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Very excited to see how this whole universe of yours unfolds. It’s very impressive that you can manage to churn out so many videos while also remaining consistent in your writing. Also, just a random question, how do you think a fight between Chase and Sebastian would go?

good luck with the competition!!

Ooooh, short stories are a great idea - I use Reedsy and Submittable to find contests, in case you needed a rec 🫶🏾 My goals between now and March are to just finish the two WIPs I've been working on since last year 😅 I'd love to see your quarterly review!

I’m so stoked for everything you have planned. I feel like I’m a marvel fan waiting for the next movie to release, except that instead of movies, it’s your books lol. Btw, who are your top five favorite characters in the Keyverse?

My goal for January is to finish drafting my WIP. 16,667 words left 😅 Fingers crossed 🤞 In February, I want to write an outline to prepare for developmental and line editing. I also want to brainstorm book two in my planned series. In March, I would like to begin developmental editing 😃

I absolutely cannot wait for The Ivory Crypt! I’m so invested in all of your series, but the Eldenarian Artifacts takes the cake for me. Also, who would you say is more skilled, Sebastian or Chase?

I really, really loved Gladiator so I’m super hyped for Anarchist! Iggy’s one of my top ten Keyverse characters lol

I'll be working mostly on a YA fantasy novel i'm working on. I'm in the middle of the rough draft at 60k. So I want to finish that and start editing it. I'll also be working on a short story for my substack as I plan to write a few short stories and post them there through-out the year. I write mostly horror and fantasy. Good luck with your goals!

I’m very excited about these goals! Esp excited for Anarchist plotting. That series sounds very interesting! It would be fun to do a video on the short story journeyyy. Think I make start of light since there’s a big graded project for school in march and I need a lot of prep for that. I will probably continue trying to finish plotting out the book I want to finish this year first and foremost while plotting on the side any other story I’ve already started. Goal may be to finish plotting as many as I can so after March I can deep dive into writing and be less lost.

I struggle with drafting and revising on two different projects. I am going to use January for edits and revising, then I'll start drafting again in February.

hey, writer here as well. i've divided my year into 2 parts. first 6 and last 6. for the first 6 months, im gonna be finishing and working on a revision of my horror-thriller script entitled Darah & Daging (Malay for Flesh & Blood). i only got the last act to finish so like 85% done already. other than that, im also gonna be finishing up my first ever horror novel titled, LOVESICK. 25% done and im hoping to finish it by the latest June and get it traditionally published. my other works i have arranged it all for late 2025 or in 2026.

What an awesome and ambitious plan you have! I'll be cheering you on from the sidelines! You can do it! 💪 My goal for the first quarter is to just finish the first draft. It'll take 4 months so a little over a quarter. I just hope everything goes well lol

Ambitious, but attainable goals. Good stuff. 😊 I’ll start off the year by writing book three and then see where I go from there. Cheers 😊

I love your videos and how in depth you talk about your books! It encourages me to be more productive in my writing, especially with this upcoming year. In 2024, I focused a lot on short fiction and really found my voice when writing them. I even got some of my flash fiction/short stories published in various publications so it really introduced me into the publishing world a bit! For the past few months, I've also been working on a romance book so that's currently my WIP. My favorite project I've done this year was a short story set in a dystopian world but focused on a boy, Daunte, finding out who his real father is, and in turn realizing that not everything in their world is what it appears to be. I'm more of a contemporary writer so writing a sci-fi dystopian was really fun, especially with the extensive world building! My favorite quote from my story: "“My life is full of regrets, Daunte, but loving you was the only sure thing I’d ever done right.” I submitted it to a contest but I'm still hoping to expand on the story and the universe! :)

I’ve been a silent reader of your Wattpad stories for so long. This channel is so cool! Btw, i have become such a nerd about your universe. I have so many questions I wanna ask you lol! Like, who’s the overall more skilled magician: Sebastian, Ajax, or Makaela? And who’s the best hand to hand fighter in the Keyverse? How do you think a fight between Ajax and Apex would go? I’m sorry I’m overwhelming you with my endless questions but I’m just so invested in your characters lmao.

What an amazing and productive year! Congrats!!! I managed to actually get back into writing properly for the first time in a decade this year and I kind of knocked it out of the park. I tracked my writing (novels, planning, fanfic, etc.) and wrote over 750k words this year and the drafts of 4 novels in a 13 book series. Nothing ready for publishing or properly edited yet but it feels amazing! Think I'm gonna aim for a million wordy in 2025 like a psychopath XD Looking forward to seeing more of your journey in 2025!!!!

Dope videos bro!! And keep writing! From one writer to another!!

I needed to hear this from you! Thanks ❤

Congrats! How do you get so much done? Also, will we be getting any Henri Beck chapters anytime soon? I’m loving the book!

You’re a superstar! Soo proud of you!!!

I’m a huge fan of the Henri Beck book! Do you know when you’ll be posting the rest of the chapters? I hope it’s soon lol

love your videos :) and DAMN you got so much writing done that's amazing lol I'm still working on my first wip

Dude I’ve been reading your Wattpad books for years and I never knew you had a UA-cam channel! this is so cool! My favorite characters in the Keyverse are probably Iggy, Chase, and Sebastian. I can’t wait for them to all meet each other at some point lol

Hi! I’m a huge fan of your series on Wattpad, especially the Eldenarian Artifacts! I just figured out that you had a UA-cam channel and I just wanted to say that this universe of yours is so cool! Also, when can we expect to see some more chapters of Henri Beck on Wattpad?

My wins: I published my 2nd book, I started my UA-cam channel and I wrote about 200K words this year. My favorite line from my sweet romance novella (I'm hoping to publish it in 2025) is: Morning would come soon enough, bringing with it the reality of packing and planning. But tonight, she allowed herself to dream-of ramen bowls steaming at street stalls, the sight of sakura trees bursting with blooms, and the laughter of new friends soon to be made. Tokyo awaited her, and she was ready.

I definitely can relate. My ideas runneth over 😂. I think of books to write faster than I can write them 😂. I hope this year change for me, productive wise. Btw, your books sounds amazing… I’m not sure if I heard correctly but is “Henry Beck” a stand alone or is it a series? I want to buy that one and definitely “Court of Rooks” they both sound intriguing… continue to prosper Ldj! Good luck to you! ✨🫵🏽📖✍🏽🍀✨

Your productivity is insane. I can’t wait for the Ivory Crypt! Also, who’s your favorite character in the Eternal Keyverse?

Awesome work ldj! This year I finally finished my chapter outline for my book and for 2025 I plan on finishing and revising it at least once

Sounds like a productive year!

All your stories sounds so good! 😭 You got me wanting to redownload wattpad just to read your stories LOL. I'm glad that this year had been fruitful for you with writing and I can't wait to see where you go from here and what you're gonna be doing next year and also being writing friends with you! 🙌🏾 I too filmed a writing recap and I plan on filming a 2025 writing goals video next month so if you're curious about what I'm getting up to then you can check out those videos~ 👀🤣

Some favourite lines. Different projects in the brackets: ("My father was the hero of many but before them all he was just mine, my mother’s and my uncle’s.) ("Why should I forgive? Because he’s dead? Because you are now king? Because you finally decided to play brother and hand me back what was always mine to have? I have remained polite and that is good enough.”) (The crowd roared. The heat scorched. The appreciation for death was echoing and frightening...The Raaza laid still by my wobbling feet.) ("Eyy, looky here boys. Fiddle fingers is back.” The three brothers laughed cigarette in hand.) (Lloyd’s presence is my double edged sword. Though he brings me comfort he also reminds me that I don’t have a mother to make me home cooked meals or softly tussles my hair like he does when I leave for school. It was one thing to half ignore the nonexistent relationship with my father but another to talk about my mother. A mother I never knew.) (She’d always been told she was a carbon copy of her grandmother - kinky brown coils glittered with streaks of the sweltering, island sun, eyes warmed with cocoa, and rat ears that never separated from the face...In side by side photograph comparisons Flo could see the distinct resemblance but always expressed outwardly that she couldn’t tell.)

Three projects is a lot! Kudos to youu 🎉 I love the quotes. I really like the phrase “like the smoke choking the sky outside.” Oh man that part about motivation because that is so meeee. Esp when I feel that creative block and doubt whether I can actually write or not. I tend to switch around my hobbies when I feel like that. Like with language learning. One big thing for this year was I actually started really writing stories after having it in the back of mind for so long. Additionally, I submitted poetry for the first time ever. Though that didn’t go anywhere I really love the poems I ended up with in the end. I’ve seen how much I’ve grown in that genre over the years. For 2025, I do also wanna be consistent with writing cause as you said even one line a day I could reach very far by the next year’s end. I want to finish a couple short stories I started this year and I want to finally finish a first draft of one of my novels or novellas so I can print itttt. I look forward to what your journey holds for 2025 🎉

Awesome job this year! And 2025 should be amazing! 😊 In 2024, I wrote a couple of books, and started an authortube channel, thanks to you, and have made a ton of new friends. 😊 in 2025, I hope to write even more, create even more videos, and support the community to the best of my ability. All the best, sir!!!

Nice work. I hope you enjoyed the entire process. With this foundation who knows how high you can climb next go around.

The Ivory Crypt sounds so cool! So does Court of Rooks! The lines from them definitely made me want to read them 😄✨

Hi I'm Nora, the emailer subscriber! Your writing progress is inspiring. Good luck with your novel(s)!

Love your channel. Wish you posted more frequently. Good luck!

Can we collaborate ❤

Oh wow!! So proud of you for continuing your project! I remember seeing your first video on the process of hashing out the idea; I really hoped you would stick with it. I'm so glad that you did!! <3

Oh this was a stellar video. I’m hearing you talk about the submission and I’m over here with my fingers crossed lol. Hoping you get selected. Shout out to your subscriber who sent you the contest. That’s so dope. My project: I’m working on a contemporary romance + building my own fictional city at the same time. One is informing the other. Good to see you back. Take as much time away as you need. I call myself batch recording a few biceps to give myself a break & I’m with you on submission, my luck would have me submit it at 8 but somehow it wouldn’t go through until midnight. Lol. Exciting watching this process with you. My fingers still crossed that you are selected & Congrats on completing finals

Good luck!

Ayeee that’s so exciting

Congratulations 🎉 I hope you win the competition and looking forward to your writing journey 👍🏻

If I may offer my humble opinion, two particular murder mystery authors have stood the test of time - Arthur Conan Doyle - aka the author of the Sherlock Holmes series, and Agatha Christie - who wrote about multiple murder mystery stories. My favorite among Agatha Christie is probably Poirot. There are many video adaptations if you are too busy to read the books. But both authors manage to balance a lot of knowledge / evidence drops while not giving away the villain. I'm not sure if this fits your particular style - but I'd recommend them just for being a source of inspiration to help your style. But fantastic work getting this far!

Congratulations on completing your novel… Good Luck to you! I pray you win! 🏆