HOW TO PLAN YOUR BOOK (from scratch) 📖🤯 *ULTIMATE GUIDE* for worldbuilding characters plotting map

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hi writerly friends! today im here to guide you in how to plan your book from scratch - this tutorial includes how to flesh out your novel's characters, your worlds, magic systems, plot, act structure maps and EVERYTHING you need to plan your next book. since it is coming up to the new year, you might have a new book you wanna write so - use campfire to plot and plan it! hope this tutorial helped you some!
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[@writingitright]

Campfire seems like such a good website and EXACTLY what I needed for word building for my new YA mermaid fantasy. Thanks so much for the great vid, Ana! 💗

[@Averyriskygamble]

Yes this was my first time using it but it works really well

[@krystlesherwood8341]

Ooooo I hope u update us when u release it

[@Evybooks]

I definitely need to properly plan my next book because it's a retelling of Hades and Persephone. with a lot of metaphors and lore. I really want to get greek mythology right.

[@LoloBaker]

So excited to watch! Hopefully am awake for the premiere (it airs at 6am where I am!!). Happy holidays and have fun plotting/planning/worldbuilding for your book everyone

[@gustavogottardi]

I speak Portuguese and, unfortunately, there are not many channels in Brazil about these kind of thing, and your channel is so precious to me. Thank you so much. I'm learning English by myself, so i'm sorry if i did write something wrong.

[@mavicake6213]

Nossa, sim! Ia ser tão bom se tivessem mais coisas assim em português :')

[@degeneratemilkhater5696]

Your English was great!! Though (sorry if this is rude I'm hoping it will be helpful) instead of "I'm learn English" it would be "I'm learning English" It was all easy to understand though so I think you're in the clear

[@gustavogottardi]

@@degeneratemilkhater5696 oh, thank u with the feedback

[@gigikju9934]

Eu sou Brasileira também, e eu imigrei pro Canadá quando eu era criança. Foi bem difícil para mim é a minha família pra adaptar. Hoje, ajudamos outros recém-chegados Brasileiros da nossa igreja á adaptar. Inglês não era fácil de aprender para mim, mais agora eu consigo falar em um nível avançado. Eu acredito em você! Deus te abençoe! :D (e o seu inglês tá muito bom!) Desculpa se eu soletrei algo errado. Meu Português tá meio quebrado 😅

[@luisgmlino]

Nunca peça desculpa pelo seu inglês, quem está aprendendo uma segunda língua para viabilizar a comunicação é VOCÊ! A pessoa que está confortável na língua dela e o mínimo que ela faz é relevar possíveis erros. Não se diminua por isso e continue aprendendo!

[@RoseAbrams]

Trying out this sponsor felt a bit lacking for me, it mainly focuses on categorization and organization for already-created text and media, and also a bit specific for high fantasy and RPG-like stories. I'm sure it's helpful for newcomers and a step up from using Word without headings, but as a computer girl I have the skills to accomplish the same in Excel in a genre-specialized way. Great video regardless🙂

[@NerosCosmic]

I have an idea of this huge world, filled with characters aside from the main characters, so having a place to organize everything- aside from googles keep notes is a God send. Ty for this video

[@stephanied8325]

Im so glad i found this video. I make fanfics, but I actually want to make a story that is consistent. I don't even finish half of my stories because its so hard to plot down my thoughts! A mistake I should avoid is not planning everything at the beginning. I will start using campfire write now!

[@littlechatspodcast]

aww no I missed the premiere, BUT this was such a good video! I learned a lot so thank you 🥺🧸

[@ananeu]

so glad!!🤍

[@blakg07d85]

Thank you so much. I have been looking for this for a long time. I've written so many manuscripts to no avail due to the lack of a well thought out world

[@amandac8836]

Lol I’m Aussie and it took me so long to realise you had an Australian accent because I was so tired and then when it clicked I was like “!!!” Lol. I’m so excited to check out campfire thank you for the tips! ❤

[@ieatsandd]

I'm so exited for when this posts! I need a tutorial on how to do this

[@ananeu]

hehe yayyy! 🤍

[@piinktart]

I love this video! Your channel had helped me so much and I dont think I'd be where I am right now if it wasn't for you:) thank you so much for that and for always being a tremendous help and caring for your viewers💜😁

[@ananeu]

ur so sweet. thank you so much for ur support 🤍🥹 i wish you luck in all ur writing xx

[@piinktart]

@@ananeu aww ur welcome!!:)

[@threeismynickname980]

Im gonna pick up this book if it ever releases it sounds lit!

[@creatmancreatman6104]

Omg cant wait to see you live girl! 🥰❤ ty for taking your time and posting vids 🥺

[@somedayeveryday7906]

Why her views more than her subs? Goodness what more people needs? This is gold! She deservers more subs without a doubt. Thankyou for. the video.

[@ananeu]

im so happy! thank u for this beautiful comment. tyyy

[@somedayeveryday7906]

@@ananeu I somehow landed on your content which i was desperately searching for, I am glad for that. I just wish more people find out about you. You are helping a great deal of us. so yeah the comment was necessary, with the detailed info u give u deserve more. 👍

[@Softy..]

I love you so much Ana!! Thank you for being you!

[@hazelblight6127]

I have looked through the description and didnt see anything on what yous earched for the photos or where you got them, so i was just wondering if you could tell me where to find them

[@kawaiicomentando74]

this 15:07 tip was really good

[@rachelcarter6598]

U inwpire me so mjch i love ur vids!

[@gourikhatod2517]

u r my fav writer

[@carolanne2520]

this helpsd me alot as someone who always struggled to build my world. im just curious where you upload/plan to upload your books? have a good day!!

[@sumit9252]

15:05 is really helpful

[@molly-cardus]

thanks - this was really helpful!!!

[@stinkthedog1396]

Prefect thing to watch when my book is half way planned already lmao

[@Emerald_piggy]

I love your books❤❤❤

[@ginza_animatex4083]

I have everything planned, but I can’t seemed to get started. My book starts off with a chase scene, any ideas?

[@shannadupree3030]

To anyone using the app and not the desktop version IT IS SUPER LAGGY AND CRASHES EVERY FEW MINUTES

[@aasiyahmalik10]

hey! this video was nice but just curious, do you not like using the options for personality and physical appearance campfire has given? Also, would you happen to know how to create your own element?

[@janevl0gs]

dear ana : Thanks so much this helped me alot !!

[@ananeu]

i’m sooo glad!! 🤍

[@janevl0gs]

@@ananeu ur vids have helped alot with my novels

[@julee8644]

How did you take a picture of your Pinterest page like that? I love your videos btw, it is really helpful!

[@siennayaps]

I'm pretty sure it's just a screenshot :)

[@jaylaacook]

just watching this video finding it very helpful. just wondering if Campfire is free?

[@nickhough-k2f]

Do you have to pay for it ❤

[@Earthstar444]

I skipped the tutorial on campfire because it was annoying and now I don't know how to use it. I have no idea how to get the tutorial back up 😭

[@yenovefa]

This is a very useful & insightful video, i just really wish harmful AI platforms/websites like artbreeder wouldn't be promoted. Remember kids, AI art is literal theft, there are dozens of artists out there willing to help you bring your characters to life, it's a shame to give money to art-stealing companies instead.

[@DarwinRoger893]

Glad to see someone actually mention this! Stop with the theft!

[@mateo1aaa]

You should not push the software-- and just alk about planning

[@siennayaps]

She's being sponsored. The whole point is 'pushing' the software

[@brucebaker810]

"Take write advice from can't grammar." Thumbnail is first impression. You are giving advice to wtiters. If you wtite incorrectly in your thumbnail how much further will people dig? For advice in writing. "Plan your book easy" doesn't give me confidence in you as writer. Or teacher/exemplar of how to write. *easily; or rewrite.

[@RocketdogandSeptembr]

"In todays video we're going to..." *proceeds to waste the next two minutes* dude we clicked the video, we know what its about. Tutorial youtubers need to stop following the same formula, literally everybody hates this. Give us the info. Christ. Then you spend the next four minutes talking about how pretty the dashboard is for your ocd planning page. It took you a third of the video to actually "dive right into it"

[@ananeu]

thank u for your feedback

[@GrimGearheart]

It would have been incredibly easy to format this in a less hateful and abusive manner.

[@pinapplegaming5781]

I love this. This is extremely helpful, you're my favorite authortuber. I love all your video, thank you so much. Have fun writing!

[@ameliecox473]

I would absolutely love a tutorial on how to make the maps! You never fail to impress!

[@folkloricmoon]

Looks like she uses incarnate! It’s a website

[@OkayOce]

Is it secure? Sometimes I’m scared to use websites like this, because I’m paranoid they or others can see it and steal my writings lol

[@Cherrykay116]

yes it is

[@zynpkrdg]

About the false & true clues one- I think it was Neil Gaiman who said that writing the 2nd draft is where you make it look like you knew what you were going to do this whole time.

[@nerdyjazzyscorner]

Thank you Ana. I've now created an account for campfire. After seeing your videos, you had inspired me to write my very first novel. :)

[@ananeu]

yayyy🤍🤍

[@VeePokemon]

This was really helpful! I on chapter four in my book! The book is called The World Will End. The first sentence currently is Shot on the floor dead, blood everywhere all I could hear was the sound of silence in the halls. I'm trying to go with a Pre-apocalypse and Romance. All of this is thanks to you! THANK YOU!!

[@helloitislucie4475]

Wait, your character is from Holland? That’s actually really interesting, as it’s where I’m from. If you’d like to know anything, feel free to let me know 😊

[@ashleighiveson2128]

Yay i cant wait to plan my own novel series out too! 😊 This sounds like a fun video to watch

[@elizabethcendan4689]

This was so good thanks for introducing Campfire writing it helps a lot! Merry Christmas and happy holidays!

[@am-ir2bx]

I really liked how your videos have beautiful backgrounds. Nowadays it's just plain and kind of sad...

[@Hot_xfudge]

Thank you I’m quite young in this community and it’s my dream to be an author but I get annoyed while thinking how to start it

[@Sc-eb3ds]

As i am writing a book series this will help a lot, I’m so happy you came up from my for you page 😊

[@3slimesinatrenchcoat]

Great video! It really helped me further organize the OneNote I use to keep track of all my worldbuilding and drafts

[@Jingaldiary]

Its strange that i use pony town to make my world maps, is it not?

[@kaydxnn]

I have used campfire before, and I have loved it. Campfire has so many convenient options. The mobile version has basically no limits except, you can’t view others stories, and you don’t have a word counter. (As far as I know) If I am wrong please let me know this is just from experience.

[@AskEndy]

I have already written my story, but I didn't plan it until I was in the middle of writing it 😩

[@GrimGearheart]

One thing you don't touch on that I would love to know is, can you make a character sheet template? I would love to hit "new character" and have those boxes like Bio, Character, Attributes, etc. all automatically populate. Do you have to build those boxes every time?

[@archithasriram]

Thank you so much for this video! I'm so grateful that I stumbled upon it, cause I was about to start planning my fantasy novel and i didn't know where to start 😭😭 but this helps insanely! love it!

[@ContentisStory]

Could you make video with same theme, just - how to do it on completely free softwares like google docs, google sheets, etc?

[@justagirlonwheels]

ana, when i put in my character image in the thing! idk whats it called but its the thing on top of characters this in 8:02 its tiny! how do you make it bigger? if you make another video about campfire please include this! :D

[@justagirlonwheels]

nevermind i figured it out LMAOOO

[@malakm8143]

I love how practical your videos are!

[@Chronicle_MV]

Can you do a tutorial on how you made your map?

[@ananeu]

that would be a great video!!🤍

[@taylorsversion07]

ana- we need a room tour!!!!

[@byg0lly]

What do you use to create the photos of characters

[@Cherrykay116]

Art breeder is the website, you just have to search that on google.

[@kennedidoublet1287]

Love your videos! Can you make a video about how you format your book?

[@ainadasilva5408]

i've just started to write my first book and your vids have been SO helpful. Thank u!!

[@AnaCole]

What is your opinion of fanfiction?

[@FreakyHimmel]

Having someone my age explain this is so much better than some 30 year old dude

[@dellovesgoats]

This was SO helpful thank you so much!

[@MilaMulas]

i dont know u. i was just looking for some kind of tool to plot. to worldbuild. all at the same time. and i found this video and i have nothing to do with fantasy... but i loved ur video and ur explanation and campfire looks interesting. trying the free version for now. thx, u did a great job advertising them, hope u get something out of it.

[@0JZ._0]

i just realized, your MC's last name is my art teacher's last name too, lol

[@lonzseg25]

Yayay! I’m so excited !!! Also happy Christmas Eve! I’m currently so excited for Christmas!

[@lonzseg25]

Omg, so sorry I missed it ! I was getting ready for Christmas Eve mas!!! Which went awesome! I even got to sing solo! I sang once in royal David’s city, But I am re watching it! Tysm ily MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎄

[@rhetoricbytolyan1987]

I am not sure how good your books are, but first 25% of this tutorial have zero value. I need to take a rest before I watch the rest to decide whether to keep this video or discard it. The topic sounds promising, but the content so far is nowhere near to answer the topic’s question.

[@cqrart]

Bro its a 20 min video, how to do you need to rest after watching 5 minutes of it. Don’t act up like this bruh

[@DCapital-hm8eg]

This is so helpful for my complex novel series!

[@JustSomeRando_]

Can someone tell me where she found/made the picture for her character Delle! I’ve been trying to find it for my characters since I find drawing quite hard. Any help would be appreciated 💕💕

[@Cherrykay116]

Art breeder is the website and she has videos on how to use it if you search her name with art breeder

[@helloitislucie4475]

Is this app for free or? 😊

[@_Sophie_Russell_]

There’s a free version of the app 🙂

[@ganesalingam495]

I love your videos!! this what i need for writing my short story novel

[@MariJadeWrites]

Thank you so much for the video! :) I am working on a rewrite so not my first time writing, but it's nice to get reminders on what to organize, include and how to manage everything :)

[@Ivy-xd4hd]

The love interest looks like Aaron Warner

[@elsielovescartoons]

You're the best Ana!

[@relishin]

what an absolute legend

[@notkiruzu1890]

how did you make your maps

[@ieatsandd]

It's been 4 hours but there is still very little views. (Do I count as early?) Merry Christmas guys!

[@Musikchic47]

Anyone have any thoughts on Campfire vs Notion?

[@victoriassecret134]

In campfire, you can add lots of more things in the pages but in Notion its more organized. If I was using campfire, i would probably die of overwhelming 😢

[@orence2866]

Dells reminds me of Kendra and Avon reminds me of Seth from fable haven

[@dylanagoblin9298]

When I was in primary school I did so many writer's workshops, I really wanted to be a novelist when I was a kid. I've been wanting to write a scifi novel I've thought about for years and I found this video. It gives me the same nostalgia as the writing workshops I used to do. Really detailed video thank you for sharing, it's really useful as a beginner

[@greendragonfly4831]

I've actually been using the tables in Tasha's Cauldron and Xanathar's guide to rapidly flesh-out tertiary characters and generate Randoms for writing prompts and side stories. Anyone else thrive on chaos in 2024? It frees up brain room and gets me in flow state reliably.

[@BillyHargrove_]

I just wanna ask if your an Umbrella Academy fan because of the last name Hargreeves like Reginald Hargreeves, Ben etc. If you are then I am too and my favorite characters is sparrow ben and s3 reginald

[@ananeu]

hehe yesss umbrella academy is soo good🤍🕰️

[@itziarpazos1146]

hi!! I've started planning my novel in Notion, but after seeing your video I just created an account on Campfire because it is exactly what I was looking for. I have a question though, how did you manage to show you Pinterest board like that? Bcause I have been trying to do it and it shows me the photo really small and not full size.

[@shimaaaziz2107]

Thanks you so much for the video I’ve been trying to write a novel since forever and don’t really know how to start with especially that my parent don’t even know I like writing fantasy novels so thank you so much for helping me with this a,amazing video ❤

[@martinjunior7345]

Hello, I hope this message finds you well. I am in the process of writing and publishing my first book titled "Attitude". I found a video that was very informative and I would like to connect with you and seek your assistance. Thank you for your time.

[@mickeyandclaire]

Thought my book was planned all the way *nope*

[@JessicaTremblay-w2n]

hi, ana, I'm a fan of how simple, clear, and organized you keep your work which inspires me every time and I have had this question for a long time. how did you get your Pinterest board in images, I wanna do that too so I can get inspired every time I open my campfire by seeing my board there rather than going to Pinterest every time for inspiration for my mood board.

[@arialynnplayz5364]

im writing a book about a angel who gives dreams to people but this prompts are really cool

[@vanshikamehta9006]

hi, ana, I'm a fan of how simple, clear, and organized you keep your work which inspires me every time and I have had this question for a long time. how did you get your Pinterest board in images, I wanna do that too so I can get inspired every time I open my campfire by seeing my board there rather than going to Pinterest every time for inspiration for my mood board.

[@FlowersMakeMeHappy]

The website won't work for me? Did I do something wrong I love your channel and want to try campfire :(

[@bekka20]

The only reason I don't use this website is bc u have to pay to be bale to use it to its full potential, u could just remake new accounts everytime one of the categories became full, but I can't be bothered

[@georgegonzalez-rivas3787]

Repetitive Word Disorder? It's so so important to be aware of this and I really really love to point this out.

[@aunderwater]

im really struggling with world building in a realistic fiction setting..

[@Hadera41]

Im really passionate about my character profiles and want to start using artbreeder but my mother wont let me sign up for any of that stuff :|

[@rashaalftaih9966]

Thank you so much, this is exactly what I needed To organize my thoughts❤

[@anaclarafreitas8974]

Not the "whatever you say princess"! I already love Avon!😂❤