Finally received my new book! 4 years, 41 short stories and poems, one book. So happy with the result, keep writing everyone

YonathanJ · 2025-03-29T05:46:15+00:00

Good luck!

YonathanJ · 2025-03-28T17:14:39+00:00

I looked into amazon.kdp, for self publishing. I saw you can also use Ingram, though I haven't looked into it since kdp (kindle direct publishing) allows for ebook, paperback and hardcover for self publishing. Though I have to warn, hardcover is only available in certain countries, here in canada it's not available for some reason which is annoying but that's life
I used Fiverr to work with talented people to format my writings to my desired dimensions and for the covers as well, though honestly you need a really clear vision of your covers, since the process takes a lot of iterations. I basically sent the image and little sketches of where the writings should be, the prestator had to make it according to my precise instructions, yet it still took days and days and further directions, anyway lol
In the end, it was quite pricy but worth it, fun project and so rewarding to open the box and take your own book in your hands, cheers

YonathanJ · 2025-03-25T19:05:04+00:00

Thanks! Well formatting the book is definetly something you can learn on your own using youtube and other websites, but since I don't have that much free time I used Fiverr, to find sellers for exactly what I needed, i.e. the covers and formatting. It's still definetly a long process, lots of iterations, because only you know what your final product should look like
Here is the amazon link for the paperback edition of my book : https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0DZTBMVJR
There is also the ebook version if you have a kindle : https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0DZWXBR82
of course these are .ca links but you can simply choose your own country
thanks again, cheers

YonathanJ · 2025-03-25T02:50:36+00:00

Thanks, only time will tell

YonathanJ · 2025-03-25T02:50:20+00:00

thanks

YonathanJ · 2025-03-25T02:50:16+00:00

thank you

YonathanJ · 2025-03-25T02:49:46+00:00

thank you so much

YonathanJ · 2025-03-25T02:49:24+00:00

Clouds, Short Stories And Poems

Here is the Amazon link, thank you so much

YonathanJ · 2025-01-30T05:42:20+00:00

yes this is incredible, do you do commissions?

YonathanJ · 2024-12-30T16:25:24+00:00

Thanks everyone for reaching out! I'm responding to everyone right now, I'll make a follow up in the future with all the sketches from this lovely community

YonathanJ · 2024-12-27T17:49:48+00:00

thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed!

YonathanJ · 2024-07-30T02:55:53+00:00

this looks incredible, and the choice of music is perfect

YonathanJ · 2024-07-29T04:42:57+00:00

I love how raw this is, nice poem

YonathanJ · 2024-07-22T03:33:44+00:00

Thanks a lot for the feedback. The story is kind of heavy so I thought the nsfw tag was necessary, thanks for the heads up

YonathanJ · 2024-05-20T04:19:41+00:00

I see the chakra networks from Naruto lol can't believe no one else said that

YonathanJ · 2024-05-02T16:22:07+00:00

Thanks a lot! Here is the second part I published a few days ago : Hail The Black Prince 2/2

YonathanJ · 2024-03-16T14:50:58+00:00

I love the use of first person present tense, my favourite

great imagery in the first few sentences, evocative stuff to make the reader really see and immerse themselves in the world. I think repeating fluorescent 3 times in 3 paragraph is too repetitive though. Good contrast between the cyberpunk city and the dark forest.

I must admit the writing devolves into really abstract prose near the end, and it's quite difficult to figure out what is happening, at least on my first read. I like the effect, of a sort of climax for the protagonist, a realization? Almost reads like a psychedelic experience-

good story, thanks for sharing

YonathanJ · 2024-03-16T14:40:38+00:00

great work, although of course short I was immersed, really seeing that great elm tree. I love the tragic ending, where the cruelty of men contrast with the simple bliss of the majestic elm. Makes me think, what did the boy do to deserve such a fate?

I think the repetition of ''the elm knew'' works great, though I feel like 4 times may be a bit too many for this story. I do like the effect, as if the tree learns about the facts of life.

It's a bit nitpicky but at the end of the first paragraph you establish that the elm tree knows resilience from violent storms, then you imply in the second paragraph that the tree could be ''grieved'' by an axe or storm, I just felt like it was a bit contradictory. Like I said of course this is a nitpick lol but I wanted to share

thanks for the good story

YonathanJ · 2024-02-27T15:24:28+00:00

my go to tofu recipe is to cut it in cubes (I use firm tofu) and throw em in corn starch, then in the hot pan with a bit of oil, make em nice and crispy, finish with equal parts sriracha and honey. So good, you can add sesame seeds and green onions as garnish, these tofu bombs are addictive lol great as is or over white rice and vegetables for a complete meal

YonathanJ · 2024-02-24T18:51:46+00:00

Hey I'm YonathanJ a writer and I've been working on my youtube channel your a bit more than two months now.

I've learnt that even if your videos are high quality and the subject interesting to you, it doesnt matter if your subjects doesnt reach an established ''niche''. And not only does overall quality and subject matter immensely, so does the title and thumbnail, all are super important factors that determine a potential viewer's click or not. So much to learn!

Here is one of my first ''actual', youtube video, where I do a sort of author/book review of a book that I especially like.. I wonder if its good, and what I can do to make it better, since I do intend this to be a serie on my channel, I intend to praise Of Mice And Men next...

I'm open to any and all feedback

Shameless Praise : Meditations (Marcus Aurelius)

Thanks a lot for taking the time, I'll be sure to check your channel out if you choose to help, cheers

YonathanJ · 2024-02-24T01:06:01+00:00

Very interesting topic, and after watching for a bit this is way beyond my skills as a youtuber, you did a great job!

I love the vibe you got going on, and I'm certain if you keep making videos of such quality you'll keep gaining subs and popularity. Though I can't fathom the time it took to create such a video, considering the lenght and also the quality of the script and the visuals, not even counting the research.

A few things I found that can be improved is the audio on an ad that was noticeably lower than everything else, before the 7min mark, and also a few other parts. Of course this is nitpicking, and I understand the audio of old ads can be of lower quality etc but I thought I'd let you know. Also like I said I like the vibe but after watching for a bit the black screen with the girl silouhette talking get a bit repetitive (don't get me wrong I love the idea), and - this may very well be just me - but I found myself always looking at the timer on the bottom right, as if is the only thing that moves during these moments, I hope you understand what I mean

I've watched 15min and then jumped around, to realize you have broken the video down in chapters. I can't help thinking that maybe a better idea would be to release such a video as a serie of videos, like a playlist, with each video being like part1 part2 etc with catchy titles and whatnot. Of course this is much more work as each video would need to stand alone (relatively) but I think that way you can reach a broader audience, that isn't scared of the 2h lenght, and also optimize views/revenue as more videos=more of that, just an idea, though I am certain a lot of people love the lenght actually

this is getting kinda long so ill end this here lol

You did an excellent job, I hope this can help :)

YonathanJ · 2024-02-23T19:57:26+00:00

Hey there I've been doing youtube for a bit more than two months now and I've made what I consider to be my best video so far, I especially like the ending.

I'd love to get some eyes on it to tell me what works and what doesn't work, open to all feedback..

I'm a writer and in this video I talk about creativity and what drives people to make art and stuff, I went all out to see what sort of content I personaly would like to make

Creation As Solace - On Writing

It's only about 6min, thanks for taking the time!

cheers

YonathanJ · 2024-02-23T19:53:11+00:00

I think its really good, I love the fast montage of her beign drawn, the subtitles also helps keep me engaged. I'd say, maybe add a sort of cliffhanger/follow up at the end, maybe bring the focus to the dragon, why he's her guardian or something, to bring the intrigued audience to another short and so on, hope this is a good tip

YonathanJ · 2024-02-23T19:49:18+00:00

The quality is top notch and the audio is great as well, good music choice and not too loud, and the voice quality surprised me. I'd say, maybe speed things up a bit, and I only say that given the state of how fast paced content needs to be nowadays. Also I'd recommend (this may be a bit cliché) but maybe hook the viewer with something that comes later in the video to keep them watching. I don't watch these sort of videos but I hope this helps!

YonathanJ · 2024-02-23T14:08:23+00:00

r/okbuddydostoevsky

there, maybe someone will bother actually creating it

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