soo im attempting my first NaNoWriMo ever 🍂 the project im working on & setting NaNo goals

[@itsamina]

✨if you're reading this you should totally subscribe and brielle should totally pin this comment✨

[@briellewrites]

UR THE SWEETEST

[@Auntyalias2014]

I subscribed and have been doing NaNoWriMo since 2017. Tip: Do Not Edit. Just get the words on the page. It's ok to skip around the timeline. It's OK not to have names for the characters. They can be "The Plumber" or "The cute clerk" and name them later. The only person to please is yourself, meaning don't worry about "marketability" or "genre." Totally cool that you're using Scrivener. Have fun, and don't let the deadline stress you out. Easy enough to say, but still, have fun.

[@briellewrites]

Thank you for all the tips and advice!! I just got Scrivener and am absolutely loving it thus far. I'll definitely have to skip around the timeline. Welcome to the channel :)

[@delaneylounsbrough]

I just found your channel & I’m already obsessed. I feel like I can relate to you & your journey so much! I am also just beginning to write my own first novel as well & would love to document on here but have no idea where to start! This video has helped me thank you!! ✨

[@briellewrites]

aw!!!

[@jessieartsdaily]

Underwriters unite! I am attempting Nano as well. My biggest problem is that I have trouble fleshing out my stories. My brain is all "why use 3 words when 1 will work?" I think it's amazing that you started this channel and I can't wait to watch your journey. Happy writing😃

[@briellewrites]

hahaha I feel this!!! thank you, happy writing 🫶🏼

[@heathermattern]

Welcome to authortube!! Woot woot. Can’t wait to follow your nano journey!!

[@briellewrites]

Thank you sm! Excited to be here, the vibes are great thus far 🕺🏼

[@sierrabookishlife]

Nice to meet you! I plan to start my own book 😅 📚 soon too!

[@stephaniekayewrites]

Welcome to the Authortube world! It's fun here 💜Also, welcome to the INSANITY that is NaNoWriMo. It's crazy but a lot of fun (even if you don't "win"). I've been participating since 2013 (technically I've "won" 1 time but it was a mishmash of like 3-5 stories and a lot of rewriting so I don't personally count it). Don't get down on yourself if you don't get 50k in November, writing can be hard and life gets in the way, the most important thing to remember is to continue to have fun! Always around for more writing buddies, so feel free to reach out. (I'll also be hosting some writing sprint livestreams as will a lot of us authortubers. The livestreams definitely help with staying accountable). Totally love the idea of the fantasy / possible fantasy romance. I'm a little biased since I write romance (fantasy, paranormal, and contemporary) and am currently working on a fantasy romance but I feel like we can always use more fantasy romance 🤪 Looking forward to seeing your journey! Good luck ☘

[@briellewrites]

Thanks so much for the welcome and advice :’) definitely going to go easy on myself with the word count goals!! Best of luck with your NaNo, I think joining / running some sprints would be such a good idea. I also think we could always use more fantasy romance lol 🤪& welcome to the channel :)

[@EvaWright]

I love Nanowrimo. This is my 11th year.

[@briellewrites]

11th omg. That’s awesome

[@MsILovelily]

So glad I found your channel early on! I am also currently working on nanowrimo this year :) it'll be great to see your experience while you work on your writing projects. Hearing what you have to say about your journey as a writer resonated with me greatly as a fellow 24-year-old who has put writing on the backburner in the last few years. Good luck this month, we're all rooting for you!

[@briellewrites]

thank you so much!!! good luck with your project as well! glad you're here :)

[@Amaiguri]

Hey, welcome to authortube!? This was a good debut! This video gives off nice, chill vibes and had pretty good pacing and all that. I feel like I'm in a similar boat to you. I'll be sticking around to see where all this goes!

[@briellewrites]

Aw yay I’m so glad to hear that! Thanks for the welcome. good luck w your writing!

[@tianawithaj]

ooh i'm happy the algorithm showed me your video and i'm excited to follow along on your nano journey! this is my 3rd one and my first nano was so helpful in finally getting me to take my writing more seriously and actually dedicate the time for it. and when i learned to not self edit constantly, it unlocked my ability to write so much more than ever before. good luck! 🤩

[@briellewrites]

I’m so glad you’re here!!! Shoutout to the algorithum lol. the skill of not self editing is still elusive for me haha hopefully this first nano helps me learn how to do that. Good luck with your 3rd nano! Awesome to hear the challenge helped you be more dedicated to your writing - I’m hoping it can do the same for me :)

[@tianawithaj]

@@briellewrites honestly, word sprints are what taught me to do that. I joined my local discord server and it was the competition aspect of the sprints that helped me so much. I was amazed when other people could write like 800 words in half an hour, so I kept pushing myself to get more words down, rather than sitting around thinking for 20 min and then writing 200 words in 10 min. Obviously tried to pay attention to plot & other story aspects to keep it consistent, but once I go over that hurdle I was golden ✨

[@briellewrites]

@tianawithaj-km8tc very good point!!! I’ve started doing writing sprints w a friend and it’s def motivating to try and get a high-ish word count in each sprint. Def something I want to continue

[@WildPatriot]

That is awesome!!! I'm doing it for the second time and I'm already about 3K words behind!! haha

[@briellewrites]

I’m also about 3K words behind hahaha I feel you

[@vin5196]

Best of luck for your NaNoWriMo project!!

[@briellewrites]

Thank you so much!

[@KaylaKempers]

Welcome to authortube! :) ✨ and good luck with your first NaNoWriMo 🎉

[@briellewrites]

Thank you!! 🫶🏼

[@micslibrary]

i'm also participating in my first nanowrimo this month !! soooo excited to follow your journey too :')

[@micslibrary]

i'm also 24 living in LA and resurrecting my dream of being a writer ,,,,, how are we the same !

[@briellewrites]

omg wow! insane similarities. best of luck with your first NaNo!!! just subscribed to u the vibes of ur channel r so cute :)

[@kristinajewell3384]

Yay! I’m getting back to the story I started during nano during 2020. It’s been fun to feel like I’m reading a whole new story while I try to catch up because I don’t remember writing some of it 😂 would love to do writing sprints with folks, if you plan to do any live streams on KZbin!

[@kristinajewell3384]

ALSO! I use scrivener and it’s been incredible. They do have a 1 month trial that I did for nano a few years ago

[@briellewrites]

Hahaha that’s so fun!! Rereading ur work after some distance is such a fun experience haha. Definitely will be doing some writing sprint streams in the future!

[@briellewrites]

@@kristinajewell3384 yes!! I’ve started a trial and I’m obsessed. Filmed myself trying it for the first time and being so shook and impressed haha

[@narrativedude]

Hello Brielle. I’m an old guy so I guess I’m supposed to be the anachronism from an ancient time (I’ve never fit into any neat and tidy box)- Enjoyed this and I look forward to your future efforts. Sounds like you’ve got the task ahead laid out and you have a plan. Having a plan and being enthusiastic is 95% of the battle. Your work has a polish that I envy and will try to emulate. Good luck!😊

[@briellewrites]

Thanks so much!! 😄

[@AdrianasWonderland]

i am also participating first time this year!

[@briellewrites]

Yay!! Good luck!!

[@hobbymoth]

Doing Nano for the first time this year too! I also haven't written since high school and just got back into fantasy and reading through ACOTAR. I'll be filming my progress as well and I can't wait to follow along with yours :D

[@briellewrites]

Omg so many similarities, love that. Best of luck with your NaNo! Keep me updated on how it goes!

[@Diamondpaintingwithsophie]

Welcome xx😊

[@briellewrites]

Thanks!!

[@ngtskynebula]

Ooh, welcome to the comm! (I say this, even though I'm not part of it, just a casual viewer). I hope your writing journey is filled with fun! ☺️💘

[@briellewrites]

youre totally part of it as a viewer! thank you :)

[@melaninandaura9713]

Right now you have 333 subs. Love that sequence of numbers.

[@briellewrites]

Loveee it

[@nicolinasurel]

I work two corporate jobs from home as well as teach first year writing at my local university part time. It's so awesome to find another working author making an attempt at Nano this year ❤ Good luck!

[@briellewrites]

TWO corporate jobs and a part time job wow. that's so much to balance! but yes, we are out here making it work w the writing! Best of luck with your endeavors too!

[@tejaswinisureshkrishnan4228]

Just found your channel and I love it!!!❤ I've tried doing Nano since 2 years but I've never really done it fully but after a long slump, I've restarted writing this month and it coincides so I'm excited! All the best❤

[@briellewrites]

That’s awesome!! Perfect timing lol. Good luck with your project and welcome to the channel!

[@AdamFishkin]

Even though you wouldn't have been in film school the same time I was, you know that what's popular in film school does NOT translate to what an audience wants to see. I had to put up with dozens of guys who idolized Woody Allen and refused to accept any style other than Woody's style. Thank god that's over with. Sara Lubratt and Kris MF are my posse. Sara is on a draft 6 novel polish while also hiking several times a week. I think her secret is having so many plants in the house. You sing too? You're a double threat. Rock on. Honestly the golden hour is 10:30 on a Tuesday. That's when I have lunch and then knock back several thousand words if the ideas are there.

[@briellewrites]

Y’all late night writers are built different!! My brain turns off by 11PM haha. And yes, I can agree that the film school bros are somewhat insufferable at times hahaha. Welcome to the channel!

[@mercedespurdue5813]

Excited to follow you on your journey!

[@briellewrites]

Yay! Welcome!

[@AoifeMysthart]

Awesome!

[@briellewrites]

🫶🏼

[@britneylouise1919]

girlll you and me are the exact same i wrote so much when i was younger, my short story even got published in a short story book when i was 12 and i haven’t written a thing since high school and now i’m writing a book 🤣

[@briellewrites]

Love that! Good luck with your book!

[@britneylouise1919]

@@briellewrites thankyou 🫶🏼🫶🏼

[@Celinelikedion]

this is so exciting ✨ can't wait to follow along this journey, rooting for you! also I'm obsessed with these character names 🫢

[@briellewrites]

thank you sm Celine 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼 also thank you 🫣🫣

[@patrick_nilan]

You’ve got this!!!!

[@briellewrites]

Thank you!!

[@OnefortheBooks]

Heyo, it's my first NaNoWriMo too! I'm also working on a fantasy novel. I'll be posting some content on my channel about it as well. Congrats on your new channel and I look forward to following along on your journey. 🥰

[@briellewrites]

Thank you!! Best of luck w your novel as well!!

[@danaefotopoulou6855]

I'm 23 and I am also writing my first book sized story this month. You sound very confident in your idea and I'm jealous. I am not a discovery writer, I prep a lot, I spent October peeping and still I'm not confident in my outline. 🤣🤣🤣

[@briellewrites]

Lol I’m confident in the premise but trust me there’s a million details I have to figure out haha. It has not been easy 🫠🫠 good luck with your project you got this!! Awesome that you did so much prepping, now you just have to jump in and see how it goes lol

[@kenthecre8or]

My first time writing a full-length novel and been looking to connect with more writers early in the process too. Love your project and concept btw! Wishing you the best with Nano 💗

[@briellewrites]

Thank you!! Best of luck with your novel!

[@kaikiernan]

Keep it up! Best of luck.

[@briellewrites]

Thank you!!

[@Isaly15xoxo]

We’re in such similar boats, this is my first NaNoWriMo (idk if I’m going for 50k either), I’ve never written anything this long before, and I also studied film in college. + I also want to learn more about the publishing and self publishing world. 😅 so good luck to you! I hope you can reach your goals.

[@briellewrites]

omg wow that is so fun that we're on such similar points of our journey lol. good luck to you too!!! best of luck with your NaNo!! we got this lol

[@LauraRenTaler]

Omg, I loved this video!!! I can't wait to see where this goes:) I'm actually turning 24 on the 24th lol and I'm hoping to have at least a partially finished draft for my birthday. But like you, I have many other obligations. So alas that probably won't happen :') Can't wait to see your next video though!

[@briellewrites]

Yayyy thank you and welcome to the channel!! best of luck w your project, any progress is good progress 🫶🏼

[@paulpasadena]

I'm your 400th subscriber.

[@briellewrites]

omg that's awesome. welcome to the channel!

[@LaLavender25]

Congratulations on the new goal! I’ve subscribed. Have you watched Sarra Cannon? She has great workbooks to help you. Also, I go to Save the Cat writes a Novel for plotting and Scrivener is the BEST!

[@briellewrites]

I haven’t, I’ll have to check her out! Thanks for subscribing happy to have you here :)

[@JorgenMadson]

what are you drinking?

[@JorgenMadson]

never mind question answered lol