Fan fic writers are some of the hardest workers I know tbh like pulling a 20000k chapter while juggling finals? A savior indeed

@Katytastic

3 жыл бұрын

truly, they are HEROES!!

I would be so ecstatic if traditionally published books had a tagging system like fanfic!

@Katytastic

3 жыл бұрын

omg yes! as a mood reader, it would help me IMMENSELY to get a better feel for tone/theme/content

@sshelbyshoee

3 жыл бұрын

StoryGraph is an amazing resource that has tags, content warnings, and a great recommendation system. It's like goodreads on steroids and reminds me of AO3 but for books. Hope that helps!

OH MY GOSH YOUR WRITING VLOGS ARE BACK?! you don’t know how many times i’ve rewatched your old ones. i’m SO PUMPED!

Ah, Kat! Just hearing you talk about your process, no matter how chaotic you feel it is, is always so calming and inspiring for me. I am so so so excited to read your published books one day! I’m patiently waiting!!!

@alexanderzhmurov9624

3 жыл бұрын

Ditto! Couldn't put it better myself!!

_mutual pining, idiots in love, disaster sapphics_ and more tags that make me go "I need this book NOW!" Loving the vlog, as always

Kat: You don’t want to hear me talk about story structure for 20 minutes Me: HELL YEAH I DO

legit, if traditional publishing actually used tags it would be so much easier to find the cute love stories that I want to read. Your tags make me really excited to read your draft already because it sounds like something I would enjoy so hard

"Technically it's not YA, but it FEELS YA" omg I relate so much. Every single time I write characters in their 20s

if anyone else didn’t notice at first, btw she has a tweet in the description instructing how to create the graphs AND if you have the new version of scrivener that works slightly differently than hers, here’s how you do it: Click on your doc or folder of docs, click the outline view (her tweet has an image to show what that looks like but there are three views at the top center of the screen you can choose, outline is to the right of the cork board view) Hover over “view” in the top left corner, scroll down to outliner columns, and select word count, target, and progress. Then you should be able to click on the target section for each of your chapters/docs and set a word goal, and it’ll automatically count the words you have in that doc and fill in the progress bar the right amount

Oh my God writing vlogs are back? That’s so exciting!!! They are my favorite ❤️

@Katytastic

3 жыл бұрын

yay

I love kat like I love lorde. They both disappear sometimes, and, u know what, that’s ok.

@Katytastic

3 жыл бұрын

lolol XD GOD i wish lorde would drop a new album

@manolis905

3 жыл бұрын

@@Katytastic she said her 3rd album will come this year, can’t wait to enter that world!!

i honestly do want to hear you ramble about story structure for 20 minutes also i'm so glad these are back, even just for a little while, your writing vlogs bring me so much inspo

I can relate cause some of my stories barely have an outline to them while others I have outlined pretty well

@Katytastic

3 жыл бұрын

yup yup different projects call for different methods!

Have you ever tried the curly girl method? You might have a hidden curl pattern because of your volume!😍

Oh wow, I am loving the vibes of those tags. Without telling me anything spoilery or specific about the story, I immediately want to read it

I'm a chaotic organized writer. I can not start a story until I have the characters and major plot points figured out. That being said I decided to take the advice of a friend and 'shut up and write' which brought me to starting an AU for one of my series. Actually made progress on it and because it's not the official story it doesn't have to be 100%. Using this to get into a writing flow and bring back the inspiration, so far it has worked, also so far I have done nothing with said inspiration.

@ender4344

3 жыл бұрын

I am also a chaotic organised writer lol, and the shut up and write was my motto for NaNo. Actually really helpful

I love listening to you ramble about story structure ACTUALLY.

Thanks for giving us tags for your wip, they sound glorious! (gosh imagine trad publishing would use a tagging system I -)

@Katytastic

3 жыл бұрын

i've seen some authors share fanfic-esque tags for their books and it has been SO HELPFUL and has definitely sold me on a few! if only it was an industry standard!!!

ur sunday outfit w the glasses is SUCH A VIBE I LOVE IT

I’ve missed weekly writing vlogs so so much! Fanfic is a gift from the universe like they are writing stories of our favorite characters for free, as a hobby, AND ITS FULL LENGTH and DOING SCHOOL AND MULTIPLE PROJECTS AT ONCE AND HOLY SHIT FANFIC IS A GIFT honestly the tagging system would work so well for traditionally published books and mood readers

The timing of when you uploaded was so on point, I literally just laid down to relax after finishing the second draft of my new book that I drafted the end of last year. Love your vlogs, and actually whenever you talk about writing! Good luck on drafting this new book!!! 💕

@Katytastic

3 жыл бұрын

thank you! and congrats on finishing your second draft, that's awesome!!

@ender4344

3 жыл бұрын

Congrats!!

im totally vibing with those tags!! and yeah it would be amazing if published books did something similar too, especially to include any cw and tw if applicable to let readers know exactly what they're getting into beforehand, that's the dream

When the second writing vlog came out I realized what this one actually was (I thought it was a writing video only) and I’m LIVING for it!! I’m so happy you’re back 😆

I always find myself thinking about that short story you read to us a while ago so I’m always excited to hear you talk about your writing. I WANT THIS STORY SO BAD NOW AFTER HEARING THOSE TAGS!!!!

Wohoooo, I love your writing vlogs so much! I would really, really love editing/draft polishing vlogs, too, because I find that to be the bulk and the hardest part of the process and I would love to know how you edit and polish all of the wonderful first drafts you have created so far! And God, yes, it would be so cool if traditional publishing used tags, hah! The tags for your story sound so excitiiiiing! And I really hope we will get to read it ❤️.

I love your writing logs so much! They always give me that boost to create that I need 💛This story sounds AMAZING! Also, love the idea of fanfic tags for books? That would be such a fun way to go about it

I’m so excited about these writing vlogs starting back up!!! Wooo

You literally gave me the motivation to finally finish my NaNo Draft in 15 minutes that I tried to find for two months. So happy these vlogs are back

Ahhhhhhh the tags are SO amazing I already live for this story!!

"they were roommates" + "Sapphic lovers", you got me, im hooked

YES THE QUEEN IS BACK WITH THE WRITING VLOGS!

But but but can I have story structure ramblings!? More vlog, more Kat, more motivation for me to start writing my stories I've been outlining and have been too afraid to start!

Yes I want to listen to you ramble about story structure for 20 mins!

I find these writing vlogs very inspiring!

YAY! Your writing vlogs inspire me like no other.

WEEKLY WRITING VLOG!!!

I can say with full confidence you are my favorite youtuber.

I always look forward to these writing vlogs. They really help motivate me to write

Oh my gosh, I’m so excited to have at least two writing vlogs! 😂♥️

Am here for the writing vlogs! They remind me that I should go write myself 😛

i missed these soooo much kat, i adore your writing process!

Yes yes yes! I love your writing vlogs, they make me want to write more :)

I am so excited about the writing vlogs being back!!

I subscribed your channel since 8 years ago. You are my very first youtuber that I follow and rewatch many times 😁

This was great!! I always get so motivated to write after watching your writing vlogs! Gonna close out youtube now and get writing! Can't wait for the next one!

So excited for more writing vlogs!

I've missed your writing vlogs Kat, I love hearing about your process and tbh I could listen to you rant about story structure for an hour. Thank you for posting these every so often, your videos never fail to inspire me to write

Kat, these writing vlogs are everything! I have seriously watched the last set at least three times through. Your energy is so great! 💜

I love these vlogs so much, so I’m excited for more!! I love it when trad published authors tag their books like fanfic, because they always make me want to read the book more!! I can’t wait to hear more about your book, it sounds like something right up my alley!!

A rant video about how good ff is would be fantastic!

SHE'S BACK AT IT!!

Hey, Kat. I’m happy to see you get to writing with a writing vlog. I’m having some difficulty writing currently. As a Creative Writing college student, I have to take a Fiction Writing workshop class. My teacher wants us to write literary fiction. My problem is that I feel like my writing is not good enough for the agenda of the class. The stories I have written are far from the ones I want and like to write. If you have any advice, please share with me. Otherwise, I do hope to read your book! It sounds fun!

Yaaay! Another writing vlog! I love!! 😍🎉

Oh yay! I love your writing vlogs! I cannot explain how often I visit them when I am in need for motivation to write 😊

I missed so much this writing blogs! Wish you the best of lucks 🍀

I'm so excited to see you popping back online with more writing videos!! I've missed them a lot, I have so much fun watching them and taking guesses at what you're working on.

These writing vlogs are so motivating and always makes me wanna drop everything I'm doing and just write! (after finishing watching the video ofc)

I've decided to write a complete novel for the first time. Last time I wrote a complete book was when I was 7 years old and wrote my own picture book 😆. I've written a rough outline and character profiles but this video is making me want to stop being lazy and actually get on with it. So thanks Kat.

Writing vlogs are back😍😍😍😍

AHHHHH I’m so happy these are back!!!! I can’t wait to follow this journey 🤍✨🥰

Yay, new writing vlogs! Can we get an update on the last book you finished? 💗📖

yes! yes! yes! this is the writing vlog I didn't know I needed!

@alexanderzhmurov9624

3 жыл бұрын

Tell me about it!! Also that book does sound like something I would read... if only to see how it turns out in opposition to all those "tags" LOL

I definitely needed this video today. Thanks Kat!!

I love your writing vlogs!!! It's amazing to watch your enthusiasm with every new project!!! It's just contagious =D

Aaah i missed your weekly writing vlogs 😭 they motivate me SO MUCH to work on my own book, so thank you kat (also the fact that you can fast draft in 14 days is insane, i’d spend 3 days writing and the other 11 doubting my outline 🙃)

I love your writing vlogs soooo much

Arghhhhh sooooo happy rn; thanks for uploading!!! I’ll save this to watch when I wake up & put off my own writing ✍️

Ooooooooooh YES! We're here for the writing vlogs

Wowww it’s been a hot minute since I’ve seen you and I’m sooo glad! You were the first booktuber I watched 🥺

Thank you thank you thank you!! I love your writing blogs!!

I’ve really missed these vlogs ur awesome💖

Omg a new writing vlog😍

i was absolutely waiting for whether or not it’s sapphic IM SO HYPE

Haven’t watched it yet, but I’m SO exited 😍

Yay, this is so exciting! Keep it up Kat, you’re doing amazing!! Also those tags though 👀 consider me incredibly interested and excited!

Can I just say this; I NEEDED THIS SO MUCH! I have a 10 day-ish deadline and I need 40k words to write, no rough drafts, polished shiny perfect manuscript. And thanks to you I'm filled with writing energy.

@Katytastic

3 жыл бұрын

GOOD LUCK!! glad i could help in some way :)

I adore how into tags you are

First of all, I love your writing vlogs and I am so glad to see they have returned!! Congrats on starting a new book and good luck with it! Secondly, you write so fast! OH MY GOSH ;D Like, i can do the usual Nanowrimo speed, but only for a month or two; I can't draft an entire book in ten days. But I am a part-time pantser so maybe that's part of the reason I am much slower, I need more time to figure out what I am writing WHILE I am writing, But everyone has their own speed and process and it's so fun and inspiring to see yours! Thanks for sharing ♥ And yes, please ramble more about story-structure, it's my favourite thing ;) besides stats of course, so the return of your charts made my weekend. Now I am going to edit my own book with all this extra-motivation!

Yaaaaaaayyyyyyyy a writing vlog!!!

@Katytastic

3 жыл бұрын

woohoo! XD

Kat I live for your vlogs! I feel like I have a writing buddy to help me through my own stories. Also you look amazing ❤️

Love it! I'm looking forward to seeing your next vlog!😍

This video made me so happy 😆💖

Yay for a new writing vlog!

Writing vlogs are back???? I've missed these videos!!!

omg YOUR WRITING VLOGS ARE BACK?!?! This just made my day 😩🥳

Kat has the best facial expressions!

love that you always start linear and then BAM! your chaotic self takes over😂😂

@Katytastic

3 жыл бұрын

i just can't be tamed XD

Omg I missed these!!!

I really want to read this book!

i was in need to hear you talk about tropes, yay!

@Katytastic

3 жыл бұрын

and there's more to come! i have LOTS to say about tropes (and fanfic too for that matter) ;)

@dovelyy

3 жыл бұрын

@@Katytastic can't wait!!

WRITING VLOG WRITING VLOG WRITING VLOG (so excited to hear more about the new book!!!!) edit: kat I ABSOLUTELY want to hear about story structure for 20 minutes

Just curious, if you don't mind me asking, how much time you spend writing when you're cranking out a 5k day? Love the vid btw! Your writing vlogs are my fave ❤️

Came for the writing vlog. Stayed for the content and because *KAT*

Yay, writing vlog!!!!!

i'm so glad that writing vlogs are back! :) we need that video about fanfic also →

A writing vlog on my birthday? Nice.

Yess the time has come!!

@briannaduke7738

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!!!

yay glad you’re back :D how has your old book been? last time i checked you were querying?

WE MISSED YOOOOOU

I'm pantsing a story right now and I only commited to 500 words a day. 😂 Granted, I plan to do the 500 words a day the entire year. So. I'm around 20k words right now across 8 chapters (estimated number; most of the chapters are around 3k but I remember 1 chapter only at 1k. I can't check because I wrote the chapters in separate files so as to trick myself into not looking at the word count.)