writing in an enchanted forest but it gets darker (and spookier?) the longer you write

Are you a fantasy writer? If so, today's immersive writing session is for you! This distraction-free, 2-hour writing session is designed to inspire creativity and deep focus - featuring a magical enchanted forest soundscape that gradually gets darker (and spookier) the longer your write. We'll use the pomodoro method and do 4 writing sprints (25 minutes + 5 minute break in between.) Ready to write? Let's get started! This one was a lot of work to put together, so I hope you guys enjoy it!
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[@StinkerTheFirst]

This is to show my appreciation for the immersive writing sessions. I've tried a lot of things on KZbin, and your stuff works the best.

[@LishaV81]

Oh my gosh you're so sweet! I hope she sees this

[@AbbieEmmons]

Oh my goodness, thank you so much for this generous gift! I really appreciate it, as I'm not able to monetize my Immersive Writing Sessions due to new music-licensing restrictions. Needless to say, your superthanks is very much appreciated! Thank you ☺💗 I'm so glad these sessions inspire you!

[@elysewritesforsherwood]

Off to pretend I'm a fae who discovered a magical sword, and must now venture into the heart of her forest kingdom to save it from falling into darkness ✨😎✨

[@sarahvanburen7819]

Could you perhaps use a funny and friendly changeling with a cloak of invisibility on your quest? I bet I'd be a great sidekick!

[@elysewritesforsherwood]

@@sarahvanburen7819 but of course I could 😌 I may be a lone wanderer but I'll gladly accept a found family to drag along everywhere

[@sarahvanburen7819]

@@elysewritesforsherwood Aww! "Found family" happens to be one of my favorite tropes! :)

[@elysewritesforsherwood]

@@sarahvanburen7819 no same honestly 😭😭😭 it's one of my favorite tropes and I can NOT GET ENOUGH OF IT AAAAAHGHHHHHH especially when they're all misfits who need each other djhsjdhsjsj

[@ghostjam5984]

volunteering to be the creepy old witch who challenges you lol

[@irene2958]

Today I am sick so I don't feel like writing for 2h but I'll save it for the weekend. For now I'll just listen to it to relax ☺️

[@eselcool3720]

sick right now too but i have to write a school paper 😔

[@natashalong2277]

I feel you. Take time for yourself and get better even if it's a mental day. I see this post was from a year ago but this is good advice for future.

[@leigh-anjohnson]

All of the music playlists Abbie has posed have been perfect for me right now! I writing dark fairytale retelling mashups about three sisters Snow White, Rose Red and Briar Black. When their mother is accused of being a witch and the sisters are separated, they each go on a journey to discover who they were meant to be. Briar becomes Maleficent, the protector of the Enchanted Forest seeking revenge against the crown. Rose joins a gang of bandits in the woods working against the Huntsmen and becomes known as the Red Hood. Snow ends up trapped with Mother Gothel who teaches her 'political power is greater than magic power', and sets her on the path of scheming to becoming the Evil Queen. This playlist is perfect timing.

[@brightside12]

That is such a cool idea what is it called (if it has any name at all)

[@elysewritesforsherwood]

This is so awesome, I totally would love to read this!

[@hanachelache66]

I love the plot of that already! Does it have a name?

[@idontknowwhattowritehereeee]

I really want to read this! I love fairytales with an evil twist. Good luck with your writing! God bless!!

[@SweetbreezeTornadoWinxBiz]

Whoa cool! I’d love to read this! :O

[@beautifulrelaxingmusic92]

So peaceful I wish whose ever reading this may achieve his or her goals or dream wish you a happy and peaceful day

[@fantastic_fiona]

Listening to this and starting a short story for school! The opening line is "I regret blowing that horn. A lot."

[@randomksines9888]

nice opening line! Full of intrigue, and makes you want to keep reading to find out what that horn did to your narrating character!

[@towritetruth]

Yes!!! More of these, please! I love the integrated timers and breaks. It's exactly what I need. Thank you, Abbie! Maybe the next one can be a feasting hall? Or a ship voyage!

[@nadiaikram6294]

It would be super awesome if you did a video about researching for your book. How long it should take, where to look for factual information, how to organize all your information, what researching should contain, how much you should research, how to get out of the researching phase and when to do so, etc. LOVE your videos. They’ve helped SO much! XD Keep writing and doing what you do! :D

[@ellendallanora7404]

I would love that too!

[@winwinner6674]

I ended up writing over 500 words in less than a hour. You're a genius for this playlist, thank you so much!❤️

[@alfredcam9024]

Using this to write my DnD character's backstory for a Grim Dark Fairytale campaign. Friendly reminder to all that you need to drink some liquids, preferably water, and get some nom noms! You're doing your best and that's all you can sometimes.

[@Taricus]

I didn't see this until just now and forgot to get nom noms for 4 months and became afflicted with pellagra... 😅Now to go eat breakfast and then get the D&D game ready for tonight for my players ^~^

[@jeffreyjoe8426]

This is a wonderful playlist for writers to sit down with a cup of their favorite beverage, a cozy blanket, sit on the couch or by their desk, and write freely. Thank you Abbie Emmons!

[@elysewritesforsherwood]

AHHH this will be so good for one of my wips tho, this is exactly the mood!! 😆 It has a fairytale woods magical nostalgic childhood vibe like something from Pixar or Narnia, because of the MC's imagination and love for stories, but progressively gets darker and kind of Gothic as his world gets shattered and he is inspired by his fairytale heroes to become a vigilante and fight his "monsters" in the world Abbie, your videos have been my life saver while outlining this story and writing my MC, the change in my writing has been so DRASTIC and tbh you're my favorite channel on here, I get super excited every Wednesday 😂💚 so thank you !!

[@jasleensihra9754]

this sounds so cool! good luck on your wip(s) :)

[@elysewritesforsherwood]

@@jasleensihra9754 thank you!!

[@wolfheart7003]

Guys I started this and fell asleep to the relaxing music but when I woke up fear struck.

[@Star-nz3fv]

😂the music changes a bit drastically in the 3rd and 4th sprint

[@lilly_girl2151]

oh no.. RIP

[@mico592]

Love it, Abbie. YOU.ARE.THE.BEST. ROCK ON!

[@maximk9964]

This was perfect for a chapter I was writing for a short story, where the characters are going deeper and deeper into the woods and it literally gets darker because of the rain clouds, but also because of some stuff the MC is going through. This was such a great mood setter!

[@mimiheonsu5609]

I always find it challenging to write for long periods of time without getting distracted, but these playlists help me focus and keep on track. I love it!

[@sundrop1920]

Thanks Abbie, I love the music!!! ❤️

[@royxriza4ever]

This has helped me overcome some writer's block in my writing. I hope I can finish this novel by the end of the summer. 🙏🏻

[@Star-ie8br]

Abbie, Thank you for loving writing, because I got to see your passion, enthusiasm, and care for it. And I've learned so much. So thank you Abbie, I will absolutely use this for writing.

[@brightfaith8403]

This is so cool! Thank you, Abbie❤️

[@Star-nz3fv]

Thank you so much Abbie for taking the time to make this for us

[@idontknowwhattowritehereeee]

This is amazing! Thank you, Abbie! I'm writing a story where the MC isn't the hero. i want them to be like the sidekick. i thought it would be cool to go against the normal plot where the MC is the villain's main focus and threat. The MC is constantly supporting the hero emotionally and never letting anyone see how broken they themselves are. They constantly want to just break down and cry, but they're so afraid of being alone with themselves that they hold it in, never letting anyone see the pain they are hiding. The villain, however, is the only one who sees how broken they are, and uses it to get to the hero. I don't have a solid plot yet, but i really want to play on this idea.

[@thattaigaforest4119]

Yo that sounds really cool! Good luck with the writing, it’s sure to be awesome /gen

[@idontknowwhattowritehereeee]

@@thattaigaforest4119 thank you!

[@silverishgold5318]

That sounds great! In my story, the MC is slowly realizing it is her destiny to be forgotten. She is only a sacrifice for the good of her world that no one will remember.

[@idontknowwhattowritehereeee]

@@silverishgold5318 that's so cool! good luck with it, I'm sure it will be amazing!

[@silverishgold5318]

@@idontknowwhattowritehereeee Aw, thank you! I'm going through a hard time with the writing process right now, so that really helps. And yours sounds really cool too. I'd love to read it!!!!

[@carmenalmonte6991]

I love this! Thank you Abbie! I feel so productive working with this playlist!!!

[@mechellelynn4384]

I love this playlist and the theme behind it! ❤️🤗

[@NerdyNurseReads]

OMG please make more of these. I love them so much. It's helping me get back into writing

[@Denny_Boi]

Abbie you are a gem. I've been writing up my Master's thesis like a demon these last few days, and your writing playlists have been such an integral part of keeping me focused and productive. If I'm allowed to put you in my acknowledgements, I sure as hell will.

[@claybahl5107]

I was just thinking of including Abbie in the acknowledgements of my thesis, too. haha. What discipline are/were you writing in?

[@larkgreta8847]

I absolutely love these aesthetic writing sprints!! Thank you. Hope you make some more! :)

[@2004SUBARUWRX]

This is so beautiful, and Mesmerizing, and Calming of Nature. Keep it up

[@mxsyra8127]

Thank you, Abbie for the wonderful music! I’m very grateful and I love your channel you are an amazing author and you help us so much!

[@elisabethprice4697]

i'm finally using this and I absolutely love it! please make more fantasy inspired writing sessions!!!

[@byjulesleclair]

this kind of videos help me a lot! thank you for making them abbie

[@chaosreads]

This was perfect for one of the stories I'm working on rewriting! As soon as I saw it I knew what book to work on.

[@shelbabe804]

I love these immersive writer sprint videos! They help with my productivity so much and I really hope you do more! They've helped me go from writing about 3k words a day very distractedly and in need of a ton of editing to averaging about 9k in the same time frame (I actually had a 13k day on Friday! but I think that's also because my phone was stolen so I wasn't distracted by it as much 😅) I put the notification bell on just so I could be alerted when you make more of these! Thank you for your hard work!

[@trafomft]

This is ingenious Abbie. Such a cool idea for a video!

[@CozyWrites]

I absolutely LOVE your immersive writing videos. They are inspiring, motivating, and great for staying focused on your story. Thanks for helping me be productive. 😊

[@zenebornman7917]

This is so beautiful. I'm writing a novel and a short story that has a huge enchanted forest element. Thank you so much Abbie! ❤

[@mariavictoriaperez]

Thank you for this, Abbie!!!! This helps me a lot...

[@Jennifer-ip1fn]

Awesome playlist as always keep it up💕

[@percyandzozo1111]

Thank you Abbie, these videos are really helpful! I got so much writing done in this video! 😀These are the best!

[@The_gentleman_gamer]

I'm working on my first fantasy novel these videos are really helping me focus and keep at it.

[@Jaantjuh1234]

I'm beyond early and BEYOND in need of this video!! Thank you for posting Abbie 💕 I've been so stuck the last couple days, hopefully this helps!! ❤️

[@trista_sue_writes]

Thank you so much for these! This really helped me stay focused, and I'm so glad a writer friend recommended your channel to me! ❤

[@StinkerTheFirst]

Thank you. This is my fourth time using your immersive writing session videos, and they have all been immensely helpful!

[@Tweason-kf6nr]

Just saw this notification. I needed a bit of inspiration to write. This gives me more than enough to at least sit down and calmly be able to write without any distractions. Ughhh. Thank you

Thank You Abbie for your immersive writing session. I am So happy you created this youtube channel to help people to Increase their writing productivity

[@liljdw1]

I love using these as I edit fantasy books for my clients. Thank you so much for posting!

[@angelayeh9129]

This is amazing, has been so helpful. Ty.

[@eaglescott17]

I haven't had the chance to listen to this while sitting down to write up my tabletop worlds, but this is so peaceful and good that it helps keep my mind off the drudgery of work. Thank you for your time and efforts in these.

[@haileymaurer122]

When life tries to put obstacles in your way, you come across videos like these with one simple purpose - immerse yourself in the magic of your writing. These helped me push through the exhaustion. Thank you.

[@sunflower1714]

I loved this immersive session! This gave me the vibe of doing something forbidden, and thinking 'just a second more, what could go wrong?'. This is such a popular theme going on in fantasy books and stories, and I also saw myself as a wizard using a dark spell to see the future and (such as this immersive music) my mind got more and more corrupted by it. I can't wait to see more 'getting darker and spookier' asmrs!

[@sunflower-ducks]

I can't believe I hadn't found this immersive writing session before! It's amazing how spot-on it is with respect to my current project: a fantasy novel set in a kingdom that is nestled deep within a thick forest that gets darker-both literally and metaphorically-the deeper you go. This video provides excellent ambience to my work! Thanks, Abbie-I hope you know how much your creations are appreciated!!

[@paigebethea1412]

Abbie I put this on at work as ambience and to use the timer to keep me on track. This video is so helpful!!!! I love this series! Great job!🥰

[@knightchels011]

Using Abbie's writing sprints has helped me write two longfics this year at almost 400K total. Thank you Abbie!

[@NAZGVL_147]

These videos have SUPERCHARGED my writing habits. Thank you!!

[@serine6785]

Writing school esays and this is just wounderful for listening too! And love that it is in session and have breaktime 😀

[@histoirettes]

I have to confess, now I am using this kind of video for work as well as for writing! It helps me so much to be efficient!

[@mechellelynn4384]

Thank you for helping me resolve some issues that I had in my mind. This playlist is a great source of inspiration. I hope to use it for study purposes as well as I believe it was intended.❤️🤗

[@ericbreau]

Thank you for this one Abbie, it was just the right background noise for a good late night writing session. GJ! 👍

[@TTVAdvertising]

I've never seen a video like this really Cool! So everyone writes together during the music! I really like this community 🙏

[@claybahl5107]

This and the train ride one have helped me make significant progress on my thesis after really struggling to get going. Thank you for making these!!!

[@JWKCreates]

I cannot tell you how much this helped me. I finished the longest chapter of my book today, and this video made it so much more enjoyable. Thanks for posting!

[@SallyBosco]

This is working for me. Thanks, Abbie!

[@jonathandryon8205]

This music is not just beautiful but amazing. I wrote some chapters unveiling faeries and this was the main soundtrack while writing. Thank you so much for the share and keep doing these amazing sounds for writers.💖

[@imfoxheim]

These are so well made, Im not even a writer, but they are nice in the bg when I draw ✨

[@tarzde]

I only had the time to use this for a single writing sprint, and already it's helped so much! I was doing a brainstorming session and managed to come up with the PERFECT reason for my protagonist in my fantasy WIP to no longer refuse the call to action. I've been struggling with that for a little while! I love this!

[@socialanxiety9153]

I was finishing the last three pages of my prologue for my novel (as I've been procrastinating on its production) and this was perfect and matched the pacing of my story SO WELL! Thank you Abbie for all that you do for us!

[@TerriTie]

I love this playlist!

[@maxwuruhiart7801]

Listen to these all the time when writing but this is the first time I finished a whole one. usually I only do two or three sprints. This was super helpful! I was very productive and wrote 1,100 words today. Thanks Abbie!

[@zhanso1319]

Thank you so much for enlightening me with your helpful advices. I'm new here and already improved my writing skills thanks to you. 谢谢你啊。

[@inissabri7428]

This motivated me to start writing ! (I'm a beginner writer) I noticed you have another one of these and I'd love to know what other themes you will make !

[@jeffhoppe2834]

This writing sprint idea has been more effective for my writing discipline than any strategy I have ever tried. Thank you so much. Even when I don't have time to do the entire two hours (which is often), I find it so helpful to just do one or two sprints a day. I may actually finish this draft this year!

[@AlbaMusicArt]

This video is pure gold! Loved every second of it.

[@dylanthomas5729]

I never thought this would help me but I took a chance and was able to do some research and plan out some details for my book. Will definitely be using these more in the future!

[@amazonite791]

This is my favourite music I use for writing. Just perfect.

[@KashishK]

This is so perfect, exactly what I need... not to mention i'm sitting under a tree (not a real one but lovely) in my bedroom canopy!!❤❤❤ your music is just perfect, like literally no words can describe them besides perfect!!❤

[@SarahCrowder]

love this! thank you!

[@AisuMew203]

Listening to the playlist while working (not related to writing) and it helps to keep me awake because my brain be plotting some Kdrama scenes in my frictional stories (fanfic/AU). Yes, you did not read it wrongly. Stories. I hope it's not weird to be thinking of 2 different stories in my mind while listening to the playlist.. Ps: I have been writing my stories on Keep Notes even before I came across this playlist. This playlist had helped me a lot in expanding my stories. Thank you so much!!

[@Chenrelaxingmusic1]

To anybody reading this, I pray that whatever is hurting you or whatever you are constantly stressing about gets better. May the dark thoughts, the overthinking, and the doubt exit your mind may clarity replace confusion. may peace and calmness fill your life.

[@deannascott8050]

This is amazing! Thank you!

[@UncleBuck3t]

this is fantastic, thank you so much! i'm halfway through my first manuscript and this is SUPER helpful for staying on track! so far at least LOL. is this what your content is like? if so, i'm subbing! i love the sprint format!

[@zir09]

Horizon ever closer gets. Sun with gold does paint this scene. Neither statue nor a statuette, The freedom most men have not seen- Lady Liberty standing tall. ~Zhivago Paolo Paul~

[@hannahreason577]

I use this to write my novel all the time. It suits my scenes very well thank you for this

[@natashalong2277]

I saw these writing sprints a few days ago. I saved a few to my writing folder to try it out. This is my first sprint. So far I like this sprint.. I am finishing part one chapters 8--10 in academia. Wish me luck.

[@gabbiecooke2608]

I love these things, I could go all day without inspiration and I look follow along with these and inspiration really hits me! I've watched all these video's thank you for all you do for my writing journey, you truly are an inspiration to me! :). PS. Hi Rocket!!!!

[@dreamlifeconnection]

These immersive sessions are absolutely wonderful - they completely get me in the zone! Thank you for sharing this; I hope to see more videos like this (*wink wink nudge nudge*). 💙

[@poisonshift78]

This will be the first time I've outlined a novel. Usually, I have an idea and run with it. I've had an idea for a fantasy novel for some time but never had a deep desire to pursue the idea. I recently read the four Stormlight Archive books and found that I enjoy fantasy. Fortunately, the magic system is simple so I will have more time to concentrate on the several sophisticated cultures found in the world. These are all things I haven't written venue and I'm looking forward to seeing what will happen. Very excited about this challenge. I had no idea until recently that it was a thing. The world is a pretty cool place sometimes. Thanks for the awesome video.

[@DanielHennessy111]

Just stumbled upon your site and certain ideas that you address and promote are stimulating good new thought already. My process of planning/outlining is of the spontaneously non-existent sort... I leave that to my protagonists ; )... but thank you for having the notion to open up and share as a writer... it's liberating and without the frustration of having to contend with those in a group who can't seem to ever stay in one lane long enough to reach any destination at all... 😇😉

[@BloominOnion1]

I really like this mix.

[@lilheartgirlthewattpader2945]

This has really helped me with my writing

[@Ferg0013]

These have been really helpful for me getting paperwork done. Thank you! If you could make more whimsical ones like the 1st two sprints that would be awesome!

[@LadyAlmariel]

I love your ambiance playlists, Abbie ! I don't have perfect timing for them with the books I write but there always comes a time where I need something precise and you did it!! Could you please consider making a playlist for a team lost in the jungle ? Like survivors from a plan crash, or Jurassic Park or something kind of like that? I would love it! Anyway thanks for all your good advice ❤❤

[@sarahvanburen7819]

Such beautiful music. Calms my nerves and keeps me imagining and dreaming. I hope the creator knows how much they have an impact on my sanity at the moment.

[@tyrabohman4470]

This is great, managed to write 1180 words on a project I've been kinda stuck on. Thanks!

[@Johnson882]

I fell asleep to this, but then had a nightmare when the music started getting dark. Then woke up

[@lv2draw1]

Not a writer, but I've definately found your playlist is great for keeping concentration when working, So thanks! I hope you do more!

[@susielindau]

I've never listened to music while writing, but this really motivated me! I revised a dramedy screenplay. LOL! Thank you for recording this!

[@AndreaJCline]

This video has been a god-send over the course of NaNoWriMo so far! It has done a fantastic job keeping me on track with my words count.

[@mamischdinne5297]

Wow, so last year I listened to your playlists often when writing and it was one of the most productive years, nay thé most productive year. Now I've switched to different music for a while to something that was more fitting with the tantrums my character was having xD Anyway ever since November I've just been at a lack of motivation and inspiration and I just don't feel the way I did before: happy and excited to write! I clicked this randomly and around the 48 second mark I heard this little bell that took me right back to last year March: listening to your playlists in my chair with a cup of dandelion latte. Branches knocking gently on the window, begging for my attention, because 'Hey! There's sparrows on my branches. Look!' And no matter how long I looked at them for, it was never too long, because as naturally as they flitted from branch to branch my fngers skipped from key to key. Such a wonderful feeling and... This tiny, inconspicuous bell has apparently been linked to it, because it all came rushing back. Thank you for your playlists. I had not expected them to have quite this effect on me Ü

[@MalaikaBacon]

Sprint 1: 327 words typed. Sprint 2: Research lol. Sprint 3: 91 words hehe. Sprint 4: 358 words typed. TOTAL: 776 Thank you so much for this!

[@jbrowne007]

Abbie!!! Thank you so much for making these writing videos! This one imparticular is PERFECT for a screenplay I'm writing! I do love it when each segment gets a new background. I write dark suspense thrillers. They are dark modern faery tales come to life you could say. If you make more I request more 1. Dark forests in the spirit of the witch from Hansel and Gretel (though she resembles the Wicked Witch from Oz). 2. A dark forest with a Werewolf (in the spirit of red riding hood) 3. An ocean (great white shark) 4. Dark abandon school hall ways (alien horror like the Thing) and 5. dark corridors of a mansion (Vampire). Those are my 5 writing ✍ video requests if you ever make more. 🙏🏻