Hellooo, everybody!
It's time for me to unbox another proof. Actually, I think I have three proofs to unbox, I got a lot
of proofs. So you guys already saw me unbox the paperback proof of Shut Up and Write the Book,
and I believe I just received the hardback proof. So I'm super eager to dive in and see how
it turned out. It better look nice because this book is coming out in just a few weeks, so…fuck.
The reason I have three proofs right now, I think, is because there are multiple
platforms that published the book. So it's kind of nice to know how it looks on every
single platform. So I have an Amazon version of the paperback book. Also,
I proofread the book so I wanted to order additional proofs now that the final format
has been submitted. And it's been proofread, and cleaned up, and immaculate. Basically,
that's a really long explanation for just saying I'm gonna be opening up copies of my book. But
before we get into that, I've got a lot of goodies from fellow writers, and presents,
and I got some coffee I believe. I just got a lot of stuff to go through. So we're gonna go
through all of that first, and then we're going to open up the book. Let's dive in.
(The sound of a pen scratching. LOGO.)
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Hello, it's the law. Also, if you're interested in getting a copy of Shut Up and Write the Book,
it’s available for preorder right now in all of these formats, which is amazing. If you preorder
it in eBook format, you will be getting it for 50% off and this is only available for people
who preorder, so you gotta get on it. But if you preorder it in any format you will be eligible
to receive a free digital workbook, just as a thank you for your support. All you have
to do is submit your proof of preorder to this email address, and bam, you got that workbook.
Now I am going to dive into all of these goodies. Let's get it going.
First I’ve got something from the Atlas Coffee Club. If you have no idea what this is gonna be,
then you are just silly because it's in the name. This is a subscription service that sends you
amazing coffee. And you guys know me, I love my coffee. This is what it looks like on the inside,
absolutely beautiful. It says, “A gift for you, welcome to your world tour of coffee. You’ve been
gifted a world tour of coffee. With fifty plus countries producing coffee, our gift will zigzag
across the equator to discover the world's best.” So it looks like this coffee is from Guatemala,
and it gives information on the back of this card all about it. And it has information
about the coffee as well. “Tasting notes: milk chocolate, nougat, and dark cherry. Try it with
a drip machine and it is a medium roast level.” Which is my favorite type of roast. Look at this
beautiful bag. It says the country it’s from on the side, and it smells so good. I cannot wait
to try this. Thank you so much Atlas Coffee for sending this to me. I have a discount code for
them in the description below. If you love coffee from around the world, definitely check ‘em out.
Next I've got a notification from the Library of Congress. If you guys watched my, I think it was
my last unboxing video, then you'll know that you have to submit your books to the Library
of Congress in order to get them available in libraries. And I received my notification about
um, one of my books, that it was now going to be available in libraries. And this is my
notification that the hardback book of Shut Up and Write the Book will be available in
libraries as well. So that's amazing guys. If you can't afford to buy books, hey I've been there,
totally get it. Get it from the library, it’s a free resource! Libraries are amazing,
I’m obsessed with libraries, and you would be helping out so many authors, just by renting
books from the library. And if they ever don't have a book that you're interested in,
just request that they order it, and bam, you're getting that author sale, and you're making
their book available to a bazillion people through that library. Libraries are awesome.
Next I have a gift, and this is from my good friend Iona Weyland. Iona and I are both super
into nail polish, as you can see. And she sent me a nail polish color she thought I would like. Look
at this pretty packaging, this is great. So this color is called Eclipse. Oh, this is gorgeous.
Can you, I don't know if you’ll be able to see it on camera. It’s like a charcoal-black-gray,
but it's got this iridescent-like oil slick look to it. Oh, I don't, I don’t know if it's showing
up on camera, but it is so beautiful. It's like this dark color, but then it, you know,
ripples that oil slick rainbow. This is beautiful, and this is so me. Thank you so much Iona,
I love this. This is gonna be the next color after this once this. Once these start chippin’,
it's gonna be this. Thank you. Iona is just so sweet, she's always thinking of me.
Next up I have a book, I think. Ah yes, I knew I would be receiving this.
This is a book from one of my patrons, Peter Baker. Rain City Gothic,
that’s a cool title. “Jenna, thanks for the years of great advice. I hope you, Cliff,
and Butters have a happy winter season.” Thank you, that’s really sweet. And of course the
book is signed. Oh I’m in the acknowledgements, thank you. “Jenna Moreci’s video and marketing
advice helped to make this book happen too, if you write, check her YouTube channel out.”
Thank you, that’s really, really sweet. I will definitely add this to my TBR.
Next, I have a card from Ian Smith and Laura Hersey. Awww, it is a Season's Greetings
card. Thank you so much. Ooh, and they’re stickers! Coffee. There's a theme today,
the theme is coffee. Thank you. And it looks like there's a gift from Laura. Wow,
you did not have to do that, you guys are so sweet. “Dear Jenna, I hope this package and
card arrive in time to make your holiday special. I'm looking forward to reading Shut Up and Write
the Book. Health and happiness, Laura.” You are so sweet. [Gasps] How, what the fuck,
oh my goodness. Peppermint bath bomb. Look how fucking cute this package is, okay. Just look
how cute it is. Now—[Gasps] Ooooh, how cute, oh my gosh, is this a bath bomb? This is the cutest
thing, thank you. I love it. Thank you so much. This is really, really sweet. It's just so cute,
and then you open it up and it’s got a little bath bomb inside. Thank you, this is amazing.
It's time for the proof copies. I'm gonna start with the Amazon paperback, because this is the
one that's been sitting here the longest. And it is what it looks like. I feel like it’s
a little bit bigger than the IngramSpark one. Nope, it's the same size, but look,
you can see that the Amazon one it's actually much brighter. So this one is a brighter red,
and this one's a darker red. That's funny. I think I kinda like the brighter red better. I mean,
it doesn't make a difference. They're both gonna be the same book and they're both gonna
be great. It's just kinda interesting to see. Yeah, I thi-I think the proof copy looks good.
It looks like Amazon upped their game. I used to be like not super impressed with the quality of
their paperbacks, but this looks really nice. So yeah, this is the Amazon version if you ordered
the paperback on Amazon, this is probably what you'll end up getting. Except you won't get the
stripe across it, the stripe is just letting you know that it's a proof copy and you can't sell it.
Next we have this. I don't know if it's a paperback,
I don't know if it's a hardback. Like I said, I ordered multiple proofs. And it
is another paperback. [Laughs] So this is the proof copy of the paperback after it's been
proofread and all the mistakes are gone. So let me just take a look, pause for checking. Okay,
the mistakes are corrected. It is fully proofed. This is the perfect version. Perfect,
it’s perfect. Okay cool. So I can officially say the paperback is done. It's ready to go.
I hope this last proof is the hardback because I've yet to see it, so we're gonna find out right
now. Ahhhh! [Laughs] Okay, feels like a hardback. She says when it's literally covered in fuckin’
cardboard, so I can't feel shit. It’s definitely the hardback. Oh, thank you baby Jesus. Woooooh!
[Laughs] Look at this. Oh my gosh, it is so beautiful guys. Ugh, I've been waiting for this.
[Sing-song] I have been waiting. I have been waiting.
I love that the inside flaps are red. Oh, it’s so beautiful. And such a fucking relief. And I
need to show you guys the best part. You know that a lot of independently published books,
um when you take off the jacket, it’s just a gray or blue book underneath. Well take a
look at this bad boy. I'm taking off the jacket, I’m undressing her. Bam!
Oh my gosh. Oh it feels so nice, oh my goodness. So you don't need the jacket. You can take off
the jacket and you still got, [laughs] you still got the, you still got the actual book cover. Oh
my gosh it looks so good. [Excited noises] I am so excited about this. This is the version that
I was most looking forward to, and now it’s here. It looks so good. It looks so good with or without
the wrap. Guys if you ordered a hardback, you are in for a treat, because it is fucking beautiful.
It's perfect. This is the first book I've ever published where the proofs were perfect with round
one. Aside from the proofreading issues, we knew that was gonna happen. Usually you send ARCs out,
and then you do a final round of proofread. It’s just how it goes. I just love it. I think it looks
so great. I cannot wait for you guys to receive your copies. If you ordered hardbacks, you’re
gonna love it. And if you didn’t order a hardback, you totally should, ‘coz this is fucking gorgeous.
So that’s all I got for you today. Thank you so much to everyone who sent me goodies. I
will have as many goodies as possible linked in the description below. And if you haven't
preordered Shut Up and Write the Book yet, you totally should. You just saw the proof copies,
they look amazing. I cannot wait for you guys to read this book. I hope you
love it. I think you are gonna love it. And don't forget if you preorder a copy,
you’ll be eligible to receive a free digital workbook as a thank you for your support. All
you have to do is submit your proof of preorder to this email address, and you’re good to go.
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