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This was such a relaxing video to get me in the writing headspace! My day has been so hectic and my brain felt like it was on fire but halfway through this video and I already feel WAY more mellow haha.

sorry you are struggling with your mental health. Love the tea pot in the beginning so cute. I need to do some edits on the rough draft of the romance novel I'm trying to write this quarter. About 30k words in and as a panster with no outline I've lost the path of the story LOL... so I need to flesh it out and connect some dots to get the puzzle to all fit.

thanks for the calming video :) and i seriously love your teapot cozy so much. i may need to start crocheting again so i can have one

first comment ... yayyy!!!!

I added Meddling Kids to my TBR, it looks like fun! Thanks :) For Brandon Sanderson, if you want to start with one of his series, Mistborn is great. Trilogy of heist novels where they try to take down a god-like king. Really interesting magic system. The group dynamic and banter is a big plus for me. For a kind of quirky stand alone, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter was both weird and kinda beautiful. Oh - and be on the lookout for a guy named Hoid. He shows up places and is fun to find.

Fantastic idea and well done!!! Very happy to have discovered your channel! Subscribed.

I have that Banned Books mug! ❤️

It’s definitely OK to say you’re proud of yourself. ❤

Thanks for sharing your journey! 🙏

Already tried it. It's sh...not good. I wake up every day before five AM to write. I'm not writing a novel though, so my writing is not worthy of adulation. I write bad poetry and incredibly insightful KZbin comments every single day, come what may, and I don't need to change my schedule because I just write, alright? Sometimes I write one of my incredibly insightful comments, ones which I have taken literally moments to write, and they are erased for all eternity by an unknown KZbin celebrity. Oh! Woah is me! Just write. The schedule doesn't matter, your bookcase doesn't matter, your degree doesn't matter, whether you know how to use a semicolon doesn't matter... Just write.

I hope your urban fantasy mystery novel goes well for you. Personally, I want to read a sci-fi fantasy romanctic horror comedy urban novel. I keep being disappointed.

Odd that you couldn't write but you managed to make a KZbin video regarding how you couldn't write. Are you sure you're doing the right thing with your life?

Will definitely be using this to study with because I love the occasional silence and then some breaks when you explain your research !!

And like. I’m never this early

Hey! First comment. 😂

What a great video! You lay everything out so clearly and easily accessible, thank you!

Congratulations!!!

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How exciting!! 🎉 Congrats!

Salisbury coffee scene looks amazing 🤩

This was a lovely and relaxing vlog. ❤

Congratulations! Im so inspired to do my own diy writing retreat

As a Dad, these are heartbreaking moments. I so empathize with your struggle, and wanted to send you cake. I saw your cautious optimism as a good thing. Writing is hard, being a published author multiplies that difficulty. It’s hard to expose yourself to the judgement of others, especially in a highly competitive field like writing. But a couple of positive points: 1. You actually got a personalized response encouraging you and complimenting your abilities. That in itself is rare. Most just return a boiler plate “Thanks, but no thanks” response. The agent recognized your potential. 2. You dug in deep and analyzed your work. It allowed you to have an epiphany that moved you forward to think like an agent and editor, instead if externalizing or projecting fault on the industry. That took honesty and a willingness to grow. You are not stagnating in denial, you are improving. All good writers experience these moments, but the great ones learn something from it and find a way to move forward. Stephen King had his nail, you have your cake. Both work and get you to where you want to be. Thank you for being brave and sharing. I’m still learning both the mechanics and craft of writing, and you just opened my eyes about the subtle requirements of structure. I’ll be picking up a book on that now too. I wish you perseverance, you obviously already have skills and talent. Keep pushing forward.

Oh my God, I ALSO WRITE AT 4AM

What software are you using for video editing?

Anyone who can be functional at all at 4 a.m. has my respect!

Thank you for sharing your research process, I really enjoyed seeing how you do this! This research project sounds super fascinating, and I look forward to hearing more! I definitely agree that I need to be in the right mood for reading vs. finding texts. I also recently started using Zotero, and it’s made my life SO MUCH EASIER haha. I didn’t know you could take notes right in Zotero though, so that’s cool!

As someone who recently reached 80k words (and literally within like... a few thousand words away from finishing) on a draft of a story that I first wrote in 2021 (this was the 3rd version of it and i'd been working on it from January - April) and then figured out what had been bugging me about the entire story and how to fix it then scrapping all 80k words to rewrite another 90k word draft... I feel you on how tough and exhausting it is. Although, I knew in my gut that this would be THE VERSION and what would finally get me across that finish line with something I was happy with (and it was, and is currently with readers), it was still... such a huge gamble and a massive "oh man what am i about to do". I haven't seen your other vids as this one just popped up, but I'm wishing you the utmost luck going forward with your project, whatever point you are at now!

Loved following along to this - you were recommended alongside Ruby Granger while I was watching an older study vlog of hers to keep me motivated at work. I'm starting my Masters in the fall. MLIS, actually. I have a love of storytelling, folklore, folksonomy, fandom. Although, my focus will be children's literacy - at least, as it stands now a month away from beginning my intro courses. Subscribing, as I love to follow along with academics - rogues or enrolled in school. ;)

I've never done a writing retreat but I've always wanted to do one, and I think I'm going to try one soon, although I'm not sure when or how I'm going to do it with so many people in the house who somehow manage to need me right as I sit down for a session haha! I also find that I can get a lot done in a short period of time. My sister says it sounds like I'm having a battle with the keyboard lol! Really fun video and congrats on finishing you current draft! ❤

New subscriber here. Would you mind if I steal this idea and share my perspective ? I mean my perspective on writing at 4:00 Am

Good for you! You are an inspiration for those that listen to you. It was ok to cry. Dont give up...there is nothing like self introspection that clears not only your mind, but helps others on their journey! And..I want to just say that no one I have listened to that queries has ever gotten a full manuscript request with in hours...rejections yes. So obviously this agent saw something special in your query. Ty

Congratulations on your chapter publication, I’m really looking forward to reading it! I’d initially subscribed for your writing vlogs, but looking at your research and publications your work looks super fascinating! It’s also related to my PhD research, so I’ll definitely be diving into it all soon 😁 I really enjoyed this vlog!

Love this style of video! You just happened to pop up on my home page and U'm glad I watched! New sub here!

Love your video. Querying is tough.

I like your vibes! Subscribed! <333333333

6 hours of sleep?? I can’t function without at least 7.5 😂

As soon as I find a good rhythm life throws a curveball 😅 Good for you trying a new routine!

I randomly clicked on this video, but it truly resonated with me! Often, 'no' is just a redirection!

I'm currently in the middle of a rewrite for my WIP, too, and even before finishing the rewrite, I know there's more edits that I'll have to go back and make again... Meanwhile, I keep getting so tempted to query before I know it's ready... It's really hard to fight that urge! But part of the whole process, too, requires having that patience...

You say this isn't a very inspirational video but tbh this video has been more encouraging than a lot of other query process videos. I think what you said about how rejections are necessary is a very helpful mindset to have, and being reminded of that does make me feel better about the rejections that I'm 100% going to be recieving.

I had a similiar experience realising the book I queried had structural problems that were in the foundation, only it took me two years of querying to figure it out.i never got a ms request 😂

hi there! i know this is a bit belated but i just found this and my heart goes out to you--I was querying a fantasy novel with a strong mystery plot with series potential about the same time you were (jan-may) and was unsuccessful too. i also had the specific experience of being plotting the second book while querying the first and it was even worse to be so excited about it while having the first flounder and get rejections. i've moved on to something else for the time being rather than restructuring the first book/moving to the second (something i thought about too haha), but i'll be cheering you on and appreciate you sharing the hard parts of this journey ⁠<3

This actually was useful. What a journey, eh?

The audio is missing for the March 22 segment.

I love this immediately. Super stoked for this!!!

I just finished the article I was struggling with, that's why clicked on your video. Glad I did. Thanks for the encouragement.

Woohoo, progress! Glad to see you're working through the nonsense, and back at vlogs!