I PRINTED MY BOOK! // First Draft Editing #Vlog

I love watching writers react to their books in print! It’s a great feeling that never gets old! Happy editing!

Your initial reaction is so wonderful to watch! I love it! Okay I'll be back with the rest of my comment later lol 😊😊

I love these types of videos! Congrats! Holding it is one of the best parts!!!

Thanks for sharing your book baby. Double spacing will be handy for editing.

Congratulations

I love the video as always Des! I can't believe you've already gotten so far in your editing already. I'm so excited for you and can't wait for you to get your agent and getting this story published (and you will) and I will be here cheering you on the whole way! Love you so much friend and make sure to sneak in some self-care while you edit 😁😊❤🤗❤

IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL 🤩 omg. I love how chonky it is!!! Also Zebra Sarasa 0.5 is my favorite pen too! ☺️

I am so freaking proud of you ❤ I love watching my friends react to their accomplishments, and you have definitely accomplished a lot to be very proud of. Love ya girl. Congratulations!

I was so excited when I saw this notification! This is awesome!

Love watching writers see their book for the first time💙 also really like your notes for creating a synopsis. Exciting times 🐾

You deserve all the happiness of seeing your dream come to life! Congrats!

Don't forget to read it aloud. It will help you see if the sentences are too long to comfortably read for an audio book.

So happy for you! ♥️😊👍

Does it say Blinded by the ...The lights???
If I ever stopped being an underwriter.....you would truly be the inspiration!!! It looked SO intimidating!!! I wish I could be an over writer.....YOU ROCK!!! Happy editing....that part of the process always intimidates me !!!

Congratulations. You've got your book now. You can fix anything until its fully ready to be in readers hands.

Your reaction to your book was adorable! Congratulations!🎉

I love the cover! What did you use to format? I used Atticus and i loved it, but it wasn’t perfect

Ahhh so cool! Even if it wasn't intentional, the double spacing will definitely make for easier edits. I wish I could do this but it's way too costly to ship here!

Hi Desiree - late to this party! It's so exciting seeing your book as an actual "book"-shaped thing for the first time! I think getting it printed was well worth it if it helps you with the editing process; certainly seeing it in a different medium can be really helpful in spotting the errors.

I've been sent a beta read from a fellow author who went to the trouble of having physical book copies made, and it made the beta-read a lot easier than staring at a screen or Kindle. I wouldn't expect all authors to go to that expense of printing and posting but it was appreciated.

Good point about the spiral-bound manuscript which could be an alternative to what Amazon did for you. Good to know that Lulu does this. In the UK I'm aware that Rymans (a high street stationery/office supply shop chain) offer document printing for a reasonable price, maybe there's physical option in the US too?

Your reaction is so heartwarming...I'm so happy and excited for you!! Enjoy the editing process. Thanks so much for documenting your journey. It's so helpful, and now I have an idea of where to go to print my first draft of my book for editing (hopefully I'll get there soon!) <3

I did the same with my two manuscripts and may continue to do so. It is quite fun to have your book finally in your hands, and I'm glad I'm not the only one that does this 😊

This is my first video of yours, so happy that you found an upside to the double-space - You can make notes in-between the lines haha! 😂❤