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The Cozy Creative
Приєднався 7 тра 2021
Writing, world-building, practical and encouraging discussion of the creative life, vlogging the cozy and simple day-to-day. I've been a professional novelist for 15 years.
When you write a book and people hate it
Patreon: patreon.com/user/about?u=34222724
Substack: lidiyafoxglove.substack.com/
Read my books & support this channel!
I recommend starting with my fantasy world, The Hidden Lands, but all my books are available here:
www.amazon.com/shop/thecozycreative
I earn a commission from Amazon for all purchases made through this link. Thank you for your support!
My books are also available on Apple, Google, Barnes and Noble, Kobo and other retailers and libraries.
Inquiries: fabulousfrock@mac.com
Substack: lidiyafoxglove.substack.com/
Read my books & support this channel!
I recommend starting with my fantasy world, The Hidden Lands, but all my books are available here:
www.amazon.com/shop/thecozycreative
I earn a commission from Amazon for all purchases made through this link. Thank you for your support!
My books are also available on Apple, Google, Barnes and Noble, Kobo and other retailers and libraries.
Inquiries: fabulousfrock@mac.com
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Відео
A quick reading guide for my fantasy world (January 2025)
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Patreon: patreon.com/user/about?u=34222724 Substack: lidiyafoxglove.substack.com/ Read my books & support this channel! I recommend starting with my fantasy world, The Hidden Lands, but all my books are available here: www.amazon.com/shop/thecozycreative I earn a commission from Amazon for all purchases made through this link. Thank you for your support! My books are also available on Apple, Go...
Full-time writer vlog: a snowy weekend writing 10k words on my novel
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Authentic weekend-in-the-life video. It's a snowy weekend and I want to get a LOT of words down! Patreon: patreon.com/user/about?u=34222724 Substack: lidiyafoxglove.substack.com/ Read my books & support this channel! I recommend starting with my fantasy world, The Hidden Lands, but all my books are available here: www.amazon.com/shop/thecozycreative I earn a commission from Amazon for all purch...
Why ARE main characters boring? (and can it be helped?)
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One of my commenters asked why they always like side characters more than the main character...and can this be prevented? Patreon: patreon.com/user/about?u=34222724 Substack: lidiyafoxglove.substack.com/ Instagram: lidiyafoxglove Read my books & support this channel! I recommend starting with my fantasy world, The Hidden Lands, but all my books are available here: www.amazon.com/...
How to build your author brand when you're weird and off market
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Patreon: patreon.com/user/about?u=34222724 Substack: lidiyafoxglove.substack.com/ Instagram: lidiyafoxglove Read my books & support this channel! I recommend starting with my fantasy world, The Hidden Lands, but all my books are available here: www.amazon.com/shop/thecozycreative I earn a commission from Amazon for all purchases made through this link. Thank you for your support!...
How much money I made my first year as a Youtuber & writing novels not-to-market
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In this novel I breakdown my income in 2024, my first year as a UA-camr and my 16th year as a novelist...but my first year writing strictly "books of my heart" set in my fantasy world and not to market. Patreon: patreon.com/user/about?u=34222724 Substack: lidiyafoxglove.substack.com/ Instagram: lidiyafoxglove Read my books & support this channel! I recommend starting with my fant...
my relationship to stuff has changed drastically.
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A history of my finances & money, and how it has changed what I think of stuff. From collecting, to decluttering, anti-materialism, anti-consumerism. Patreon: patreon.com/user/about?u=34222724 Substack: lidiyafoxglove.substack.com/ Instagram: lidiyafoxglove Read my books & support this channel! I recommend starting with my fantasy world, The Hidden Lands, but all my books are ava...
Want to be an indie author? 7 things to do first
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Before you hit publish, before you spend a dime...these are the things I recommend doing before you start a potential career as an indie author. Link to Vellum software: store.vellum.pub/?via=jaclyn63 (I receive affiliate income from this link. Thank you for supporting the channel!) Patreon: patreon.com/user/about?u=34222724 Substack: lidiyafoxglove.substack.com/ Instagram: lidiya...
Times are hard. Make art.
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At magicmind.com/foxglove20 FOXGLOVE20 gets you up to 48% off your first subscription for the next 10 days. #magicmind #mentalperformance #selfgrowth Help support the beloved used bookstore where I worked, destroyed in Hurricane Helene: www.gofundme.com/f/support-french-broad-exchange-after-hurricane-helene-flood Patreon: patreon.com/user/about?u=34222724 Substack: lidiyafoxglove.substack.com/ ...
Finding my style helped my writing career...what I learned.
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"You can't make a living as a writer" & other myths: pursuing your dream life
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Get Magic Mind at 50% off with the Black Friday offer, available only through my link until December 6th: www.magicmind.com/foxglovebf Patreon: patreon.com/user/about?u=34222724 Substack: lidiyafoxglove.substack.com/ Instagram: lidiyafoxglove Read my books & support this channel! I recommend starting with my fantasy world, The Hidden Lands, but all my books are available here: ww...
Chatting my 2025 plans & changes for this channel
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As I'm closing in on my first year as a UA-camr, I'm thinking about what worked best and worst and how I hope to scale up. Patreon: patreon.com/user/about?u=34222724 Substack: lidiyafoxglove.substack.com/ Instagram: lidiyafoxglove Read my books & support this channel! I recommend starting with my fantasy world, The Hidden Lands, but all my books are available here: www.amazon.com...
World-building a magical system: I always ask myself...
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I talk about how the magic systems in my fantasy world tie into my themes and how to make a magic system feel personal. Patreon: patreon.com/user/about?u=34222724 Substack: lidiyafoxglove.substack.com/ Instagram: lidiyafoxglove Read my books & support this channel! I recommend starting with my fantasy world, The Hidden Lands, but all my books are available here: www.amazon.com/sh...
How I outline a novel: a deep dive
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I walk through a problem child novel: solving plot problems, reworking the outline, editing plans. At magicmind.com/foxglove20 FOXGLOVE20 gets you up to 48% off your first subscription for the next 10 days. #magicmind #mentalperformance #selfgrowth Patreon: patreon.com/user/about?u=34222724 Substack: lidiyafoxglove.substack.com/ Instagram: lidiyafoxglove Read my books & support t...
You should write self-indulgent trash
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At magicmind.com/foxglove20 FOXGLOVE20 gets you up to 48% off your first subscription for the next 10 days. #magicmind #mentalperformance #selfgrowth I wrote formulaic books for money for four years. Did it improve my writing? I was surprised! Help support my bookstore!: www.gofundme.com/f/support-french-broad-exchange-after-hurricane-helene-flood Patreon: patreon.com/user/about?u=34222724 Subs...
Video games that inspired my fantasy world!
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Video games that inspired my fantasy world!
Cozy November writing challenge: juggling three books at once 😬
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Cozy November writing challenge: juggling three books at once 😬
Cozy chat: L. M. Montgomery novel read-along, Edwardian dress, Japanese incense
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Cozy chat: L. M. Montgomery novel read-along, Edwardian dress, Japanese incense
are you and your home a hot mess? vlog anyway!
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are you and your home a hot mess? vlog anyway!
No to Nanowrimo...yes to a cozy November writing challenge!
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No to Nanowrimo...yes to a cozy November writing challenge!
all my favorite spooky-cozy-cute-goth books! 🎃🦇 halloween vibes 🦇🎃
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all my favorite spooky-cozy-cute-goth books! 🎃🦇 halloween vibes 🦇🎃
How to fix that really boring character in your story
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How to fix that really boring character in your story
is it me or is social media weird lately?
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is it me or is social media weird lately?
#hurricanehelene update + reading all the L. M. Montgomery novels
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#hurricanehelene update reading all the L. M. Montgomery novels
What can we learn from the first pages of beloved books?
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What can we learn from the first pages of beloved books?
so your creative life is in a slump
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so your creative life is in a slump
My fantasy world-building bookshelf tour (and my TBR fiction shelf)
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My fantasy world-building bookshelf tour (and my TBR fiction shelf)
A full-time writer's day in the life: antiquing & Biltmore Estate in Asheville, then back to work!
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A full-time writer's day in the life: antiquing & Biltmore Estate in Asheville, then back to work!
my childhood fantasy novels were mildly unhinged (part 3)
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my childhood fantasy novels were mildly unhinged (part 3)