This is Year of the Book, my journey to write and publish my first book. I’m writing short stories that I’ve been carrying around in my head for way too long. One way or another, they’re coming out, and I’m documenting every step of the writing journey.
I’m also a chronically overwhelmed academic and parent heading towards about the right age for a midlife crisis. Like I said, join the journey!
📼 long videos (10-30 mins) on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
🖊️at least one write night video a week
🕰️ real progress, real setbacks, in real time
🗓️ monthly reflections on what I’m learning
✈️ travel writing vlogs
📚 books and reading
🙇🏻♀️submission and inevitable rejections process
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***updated posting schedule***
I am going to try and start posting three videos per week: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 19:00 UK time. Shorts as and when 🤪 I’ll trial this for a while to see if it impacts my engagement / is sustainable for me. ❤️
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Your eyes are not deceiving you 👀 today we have @EmmaBennetAuthor on @YearoftheBook! And I got to ask her about her writing journey, how she became an author, and what she has learned along the way! Thanks Emma for your time and tips!
#authortube #booktube #author #writer #writing #viral
https://youtu.be/ykkj3Md6FC0?si=mHUyE...
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@LorraineMozelle is such a thoughtful creator on here. As well as sharing her self-publishing journey and process, Lorraine is actively building community by sharing and promoting authors and aspiring authors, especially those over 30. She does this with so much care and intention and I just love that. Bonus for me is that most of the authors she shares in this video are writing horror!
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Hi 👋🏼 all and welcome to my new subscribers, thank you for being here!
Tonight’s video is the first in a new little series where I’ll be digging through all my old writing and reading you some hidden gems 🤣 when I bought a house last year, my parents brought round so many boxes stuffed with stories, poems, comic strips…it was only then I really realised how central writing has been in my life.
In this first instalment I’m rereading the short novel I wrote aged 15/16. It’s been saved all these years through multiple computers and I (eventuallly) found it. Revisiting this was a bizarre and hilarious insight into my teenage self, and really, reminded me that I was just a kid then, even though I felt like I was an adult. Anyways, I hope you enjoy ❤️
https://youtu.be/xuQq8ap43YI?si=KoqEJ...
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In case you missed it ⬇️ Extra video this week 🎉 my second month of writing and how I view setbacks in my writing journey.
I’d love to hear your thoughts on this video. How do you manage challenges on this rollercoaster writing journey?
https://youtu.be/GK2jP6g9IBk?si=jnNn4...
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I took a break from writing this week to take time and inspiration with the land and the sea.
#land #nature #sea #writing #inspiration
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I got Covid. But I’m feeling better today and I have a good nurse 🐱 AND I’m super excited to have reached 20 subscribers 🎉 I appreciate you all!
Taking an evening off writing and time off filming whilst I recover but I’ll be back with a process and process update next week! ❤️
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Working and parenting is wild 😬
Happy writing!
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Just landed, our first hour(ish) writing session! Let’s keep each other company whilst we write.
Is this kind of video helpful for you? I guess it’s a kind of body doubling x asmr video, and my hope is that might help people who want or need to write and prefer a dedicated block of time each week. Having a schedule like this helps me stick to writing over time. Let me know what you think and what kind of videos you’d like to see ❤️
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Hi 👋🏼 thanks for being here!
Here’s what you can expect from my channel in the next few weeks (things might change as I see what works and what I can manage):
- one write with me video, where we have a 1hr writing session, share our struggles and encourage each other
- one video on something writing or reading related, like book updates, reading my old writing, writing struggles and hopefully tips too!
- one longer short on daily life type stuff
I’d love to know what kind of videos you’d like to see, let me know ⬇️ and I’d love to know if you’re writing something and why you want to write if you feel like sharing.
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