🥀 writing vlog ep. 01: so my dark academia book is kinda good???

[@76kilosofshade81]

Productive procrastination isn't so weird. It's how my apartment gets cleaned (when I should be writing as well). 😄 Congrats on grad school and way to go on finishing Act 2!

[@lynndjung]

LOL it's how my place gets cleaned too ;) thank you!!!

[@writerspodcast7323]

I have ADHD so sometimes I’d get energy at midnight and end up cleaning my entire room 😭

[@_minkit]

as someone who has been writing Carolina Reaper levels of spice (ha, fanfic writer here) for well over a decade, my advice on the spicy thing, esp if you're uncomfortable with it, is rather than focusing on the.... vocabulary (is that the right word in this case? lol) of certain acts and parts, focus a lot more on the emotional and physical REACTION, like what's happening on the inside rather than the outside (pulse, breathing, heat building, the way the characters look at each other, etc)--and short is fine in both cases. It doesn't need to be super long or super descriptive, esp if that's not something you're comfortable with. i will say it DOES take practice to figure out what works best in a spicy scene, esp a short one. In moments like those, time can be sort of wonky almost--slow down and quicken up all at the same time, so it can be fun to incorporate that sort of feeling into the writing of it. idk if this advice helps, but I hope it gives you some ideas at least!

[@hebaljumaily]

Congrats on getting accepted into a master's program, woohoo!! 🎉 I LOVED this video! I started following your writing journey after reading your short story on your blog and the pitch you made for Moths and Swan, so I will take whatever crumbs you give us as your finish-up Moths🫶

[@lynndjung]

Ahh thank you so much, that short feels so old now haha, but it's so nice to hear!! I truly appreciate you sticking with my content 🫶🫶

[@kelleyiswriting]

THIS VLOG IS SO FUN!!! I literally feel the same thing about my own writing vlogs and not having something to show for it.... but also at the same time... this is our lives and things are happening!! Something progress is hard to capture with just one video too :') Also, Lynn you are SO SO pretty I love the lighting in this whole video, it's cozy and comforting. WE GOT THIS

[@lynndjung]

thank you so much kelley!!! I ALWAYS love your vlogs even if nothing 'exciting' happens, it truly is nice to just see slices of writer life lol so let's not overthink it!! tyty, i'm slightly obsessed with that one sunset lamp HAHA she's my bestie

[@KrisMF]

YOUR PRETTY LIGHTS OMGGGGG. I'm so happy to see you finding your groove on moths again AHHHH

[@lynndjung]

THANK YOUU I LOVE THEM. There's definitely been a history of writers with platforms being doubted but!!! I think you can help change that narrative I have FULL FAITH

[@briellewrites]

Dark academia adult fantasy???? Alternate version of Paris??? This is my first time hearing a description of moths and I am dying I want to read her!! Also I am dead at you saying you’re still allergic to saying the names of parts of things hahaha I feel like I would feel the same way. I related to so much in this video, I also have an attractive antagonist and I’m very conflicted about it lmao. I feel like it’s fine as long as you’re not romanticizing the questionable things he does??? Idk I’m questioning this too lol. I love that you’re going to be doing this series regularly, looking forward to future episodes!!! rooting u on🫶🏼✨

[@lynndjung]

Omg thank you brielle!! I'm definitely NOT condoning the villain in this one lol but my fear is being misconstrued in any way 🙈 anyway tysm!! I hope you enjoy the subsequent videos 🫶

[@mhjmakes3631]

Oof, I definitely understand what you mean about "productive procrastination." I have that problem so bad, and in some ways I feel like it's worse than being someone who just blows things off, because procrastination that you can justify is probably the most dangerous type there is. I found your thoughts about the divide between being a writer and a content creator very interesting. I feel like these days, the lines between career paths are getting blurred, even in the traditional market, and it can feel weird to find your place in it all. Especially when it comes to something like writing, which is a career path that (can be) quite "prestigious," and content creation which I think has an association with selling out (?) and being kind of fake. (Not my thoughts, mind you.) But much like how there's different types of writers, there are different types of content creators, and I'm glad that you're finding that balance.

[@ThatWolfTHER14N-d3k]

I’m a procrastinator too. For example I once left my plastic Christmas tree up till March last year. Also, I have been working on my book more because I’m sick and I have more free time but I still have to finish my outline. 🤣

[@laurenct]

YAYYY Moths comeback !! i’m so so glad you’ve found some fun in these writing vlogs, that’s the most important part! ✨ SO exited to follow this series!!!

[@lynndjung]

!!! Thank you so much!!

[@Lara_Ameen]

Congratulations on getting into grad school! Being an educator/studying education is wild. I know. 😭 I love your logline for MOTHS and the way you described it! I LOVE dark academia fantasy! And your comps are impeccable! I haven’t read BABEL yet (but I own it, it’s on my TBR)-but I did read STARLING HOUSE and I loved that book! I love hearing about your journey with this book, too. It’s so cool to hear about your process! And I will DM you on Instagram about your podcast. I haven’t forgotten! I always love talking with other writers.

[@lynndjung]

Thank you!! I'm so glad the logline and comps work haha. I hope you love BABEL once you get around to it!! Yes please do

[@suzymfleur]

You describing this novel I absolutely needddd it.

[@lynndjung]

ahhh thank you so much!! i can't wait to hopefully share it with everyone someday

[@paperwattle9493]

i'm so happy for you that the book is going well! honestly, your channel has honestly made the idea of finally starting writing my own book, that i've been scheming about for years, seem actually somewhat doable 💗wish you the best of luck with finishing the first draft!!

[@lynndjung]

Aw that is so sweet and I love to hear it - I'm wishing you all the best with your writing journey!! Thank you!!

[@tianawithaj]

i love writing vlogs & would love to see writing while traveling content! i also love the part at the end where you talk about being able to be both a writer and a content creator, definitely feels like a balancing act and it's easy to feel like making content is superficial compared to writing

[@ngtskynebula]

I've been reading writing tutorials for many years, now, and I remember how in 2015-ish many author bloggers would recommend beginner writers they'd start their own writing blogs, for personal branding. After sometime, someone I can't recall who now, said smth that stuck with me: having an author blog will only work if you like _writing for blogs,_ cause it takes time away from creative writing and it may not work out for you well in the marketing department, anyway. It's similar to what you discussed in the outro. I'm glad you love creating content for KZbin, too, cause otherwise it'd be deeply exhausting and frustrating for you, indeed 🥺 I have a personal blog, and I know it takes time away from my fic and original projects creative writing, but I consider it "writing time", too, without feeling (too) guilty about not writing stories because blogging is also a type of writing I love. I don't see it as just a marketing technique. If anything, it deters me from properly marketing myself because it's more texts of mine for ppl to Not read 🤣 But I'm okay with that. Writing makes me happy, and that's what matters; blog writing or not. Happy creating, Lynn!!! ❤

[@anandaferraresi]

Okay. I need a book of yours in my hands. Like, NOW!

[@Rileyw239]

I just randomly found this video and am so excited to discover your channel. I am also an aspiring speculative writer working as an English teacher in Asia (South Korea). Excited to keep following you.

[@lynndjung]

that's amazing, I hope you're enjoying it so far!! tysm for watching :)

[@Rileyw239]

@@lynndjung watching your videos definitely is helping keeping me motivated to work on my writing also.

[@nadiahverse]

your book sounds so intriguing and right up my alley. i’m so excited for you and i really enjoyed this vlog. i’m currently editing my 1st draft and this video’s motivating me a lot, so thanks! congrats on getting into grad school and all the best 🫶🏼

[@lynndjung]

Aw thank you so much, I'm so glad to hear it's motivating you!! Wishing you the best too!!

[@EmilySchaubeck9]

loved this video!! always such calming music!

[@lynndjung]

thank you!

[@miriamlevenson9430]

congrats on grad school and the progress you’re making on your book! i’m not really a fantasy reader but you’ve got me intrigued 🤔🤔🤔

[@lynndjung]

aw thank you so much!! i'm glad the pitch has you intrigued!

[@angelicari2317]

this is like my favorite video of yours ‼️‼️ writing vlogs are the best:))

[@lynndjung]

ahh thank you so much!! i think it's one of my favourites too

[@angelicari2317]

@@lynndjung hopefully that means there will be many more in the future? 👀 as a young writer these are super inspiring to watch and really get me into the creative mood ♥️

[@lynndjung]

@@angelicari2317 definitely, i plan to continue the series until i finish the book-there will be a new one in about a week and a half! :)

[@angelicari2317]

@@lynndjung ahh I can’t wait!!

[@ngtskynebula]

"We do Not stan, just to clarify" 🤣 I can't wait to read your finished book!

[@chloejean1579]

watching this while outlining for my novel as motivation or else i know i will put it off

[@LilyEvans1996]

for me short spicy scenes are also better. I like them in a romance book, but not when its pages and pages of it.

[@Ash_Thomp]

My biggest tip is to focus on the emotions more than the positions. And I hate the words for genitalia too so I use phrases like “she took him in her hands” 😅

[@lynndjung]

Lol good tips!! I love seeing the way different people skirt around the terminology 😂

[@gabriellakuhn5961]

Congratulations on getting into grad school! That’s so exciting!! ❤❤Also, I 1000% feel you on being scared to write your book because you just want it to be good. That is so home lmao 😅

[@lynndjung]

Thank you so much!! It's a terrifying thought BUT we're powering through lol

[@gregahunt]

very cool. keep going!

[@lynndjung]

thank you!

[@reader.J]

I know what I signed up for now. We need more of this.

[@OnefortheBooks]

Congrats on the progress and on the grad program! When will you be going back to school?

[@lynndjung]

Thank you! I'm starting this summer :)

[@ngtskynebula]

Your videos are always sooo well recorded and edited, ugh 😔💝 This one's audio is a bit low, I think? But it's still great! 🙇🏽‍♀️

[@cynthialovesbooks]

I think a good spicy scene fits the characters, the story, and the author. The scene should be something that is natural to the characters. I don't enjoy forced spicy activities on characters where it feels unnatural to them, like including BDSM where there was no hint of it before. It should be natural to the story. By this, I mean that the scene should be a natural progression to the story and not just thrown in for shock or awe. In essence, I'm not a fan of spice for the sake of spice. Finally, it should be natural to the author. I've read quite a few books where it seemed like the author had never had spicy times because the scene itself, the dialogue within the scene, and the emotions (or lack there of) evoked do not seem like something the author is comfortable with. I don't mind fade to black or stories that have little to no spice, as long as it's true to the story and the characters and the author. I don't know if any of that makes sense.

[@σκοτάδι-υ7σ]

Make him hot, but never refer to his looks after the first appearance. The reader will know that he is attractive, but if you don’t refer to that too often afterwards, it won’t be a huge part of how we view him. (The antagonist)

[@sabiha.sayeed]

I think it's a great opportunity to find a way to make your antagonist charming and attractive without making him physically attractive. Maybe he looks like the average guy, but he has discovered how to create a persona that people would gravitate towards despite that.

[@lynndjung]

this is a great point!! it's a few weeks down the line and i ended up using this approach :) he's very professor-ish!

[@mirimariana]

I thought I typed fast until I saw 10:37 ....How do you type so fast? 😭

[@lynndjung]

honestly i was just obsessed with mavis beacon as a kid

[@ngtskynebula]

My literary experience with smut scenes is mainly in the fanfiction setting, so I don't know if this'll serve you, but I'll try. At the end of the day, the scene should fit the themes you're working with and the overall atmosphere of your book; not all smut scenes will, or should be, overly/somewhat romantic cause not all stories will benefit from it 🤔 I would argue shorter scenes are better when it's part of a book (and not, say, a PWP short story/oneshot fanfic), and smut scenes that speaks/relates to the main story, instead of being an extra inside the book, are ALWAYS better (my 100% right opinion that's evidence based!!!) 🕊✨️ That being said, it's been a hot minute since you've published this so I'm sure you've already found the answer to your hot writing pleas 🤣

[@AdrianasWonderland]

I hvae similar as you, I also teach english and I try to write in my free time

[@lynndjung]

that's amazing!!

[@AdamFishkin]

14:18 If all else fails, make him look like Paul Dano. (To be clear I am joking. Don't do that.)

[@lynndjung]

LOL i just might

[@oddspongeout]

Congratulations on grad school! What are you studying?

[@lynndjung]

Secondary science education!

[@stomingaben]

I've written a book that is not selling yet 😢

[@StephenSinclair-d6n]

I am writing a book of horror stories. I have a playlist on a channel (7 tales I 🤔). Would you consider having a listen?? One of the reasons is that I would like to help out the narrator. Its his channel. Don't know him personally- but he has helped me out lots. NOT doing the spam thing here. Not going to put my name down, or the channel name etc. Will let you know if you ask them. If you would prefer me to take this comment down I totally understand and will do so. Have subbed and liked.🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@mimipipi120]

put a like and subscribbed as soon as you said there are sapphics