Has anyone ever tried Ingram iD? If so, has it worked for you? Could I get by without paying for ads on it (for Instagram, Google) while I am just starting out on there? Would love to know thoughts on this.

Hi everyone! 👋 I just wanted to say a big thank you for welcoming me into this community. I'm really happy to be here and excited to connect with so many talented and passionate people. I'm Pamela Druckerman, an author of five books, including Bringing Up Bébé, which has been translated into more than 30 languages. Alongside writing books, I also write about life in France for The New York Times and contribute the Dress Code column for 1843/The Economist. I call Paris home, and writing has been one of the most rewarding parts of my life. I joined this community because I love learning, sharing ideas, and connecting with other writers and creators. I'm looking forward to getting to know you all, learning from your experiences, celebrating each other's successes, and contributing wherever I can. Thanks again for having me, I can't wait to be part of the conversations and get to know everyone!

UPDATE 7/4/26: : The last three weeks have been eleven-hour days and managing sciatica (because of the eleven-hour days), not to mention my new obsession with Project Hail Mary (happy happy happy), so getting fired up again about writing was yesterday and part of today. My process includes spot revisions; if I change a detail, I change it everywhere in the manuscript. So I did that, and there were quite a few things in that category. I wrote a grand total of one scene and part of the next one after that--which is a 43rd scene. I don't feel so guilty because of all of the above, plus the holiday. My plan for this week is one hour in the chair right after dinner. We'll see what that produces at the next update! --------- Today I created an Excel doc with all the finished scenes [92] and scenes yet to be written [42]. This after having gutted a huge chunk of the novel and effecting some rewrites. Now I need to make good on the new storyline. The good news is, I've identified the next step--writing those scenes. The bad news is, it's a lot! Some scenes will be short, but I estimate 10-15 will be longish, at least. If it's all right with everyone, I'll update this post periodically with my progress. I need the accountability.