a COZY SUNDAY WRITING vlog🧣📖☕️ | library writing session, writing update & a sneak peak of my WIP ✨

[@marisasantos3468]

Hi Emily, I've been a silent watcher ever since November, and today I felt like saying something! I absolutely adore your vlogs, really like the cozy vibes and your editing style! I also started my first Fantasy project and I totaly understand what you were saying in this video! I'd write over 1k every single day, and then it came to a part where I felt bored (also a very different idea sparkled in my mind, which did not help!), but it will pass, and things will flow again! And the biggest thing I have to say is thank you for sharing your writing with us! It's very generous, and it takes courage. Also you're not alone, I know for a fact I'm writing in 3rd person, but there's a chapter I fully wrote in 1st. And it's ok, it's the very first draft, 90% will change. It doesn't have to be perfect, we only need the foundation, of what one day will be a beautiful castle

[@emilyhthompson]

@@marisasantos3468 hi marisa!! thank you so much for being here and thank you for your thoughtful comment 🩷 i was definitely nervous to share even a tiny snippet like this one, but i'm so glad you enjoyed it! keeping in one tense is my most frequent error haha, but that's what editing and second and third drafts are for. good luck with your projects!! 🫶🏻

[@Writtenbyameliaa]

Ummmmm hello!?!!??? That excerpt was phenomenal!!! I’m so freaking excited to read your book em! 💕✨ I loved this video sm!

[@emilyhthompson]

ahh thank you so so much, amelia!! 😭💗 I am so happy you enjoyed it & can't wait to share more soon 🫶🏻

[@damiwriteshere]

loved this vlog and the beginnig was so calming. Totally hear you when you say "the initial honeymoon phase is over" haha. And that's okay, I think it makes it a bit easier to look at it more objectively, too (at least in my case!). but that honeymoon phase also feels sooooo good. :)

[@emilyhthompson]

thank you Dami!! totally agree. the beginning is fun because anything is possible, but when you really start to see your story take shape, it's so rewarding! ☺

[@margot_c_writes]

Ooo, I love the idea of someone commuting to another world!

[@emilyhthompson]

thank you!!

[@awritingdai]

This video is such a vibe 🤩 I love the idea of a brain dump notebook, I feel like that would be super useful for keeping track of thoughts and ideas…. I just have a million notes in my notes app scattered around 😅😅 great video!!

[@emilyhthompson]

@@awritingdai thank you so much Dai!! 🥰🥰 the brain dump notebook has been such a staple for keeping everything in one place. i know some people do a digital one, but i like thinking on paper first so a physical book w goes a long way for me. highly recommend!!!

[@actoraudge]

Emily! I'm LOVING watching this journey and I'm so inspired by your vulnerability. The creative process is messy and scary, and you are exactly where you need to be. Sending lots of love and support your way.

[@emilyhthompson]

@@actoraudge ahhh thank you Audrey! 🩷 it means so much to me to hear you say that & to have your support! 🥹 hope you are well!!!

[@AriBPK]

emily, the vibes are immaculate!!! your moodboards are so amazing and I loved the snippet of prose you shared! also I'm already obsessed with your worldbuilding - commuter between our world and magical word sound so cool

[@emilyhthompson]

thank you so much ari!! your excerpt inspired me, so thank you for your vulnerability! your prose is so moving and I can't wait to read more 💓 also re: world building, ty!! really hoping i can do it justice because translating it from my brain to the page has been...interesting to say the least. so happy you enjoyed!

[@heyyitssj]

Loved the excerpt and the mood boards! I make character profiles, but obsessed with how cute and artsy yours are! Can’t wait for more of your story 😊

[@emilyhthompson]

thank you queen! 🩷 excited to share!!

[@WriterAly]

This felt like the friendliest, gentlest cozy catch up with a fellow writer! The character mood boards-- omg! There's something about a well constructed collage that's *magical* LOVE the working title. The excerpt you shared was so enticing - I appreciate how you're handling character motivations vs what they're outwardly saying. Vulnerable brave work sharing!! I truly think December is a time meant to rest, and January is similar to that, too. We ebb and flow with the seasons and the less I resist, the happier I am with my creative endeavors. I'm still trying to find spaces to connect irl with other writers, but I thought I'd share my Jan progress with you, if you're receptive!! As of today, I'm sitting at 7,792 words for January. I was hoping to reach 10k but I am feeling really happy with the progress I'm making, since I didn't participate in Nano and I'm vvvery much leaning into the slow and steady 😊

[@emilyhthompson]

Ahh thank you so much for such a thoughtful, kind comment 🫶🏻 i was so nervous to share the excerpt, but i'm so glad you enjoyed it/saw the balance of outward vs inward i was going for. 🩷 YES PLEASE! Ahhh over 7k is amazing!!! thank you so much for sharing & you should be so proud of yourself! i know i am proud of you! absolutely agree that december is for rest, i just always seem to forget that as soon as it hits. slow & steady all the way! 🐢🐌

[@writewithjoy]

ugghhh, your cinematography & editing is GLORIOUS. i love your style & i love your handwriting sm! 🫶

[@emilyhthompson]

@@writewithjoy thank you so much!! 🥹 💘 so glad you enjoyed!

[@MadelineElaineYT]

I’m obsessed with you. You make the loveliest videos and I’m loving watching your writing journey!!💛

[@MadelineElaineYT]

Ahhh I loved the snippet you shared!! You’re going to be a published author - 100% 💛

[@emilyhthompson]

@@MadelineElaineYT Madeline!!! thank you so much 🩷 the feeling is mutual!

[@nicolemmarcia]

Love love love the excerpt!! Can’t wait to see more! ❤ Also, the mouse lol

[@emilyhthompson]

eeeep thank u honey!! 🫶🏻 my mouse is always just like 🤨

[@daniqsaa]

Giiiirl that snippet was actually so good! Thanks for sharing!

[@emilyhthompson]

@@daniqsaa ahh thank you!!! 🥹

[@Arayawrites]

Loved this whole video! The library writing vibes and your exert from your book were amazing! Keep up the awesome writing and videos!

[@emilyhthompson]

thank you so much! nothing beats a good library writing session imo! ✨😌

[@alissathewriteway]

Okay, stop. We had an identical December/January! I took a needed but unexpected break from writing, created story collages on my iPad, and recently got back to it barely managing a few thousand before getting stuck/disenchanted 😂 Great excerpt by the way, doesn’t come across as rough or unpolished as you prefaced! Cheers to the new year! 🎉

[@emilyhthompson]

that is uncanny omg! to a tee!! i feel like i have to trick my brain by saying "im just going to open my draft and see what's going on in there" because if i tell myself i have to write, i immediately find 27 other things to do instead. 😌 thank you so much!!! i am glad i decided to be brave & share it. 🫶🏻 cheers to you as well! i have decided that 2025 is going to be our year! ✨

[@76kilosofshade81]

I give my characters a general direction and then I’m just along for the ride, to see where they go and how. 😅 Not worrying too much over first drafts is hard but necessary. Nobody writes a (good) bestseller in one go. Thanks for sharing your excerpt - that’s so hard for most of us newer writers.

[@emilyhthompson]

agreed! I have a plan going in, but my characters never seem to want to stick to it. that's good advice! hard but necessary indeed. ☺

[@sophielafleche3803]

Great excerpt to choose - definitely intrigued

[@emilyhthompson]

@@sophielafleche3803 thank you!!! ☺️ glad you liked it!

[@JadeJuniiper]

This was so nice and relaxing!

[@emilyhthompson]

@@JadeJuniiper thank you jade!! 🩷

[@beccatobar]

love love love the vibe of your videos, em

[@emilyhthompson]

thank you so much becca! 🥹😭🫶🏻 the moodboards were 100% me procrastinating, but i'm so happy with how they turned out. now i just need to get them printed and pinned on my bulletin board 📌 also okay yes!! permission to be bad is so key! we are aiming for slightly less bad or 1% better each time. i am weirdly excited for revisions, so that's my incentive for finishing draft 1! can't believe i'm over halfway!! hope revisions are going smoothly for you with project eden! 🤎🍂