BookTube Newbie Tag! 🐸🍄✨

[@bibliosophie]

welcome welcome! i definitely get the impulse to start a channel so as to be “allowed” to talk at great lengths about books - it was one of the main reasons i started mine as well. re internet book friends: that’s been such a nice part of being on booktube! i have indeed made delightful acquaintances and friends! happy posting 🐸

[@ArinHoney]

That’s so great to hear! Folks have already been so welcoming and friendly 🥰

[@unclarable]

welcome to booktube!! 💛 as a fellow autistic whose special interest is books (and frogs too hehe), it’s so nice to have you here!! i also am a very sensory sensitive person. everything feels too loud and too bright. but reading? always a safe place. it’s like coming home 🥰 i love your vibes, you have such a calming presence. we seem so similar aaaaa i’d love to be bookish friends 💛

[@ArinHoney]

Oh my god, thank you so much! You were one of the people who inspired me to start making videos 💛 I'd love to be bookish friends, too! 😊

[@ThePetiteReader]

Welcome to booktube, it's great to have you here!! Hope you will have fun and make many bookish friends!! 🤗

[@ArinHoney]

Thank you! 😊

[@afrokitty4054]

Welcome 🎉 I am always happy to have new book friends.😊

[@ArinHoney]

Yay! Thank you so much! 😊

[@freyabookishgamer]

Welcome to the community 😄 I already love your vibe and style. Never thought of reading as therapy before but you're so right.

[@ArinHoney]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@bennnybooks]

Came for the books, stayed for the Phoebe Wahl prints in the background ✨️ Thankful to the algorithm gods for suggesting this to me (even if it is months later). I identified with so much of what you said, and I'm happy you're here!

[@ArinHoney]

YAY PHOEBE WAHL!! I’m absolutely obsessed with Little Witch Hazel. And I’m so glad you’re here!! 😊

[@litsiegs]

I'm happy I found you! I'll love to see vlogs and maybe "reading with me" with chill music!

[@ArinHoney]

Wonderful, thanks! 💛✨

[@mansparekh]

You are such a natural on camera and have such fun energy! Glad you started this channel and looking forward to more!

[@ArinHoney]

Thank you so much! 💛✨

[@mothmallow]

Hello Erin! Welcome to booktube, I loved the intro and the old-timey music. I really like your rationale for starting the channel and how you're combining your interests in filmmaking and reading while gaining a creative outlet. I remember learning to hold back talking about my special interests when I was fairly young, to the point that now I have a hard time talking about the subjects I'm super into unless the person I'm talking to manages to convince me they're genuinely interested. Big fan of frogs also, I am enamored with the knitted frog videos by India Rose Crawford, but I grew up near a pond and would study the frogs there in my youth. It sounds like our reading tastes are very similar. I'm on goodreads, but I prefer using Storygraph. I'm blewballoon on both.

[@ArinHoney]

Thank you! It sounds like we've had extremely similar experiences with feeling like we shouldn't talk about our special interests. I hope you have some outlet for it! I also loooove the knitted frog videos 😊

[@ToddsBookTube91]

Welcome to the BookTube World Arin!

[@ReadingMountBookerest]

Welcome to Booktube! Great tag! You look really comfortable talking to the camera. It's great to have you join the community! I also joined because I wanted a creative outlet. As a fellow newbie, I wish you good luck on your channel!🤗

[@ArinHoney]

Thank you so much! Good luck to you too 😊

[@TatyanaVogt]

Welcome to booktube! Really hope that you're able to get all that you're looking for and more with your channel! Its so much fun here. Also I STILLLL struggle with vlogs, Love them, but organizing the footage and making sure you get the footage you want can be hard. I personally always fear that most of what I film is trash which can be super discouraging. I would suggest editing as you go so that you can see how things are going along the way, and make any adjustments you need. if you're vlogging multiple things, or for long periods, its easy to forget what you have and have not filmed. And for me, the not knowing is the biggest issue cause it causes the self doubt to creep in (lots of unfinished vlogs happen because of this). Have fun and it will be great! Good luck!

[@ArinHoney]

Wow, this is incredibly helpful, thank you so much! I'm also relieved to know that vlogging is such a struggle for others too 😅 Thank you so much for the advice and encouragement! I really appreciate it 😊

[@kdove2259]

What another frog obsessed book reader?!?! What are the chances?! Love the vibes, welcome to the tube!

[@ArinHoney]

Thank you!! 🐸

[@apoetreadstowrite]

I really like the way you have put this vlog together, very clever, I have learnt a lot. Thanks for the bookish inspiration.

[@mildrumpus]

Welcome to the BookTube community, from one newb to another! (I just started my channel this week.) I love the overall look and vibe of your channel. Best of luck with your channel - I look forward to watching more videos from you in the future. 😎📚👍

[@ArinHoney]

Thanks so much! Good luck to you too 😊 I hope you have fun with it!

[@StrawberryLemonBooks]

So happy I found your channel! Love your shirt🐸💚 Ooo the Monk & Robot duology has been on my tbr for awhile!!!

[@ArinHoney]

Thank you so much! And I reeeaaallyyyy loved Monk & Robot. I hope you enjoy it too!

[@fancifulimpression]

I’ve been loving your channel so far - glad to see this intro video after seeing a few other videos by you!

[@ArinHoney]

Oh, yay! I'm so glad to have you here!

[@katelynwashko]

welcome to booktub! so happy to have you!!!!!❤

[@ArinHoney]

Thank you so much!! 🥰 So happy to be here 😊✨

[@TheGrapeJellyLibrary]

Hello Erin, Welcome to booktube! Here’s to making book friends, so fun. Reading is therapy. It’s a great way to detach from the chaotic world. We are so glad you found your way here. 👍🏼

[@ArinHoney]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@ThePaperbackFairy]

ANOTHER AUTISTIC BOOKTUBER!! Welcome my fellow neurospicy reader! Funny enough, I was interested in becoming a film editor in high school, but got discouraged because it was "a waste of my intelligence" (ridiculous and so dismissive of the intelligence involved in creation and art), and not a safe industry to go into (that part is fair, I guess), but I kept up my KZbin channel and still love the process of planning videos, filming, and editing! So glad I stumbled across your channel and I'm looking forward to catching up with your videos and the book you've been reading! 🧚🏻‍♀️📚✨

[@ArinHoney]

Yay neurospicy camaraderie!! Big eww to the “waste of intelligence” comment. It sounds like we’re on similar journeys! I’m so excited to check out your videos 😁

[@kuzmazuza]

Omg Im so happy I found Your channel you seem to be such a cool person💚 Im happy that you already posted some videos that I can watch I’m obsessed with your vibes and the way you do montage, also your banner with the frog is amazing I also love frogs (and I think our reading taste is similar) 🐸

[@ArinHoney]

Thank you so much! I'm so glad that folks are feeling the ✨vibes.✨ My partner Em actually drew the banner! I'll pass along the compliment 😉 And I may or may not have just adopted some tiny lil froggy guys so look out for that 👀

[@HannahBananasBooks]

Omg yay, so great to have a fellow autist! 🥰🥰

[@ArinHoney]

So great to be here 😊

[@sydneyisreading]

immediately liked and subscribed because Junie B is THAT GURL!

[@ArinHoney]

No joke!! I often wonder how much of my personality and development as a person comes straight from her 💁

[@frannook]

Can I just say I love your vibe so much?! Welcome to booktube! I totally get you, I'm always scared that if I talk too much about books and get all excited and geeky people will just get bored and leave, so that only leaves booktube as a safe space xD Can't wait to see more of your content! Virtual hugs :) Ps. YES to sapphic romance and cozy graphic novelsss

[@ArinHoney]

Thank you so much!! And thank you for the warm welcome 😊 Its definitely been a relief to have somewhere to unleash all of my bookish thoughts!

[@marcellainthemargins]

Welcome to booktube! I hope you'll have a good time here 😄

[@ArinHoney]

Thank you!! 😊 I’m having a great time so far

[@jamiebbooks]

I love your intro, especially the adorable cat. :)

[@ArinHoney]

Thank you so much! His name is Sparrow 😊

[@ozisorbit]

Welcome to the community 💕 loving the vibe!! as someone who wants to get more into horror novels, I’m excited to add more books to the tbr lol

[@ArinHoney]

Thank you so much!! 💛 And I love talking horror 💁‍♀️✨

[@WickedPluto]

Hey, welcome to Booktube! Really digging the cozy vibes 😁

[@ArinHoney]

Thank you so much! 😊✨

[@jamienc907]

I heard "Just by..... you know.... not having a penis" and liked/subscribed SO FAST. The whole vibe and your personality are fabulous! You are adorbs and I love your cat- They look like my sassy little house panther

[@ArinHoney]

Thank you so much! 💛✨ And his name is Sparrow and he’s definitely sassy too 😅

[@justmaddiereading]

not having a peen can be so discouraging. But glad you've brought your eye and editing skills to Booktube. :) welcome!

[@ArinHoney]

Thank you! I’m excited to be here 😊

[@ObscureBookAdventures]

Welcome to BookTube. Love the Scott Joplin intro and title cards. No romance isn't my cup of tea either (with the exception of Sarah Waters's books). I just read my first fantasy novel last month and enjoyed 3 of the 5 short stories. So I was surprised by that. Subscribed.

[@ArinHoney]

Thank you! And Sarah Waters is one of my all time favorite authors 🙌

[@thefishmarshall]

Congrats on making a channel! You seem very sweet and the fall vibes in your latest vid are immaculate! Looking forward to more videos, hope you have fun with it

[@ArinHoney]

Thank you so much! I’m having a lot of fun so far 😊✨

[@EmmaRuth13]

I need to more horror recs so I had to sub immediately. I would love to see a master list of horror recs video! I just posted my first booktube video and im looking for other newbies to follow!!

[@ArinHoney]

Oh yay!! I'll be sure to check out your channel ASAP 😊

[@booksby__emily]

welcome to booktube Erin!! 🥰

[@ArinHoney]

Thank you! ☺️💛

[@k9_coyote360]

Much luck to you Erin!! Nice edits too!

[@ArinHoney]

Thank you! I’m determined to get really good at editing 💪😎

[@readingrager]

Welcome Erin :)

[@ArinHoney]

Thank you! 😊✨

[@MasonInTheDark]

Hey buddy. It's slightly belated but: Welcome to the community! I'm sorry to hear about the male dominated space leading to your discouragement. The film and TV industry needs a serious overhaul of how it functions. It's not acceptable that people are still getting pushed out or discouraged because of the rampant masogyny and unsafe practices within the industry. I'm so glad that this channel has given you a safe space to express your passions. That's super important. As a fellow perfectionist: You have my condolences. I'd love to tell you that it won't get in the way but it really does 🤣. Recording takes me so much longer because I want it to be perfect and hone in on the micro issues that nobody else would notice. Eventually, you just learn to live with it. I subbed and I'm looking forward to more of your content. I hope your time in this community will be as fun and rewarding as it has been for me. Also, frogs are cool. Have a good'un :)

[@ArinHoney]

Thank you so much! I’m having a lot of fun so far, and folks have been so supportive. It’s been great getting back into a long dormant creative outlet 😊

[@BrittanyandBooks]

Junie b jones is ELITE

[@EmmaBennetAuthor]

Lovely intro. Welcome to Booktube! I'm a romance writer and I've been on KZbin for well over a year now.x

[@ArinHoney]

Thank you for the warm welcome! :)

[@BasicallyNeda]

Hi, Welcome to booktube 😊

[@ArinHoney]

Thank you! 💛✨

[@Ms.SpookyNerd]

Welcome to booktube 📚☕🍂🍁🎃🥧🍄

[@ArinHoney]

Thank you so much! 🐸💛

[@Ms.SpookyNerd]

I also subbed and added you to Instagram as well 📚🍂🍁🎃🍄☕🐸

[@LadyJaneBooks]

Welcome to booktube!

[@ArinHoney]

Thank you! 💛

[@shaunholt]

Welcome to booktube! Subbed.

[@ArinHoney]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@avonlealetters__]

Welcome to Booktube from a fellow Booktube newbie 🌸📖☺️

[@ArinHoney]

Thank you! 😊

[@marginsofmarisa]

Omg 🧡you are so cute! I love the cozy vibes of your videos and I also have a black cat :-) I make booktube videos as well, would love to be friends!

[@marginsofmarisa]

(big fan of junie b jones as well)

[@ArinHoney]

Thank you! And yay! I love book friends 😊💛

[@EyeriStorms]

Yaaay to meet you ^^ im also a queer autistic content creator ❤

[@ArinHoney]

Oh, yay!! Queer and autistic solidarity 🫡

[@katarinasvensson9801]

Like your bookcase where did you get it

[@ArinHoney]

Thank you! 😊 It’s actually secondhand, so I sure don’t know where someone could get one

[@kalareadsagain]

“did you ever think you hated romance and then it turns out you’re just gay” is the realest thing anyone has ever said! welcome to booktube, it’s so exciting to have more neurodivergent queer people here 🫶🏻

[@ArinHoney]

Thanks so much! The funniest part about this is that I'm absolutely in my romance era--queer or straight. Never say never, I guess!