Iasmina Edina

Iasmina Edina

Hi. I'm Iasmina Edina, an avid reader, aspiring author, and general nerd.

I aim to share my writing journey through weekly videos dealing with writing progress, process, teaching about craft, the business of writing, and also gushing about the books I read and love.

Make sure to subscribe to my channel so you don't miss out on my uploads: kzread.info

If you want me to review a book you love, or just help out the channel, I made a books wishlist you can find here: www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/33S7SNAKCNCHG?ref_=wl_share

Book Review Policy:
I love discovering new books and am open to receiving review copies from publishers or authors, so feel free to reach out! I enjoy reading fantasy, science fiction, YA, contemporary, graphic novels, thrillers, mystery, and select non-fiction and literary fiction.

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  • @yessica3420
    @yessica34204 күн бұрын

    the little bag would make a perfect gift bag lol

  • @CristianSAluas
    @CristianSAluas5 күн бұрын

    I asked AI this question about re-ordering: on amazon kdp, can i order more than 5 proof copies, if I order once and then reorder? No, you can't order more than 5 proof copies of your book at a time on Amazon KDP, even if you reorder. KDP limits the quantity of proof copies per order to 5. This is to prevent people from using the proof copy system to get a large number of cheap copies of their book to distribute as advance reader copies (ARCs). Here are some workarounds you can consider: Order multiple times: While you can't order more than 5 at once, you can order 5 copies, then wait for them to arrive and make any necessary changes to your book. Then you can order another 5 proof copies. Hope it helps others!

  • @JakobiBlu
    @JakobiBlu6 күн бұрын

    Great video. Also you are so pretty ❤

  • @rileysmiley9585
    @rileysmiley958512 күн бұрын

    Thank you very much for this wonderful information.

  • @vinodvagadurgi414
    @vinodvagadurgi41413 күн бұрын

    Sanderson is not the writer we ll remember in 20-30 years His writing isnt at all something that martin or Tolkein is able to do There is that lack of personal connection it's just a story teller style The characters are over blown and aren't iconic Their emotions are held back Personalities aren't rounded He is mostly explaining personality instead expressing through their action this it's not convincing But props to his slogging

  • @mirteva
    @mirteva16 күн бұрын

    I love Ywriter, have been using it for years.

  • @emmagnelson
    @emmagnelson16 күн бұрын

    Such a helpful video - thanks!

  • @PemburuBeruduRp
    @PemburuBeruduRp19 күн бұрын

    Why most female authors are stunning..😊

  • @andeeharry
    @andeeharry26 күн бұрын

    I seen it many times, where people published on thier first draft

  • @anthonycosentino463
    @anthonycosentino463Ай бұрын

    I hate "almost"

  • @isaacharrell1029
    @isaacharrell1029Ай бұрын

    🌷 promo sm

  • @Kitdatplaysroblocks
    @KitdatplaysroblocksАй бұрын

    Thanls i really appreciate you for giving us those apps i raged Because all microsoft apps were not free and i need a writer app so i can help my sister to finish her presentation thanks

  • @zanemarion7211
    @zanemarion7211Ай бұрын

    I have a few softwares on my computer. Scrivener is my main I use and use Google docs to transfer my work over to be edited by my editor.

  • @skabettispaghetti5451
    @skabettispaghetti5451Ай бұрын

    There is no chapter break that I can find. it looks like you put in a page break, correct? Also, you move very fast. Please slow down a bit.

  • @renwrites13
    @renwrites13Ай бұрын

    If they only want the first three chapters, is there a different way to format? Do I include the acnkowledgements and stuff in the beginning or do I just put tile page and get right into it?

  • @tedpogorzelski1514
    @tedpogorzelski1514Ай бұрын

    Thanks for these tips, I feel reassured to continue querying my epic fantasy. I was worried the massive count of 220k would be an instant rejection, but now I am hopeful

  • @StevensDoesThings
    @StevensDoesThingsАй бұрын

    W vid

  • @laurynlife9521
    @laurynlife95212 ай бұрын

    I'm 18 and have no money and I'm trying to publish my book I plan to make it at least 200 pages it's been my dream to make books I found a place were they basically take people books that are finished and then take a bit out of ever sell so I'm trying to finished my book so I can send it off to be published I hope this works

  • @The_Open_Book
    @The_Open_Book2 ай бұрын

    Super helpful with lots of examples to try out!!

  • @FellDestroyedMusic
    @FellDestroyedMusic2 ай бұрын

    I'm a simple man. I shall choose the typewriter sound one!

  • @WhiteRaven43
    @WhiteRaven432 ай бұрын

    I also think Katniss should have ended up with Gale.

  • @RandallLeeReetz
    @RandallLeeReetz2 ай бұрын

    Hey Iasmina, thanks for all of your open and honest vids. As a non-fiction popular science writer, I am often distracted by all of the plot and character tools in writing software and underwhelmed by the tools offered for books intended to explain complex concepts. In particular, when I write I want to be able to write notes in the margins, notes not only to myself but also to my readers. I imagine my book's layout to have the main body text only occupying a column perhaps half or 3/5th the width of the page, with the large margin space available for me to populate with asides, explanations, pull quotes, figures, graphs, illustrations, photos, maps, portraits, step by step guides, side projects, historical notes, biographical notes, experimental data, and other ephemera related to the main body text beside it. Yes yes yes of course there are professional book layout experts who I can hire to do this after the fact, but I'd like to do so as I write, as I work, as I think. I can not find any writing software that allows me to do this both for notes and figures I want to include in my published work, but also notes to me and to to my editors and publisher. Do you know of any software that I could acquire and use in this way? I have of course tried layout software, like affinity publisher and apple iBook author, but these applications aren't flexible, don't easily allow me to make changes to my text or margin notes without screwing up the entire rest of the book. Thanks for your help. Randall

  • @as.31415
    @as.314152 ай бұрын

    I'm a young writer in the beginnings of my first novel (yay!) genre is ya fantasy. Based on how long my chapters are and how far I am through the plot it looks like the word count will be around 50,000-60,000 words which is kind of short. Although I am not concerned about publishing (my writing skills are far from it, i write as a hobby) I would like to get the word count around 80,000-90,000 words. What are you recommendations to make the book longer? I am planning on going back and adding more details about lifestyle, setting descirption and fleshing out transitions, however I don't think it will significantly add to word count. I just don't want to add any unneccssary and boring scenes that disengage the reader.

  • @Disneymore
    @Disneymore2 ай бұрын

    I am clos to the end of this book and i love it too! discussing the topic of fandoms like this is really interesting and i am excited to see how everything wraps up

  • @fertilesummer6065
    @fertilesummer60652 ай бұрын

    You are insanely pretty. Wow. Now that I got that out of the way. I really appreciate you going into the programs and experiencing using them then sharing it with us.

  • @gavindoyle6606
    @gavindoyle66062 ай бұрын

    Do you think your technical experience as a software engineer drips into your writing? Do you find yourself thinking as sentances as logic or the book layout as code structure?

  • @BloodDrippnFlowers
    @BloodDrippnFlowers2 ай бұрын

    ❤Ty so helpful now I don't need templates

  • @tatersandtotss
    @tatersandtotss2 ай бұрын

    Should I do this before actually releasing my book?

  • @crobett_the_crow3316
    @crobett_the_crow33162 ай бұрын

    found obsidian. it's good enough. works well with one-drive cloud sync. 🙂🙂

  • @MAX-yd2bs
    @MAX-yd2bs2 ай бұрын

    Cool

  • @nestormaiz7393
    @nestormaiz73933 ай бұрын

    For the text on the Title Page, go to the Layout tab>Page Setup>Layout and on the page section: Vertical Alignment select center on the drop-down. This will make sure that the text will start at the exact center of the page. Then you can finish by center align your text on the Home tab>Paragraph. This will avoid issues with your text later due to extra returns. 😊 It is also a good habit to always show the formatting symbols on the page while you work with the document as it helps to minimize formatting issues later.

  • @LauraSeabrook
    @LauraSeabrook3 ай бұрын

    A quoll is an Australian marsupial the size of a large rat! Don't know if that's where they got the name from.

  • @razawanr5035
    @razawanr50353 ай бұрын

    4/2/2024

  • @juliacash8135
    @juliacash81353 ай бұрын

    Just so you all know the giver is not a stand alone. I guess it can be read great way but it is a series.

  • @Flat_Earth_Addy
    @Flat_Earth_Addy3 ай бұрын

    Trash publisher for a trash author.,

  • @Flat_Earth_Addy
    @Flat_Earth_Addy3 ай бұрын

    Trash publisher for a trash author.

  • @kristianrosales8772
    @kristianrosales87723 ай бұрын

    Microsoft Onenote is also useful

  • @herculussos5498
    @herculussos54983 ай бұрын

    How sweet is your voice!

  • @theconstellation7174
    @theconstellation71743 ай бұрын

    One of my favorites it The Light in Everything by Katya Balen. It’s shorter than a lot of those, true, and it may be aimed for a younger audience, but I don’t think I’ve ever read a book that made me feel the characters feelings so vividly.

  • @luna99992
    @luna999923 ай бұрын

    I read Love, theoretically - it was a 4 star read 😊

  • @amoha7972
    @amoha79723 ай бұрын

    Best 11 minutes of my life! Thank you 😊

  • @_x_TOKI_x_
    @_x_TOKI_x_3 ай бұрын

    The giver is acualy a series

  • @Newde2761
    @Newde27613 ай бұрын

    Pages Focus writer Libreoffice Quoll writer Campfire blaze Calmly writer Bibisco

  • @viperishere7
    @viperishere73 ай бұрын

    all the john greens are wonderful

  • @AbdulRehman-sj7sd
    @AbdulRehman-sj7sd3 ай бұрын

    May god bless you and help your channel to grow more❤❤

  • @Izzywildflowerr
    @Izzywildflowerr3 ай бұрын

    the way that i hated the giver with a burning passion and it was the first book 😂

  • @TheChocowPops
    @TheChocowPops3 ай бұрын

    BTS! 💜

  • @abbyisntsleepy4349
    @abbyisntsleepy43493 ай бұрын

    I LOVE the perks of being a wallflower! I ALSO love a man called Ove! Have you ever read the curious incident of the dog in the night time?

  • @BakedPotatoes2
    @BakedPotatoes23 ай бұрын

    so um I got bored and here are all the books😅 The Giver The Secret History Kings Of the Wild Radio Silence The Ocean at the end of the lane I was born for this The fault in our stars The perks of being a wallflower Turtles all the way down Will Grayson Will Grayson Looking for Alaska Paper towns An abundance of katherines Everyday Beyond the story In order to live Simon vs the Homo sapiens agenda Noting to envy I’ll give you the sun On Writing The Serpent King A Man called ove Eliza and her monsters All the light we can not see The book thief And then there were none Yes man Never die The sword of kaigen The night circus The emperors soul A dowry of blood (this might be wrong sorry) The nightingale I think this is all of them tell me if I’m wrong and I’ll fix it!!

  • @Nothereforit174
    @Nothereforit1743 ай бұрын

    You weren’t bored. You can do way better things than rewatch a short vid to catch all the titles. You just wanted to spoil her content

  • @BakedPotatoes2
    @BakedPotatoes23 ай бұрын

    @@Nothereforit174 no I was bored and didn’t have other things to do besides it’s helpful for people who are wondering and then this is fairly important does it this negatively affect you in any way shape or form?

  • @risaa_
    @risaa_3 ай бұрын

    The Emperor's Soul is one of my favorite Sanderson short works!