FINALLY starting draft 1 of my GOTHIC FANTASY novel 🖊️☕🦇☁️ a vlog

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  • @christy-anne-jones
    @christy-anne-jones  2 місяці тому +20

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    • @vccrochets5962
      @vccrochets5962 2 місяці тому

      Are you still providing additional content on your Patreon? I visited your site today but the last update was from February.

    • @christy-anne-jones
      @christy-anne-jones  2 місяці тому

      @vccrochets5962 really? You must have hit a bug. The last time I updated patreon was actually yesterday

  • @viviane7101
    @viviane7101 2 місяці тому +110

    The other day I was so unmotivated and couldn't even write a full paragraph of my story, then I stumbled across your writing vlogs and watched a bunch of them and ended up writing 2 chapters that I'm really proud of in one sitting. Your videos are just so inspiring to me ❤

    • @christy-anne-jones
      @christy-anne-jones  2 місяці тому +11

      Awh that makes me so happy 😭😭 Thank you so much and all the best with it! 💛

  • @hellokbsherman
    @hellokbsherman 2 місяці тому +13

    I always appreciate how open you are about the barriers that socioeconomic factors can put in front of artists and creatives.

  • @shoocharu
    @shoocharu 2 місяці тому +51

    Cozy vibes all around, I love working while having your videos on

  • @empressfreya9872
    @empressfreya9872 2 місяці тому +22

    You talking about being patient with your writing, especially when sick, is so important. I'm chronically ill, and while I'm so lucky compared to others, sometimes that means I need to rest and let the idea brew in my head more. And I feel like we can't be good writers if we burn ourselves down from sickness

  • @miahandwrites
    @miahandwrites 2 місяці тому +8

    you're such a comfort, warm person. like a sun. your voice and demeanor soothe my bad days. please never change christy, you are a treasure

  • @CurrentlyWriting
    @CurrentlyWriting 2 місяці тому +18

    Your description of blurbs was fantastic. It was really helpful hearing each point stated clearly. I love when you have these golden nuggets of writer wisdom in your vlogs. It's always such a joy as an aspiring author to watch your videos!

  • @ReadingNymph
    @ReadingNymph 2 місяці тому +8

    The aesthetics of your videos are gorgeous. Im not a writer, but I love listening to your writing process

  • @tonydeluna8095
    @tonydeluna8095 2 місяці тому +7

    Every Sunday morning whenever I wake up, I hear the sound of your voice. It’s really soothing! You have the sweetest voice and personality! Keep up the great work!

  • @Brittlynn.g
    @Brittlynn.g 2 місяці тому +6

    I love how you said you had to write those words you threw away even, because they helped you be able to tell the story you’re telling. That speaks volumes of aid to the perfectionists like myself. Also I’m happy you’re feeling better! You didn’t sound flat but you sounded more like an American to me, which I guess we are quite lethargic most the time 😅😭

  • @AntWeight
    @AntWeight 2 місяці тому +1

    I’ve watched a LOT of writing type videos whilst trying to stay motivated through the marathon of the middle in my own project. Your vlogs are so relatable, they’ve really helped me to push on. 👏🏻

  • @rivervlogs274
    @rivervlogs274 Місяць тому

    As a beginner writer just getting back into writing I really want to finish my story after years of not writing. I feel so inspired and happy seeing others in the community just like me!I am still an amateur & want to grow and improve my writing as best I can ☺️I feel like there's always something new you can learn so good luck to all the aspiring writers who want to finish their books ❤️📖You got this!!

  • @snuf6726
    @snuf6726 2 місяці тому +2

    I've been stressed out and high strung all day. Perfect timing on a new Christy Anne video to save the day.

  • @EveryFurtherMile
    @EveryFurtherMile 2 місяці тому +1

    This video made me feel really good about my story/writing process. To know that you need years of percolating to be ready to write your story and that you often have many stories that you're thinking about at a time helps me understand that I am not 'behind' and that I can actually accomplish writing a book even if it take a while and I get side tracked with other ideas.
    I just need to actually pick one to write and allow the others ideas to percolate in the meantime.

  • @meysician7117
    @meysician7117 2 місяці тому +2

    Welcome back Christy!! (It's only been a few weeks but I feel so much happiness every time is see an upload because it means I have content that helps me relax)

  • @amandagray825
    @amandagray825 2 місяці тому +1

    I love that I get to start my Sunday mornings with one of your videos. I’m about to sit down at my computer and get some writing done and this little video is just the kick in the butt I need!

  • @scarlettdownsiswriting
    @scarlettdownsiswriting 2 місяці тому

    Your videos are both so entertaining and so comforting! I really admire your ability to write blurbs because despite managing to write full novels I can't do those for the life of me

  • @Jana-ln9tq
    @Jana-ln9tq 2 місяці тому +2

    Congratulations on finally starting your first draft! 🥳 I don't comment enough on here but I really enjoy all of your videos. They always have such a lovely, cosy vibe, and so much variety (which many other writers on YT lack). Also: Petition for you to get your own cat 🐈😄

  • @hilary3219
    @hilary3219 2 місяці тому +1

    Eevee is so precious! What a great addition to the video!

  • @hyleore
    @hyleore Місяць тому

    I love watching your writing vlogs because I feel like my writing process might end up very similar to yours, iterative, write/throw-away/rewrite style. For years I've tried to make it more efficient, to discovery write first drafts entirely and quickly during NaNoWriMo, or to plan in details so that I could write in one go, but I never managed to create a good process. Watching your vlogs and your process is really reassuring and encouraging.

  • @devayanig.3100
    @devayanig.3100 2 місяці тому +1

    Ohhh....the vlog from you is such a treat for me , thank you Christy💛💛🧡

  • @Persephonesbookshop
    @Persephonesbookshop 2 місяці тому

    Christy, I've been watching you for years and as a person that writes you inspire me alot and these videos will never fail to be a great comfort

  • @wwlaurenww
    @wwlaurenww 2 місяці тому

    I feel you on the patience front. I started my (hopefully) last draft of the book I want to query next year, and when life gets in the way, it can be really easy to beat myself up over not having the time or energy to work on it. And the reminder to be patient is so lovely, and it's helpful to know it isn't just me 😅

  • @carolinadinizrodrigues4776
    @carolinadinizrodrigues4776 2 місяці тому

    I usually don't comment here, but I want to say that I've been watching your videos and getting really excited about your writing process since the beginning of project teacup, but even more now with this new project. I don't want to put any pressure on you, but we can feel how much you're growing alongside your books and how beautifully that might come into them. So yeah, I can't wait until it's released, and for all the videos of this journey! I hope you have a lot of fun and beautiful moments on it ❤

  • @chelciecotton7774
    @chelciecotton7774 2 місяці тому +3

    Another writing vlog, yay! ❤ I’m working on the sequel for my own YA series entitled The Good Pirate! Your videos are very inspiring, Christy! Thank you ❤

  • @marlo_reads
    @marlo_reads Місяць тому

    Eevee 🥹 Also, I love your writing vlogs and how open you are about your process.

  • @joannaholden943
    @joannaholden943 2 місяці тому

    I started rewriting my novel this past weekend, and this vlog helped me feel a little less alone..❤ I also didnt feel well but pushed through!

  • @gollum.writes
    @gollum.writes 29 днів тому

    Love that you're wearing a sleep token shirt! My friends are really into them so I immediately noticed it hehe

  • @Charlie-ez5zr
    @Charlie-ez5zr 2 місяці тому

    I love your videos so much, they are so cosy to watch and give me motivation to write as well.

  • @amyelizabeth4058
    @amyelizabeth4058 Місяць тому

    This was so helpful & inspiring. I love your content too - so cozy & relaxing. Thank you from all the way over in NJ, US!!

  • @crystalflash27
    @crystalflash27 2 місяці тому

    this was a good character "design" reminder. I tend to do too much self-insertion without realizing it. So writing a character who is different from myself or is someone I aspire(or don't aspire) to be is a good challenge. Great vid. Thanks!

  • @Lara_Ameen
    @Lara_Ameen 2 місяці тому

    Eevee is so cute! 😻
    I hope you’re feeling better!
    I love that you’re working on this new project! It sounds so good! I’m excited to see your updates with it!

  • @leslieshE
    @leslieshE 2 місяці тому

    Stumbled upon your channel by pure chance and I love your videos, you are so inspiring and pretty relatable 😅.

  • @TheEccentricRaven
    @TheEccentricRaven 2 місяці тому

    Happy to hear about the new project. I get very happy myself when starting a new novel.❤

  • @grainne5500
    @grainne5500 2 місяці тому

    Currently knee-deep in trying to help run a spooky festival for my home city. It's such a fascinating concept for a story, even more so with the fantastical elements. Helping to run the events and parades is pretty magical to me, especially the community aspect of it all. Looking forward to hearing more about Spiegeltent! :)

  • @17caria
    @17caria 2 місяці тому +1

    Didn't expect to see a kitty in the video today--what a lovely surprise! Hope you are feeling better.

  • @jordanseifert4640
    @jordanseifert4640 2 місяці тому +1

    Gotta say, I love the prompt for the story. Best of luck with the draft! The cat is very cute.

  • @Shardai_smith
    @Shardai_smith 2 місяці тому +2

    I'm also drafting book 2 for my agent and also hoped for a 70k draft. Alas I think it'll be 80-85k. But after 2 books reaching 100-110k, I'm happy with that 😅

  • @lucysmith7658
    @lucysmith7658 2 місяці тому

    Yay! I am loving the sound of this story! 😁

  • @____wicked.witch.of.the.words_
    @____wicked.witch.of.the.words_ 2 місяці тому +2

    🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
    This vlog made my Sunday! ❤
    I’m going to do some writing work now 😍❤️

  • @jessinna
    @jessinna 2 місяці тому +12

    I opened youtube hoping that there was a new video. Very happy!!

  • @incaseofasteroid13
    @incaseofasteroid13 2 місяці тому

    I absolutely love your vlogs, it gives me so much joy do watch you talking about your projects!! 💕🇧🇷

  • @AbiofPellinor
    @AbiofPellinor 2 місяці тому

    The best time to start on a gothic-y book, whether reading or writing!!

  • @clarejean3309
    @clarejean3309 2 місяці тому +4

    Yes! Finally you can start on this!
    I’m doing some research on a ghost town in Pennsylvania centralia (no it’s not a silent hill fanfic or anything but I really want to write a spooky horror story about the area) I’ve got my main character ready.
    How long does it take you to research something for your book whenever it’s a location or the history behind something?

  • @WheresMyTea
    @WheresMyTea 2 місяці тому

    Oh! I'm so much more motivated to start working on my own novel project!
    Also, glad you're feeling better ❤

  • @The_xKill_Switch
    @The_xKill_Switch Місяць тому

    I have finished draft one and where I struggle at is draft two. I have spent so long on draft one that cutting it up and rewriting it is just so daunting.

  • @creepypapermultipack
    @creepypapermultipack 2 місяці тому

    I’m glad you’re feeling better! I hope your iron levels are better. In all my research after discovering I’m IDA I learned that being deficient can make you more susceptible to illnesses. Also, Gothic lit is my favorite genre so I’m very excited you’re starting this project!

    • @christy-anne-jones
      @christy-anne-jones  2 місяці тому

      My iron levels are not better sadly 😭 They're slowly getting worse. I'm waiting for an iron infusion, but that should hopefully fix all of that. Tbh, probably run down from the low iron stuff. Thank you so much! 💛💛

    • @creepypapermultipack
      @creepypapermultipack 2 місяці тому

      @@christy-anne-jones soooo I left a super long reply and then tried editing it to add the brand of the iron supplement I use and it deleted my whole comment 😩
      If you didn’t get it through email I can re-write it and comment, no problem 😊

  • @Jeon_mimikook
    @Jeon_mimikook 2 місяці тому +1

    I love watching your videos because It motivates me to keep writing ♡
    Can you make a video in you suggest some examples and ways that we can search for information about the “novel”:) ♡

  • @thefriesofLockeLamora
    @thefriesofLockeLamora 2 місяці тому

    I'm sure I speak for most when I say, we'd like to see more Evy please. Glad you're feeling better

  • @tammiehunter8289
    @tammiehunter8289 2 місяці тому

    I admire your perseverance. I constantly find distractions from writing.

  • @AprilArrglington
    @AprilArrglington 2 місяці тому

    Can you talk more (without spoiling anything) on how you are incorporating Magical Realism, which you mentioned? Fascinated by what are the elements of Magic Realism that compel people to play with that genre. Thank you! ❤

  • @countryChloe-i7i
    @countryChloe-i7i 16 днів тому

    Evie looks like the cat in The Tailor of Gloucester film. adorbs

  • @beyzanuryldz6848
    @beyzanuryldz6848 2 місяці тому

    Love your videos, can't wait to read one of your books one day.

  • @br0lent
    @br0lent 2 місяці тому

    I love Eevee, I love Normal People, I love Fantasy and the gothic aesthetic. I'm also an Aussie. I have so much to do, why did I have to stumble upon this video hahaha now I have to watch it all.

  • @francineh.7825
    @francineh.7825 2 місяці тому +2

    Your niece is beautiful! 🐱

  • @merlinnovyanti6826
    @merlinnovyanti6826 2 місяці тому

    i’m in ❤ with 🐈‍⬛…so cute 🥰

  • @Neuro-SpicyHobbit
    @Neuro-SpicyHobbit 2 місяці тому

    YAY!!!!!!! Please continue to give us candid updates :) Good luck

  • @jeanshelbybooks4154
    @jeanshelbybooks4154 2 місяці тому

    Congrats! This is such a fun stage to be in !

  • @akshaykirulkar491
    @akshaykirulkar491 2 місяці тому

    this format really suits me

  • @brontekelleghan6353
    @brontekelleghan6353 2 місяці тому +1

    Love watching your videos Christy

  • @morganleonard
    @morganleonard 2 місяці тому

    So excited for this!! I am working on a first draft right now, so this is perfectly timed ✨ Good luck!

  • @loopsies_
    @loopsies_ 2 місяці тому +1

    Eevee is so beautiful! What a precious face :3

  • @authorclarekauter
    @authorclarekauter 2 місяці тому +3

    Hmm, I think I've figured out what's missing as I start writing my new book... I need an Eevee! 🐱

  • @lagadema16
    @lagadema16 2 місяці тому

    I think you already show us Milanote some time ago... and thanks to that I made my first novel timeline in it. Thank you :)

  • @hello_nana_here
    @hello_nana_here 2 місяці тому +1

    Hello Christine! I love your videos, especially the ones where you write in a physical notebook or try out a journaling routine! I love keeping diaries myself but I've also started to write fictional stories lately. I am not sure if you're even going to see this comment (I am so sorry, I think I have asked you multiple times), but I always love your pretty notebooks! Especially the one in the video where you tried out Neil Gaiman's writing routine, or the one you had in the video you tried out (I think?) Virginia Woolf’s journaling routine. Since I need something for notes, like plotting or vocabulary and also fill a diary every like four months or I’ve been wanting to ask you about where you get your notebooks from? I just adore them :) Hope you have a great day!

  • @junechevalier
    @junechevalier 2 місяці тому +1

    Good luck on your writing! I myself have only just published a Gothic Fantasy novel :D

  • @northofdakota
    @northofdakota 2 місяці тому +1

    Your thoughts on blurbs was really enlightening! That's something I'm currently struggling with my soon to be debut novel because I have this fear that if I mention something that happens in the first couple chapters in the blurb then would it be considered as a spoiler and would that turn people away? 😅 But at the same time, I know I need to somewhat talk about what happens in the book to get people to read it and to get an agent interested in it so I've just been back and forth revising my query letter LOL

    • @christy-anne-jones
      @christy-anne-jones  2 місяці тому +1

      The first 20-30% of the novel's plot generally ends up in the blurb :) the first 50% of a novel is often considered the promise of the premise
      There are ways to get around it if you do have a big shock moment in chapter one. Like, say the character's sister dies suddenly and shockingly, and the main character goes and buys a horse as a result, instead of relvealing WHO dies , or HOW they die, you could say 'after a family tragedy, the main character buys a horse' etc. there are ways to get around it but you still want readers to know the rough shape of the beginning of your story becuase they need to be motivated to read it in the first place 😊 Hope that helps! 💛

    • @northofdakota
      @northofdakota 2 місяці тому

      @@christy-anne-jones Thanks! I appreciate the advice!

  • @kingreinhardt1553
    @kingreinhardt1553 2 місяці тому +11

    Am I allowed to say first? I've never had the opportunity before! 😂💙✨

    • @clarejean3309
      @clarejean3309 2 місяці тому +2

      I say it whenever I’m first! So go ahead and have fun with it!

    • @christy-anne-jones
      @christy-anne-jones  2 місяці тому +2

      Of course!!! 💛

  • @TimeslipNovel
    @TimeslipNovel 2 місяці тому

    Really great idea. Good luck, and may the words flow...❤❤❤
    Subscribed🎉

  • @geitrudkursk1224
    @geitrudkursk1224 2 місяці тому

    My first reaction was "omg, that's a sleep token shirt! Yayy 😄"

  • @Queenebunoluwa15
    @Queenebunoluwa15 2 місяці тому

    I love listening to you speak, Christy. You are amazing. Don’t ever forget that! Thank you for the video 🥰. Btw, have you thought of starting a podcast?

  • @everausten
    @everausten 2 місяці тому

    This has been such a nasty virus going around! Sorry you got it too. Adventures in cat sitting - what a sweetie 💛

  • @Leon-qp
    @Leon-qp 2 місяці тому

    This is inspiration to my body, i'm really thankfull! (Idk if it wrote like that, i speak spanish and not English lol)

  • @audreychin9354
    @audreychin9354 2 місяці тому

    im happy that you're starting a new project, Christy!

  • @ayankhan2854
    @ayankhan2854 2 місяці тому

    really liked this video

  • @pratikchoudhary2418
    @pratikchoudhary2418 2 місяці тому

    best!!!

  • @MegaFROMOUTERSPACE
    @MegaFROMOUTERSPACE 2 місяці тому

    Thank you

  • @ComedorDelrico
    @ComedorDelrico 2 місяці тому +3

    "Not blood related" 😂

  • @summoner2100
    @summoner2100 2 місяці тому

    aww Eevee's a cute one.

  • @Camilshka
    @Camilshka 2 місяці тому

    Oh my goodness Eevee is so beautiful! I lurk normally so sorry it’s the cat that gets me to comment. Love your videos tho!

  • @Lightwriter1
    @Lightwriter1 2 місяці тому

    I like your video's and stories.

  • @zoeymathis
    @zoeymathis 2 місяці тому

    1. What did you think of Normal People?
    2. You look *great* in the ad portion! Wonderful lip, black top makes your skin look great, and the updo hair. Fantastic!

  • @StevePMasters
    @StevePMasters 2 місяці тому

    Yesterday, I wrote around 2,500 words. That may not sound like a lot, but it was nonfiction writing. Some days I am doing well to get 500 words of nonfiction writing.

  • @wolflover306
    @wolflover306 2 місяці тому

    Spiegeltent sounds very dutch!
    Basically translates to mirror tent

    • @christy-anne-jones
      @christy-anne-jones  2 місяці тому

      I think it is a dutch word!

    • @wolflover306
      @wolflover306 2 місяці тому

      @@christy-anne-jones Dutch inspired gothic novel??? 👁👄👁
      I'm Dutch and it makes me very happy 😂

    • @christy-anne-jones
      @christy-anne-jones  2 місяці тому

      @@wolflover306 No, sadly not! but I worked at a festival ehre in Australia, and we used the word spiegeltent quite a bit. I had no idea it had dutch (and german, maybe??) roots until I made a video and people mentioned it 💛💛

  • @starklingspars8956
    @starklingspars8956 2 місяці тому

    I'm pleasantly distracted gy Eevee doing her puzzle 😅. I love cats.
    Where did you here that revealing 75% of plt in query blurb means its hard to market? Katya De Beceerra told me she told her agent everyhting in query.
    Maybe that's a one off or rare.
    I struggled with the blurb of mine and did say 75% of plot span in my query until I made a more vague one, so I think you might be right, but I'm wondering if your agent said that or if you just observed that yourself.
    I also spent too long on prose.with last book...feels like a waste but it was a learning experience

    • @christy-anne-jones
      @christy-anne-jones  2 місяці тому

      Oh the blurb is not the same as a query! The blurb of a novel is the marketing copy that normally sits on the back cover (so, no you definitely wouldnt want spoilers in a blurb), while a query is a letter you send to an agent. The query might contain a blurb within it plus other stuff :) When I queried and got my agent, my query letters did not reveal the end of the story. That's what the synopsis is for. Best of luck with it 😊💛💛

    • @starklingspars8956
      @starklingspars8956 2 місяці тому

      @@christy-anne-jones Oh I see. Some literary agents refer to the query synopsis paragraph as a blurb...it's confusing.
      But you mean an actual book blurb.
      And yep I know the synopsis ( distinctive from the synopsis paragraph in query ( FFS lol) ) is the one where you give away everything.
      The "FFS" is directed at the need to specify due to the way it gets confused easily, not you.

  • @Kevinpgomes
    @Kevinpgomes 2 місяці тому +2

    Hey, Christy, does Tyler have a youtube channel, or some plataform else? I'm very interested in his carrer!

  • @starklingspars8956
    @starklingspars8956 2 місяці тому

    I wrote a query for my current WIP a year ago, before starting drafting. I think it's a disappointment in the query trenches experience thing

  • @mohammedabdulrahaman569
    @mohammedabdulrahaman569 2 місяці тому

    awesome video

  • @abdulraheem068
    @abdulraheem068 2 місяці тому

    Hi! Can you suggest me some sites where I submit my fantasy short story?

  • @UGC_Channel
    @UGC_Channel 2 місяці тому

    me trying to write with one brain cell: he saw the sun; he was angry, sad, depressed and the sun won't stop glaring at him.

    • @christy-anne-jones
      @christy-anne-jones  2 місяці тому +1

      You know, this sentence isn't bad👀 It's much better than an overwrought, over complicated sentence with too many adjectives. Go easy on yourself 💛

    • @UGC_Channel
      @UGC_Channel 2 місяці тому

      @@christy-anne-jones i just feel like im not good enough after reading some good writings from published authors.
      For example, recently, I read A Little Life by Hanya. and I WAS DEVASTATED AND SAD and the author did a great job in writing what the character was feeling, how the world looked like, and my fav quote was: and so I tried to be kind to everything I see, and in everything I see, I see him.
      anyways, great writing vlog

  • @PeterMacansky
    @PeterMacansky 2 місяці тому

  • @StephTucker-hc8px
    @StephTucker-hc8px Місяць тому

    Blurbs are my one downfall T_T I can write amazing stories, but blurbs make my brain go brr

  • @boop3649
    @boop3649 2 місяці тому +1

    of course Christy's a cat girl

    • @christy-anne-jones
      @christy-anne-jones  2 місяці тому

      I love all fluffy creatures! All animals! I want to pet all of them!

  • @giovanna9042
    @giovanna9042 2 місяці тому +9

    I'm about to start a new project, too: "Project Midnight" (Romantasy). - Now looking for a writing buddy! Anyone? :D
    EDIT !nioj emoC. "sehctiW repaP" dellac margeleT no lennahc a su edam tsuj I. (Read me backwards, please.)

    • @____wicked.witch.of.the.words_
      @____wicked.witch.of.the.words_ 2 місяці тому

      Hi ❤
      What does a “writing buddy” entail? 😍

    • @giovanna9042
      @giovanna9042 2 місяці тому +2

      @@____wicked.witch.of.the.words_ Hi! For me it's a fellow writer who I'm accountable to, giving (maybe weekly) updates on how things are going (epescially word count wise) - and vice versa ;)

    • @____wicked.witch.of.the.words_
      @____wicked.witch.of.the.words_ 2 місяці тому +1

      @@giovanna9042 oh that’s a good idea. Makes writing a bit less lonely 🤩

    • @sydneyperson1336
      @sydneyperson1336 2 місяці тому +3

      meee

    • @martellc1008
      @martellc1008 2 місяці тому +1

      @@giovanna9042 would you be open to having a critique partner? Not necessarily me, but for a critique partner, that’s the right fit for each writer and partnership where you both grow and embrace completely each others uniqueness, encourage it and the result will be that both you will write at the level you both desire. 😊❤