have been helpful and inspiring to you! Best of luck with your works in progress!
@@AbbieEmmons Thanks!
Hey Abbie! Thank you so much for this video! I've been working on my book for six years, and I was having such doubts about whether or not it was ready to publish. A couple months ago, I was outright rejected by a publishing group, and it really made it hard for me to pick up the story again. After editing the story--mainly the ending--this list really confirmed what I had been feeling... my book is ready to publish!
... Now I just got to finish writing the ending! XD
Thanks again for the video! Your Writer's Life Wednesdays videos have made such a huge impact on my writing! It got me out of a two year writer's block, helped me understand character development, and now it has helped me with publishing! I cannot thank you enough!
great! and I feel you on the ending bit haha
Thank you so much! I'm so happy to know that my videos have been helpful and inspiring to you during this challenge of overcoming writer's block and refining your novel. I'm sorry you had to go through rejections, that can be so discouraging. But you should be so proud of the work you're doing to perfect your story and it WILL pay off! 👏🎉 best of luck!! I hope the final round of edits goes well! Stick around because I'm going to be posting a lot more videos on publishing in the future
I just discovered your channel and I love it. I have been writing for multiple years for various interactive apps both visual and text.
I personally always felt the visual version was tougher because I felt like I wasn't allowed to have as much filler and really detailed moments just to keep it moving.
I will say that your videos have given me some much needed positivity because I often find that my self criticism or fear of success has been somewhat of a hindrance. Not that I've ever received really much in negative feedback but whether I was even good enough to attempt publishing has always kept me from doing so. I did make a promise this year to change that and see your videos has been a positive support, clarifying that It is good enough. Anyways, thank you and sorry for this random long post.lol
If writing a series, I would suggest having it all drafted before you publish the first book. So, you know how it ends and you don't wish you could go back and change things because of new ideas when writing latter. I don't think publishing your best stuff first is a good idea, because no one knows who you are. Publish only stuff you are proud of, but you may need to build and audience for your masterpiece.
I write historical fiction. My universum is the Middle East since start of Christianity till now. Have just finished a short story about how the testimony of st Simon Stylite who was standing on a column for 42 years affected lives of a persian princess and a modern day tourist to Syria (pre civil war)
I am really excited for this episode!😄
I really want to publish my books as early on in my life as possible. Before graduating college would be such an accomplishment! But I also don’t want to rush the process. The whole entire thought of well, uhm. . .editing, scares me, but I know that it is absolutely necessary for publishing. I need to wait until I can do some on my own and then hire professional help to polish it up before I can consider it.😂
I am publishing a novella this year
@@unicorntomboy9736 Oooo, nice! What is it about?😊
@@SydDraegon My book i am working on is a grimdark retelling of The Lion King, but edgier (combining it with Warhammer 40K).
@@unicorntomboy9736 Ohhh, interesting!
@@SydDraegon It features a prominent romance to the betrayal and revenge plot, where the protagonist, a exiled princess, murders the love interest late into the book
I wanna attend live trainings but they're so expensiveeeeee
I really enjoy your videos giving us advice on how to become a better a writer. You have such great presentation
Love your positive words and inspiring thoughts, Abbie!
You are amazing!
Thank you Abbie. This has helped a lot & helped me realize I need to revise & possibly edit my story some more first.
I LOVED this live training SO much!! Very valuable information that I really needed. I've been writing for over 10 years now, but only since I started watching Abbie's videos in the last couple of years did I start to think that I could actually publish something someday. Thanks, Abbie! I wouldn't have even known where to start! 😊
Thank you for making this video. I've been in publishing limbo for years now, and had different opinions on the state of my book, naturally. This clarified things for me :) I also hope to be in your next class :)
Fantastic video. None of my stories are ready for publishing, which I already knew. But, these questions are going to be super helpful moving forward.
I also just finished reading The OtherWorld! It's amazing. I loved it so much. Now I just want Jack's story...
Thank you, Abbie!
I love your content!
Watching Your videos it self feels like reading an existing story!
Your work is so inspiring that it destroyed my “writer block”.
I wrote short poem for you as my gratitude gesture:
“All lessons are simple steps; let’s follow through to make our writing dreams come true!
Protagonist, antagonist, the challenges, and mission…
In Abbie’s laboratory, great stories come to fruition!
Novels that make time disappear, by reader turning every page;
When desire clashes with the fear - internal conflict is on stage!
Abbie shares her knowledge on questions, keys, and tricks on how to outline the story’s plot;
Any advice by her is gold, and all the tips are just on spot!
From chapter one, reader’s attention shall be hold…
She teaches how to change the world!”
Hey, just started watching your content a few days ago and like a lot of it so far! It is also comforting to know that you've written and published your own books, and that you're giving advice from results instead of the ivory tower of theory! So many youtubers do that, and I'm like "how do you know?" XD. I like to be very careful of who I take advice from, so that's one thing very important to me! I'd love to keep watching your content to learn because I'm really wanting to write my first novel! But I just wanted to see if you are also actively taking writing advice from someone with more results and experience than yourself, who also knows you and your personal work? I hope that question makes sense, just like I said, I'm very careful of who I take advice from and that's one question I always like to ask! Thank you in advance! :)
Love this video!! These are good questions to ask yourself if you ready to publish your book or short story collection. Unfortunately I’m not ready for the publishing journey yet, because I am currently writing a short story collection and I’m writing the first story of that collection so probably publishing won’t be happening for a while but these are great questions to ask myself when I’m ready to publish my short story collection or a novel someday. 😊❤️✍️📕📖
The timing of this is perfect! I just finished my first novel--thanks for helping me make it happen, Abbie!
Thanks for the video. Im 13 and still in the outlining process for the fantasy trilogy that I've been working on since I was 11. I've always loved writing, and I've written a bunch of random crappy short stories, but this one is different. I'm actually passionate about this and I'm proud. Someday, I'll watch this video again. I just hope to get to a stage where I have all three books, edited or unedited. I just want this triligy so bad! Thanks for your videos, I really can't thank you enough, Abbie
I had a thought...(for editing) what if you look at your story as if it was someone else's (like your best friend's) and siad, okay, what would i want to change/tweak/improve/cut out about this? Step a firm foot down for the objective look, lol. (which i am going to try and go do...)
I'm SO CLOSE to publishing my second book and the first in a dystopian/thriller w a superhero rep. series!! Abbie, you've definitely been a help! This was a good encouragement. And a good reminder as i plunge into another round of edits (hopefully!!) closer to my end goal...anyways, this was pretty helpful. definately going to see how I can edit those tiny problems I still want poofed away.
Thanks so much for this! I finished my book, but I kept going back and forth trying to think if it was ready to publish! And this video helped me!
I think we put too much pressure on debut novels. Hopefully, you're going to continue to grow as a writer with each book you write. Don't worry if the first one isn't the best book you'll ever put out there.
I love your book “The Otherworld”! It’s one of my favorite romance books out there, especially since it’s hard to find quality romance books with good romantic tension. ❤
I am currently working on a grimdark fantasy book with a romance plot
Awww thank you so much! That means the world to me 🥹💗
I am 12, and I'm currently working on a book. So far, just 86 pages are done. I am writing about a pirate named 'Ariana Chamberlain'. ❤❤❤
Abbie, this video came just in time and it was very helpful. Thank you so much! 😊 I finally finished my very first book and I shared it with my beta readers (aka: my best friends) and I'm waiting for their feedback. I'm so excited to share my first book ever with the world soon (hopefully😅).
Nice! Hope to see it soon!
I have become proud of my first novel. It’s not perfect, it’s a little lackluster and stuff, I have improved drastically with my writing. I did give myself another year to write my book, and now it’s something I love. My second one as well, which I need to finish. [It’s so hard to promote a book if you’re just a kid with dreams, but I’m happy with the two people that got my book for free. Better two than none!] It’s hard to manage writing with my business, but it’ll balance out; and I am glad I changed my book up abut… 60 pages of wordvomit wouldn’t have been ideal… XD
Another fine video! It's true, only we can know when our work is truly ready.
I've been working on my series for six years, and while it's still in progress, I work on it every day for a long time! My friends don't get why it's taken me so long and blame it on the writing process! One year for a writer I feel like is a month for a visual artist.
This was THAT accurate! Thanks Abbie, you're the best
'my cat could've written a better book'
i wouldn't be too surprised if she wrote a book honestly
Tears and Death: The Reawakening would probably be the name and some odd looking humans would be the monsters LOL
I just discovered your channel recently. I knew about your sister's channel before, but with your podcst and your advice, they have encouraged me with my WIP.
YEAH!!! im twelve and currently writing a novel. Dont want to brag, but when i show ppl it they say they think they are reading a real book. Im gonna publish it soon. Thank you, abbie!
Oh so right!!!
Thank you for these amazing videos. I‘m from germany and I‘ve been working on my First Fantasy Book for a while now. And in the past months I feel like there is not much progress. I just don’t know what to do/write next or how to write it. But recently I dicover your channel and I LOVE it. 😊
I have a question about the vault (access to all of your trainings etc). Can I jump from Training to training without a limit (how much sessions I can watch/read per month?) So can I do it at my own pace/speed? I hope you understand my english. 😆
Hi abbie! I love love love all of your writing sessions, and was wondering if they could be found on youtube music?
More publishing videos plsssss how do u publish on different platforms
I have a good question, how do you keep working on one project without giving up on it and doing another
Think about what made you want to start the first project. Think about how excited you were about it. You started it for a reason.
If you find it easy to abandon a project and start another, that's usually a good indicator your heart wasn't in it 100%. I'm about 75% done w/my current WIP, and other projects are the LAST thing on my mind. Find that golden idea that you can obsess about -- and I promise you you'll finish it.
Maybe try short fiction 😊
@@DzisiajwBetlejemSylwiaHazboun I have and I've finished a few, but I wanna try something longer
I really wish there were Content Creators like you in my native language.
I love when Abbie wears blue her eyes just pop
May not be relevant but I have to say I love 100 days of sunlight. I literally can't stop reading it, even though I've finished it multiple times. Many multiple times.
Hi Abbie, you are a writing inspiration to me, I wanted to ask you a question related to some stories i want to write I'd be really grateful if you could help!😅 I have like 4 or 5 story ideas that are related to eachother in this way, they all involve characters going to a magical school, should I change or erase these ideas and make them different because of that similarity, or, since they all have different plot lines or worlds in general, I should just continue them? I dont want to bore my readers or be repetitive with the whole magical school/powers/worlds plot. Also most of my stories involve villians trying to take over a magical world or maybe this world and the MCS have to stop them, as long as the villians have different motives, its not too repetitive or forceful right?
Yes I have
Hey do you have a video no crafting a novel. Like the podcast of James Thayer where he talked about like story should move forward don't break the forward motion and other things like the tips or rules.
What if I feel like I cannot do any more work on my own on the book. But cannot find an editor to work with to improve it?
Do you offer an annual plan?
Somewhat off-topic, hoping someone can answer! 😊 if I'm doing traditional publishing, do I hand my manuscript to an editor before querying? or is that something your literary agent will handle for you?
Do you have a video where you can make page numbers disappear on certain pages? I'm having trouble formatting the pages. And having the page numbers appear on left and right. I'm greenlit with it all, but that. OOF.
"...except you won't be forced to wear a crazy orange jumpsuit..."
...though you can if you want to.
What if I’m writing only past tense short stories to compile onto one larger book? It has taken over more than a year to write them, and my writing style has changed a lot since I started. What should I do to not have to rewrite my first few short stories?
please do a mini series on how to write contemporary romance and historical fiction
I closed the chat to like the video. How do I reopen the chat? The video just started!
Do you have a video on the issue of becoming "blind" for your story and written words?
I see myself confronted with that on a regular basis. Its like painting a picture and after a while you stop seeing the colors. You still see that you painted a house or a road, but you stop seeing the colurs you used. Thats how I would describe it. And I would love to find out how to avoid that. I cant comb through all the mistakes and plotholes without reading it again and again until Im satisfied with it. But I kinda lose track.
If Abbie reply to my comments, I will start working on my first novella with strong inspiration 😁
4: Doubt and imposter syndrome will always happen whether you are ready or not....we have a love/hate relationship with our work
About editing, why do you need to edit so much if you already have a publisher who does the editing, copy writing etc??
it’s good to help the editor so they have less work to do, and you don’t have to spend hundreds, which isn’t nice. And, they’ll want to work with you again, most times, as they know you won’t hound them with too much work and unrealistic deadlines.
Hi Abbie! I had a video request! Would you ever make a video going really into depth about writing romantic tension, specifically between enemies to lovers? No worries if you don't want to 🥰
PLEASE RESPOND TO ME!
Real quick, should I get a literary agent or and editor first?
Greatly appreciate your feedback, you were the first person I thought to ask
Also, I love your videos
Pro tip: read 1-star reviews of your favorite books, before and after you publish. Let yourself react: get mad, get frustrated, laugh, reflect. Get used to it before it's about you, because it will happen. And don't panic: people arguing about your book may be good for sales.
1. Some negative reviews make good points. I've never stopped liking a book that I already liked based on someone else's valid complaints, but I've reconsidered who I'll recommend it to based on whether I suspect that complaint would apply.
2. The importance of even the valid criticisms are often subjective. Christopher Moore's "You Suck" kills a minor character and then picked him up later. It was not a device, it was a full-blown continuity error which the editors should have caught. But people who love your book are going to root for it, the way people who love a sports team aren't going to stop being fans because the team makes a mistake. As a fan, I said, "whoops, that's embarrassing" and moved on.
3. Some readers are offended by works that do not validate their personal beliefs, or that have characters that don't look like themselves. This can be valid if the title/blurb/marketing are actively misleading, but it usually happens because the reader didn't bother to curate their own consumption. As a fan, sometimes I will go out of my way to vote "less helpful" on those reviews because they're literally not about the book.
4. Some reviewers clearly did not understand the story. Don't get me started.
can u help me write the first chapter
How to name a character? Like it should sound good when I say it and it should also be meaningful and match their personality. It's my biggest dillema as all my story drafts exist with nameless characters
I’m not the best person to give advice on this, because I struggle with it, too, but what I do personally to avoid getting confused or stuck is just give my characters temporary “placeholder” names. Usually I use the names of plants, animals, or other naturally-occurring material things, such as Briar, Lynx, and Jasper. This way, I can move on with the story.
I also tend to become a little bit too attached to my placeholder names. . .😂 not a good thing if you decide you don’t like them later on. But you can always brainstorm ways to change a name for a more appealing spelling but a similar sound, for instance, changing Crow to Chroanin.
Hope this helps!😊
Look at God names from around the world then modify as necessary.
Exactlyyyy
I think just picking a name that just sounds right for the character. I once did poetry, and it teaches you to think about the feel and sound of words, something I think is important in naming characters
I think its worth bearing in mind what sort of character they when naming them. For instance, you may have a king, queen or princess character, you would likely be looking for a regal sounding name like Alexander, Richard or Elizabeth, compared to, say, a hillbilly farmer, who would probably be called Bill, Tod, Jessie or something like that
Thanks everyone for the replies and tips I ended up naming 3/5 characters .
Anyone got any tips for a dark epic fantasy book series with extremely deep lore
I've already got the plot sort of figured out
Also can I send you (Abbie) what I've done so far and if I can how do I?
Are books 40 or 80 columns?
I don’t know if I can ask this here, but how would you write sign language in a book? How would you represent it?😅
Does anyone know of any editors on RUclips? I aspire to be an editor one day. Thank you!
Also, your videos are so helpful, Abbie.
Well I’m not an editor but if you want someone to edit your book for you I would recommend searching in google. I got someone to edit my book for free.
Do comic books count?
#AskAbbie what is the best way to write slow burn romance In a murder mystery book series. Abbie I love your video they have help me write my own book . Thankyou
Can you break down Paul Atreidis’s character arc from the films…not from the book lol Thanks
The one doubt I have is my side character somehow has the main character trait and it is reducing the importance of the actual MC. plus, I'm writing a fantasy novel. Please do answer my question. 😢
I hope that all of this hard work pays off. I'm worried that my beta readers arent critical enough since the only negative type feedback ive gotten is someone pointing out a point in the first couple of chapters with a very obvious cliche. When i said it was there on purpose they were happy about it and continued on. All ive gotten is it's good and interesting and it makes me so worried. It's weird to say 😅
No way is my answer! Might sound like a joke, but problem is I got this story in my head. I know most of it, but it is so hard to put it down on paper. It’s been like four years since I last wrote something. Why is it so hard to get wrote I can clearly see in my head, down on paper? I know that is a dumb question, but I had to ask.
Abby how do you know what your first book should be when you're not sure?
I think it’s best to make a story sheet, as I make, where you write a paragraph about what you want the story to be. it can be wordvomit, this does belong to you.
then, I suggest shortening that and making an out line of the story in a three-act format, beginning, middle and end. Then work on the characters, world, lore, especially, etc. If you want help with characters just ask! I can help. Hope this helped you!
@@thathorribleyoutuberThank you so much!!!!😊 And I don't have a problem with characters. I just wasn't sure which one of my books i should put out there first.
@@DrawlingsStoriesAndMore Of course! I’d say start with the beginning, if that’s possible! Glad to assist!
@@thathorribleyoutuber 😃😃😃❤️❤️❤️❤️
I know this is random but…
Could you do a video of a redemption arch
I haven’t technically watched all her videos so I don’t know if she has any of those, and I don’t even know if Abby can see this.
Long story short how can I write a appealing redemption arch
(My character is an ass who struggles to fit in and prove his worth and he’s a big jerk, basically because everyone treats him as an outsider. He’s desperate to prove himself and he’s afraid he’ll be abandoned and alone. His goal is to be “the strongest/best” but of course nobody appreciates him cuz he’s an ass. He ends up acting out poorly and breaks a lot of rules, turning everybody against each and him. He’s a bitter and resentful hot head who ends up pushing others away [in the story it’s ultimately up to others to determine his hierarchy, which he can gain respect from, given he’s desperate to fit in and be the best]
I don’t know how exactly to redeem his bad behavior
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@Abbie
i am eleven yeaaars old i publish my first book when i was ten mow wwiiting book calee leagend of
My manuscript is ready, I'm just too broke to afford covers, marketing, etc.
Buyer Beware! It is not evident that when you make a purchase for her webinar, you are committing to a monthly deduction of that amount of money. I just cancelled mine.
1 year ago I said i would write a book for her 💔 then the book never gets published 🎉
You should find a literary agent
Please cancel my place in your live training event on April 7, 2024 and the automatic enrollment to pay you that amount every month. I thought I was paying for a one time event not making a lifetime commitment to pay you that amount on a monthly basis. Thank you.
I kind of like the whole beta reader thing. The problem though, is that I've written a children's book. If I give it to an adult reader, the feed back might be a little different than what my actual audience likes. What should I do?
I always worry about my work being too derivative. I don't want to end up being the Zack Snyder of authors, since he isn't a great writer at all, unfortunately (just look at Batman V Superman and Rebel Moon).
My book i am working on is a grimdark retelling of The Lion King, but edgier (combining it with Warhammer 40K).
The Lion King itself is just a retelling of Hamlet. I don't think retellings are necessarily derivative, it just depends on how you implement it. Everyone loves "the same, but different."
@@Kailandra29 What is your opinion on The Lion King mixed with Warhammer 40K
@@unicorntomboy9736 I haven't seen anything similar, which is a good sign that it's a novel and interesting mashup!
Won't you have copyright issues?
@@Reealos Not really. You are allowed to borrow the basic plotline of a past works, if you make it new and different enough that it becomes it's own thing, which is what i am doing. Think of it as a launching pad to get your story off the ground
My book is really closer to the original Shakespeare's Hamlet story, mixed with A Midsummer Night's Dream, also by Shakespeare
The Lion King itself is a retelling of Hamlet, mixed with Kimba The White Lion, which was a Japanese anime from the 1960s and 70s
I remember doing an entire thesis essay about this stuff in university
How do you find "Trusted" beta readers? The so call paid "professional" beta readers I erngauged on Facebook used AI to create their reports, and the human beta readers remained clueless about what is in my book🤕.
Good advice for people who want their debut novel to be the best it can be. Terrible advice for 20 books to 50K. I say have courage. Your first book is never your best book. Take this advice with moderation and don't use it as an excuse
Technical point: when the vid displays the questions, the rapidly changing background hits like a strobe light. Not cool, very distracting, completely unnecessary (adds zero value). Please don't use again. Apart from that, love your content. ❤
I'm sorry no discredit to the video but that eyebrow is very distracting, imma just listen in the background.
My delusional mind thinking I'm ready when Im in the middle of rewriting chapter 🥲