a very bookish q&a - cover reveal, publishing process, how to start writing + more

[@dacheeeuh]

WAIT Lucy this is crazy… I work for Berkley and will be one of your publicists for your book. INSANE!! I’ve been watching you for years and now get to work with you on this incredible project. I got assigned the book and saw your name but didn’t even connect the dots. Congratulations!

[@LucyJaneWood]

You’re kidding! That is AMAZING 😍 So thrilled to hear you’re on Team Rewitched, I know it’s in very good hands 😊

[@evrbeen2tx]

I cry in all of your videos about your book because I’m just so so happy for you. You have been such an important creator to me for the last 6 or 7 years and I am just so so jazzed for you

[@LucyJaneWood]

Thank you so much for sticking with me 🥰 grateful for ya pal xx

[@Yahoodoraze]

Me too 😭😭💖

[@debrawilson3656]

Hi Lucy. I'm in my mid sixties, I've pre ordered your book to pass down to my great nieces . I live in Liverpool city centre, recall seeing you on Tithebarn Street a number of years ago. You were alone, pulling a suitcase behind you and looking so flippin joyful. That's what I'm looking forward to reading in your debut novel, your joy. My nieces are just 2 and 3 years old but my hope for them is that joyous well you had that day, bubbling up and exploding onto their faces, just as I saw in yours. Xx

[@sc8717]

This was such a lovely comment. Your great nieces are lucky to have you ❤ I hope they get great joy from Lucy's book too!

[@LucyJaneWood]

I wish you were my great auntie, I don't have one so please sign me up if you'd be interested in adoption ❤ THANK YOU 🥰

[@debrawilson3656]

😂 my two girls are not yet old enough to realize just what they've gotten themselves into with me. My sister, on the other hand? 😮 Just know, as an adoptive Great Aunty, never change, Lucy xx

[@elizabethalice6634]

One of my favourite things about Lex Crouchers books is that they release their Spotify playlist from each book, I would LOVE to hear your one for this book. I'm sosososososo excited for this book...

[@LucyJaneWood]

Lex is simply the coolest and I also love this!!

[@foolsgo1d]

SIDE NOTE: I am IN LOVE with this honey brown/blonde hair situation you’ve got going on, it’s so beautiful! 💛

[@rebelurthesun]

I was waiting for her to address it and she never did! (Or I missed it)

[@CassandraJoyOfficial]

Ahhh that little book cover trailer got me teary!!! I literally said out loud (to an empty room) "Aww, it's so cute!!" 🥰 Absolutely love it, girl!!

[@LucyJaneWood]

Isn’t it so precious 🥹 thanks so much 🧡🧡🧡

[@sunnysideup33]

Same 😊

[@imogengrace_]

Rewitched will come out 4 days before my 30th birthday and I can't tell you how much I relate to the feeling of losing my magic in my late 20s. I just know I'm going to adore this book. I've followed you for many years and I'm so excited for you :) Also, holy hell that cover is perfect!!! 💛✨

[@NickellesNook]

I lost my mind at the sprayed edges 😭 ✨so so beautiful 😭😭 Congrats again Lucy ❤

[@LucyJaneWood]

They’re stunning AND gorgeous 😍

[@Lynn-cv2pz]

Came because I'm so excited to support the novel, left w a motivational speech I didn't know I needed 😭

[@philippawood5047]

If I had to pick your cover out of 1000, that is the one I would have chosen for you. It is great to hear you supported your preferred illustrator. Not sure if it is coincidental, but the colours of the cover perfectly match the grading on this video (especially the shelves behind you and the sunlight on the floor); feels like your reali life is a mellow version of Bell - and that is how a good book should be. I think it is important to advocate for yourself as an author, especially as you are unagented. Well done, Lucy.

[@hayleyteasdale7896]

I am not ashamed to say I cried when the book cover was revealed in the video. What an amazing serendipitous sequence of events, I have never felt so happy for an internet stranger. So looking forward to getting my copy in September 😊😊

[@courtxnoelle]

As someone who has watched you for years & years, very very proud of you! 😊

[@LucyJaneWood]

And I am proud of YOU 🩷

[@evamwildschut]

I could not be more excited for this book?!✨️ Love how you talk about it, feels so special. It's crazy but could not be happier for a total stranger on the internet 😂

[@tasha.pl7148]

the cover reveal with the animation is so wholesome - *Inside* I'm screaming she looks like you & the animation had flo 🥺💜✨❤️

[@LucyJaneWood]

Hahaha I promise it’s not supposed to be me but it’s definitely a tribute to Flo 🥹❤️

[@EmmaBlyth7]

Not me sobbing at the beautiful pep talk at the end of this video 🥹❤️ so grateful for you x

[@hannahrobertson135]

Hearing you speak about the stories within writers, and there’s a reason people feel a desire to write and advice on just getting your ideas out there genuinely made me well up - i’ve followed you since i was an early teen, i’m in my 20s now and i’m so excited for your book lucy!

[@natashenanigans]

just pre-ordered the special edition! ohhh so exciting, I just wrote my first kids book this year, and I am diving deep into the publsihing world... loving how happy and glowy you are! huge congrats!

[@tasha.pl7148]

also the way you say you feel like you're retelling the story does not sound insane at all... cause the way you've been speaking about like how the characters have been with you through the pandemic like your friends... Like it almost comes across like they were around you and you were talking about your experiences with each other and sharing memories, reminiscing, anticipating what's next, having a joyful, cathartic... and meaningful time filled with raw yet cozy emotions, wholesomeness, moments, joy, laughter, magic, fantasy, and everything in between! & I'm sure we'll all connect with the characters and story/stories in a similar yet individual/unique way... Like make our own bond/s! 💜✨ - so, so, soooo excited to read and get all the feels - coziness, magic, wholesomeness... and maybe soulful, friendship/s! ❤

[@LucyJaneWood]

You totally get it! Thanks for making me feel less crazy 😂 can’t wait for you to read it 🥰

[@hayleyw7616]

Ordered a copy of the signed and special edition of Rewitched a couple of weeks ago. 🎉 It was an easy decision to buy it as having watched your channel for years I had always thought you should become an author! ❤ Congratulations 🎉

[@esdafolklorestan]

Lucy I am so excited for you!! Everytime I come back to your channel I’m filled with INSTANT coziness ❤️ I cannot wait to experience the cozy vibes of your book 😭❤️

[@emilyarrowsmith9027]

Getting so teary watching this, I've followed you for so long and it feels like such a natural next step for you to have published a book! Can't wait for September 🌟

[@jazz9493]

Could not be happier for you 🥰🥹 watching the way your face just continues to light up throughout this video made me emotional! Also that is genuinely the most beautiful book cover I have ever seen, I’m so glad it’s yours 🥰💕 you deserve it all xxxx

[@tw7625]

Oooh I’ve just ordered the signed copy and I can’t wait! I’m not an autumn girl tbh (I know! 🙈) so I’m going to have a whole day once your book is out to watch practical magic and then start your book. That will get me in the spirit!

[@pattybaker8064]

Could not be happier for my online BFF that i've been watching for years now. I preordered the signed waterstones one today with the sprayed edges, and I know I will fall head over heals in love with it.

[@ceeburr]

Eeekk!! So exciting 🎉🎉🎉

[@LucyJaneWood]

Woohoooooo 🥰

[@isobellacampopiano5724]

‘I’m going to give myself permission to create something imperfect and stupid and silly’. This made me feel so seen. I’ve been on the fence about going into video editing for so long and truly the hardest thing is to just start. So so powerful Lucy. The cover is stunning. Congratulations! You are so inspiring. I wish we were mates!! Xxxxx

[@liineaaaa]

I am so excited to read Rewitched! It's so lovely to have followed you since about 2016 and now being able to read something you've written, especially when I've grown up watching you review books ❤ I'm so proud of you being an author and although I never met you it feels like we're friends, just like you said 🥰 The story sounds like such a vibe 🧙🏼‍♀️🍂 Hopefully it'll arrive just in time for my September birthday 🫶🏻

[@amywoolner99]

Literally cried at the cover reveal. I am SO excited to read it!❤

[@LucyJaneWood]

Omg so cute 🥹🥹🥹 thank you!!

[@millycostello2935]

Sorry I never comment, but I find you such a comfort on KZbin and truly a positive; sincere vibe.. a book recommendation I have for you if you haven’t already read it is ‘the invisible life of Addie le rue’. Have a lovely day Xx

[@meghanmurphy9557]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 so excited!! Request: once the book is released, can you do a video on how to pronounce each character’s name? I would love to avoid another Hermione situation where I was learning along with Krum in book four how to pronounce her name. 😅

[@mariaval9501]

I legit cried when you revealed your cover. I’m so so happy for you and us! 😽😽

[@butterpecanrican_]

Anyone else tear up when she showed the cover? I'm SOOOO proud of you Lucy!

[@sarahjaneholland4672]

The cover alone makes me want to read the book 😍 I haven’t read a ‘witch themed’ book since my teens but I will be purchasing this and giving it a read 😊 sounds a great read 📖

[@clough182]

I cannot even begin to describe how happy and excited I am for you to have your own book published! I can’t wait to read it. Been following on your journey for many years now and feel like this is the big break for a close friend. Congratulations, you deserve this!

[@sarakhod]

You need to drop the playlist so we can listen in between chapters!

[@RachelShearman]

The cover reveal had me tearing up! Love love love 🧡😭

[@marianafarinas4283]

Lucy!!! I am soooo so happy for you. This gives me so much joy, it’s like having a sister tell me that her dreams are coming true!!!! I have watched you for some many years and it’s incredible to see that your dreams are coming true!!! Preordered my book already!!! Lots of love and future success from a Venezuelan Girl 🫶🫶

[@mouse1781]

This is such a happy-making video! I could listen to you talk about your book and the writing process and all the bts for hours! I'm so happy for you

[@rather_sheepish9945]

I just preordered the special edition and canceled my other preorder I made when you first announced. Would have just kept both since I wasn’t sure what that does to your numbers, but I’m already paying international shipping so I had to draw the line somewhere. The cover is absolutely perfect! Just can’t wait to read it.

[@LucyJaneWood]

I would never in a million years expect you to pay big shipping for one, let alone two ❤️ If you’re in the states, there’ll be a more affordable option soon I promise! Thank you so much for your support 🥰🥰🥰

[@rather_sheepish9945]

@@LucyJaneWood more than happy to support. Just too excited to wait. ✨✨✨

[@brittanyklassen8168]

The existence of this book feels like what my dreamiest dreams are made of 💖 Congratulations Lucy! The cover is stunning ✨

[@sambradley3179]

I CANT WAIT TO READ IT!!!!! the way you described feeling like you’ve lost your magic really resonates 💕

[@sweetsandchips]

I ordered 2 of the special copies from Waterstones!!! I’m so glad I can get them internationally. They will probably rack up a pretty hefty customs fee but I don’t care 😂 no way I won’t be reading your book. I’ve been watching for ages and always hoped you would publish someday. Lots of love from Belgium.

[@mouse72x]

oh that sprayed edge is gorgeous!

[@RacheyCK]

I just preordered the sprayed edge edition because it’s freaking STUNNING!✨ I’ve been watching you silently for years and years and I cannot even express how excited I am to get my hands on this book - huge congrats ❤

[@Jess-eo1yk]

✨Your book is stunning ✨ I am so happy that this is happening for you. Pre ordered one for me and a few more copies for presents too ❤️ I missed submitting my question, but incase you do a similar vid in future, I would LOVE to know what your publishers reactions were to the books huuuuuuge success when you announced it. Congrats again Lucy. So deserved ❤

[@LucyJaneWood]

Ahhh how amazing that it’s gonna be a present for someone! Thank you! That’s such a dream 🤩 Haha they were very pleased, we had a little Prosecco celebration for all things Rewitched which was so cute and wholesome x

[@Atheeni]

Oooo! Gold foil, sprayed edges, signed, and Waterstones even delivers to Canada! *Throws wallet at computer screen* Thank you so much for sharing a little bit about your journey! It's given me so much hope and drive to get going on my own stories. Can't wait to get the book and tuck in ❤

[@lalalalalalalala8111]

I wish you did a KZbin countdown for this video cause it would have been so cute!

[@LucyJaneWood]

You vastly overestimate my technical abilities 🥲 I wish I knew how to do that 😂

[@hannah7303]

You’re not crazy, the characters already existed before you wrote about them ✨ writing a magical witchy book is a dream of mine too and loved your advice on the writing process! I’m so proud of you! The cover is beautiful, love the window thing. a special shoutout to 'F' but they were all so cute, I’d be so indecisive 😂 Congratulations on this massive accomplishment, I can’t wait to have my own signed sprayed edged beautiful copy 🧡 can’t go without mentioning how good your hair looks 🤌

[@lucydavis2030]

I mean I was excited to read your beautiful book before this but MY goodness am I excited now. Really can't wait to meet these characters and dive into this world ❤

[@kayleighdimmock1309]

Not me getting misty eyed over this video! 👀 I have preordered 2 books due out in autumn … Rewitched & the new Jacqueline Wilson book … and when I tell you the excitement level is REAL … it’s next level. There’s something that just feels RIGHT about it 🖤 So chuffed for you! I just know it’s going to blow us away - The ‘Sabrina’ loving, sweet, autumnal witchy soul-ed, 30-somethings who feel like they’ve lost their spark … I can’t wait! 🖤

[@Amystudio]

Love the cover and sprayed edges! So beautiful!! 😻

[@LucyJaneWood]

Thanks so much! 🥰✨

[@elinapaeglite]

The book cover looks so lovely! Can't wait for the book to be released even more😊😊

[@LucyJaneWood]

Yay! The countdown is on 😎

[@valarieloiseau5562]

I hope that your book makes its way to the states because I will be buying up all the copies! So so happy for you!! ❤

[@emilyhawkins4149]

I absolutely LOVE this for you! I cannot wait to read it.....hoping it comes to the U.S. because I need to get my hands on a physical copy. It has been a dream of mine for years to write a book. Maybe this year will be the year I finally do it.

[@musicalfish8]

My eyes are leaking in public!!!😂 Little sweet Flo on the roof hit me in the feels. Such a beautiful cover and I'm so excited for you and can't wait to read it.

[@ilse1]

Sooo excited!! Ive never ever pre-ordered a book before, even from the biggest authors, but i ordered yours in a heartbeat when the news came out

[@ContemporaryMeepsie]

I know we're not supposed to discuss how we possibly saw the cover before this announcement (I'm way behind and catching up on KZbin anyway so it was inevitable for me) but I have it on my TBR list on Storygraph and for a while it's just been a blue blank page with Rewitched on the front. Then one night I went on to fill in my progress with my current book (Clytemnestra) and a book I'd never seen before popped up in my TBR and I went 'ooh! Whats that?' Then I realised it was your new one and was so excited that you'd chosen a stunningly beautiful cover! As you said illustrated covers are so beautiful and often my favourite type too but they can so easily flip and be terrible. But you've made some critical choices with yours which means it is absolutely stunning and I can't get over how nice the colours are! I'm very excited and hope my preordered paperback comes out at the same time as the hardbacks.

[@AmyyyyyO]

It is absolutely stunning!!! Even more excited now and I didn't know that was possible 😂💕

[@LucyJaneWood]

Hahaha I appreciate that very much

[@xlauralovesyou]

Ahhhh Lucy I’m so excited, the cover is absolutely beautiful!!!

[@LucyJaneWood]

Thank you!! I love it so much 🥰

[@belovedsummerdays]

Im so happy for you! And cant wait for the book!

[@emmaclaire17]

I am so excited for this book! I already had a pre-order on the go, but I NEED those sprayed edges!

[@LucyJaneWood]

Hahaha the power of the sprayed edge 🤩

[@BelleStreetBoyz]

Absolutely beautiful!! Congratulations, again! I can't wait to read it. 🍃💜✨

[@LucyJaneWood]

Thank you!! It’s a lil stunner 😊

[@Kaiaaaburrowsss]

Special signed edition orderedddd 🎉 I cannot wait to read this ✨

[@LucyJaneWood]

IM SO DELIGHTED 🤩 thank you so much xx

[@sc8717]

I'm so so looking forward to this Lucy. I'm in my early thirties and I'm really excited for a witchy booked aimed at our age demographic! This is so exciting, I'm so happy for you! This has been so inspiring to watch ❤🎉

[@kristyclarke9926]

I am so excited for you!! I love the cover, especially the special edition 😍💕 Congratulations!

[@maddyy9816]

Pre-ordered from Canada 🍁❤ Can't wait ahhhhh! And what a treat to get gold foil AND sprayed edges - the DREAM!!

[@RachJ425]

The cover is beautiful, so so happy for you!! I was already so excited for the book and pre-ordered it immediately 😅but the fact I have cats called Jinx and Violet and they're also character names in the book is extra special to me, I can't wait to read it 🥰

[@shelbsmelv]

Pre ordered the Waterstones edition, can’t wait! 🥰

[@hollylove99]

I’ve pre-ordered and can’t wait to read! Congratulations Lucy what an achievement 🎉 x

[@AmyBarnes-xw1bp]

I have just pre-ordered the signed sprayed edge Waterstones edition 😍😍. I can’t wait to read it now!! It sounds so good!! ❤️

[@holly-boots]

Just changed my pre-order to be the special addition one! Congratulations on the cover, Lucy - it looks wonderful!!

[@lovelysarah367]

Loved this video, so can’t wait to read the book now xx ❤

[@LucyJaneWood]

Only five months to go! 🙌🏻

[@Beauticole]

Just preordered ahhh I’m so excited!! Especially for the autumnal vibes🤩🥺🧡

[@eloisebudimlich]

I am so excited to read it !!! AHHHH such joy

[@jessicajeannefurphy5916]

Buzzing!! 🪄

[@LucyJaneWood]

Like a broken fridge mate

[@melleme89]

The cover is perfection!! So excited for autumn and finally getting to read it!!✨ 12/10

[@LucyJaneWood]

12/10! The highest mark!

[@darrenmoo21]

The video I’ve been waiting for!!! How stunning ❤

[@LucyJaneWood]

Yayyy I hope you enjoy! ❤

[@darrenmoo21]

Pre ordered can’t wait!

[@lydiahunterdurham7588]

So excited for you Lucy! Can’t wait to read it and thanks for being such an inspiration to others in the writing draft trenches 😂

[@kate3404]

Never usually comment but have watched your videos for years and they're always such a comfort, and I can't tell you how excited I am to have that in book form 😭 Thank you for being on the internet and I'm so happy for you! p.s. preordered rewitched on kindle as soon as I could then I saw the Waterstones special sprayed edge...preorder number 2!! Release day can't come soon enough 🩷✨

[@LucyJaneWood]

This honestly means the world, thank you SO much 🥰 I sooo hope you enjoy it!!

[@Gypsy-Bluebird]

It was me who asked about the special edition and sprayed edges … Woohoo 🎉 I was so excited to see your insta post last night .. preordered from Waterstones within seconds .. so that will be winging its way to me in Australia in September … ironically I’ll be in the UK then 🤣 can’t wait Lucy and I am so genuinely happy for you ✨🍂🍁💫

[@emmapaget784]

I have preordered and I cannot wait to read this. It always feels like catching up with a close friend watching your videos and hearing you feel the same is just so lush! The book about finding your magic is just so needed right now 💜 I cannot wait to read it and I’m so pleased for you! Also, if you do a book tour, I will totally be there! (If in Birmingham or somewhere accessible to me…. Who am I kidding, a weekend in London and I’m there!) Also… folklore queen!

[@kayceejae4855]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh! That's me, just internally screaming with glee everytime I see a book video from you

[@kayceejae4855]

I'm also sat here balling at the little cover insert clip. Pregnant emotions!

[@kayceejae4855]

& now I've also ordered the special edition all the way to Australia 😂✨

[@maddiecourtierlewis568]

ahh so proud!!

[@ThatRomyKate]

So much of this resonates that I can’t even quote them all. I’m really proud of you for achieving this and happy for you that the stars ✨ aligned for this to happen. I totally feel the 30s slump of feeling like all the magic potential of my twenties has drifted away among all the mundane 30s clutter. I feel like there are dozens of things I want to do floating around in my head but I can’t pin one of them down enough to actually do it. I can’t imagine having the stamina to write a novel but I do have a children’s picture book idea I’ve been mulling over so maybe I’ll take a stab at putting some words on a page 😊 can’t wait to read ReWitched!

[@LucyJaneWood]

And I will 100% be buying a copy of your picture book when it’s finished 😎🥰

[@arieldawson4358]

Ahhhhhh so so so cool! Lovvvvvve the cover! Can’t wait to read thisssssss

[@nic3525]

can't wait to read this love everything magic ✨️

[@LucyJaneWood]

I hope you love it!

[@IraaK1]

Absolutely love the cover and it's only fitting for Flo to be on it. Absolutely gutted I've already pre-ordered on day 1, would've loved the edged and signed edition....I may just talk myself into a 2nd pre-order, because what's better than having your first book on release day...2 copies of course, which would also mean double the magic ✨, and double Flo illustrations😍

[@tabatha3415]

I've just pre ordered mine I'm sooo exsited

[@elliegraace]

you call it fate or luck but I think you got this deal through bloody hard work and deserve all the credit for the magic you've created.x

[@EmilyClarex]

Cancelled my Amazon order and immediately ordered the Waterstones special edition instead! Can't wait to read it 😍

[@Ash-ln5zz]

AHHH!!!! THE COVER LOOKS BEAUTIFUL 💗💗 i've been so looking forward to this video

[@LucyJaneWood]

Yay, thank you! Hope you enjoy 😍

[@cindyarrington6787]

Adore the cover, saw it on IG and immediately came to YT hoping for a video. I love Alice Hoffman and also Debra Harkness (A Discovery of Witches) and of course JK Rowling. I’ve often thought when reading that the characters do have a life of their own and a successful author brings them to life so that they become our best friends and we feel their pain and their joys. So so proud for you and the joy that you show every time you talk about this accomplishment is just lovely. Oh and i now have two copies coming my way, one from Blackwells and an autographed, GOLD FOIL copy from Waterstone. Gonna have to find an unsuspecting friend here to share with…😘

[@LucyJaneWood]

You are so kind and generous, I’m VERY grateful and always feel extremely lucky to have you on my team! Thank you 🥰🩷

[@grey7331]

I‘m so happy Waterstones delivers to Germany eek the book and cover looks beautiful ❤❤

[@LucyJaneWood]

There may also be a little bit of German news at some point in the future… 👀

[@grey7331]

@@LucyJaneWood oh wait what? 👀🙊

[@shirleydunn8050]

You look SO happy and pretty. The cover really draws you in. Congratulations!

[@samnightingale1123]

Rewitched cover is everything you want in a book cover 😍 If I saw this on a book shelf in a book shop I would definitely be reaching for it to have a flick through! It is beautiful and Charlotte's art work with your story telling abilities, simply magical ✨✨👌 I cannot wait for my copy to arrive! I am sending more hugs your way and love the magical way this opportunity came to you! Just think how many people out there you will inspire, feel cosy and give a new universe to step inside. You are sharing your magic and that is such a gift x Thank you.. I will definitely keep my bum on the seat haha my discipline is a little bit in favour of the procrastinating zone at the moment. Take care lovely lady, you have created something very special there.. Roll on Autumn ✨🍁🍂🍄🎃✨

[@staceymoorebarker]

Absolutely beautiful! Thank you for sharing the process with us too. Cannot wait to read it!

[@LucyJaneWood]

So fun to share the process! Very glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@TanyaWestley]

So incredibly happy for you and cannot wait to read! I love the cover and special edition (which I have just pre-ordered!) xx

[@LucyJaneWood]

Thank you so much for being so lovely, and for pre-ordering! 🧡

[@meursaultscourtroom8886]

Love the cover, it made me smile the moment I saw it! I do hope it gets to the US. A cozy warm drink and this book sounds like a wonderful weekend. Best of luck, can't wait to see where this leads you!

[@robynloveschocolate]

If you order from Blackwell's they do free international delivery I think! I'm ordering it from there from Canada 😁

[@candyninja21]

Immediately cancelled my amazon order so I could get the Waterstones version 🤩🥰 so excited for you!

[@leahbeth97]

Cannot lie, got a little teary when I saw the cover. How MAGICAL 🥹✨

[@LucyJaneWood]

Hahaha ME TOO, it’s so emosh 🥲