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My first novel, Blood Like Magic, released on Jun 15, 2021, and so now that I've been published for a year, I decided to share 25 of the things I've learned during this process about traditional publishing, debut culture, marketing, and more!
🎥 VIDEOS I MENTIONED
Debut Diaries Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0W2VBaFFFrn8GFAYkP5NvG1nImxRtkoy
Debut Diaries: The 10 Best and Worst Parts of My Debut Author Year - The Final Episode: youtu.be/hJnzcyvj0M0
☀️ ANYTHING ELSE I MENTIONED
Link to my media kit in case you want to see an example: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1H3v9Bli9NoSmMjKkfovbGTNsH6g_zdLx?usp=sharing
Capcut app: capcut.net
EVERY CHILD MATTERS
Please consider donating to the Indian Residential Schools Survivors Society, and educating yourself about the experiences of Survivors and their families and communities so we can help foster truth and reconciliation
irsss.ca/home
nctr.ca
STOPASIANHATE
anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co
✊🏾 BLACK LIVES STILL MATTER
blacklivesmatters.carrd.co
blacklivesmattercanada.carrd.co
#Authortube #TradPub
📗 BUY A COPY OF BLOOD LIKE MAGIC
bit.ly/bloodlikemagic
📗 BUY A COPY OF BLOOD LIKE FATE
bit.ly/bloodlikefate
📗 BUY A COPY OF DELICIOUS MONSTERS
bit.ly/deliciousmonsters
📗 ADD MY BOOKS ON GOODREADS
Blood Like Magic: goodreads.com/book/show/52305778-blood-like-magic
Blood Like Fate: goodreads.com/book/show/52305972-blood-like-fate
Delicious Monsters: goodreads.com/book/show/61273084-delicious-monsters
✨ CONNECT WITH ME ON SOCIAL
lisellesambury.ca
instagram.com/lisellesambury
twitter.com/lisellesambury
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tiktok.com/@lisellesambury
🎶 MUSIC CREDITS
chill. by sakura Hz soundcloud.com/sakurahertz
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Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/chill-sakuraHz
Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/pF2tXC1pXNo
📹 EQUIPMENT I USE
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Editing: Premiere Pro CC
My first novel, Blood Like Magic, released on Jun 15, 2021, and so now that I've been published for a year, I decided to share 25 of the things I've learned during this process about traditional publishing, debut culture, marketing, and more!
🎥 VIDEOS I MENTIONED
Debut Diaries Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0W2VBaFFFrn8GFAYkP5NvG1nImxRtkoy
Debut Diaries: The 10 Best and Worst Parts of My Debut Author Year - The Final Episode: youtu.be/hJnzcyvj0M0
☀️ ANYTHING ELSE I MENTIONED
Link to my media kit in case you want to see an example: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1H3v9Bli9NoSmMjKkfovbGTNsH6g_zdLx?usp=sharing
Capcut app: capcut.net
EVERY CHILD MATTERS
Please consider donating to the Indian Residential Schools Survivors Society, and educating yourself about the experiences of Survivors and their families and communities so we can help foster truth and reconciliation
irsss.ca/home
nctr.ca
STOPASIANHATE
anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co
✊🏾 BLACK LIVES STILL MATTER
blacklivesmatters.carrd.co
blacklivesmattercanada.carrd.co
#Authortube #TradPub
📗 BUY A COPY OF BLOOD LIKE MAGIC
bit.ly/bloodlikemagic
📗 BUY A COPY OF BLOOD LIKE FATE
bit.ly/bloodlikefate
📗 BUY A COPY OF DELICIOUS MONSTERS
bit.ly/deliciousmonsters
📗 ADD MY BOOKS ON GOODREADS
Blood Like Magic: goodreads.com/book/show/52305778-blood-like-magic
Blood Like Fate: goodreads.com/book/show/52305972-blood-like-fate
Delicious Monsters: goodreads.com/book/show/61273084-delicious-monsters
✨ CONNECT WITH ME ON SOCIAL
lisellesambury.ca
instagram.com/lisellesambury
twitter.com/lisellesambury
goodreads.com/lisellesambury
tiktok.com/@lisellesambury
🎶 MUSIC CREDITS
chill. by sakura Hz soundcloud.com/sakurahertz
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/chill-sakuraHz
Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/pF2tXC1pXNo
📹 EQUIPMENT I USE
Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket
Editing: Premiere Pro CC
![25 Things I’ve Learned After a Year of Publication [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HpTaWhKa5UQ/mqdefault.jpg "25 Things I’ve Learned After a Year of Publication [CC]
My first novel, Blood Like Magic, released on Jun 15, 2021, and so now that Ive been published for a year, I decided to share 25 of the things Ive learned during this process about traditional publishing, debut culture, marketing, and more!
🎥 VIDEOS I MENTIONED
Debut Diaries Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0W2VBaFFFrn8GFAYkP5NvG1nImxRtkoy
Debut Diaries: The 10 Best and Worst Parts of My Debut Author Year - The Final Episode: https://youtu.be/hJnzcyvj0M0
☀️ ANYTHING ELSE I MENTIONED
Link to my media kit in case you want to see an example: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1H3v9Bli9NoSmMjKkfovbGTNsH6g_zdLx?usp=sharing
Capcut app: https://www.capcut.net/
EVERY CHILD MATTERS
Please consider donating to the Indian Residential Schools Survivors Society, and educating yourself about the experiences of Survivors and their families and communities so we can help foster truth and reconciliation
https://www.irsss.ca/home
https://nctr.ca/
STOPASIANHATE
https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/
✊🏾 BLACK LIVES STILL MATTER
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
https://blacklivesmattercanada.carrd.co/
#Authortube #TradPub
📗 BUY A COPY OF BLOOD LIKE MAGIC
https://www.bit.ly/bloodlikemagic
📗 BUY A COPY OF BLOOD LIKE FATE
https://www.bit.ly/bloodlikefate
📗 BUY A COPY OF DELICIOUS MONSTERS
https://www.bit.ly/deliciousmonsters
📗 ADD MY BOOKS ON GOODREADS
Blood Like Magic: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52305778-blood-like-magic
Blood Like Fate: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52305972-blood-like-fate
Delicious Monsters: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61273084-delicious-monsters
✨ CONNECT WITH ME ON SOCIAL
https://lisellesambury.ca
https://instagram.com/lisellesambury
https://twitter.com/lisellesambury
https://www.goodreads.com/lisellesambury
https://www.tiktok.com/@lisellesambury
🎶 MUSIC CREDITS
chill. by sakura Hz https://soundcloud.com/sakurahertz
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/chill-sakuraHz
Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pF2tXC1pXNo
📹 EQUIPMENT I USE
Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket
Editing: Premiere Pro CC")
![2024 Writing Projects Update & Future Plans [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Hr-IvDOR8mo/mqdefault.jpg "2024 Writing Projects Update & Future Plans [CC]
I discuss what writing project progress I made in the latter half of 2023, what Ill still be working on in 2024, as well as introduce some new projects for 2024.
Timestamps
00:00 - 01:16 Introduction
01:16 - 12:13 Completed 2023 Projects
12:13 - 19:59 Projects Continuing Into 2024
19:59 - 30:57 New 2024 Projects
30:57 - 34:50 Final Thoughts
Tender Beasts pre-order/library request campaign: https://www.bit.ly/tenderbeastspreorder
🎥 VIDEOS I MENTIONED
All These Sunken Souls Live Show: https://www.youtube.com/live/JViE94ehKE8?si=6CLxr9B Jut1BAw
📘 BOOKS I MENTIONED
Writing Poetry in the Dark: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63202669-writing-poetry-in-the-dark?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=NtVg35YdB2&rank=1
FREE PALESTINE - DEMAND A PERMANENT CEASEFIRE
Gaza Awareness post featuring accounts to follow, content hubs, and more: https://www.instagram.com/p/CySCPAprJ9M/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA
This video is a great overview: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cy0xr23rszq/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA
This same creator has other great videos to learn more: https://www.instagram.com/sbeih.jpg
Contact representatives in Canada: https://act.newmode.net/action/islamic-relief-canada/canada-call-immediate-humanitarian-corridor-gaza
Contact representatives in the US: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/urgent-stop-the-genocidal-bombing-of-gaza?source=mc_email
EVERY CHILD MATTERS
Please consider donating to the Indian Residential Schools Survivors Society, and educating yourself about the experiences of Survivors and their families and communities so we can help foster truth and reconciliation
https://www.irsss.ca/home
https://nctr.ca/
STOPASIANHATE
https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/
✊🏾 BLACK LIVES STILL MATTER
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
https://blacklivesmattercanada.carrd.co/
#Authortube #2024WritingProjects #WritingProjectUpdate
📗 BUY MY BOOKS
https://lisellesambury.ca/books/
📗 ADD MY BOOKS ON GOODREADS
Blood Like Magic: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52305778-blood-like-magic
Blood Like Fate: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52305972-blood-like-fate
Delicious Monsters: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61273084-delicious-monsters
Tender Beasts: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/176530010-tender-beasts?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=KjgnX40tek&rank=2
A Mastery of Monsters: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/198374537-a-mastery-of-monsters?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=9G5hd6Vsjk&rank=5
Tales of Eternia: Lost in the Void: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61875088-he-man-and-the-masters-of-the-universe
All These Sunken Souls: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59749380-all-these-sunken-souls
✨ CONNECT WITH ME ON SOCIAL
https://lisellesambury.ca
https://instagram.com/lisellesambury
https://twitter.com/lisellesambury
https://www.goodreads.com/lisellesambury
https://www.tiktok.com/@lisellesambury
🎶 MUSIC CREDITS
Music by 8thDimensions - Shining - https://thmatc.co/?l=2579F04F
📹 EQUIPMENT I USE
Camera: Sony ZV1F
Editing: Premiere Pro CC")
![Writing Vlog: Book Tour & Launch of Delicious Monsters [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HvviLEK8Y2w/mqdefault.jpg "Writing Vlog: Book Tour & Launch of Delicious Monsters [CC]
Join me for my first ever book tour to celebrate the launch of Delicious Monsters! I also attempt to do some writing during, and youll have to watch to see if I succeed 👀
Timestamps
00:00 - 09:25 Pre-Travel Writing
09:25 - 12:04 Local Library Event
12:04 - 23:09 Pre-Tour Travel (Seattle, Toronto)
23:09 - 47:42 Delicious Monsters Book Tour
BUY YOUR COPY OF DELICIOUS MONSTERS: https://lisellesambury.ca/delicious-monsters/
GET SIGNED COPIES OF DELICIOUS MONSTERS: https://lisellesambury.ca/delicious-monsters/#signedcopies
🎥 VIDEOS I MENTIONED
The Journey of Delicious Monsters Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0W2VBaFFFrmA7ufPIVoXpY6NSBaiGMWL
Sistah Sci-Fi Instagram Live Replay: https://www.instagram.com/p/CpShMi1oPML/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
💻 YOUTUBERS I MENTIONED
@Kevlandia
@BeccaCSmith
@LindsayPuckett
@WrittenInMelanin - joined in on the Sistah Sci-Fi Instagram Live!
📘 BOOKS I MENTIONED
Blood Debts by Terry J. Benton-Walker: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60784432-blood-debts?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=QYI55Xk9va&rank=1
Aiden Thomass Books: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17960047.Aiden_Thomas
The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39085455-the-taking-of-jake-livingston?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_27
The Island by Natasha Preston: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60813624-the-island?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=Szn55A8Syl&rank=1
Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17934530-annihilation?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=ICr8Fh2EFX&rank=3
The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52379735-the-echo-wife?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_13
The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53137893-the-wife-upstairs?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_17
EVERY CHILD MATTERS
Please consider donating to the Indian Residential Schools Survivors Society, and educating yourself about the experiences of Survivors and their families and communities so we can help foster truth and reconciliation
https://www.irsss.ca/home
https://nctr.ca/
STOPASIANHATE
https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/
✊🏾 BLACK LIVES STILL MATTER
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
https://blacklivesmattercanada.carrd.co/
#Authortube #WritingVlog #DeliciousMonsters #BookTour
📗 BUY MY BOOKS
https://lisellesambury.ca/books/
📗 ADD MY BOOKS ON GOODREADS
Blood Like Magic: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52305778-blood-like-magic
Blood Like Fate: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52305972-blood-like-fate
Delicious Monsters: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61273084-delicious-monsters
Tales of Eternia: Lost in the Void: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61875088-he-man-and-the-masters-of-the-universe
All These Sunken Souls: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59749380-all-these-sunken-souls
✨ CONNECT WITH ME ON SOCIAL
https://lisellesambury.ca
https://instagram.com/lisellesambury
https://twitter.com/lisellesambury
https://www.goodreads.com/lisellesambury
https://www.tiktok.com/@lisellesambury
🎶 MUSIC CREDITS
Music by Public Library Commute - Mile High - https://thmatc.co/?l=42C50E78
Music by Nicknames - Abduction 2021 - https://thmatc.co/?l=3DC5E1EB
Music by HOAX - Indian Summer - https://thmatc.co/?l=F956D825
📹 EQUIPMENT I USE
Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket, iPhone 13 Pro Max
Editing: Premiere Pro CC👀")
![Writing Vlog: First Deadline of The New Year [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/If07Y7-F1Ew/mqdefault.jpg "Writing Vlog: First Deadline of The New Year [CC]
Welcome to the first writing vlog of the new year! For my first deadline of the year, Im working on my 2023 YA standalone Butcherbirds. There are some highs, lows, plant care and cooking.
EVERY CHILD MATTERS
Please consider donating to the Indian Residential Schools Survivors Society, and educating yourself about the experiences of Survivors and their families and communities so we can help foster truth and reconciliation
https://www.irsss.ca/home
https://nctr.ca/
STOPASIANHATE
https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/
✊🏾 BLACK LIVES STILL MATTER
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
https://blacklivesmattercanada.carrd.co/
#Authortube #WritingVlog
📗 BUY A COPY OF BLOOD LIKE MAGIC
https://www.bit.ly/bloodlikemagic
📗 BUY A COPY OF BLOOD LIKE FATE
https://www.bit.ly/bloodlikefate
📗 ADD MY BOOKS ON GOODREADS
Blood Like Magic: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52305778-blood-like-magic
Blood Like Fate: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52305972-blood-like-fate
Butcherbirds: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57215937-butcherbirds
✨ CONNECT WITH ME ON SOCIAL
https://lisellesambury.ca
https://instagram.com/lisellesambury
https://twitter.com/lisellesambury
https://www.goodreads.com/lisellesambury
https://www.tiktok.com/@lisellesambury
🎶 MUSIC CREDITS
Music by Pluto & Charon - Melody, I - https://thmatc.co/?l=23E6157E
📹 EQUIPMENT I USE
Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket
Editing: Premiere Pro CC")
![Writing Vlog: An Anxiety Filled May + Trip to Toronto, FOLD, and Horror/Thriller Drafting [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IoyLF2dROHc/mqdefault.jpg "Writing Vlog: An Anxiety Filled May + Trip to Toronto, FOLD, and Horror/Thriller Drafting [CC]
Join me for an anxiety filled May in which I talk about being on submission even though I said I wasnt going to, visit Toronto, attend the Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD), and plot and begin drafting my adult horror/thriller THE COUPLES RETREAT.
Timestamps
00:00 - 06:20 Toronto Trip + FOLD
06:20 - 10:44 Working on Taglines, Sub Thoughts
10:44 - 15:06 General Project Update, Risky Choices
15:06 - 17:12 Graphic Novel Book Haul
17:12 - 22:29 Plotting Struggles for Adult Horror/Thriller, Unboxing New Books
22:29 - 28:14 Plans for Characters, Sewing Project
28:14 - 34:57 Prepping to Draft, Reading & Anime Update, Gardening
34:57 - 39:48 Starting to Draft! BTS Lego
39:48 - 46:02 Character Changes, Is This Just a Thriller? Reading
46:02 - 50:27 Finishing Act I, Reading Update
💻 YOUTUBERS I MENTIONED
@Kevlandia
📘 BOOKS I MENTIONED
TJ Powar Has Something to Prove by Jesmeen Kaur Deo: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58321796-tj-powar-has-something-to-prove?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_8
Not Talking About You by Kevin HeronJones: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75576578-not-talking-about-you?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_11
On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36952615-on-a-sunbeam?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=Ixb5f6qPCH&rank=1
Tomboy by Liz Prince: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20256612-tomboy?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_6
Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42837514-gender-queer?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=77xYWC72cb&rank=1
Are You My Mother? by Alison Bechdel: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11566956-are-you-my-mother-a-comic-drama?ref=nav_sb_ss_2_17
Our Little Secret by Emily Carrington: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58056782-our-little-secret?ref=nav_sb_ss_5_17
Gay Giant by Gabriel Ebensperger: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60726944-gay-giant?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_9
Danger and Other Unknown Risks by Ryan North & Erica Henderson: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61402075-danger-and-other-unknown-risks?ref=nav_sb_ss_3_17
Hungry Ghost by Victoria Ying: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60316974-hungry-ghost?ref=nav_sb_ss_4_12
Through the Woods by Emily Carroll: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18659623-through-the-woods?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_17
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26135825-fun-home?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_8
Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58842729-swim-team?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_9
Nervosa by Hayley Gold: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63340017-nervosa?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_14
This One Summer by Mariko and Jillian Tamaki: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18465566-this-one-summer?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_11
Sheets by Brenna Thummler: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38958846-sheets?ref=nav_sb_ss_3_6
Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39280445-nine-perfect-strangers?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_22
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61431922-fourth-wing?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_11
Everyones Thinking It by Aleema Omotoni: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59457931-everyone-s-thinking-it?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=zxF5vWttmq&rank=1
Little Thieves by Margaret Owen: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54017820-little-thieves?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_14
Painted Devils by Margaret Owen: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59406591-painted-devils?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_14
☀️ ANYTHING ELSE I MENTIONED
Blue Lock anime: https://myanimelist.net/anime/49596/Blue_Lock
EVERY CHILD MATTERS
Please consider donating to the Indian Residential Schools Survivors Society, and educating yourself about the experiences of Survivors and their families and communities so we can help foster truth and reconciliation
https://www.irsss.ca/home
https://nctr.ca/
STOPASIANHATE
https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/
✊🏾 BLACK LIVES STILL MATTER
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
https://blacklivesmattercanada.carrd.co/
#Authortube #WritingVlog #AuthorVlog
📗 BUY MY BOOKS
https://lisellesambury.ca/books/
📗 ADD MY BOOKS ON GOODREADS
Blood Like Magic: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52305778-blood-like-magic
Blood Like Fate: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52305972-blood-like-fate
Delicious Monsters: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61273084-delicious-monsters
Tales of Eternia: Lost in the Void: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61875088-he-man-and-the-masters-of-the-universe
All These Sunken Souls: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59749380-all-these-sunken-souls
✨ CONNECT WITH ME ON SOCIAL
https://lisellesambury.ca
https://instagram.com/lisellesambury
https://twitter.com/lisellesambury
https://www.goodreads.com/lisellesambury
https://www.tiktok.com/@lisellesambury
🎶 MUSIC CREDITS
Music by 8thDimensions - Shining - https://thmatc.co/?l=2579F04F
Music by VALNTN - Mona Lisa - https://thmatc.co/?l=BC31789E
Music by Katanak - Take Us Back - https://thmatc.co/?l=9AA6EEE5
📹 EQUIPMENT I USE
Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket
Editing: Premiere Pro CC")
![How I Got My Book Deal: YA Psychological Thriller/Horror [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/J89AdMd3hY4/mqdefault.jpg "How I Got My Book Deal: YA Psychological Thriller/Horror [CC]
In case you missed it, I announced my second book deal! Im super excited to be sharing a bit more about Butcherbirds (published as Delicious Monsters) and its journey to publication thus far in this video about how I got my second book deal.
THE DEAL ANNOUNCEMENT:
Sarah McCabe at S&S/McElderry has bought, in an exclusive submission, in a six-figure deal, Butcherbirds by Liselle Sambury (author of the forthcoming Blood Like Magic). In this standalone YA, a 17-year-old reluctant medium must confront the ghosts—both literal and figurative—of her mothers past when an inherited mansion in northern Ontario is not as idyllic as it would seem. In a parallel timeline years later, a budding investigative journalist attempts to uncover what happened to her. Publication is set for 2023; Kristy Hunter at the Knight Agency did the two-book deal for world English rights.
Add on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57215937-butcherbirds
🎥 VIDEOS I MENTIONED
Butcherbirds Playlist of Writing Vlogs: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0W2VBaFFFrmA7ufPIVoXpY6NSBaiGMWL (23:04)
NaNoWriMo 2020: Writing Vlog Week 2 - Making a Big Change in Plans: https://youtu.be/mZy3BzwKSlk
I (publicly) failed at querying??? (Authortube Discussion) from Linsday Puckett: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8Y9ge6mx6k
💻 YOUTUBERS I MENTIONED
@LindsayPuckett
@Kevlandia
@LauraWrites
📘 BOOKS I MENTIONED
A Dark and Hollow Star by Ashley Shuttleworth: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53341666-a-dark-and-hollow-star?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=nDHNTLQJUp&rank=1
✊🏾 BLACK LIVES STILL MATTER
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
https://blacklivesmattercanada.carrd.co/
#Authortube #HowIGotMyBookDeal
📗 PRE-ORDER MY DEBUT BLOOD LIKE MAGIC
https://www.bit.ly/bloodlikemagic
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![Writing Vlog: 5 Day Work Week Experiment & Time Tracking My Daily Author Routine [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JOHRBYirScI/mqdefault.jpg "Writing Vlog: 5 Day Work Week Experiment & Time Tracking My Daily Author Routine [CC]
This is the final week of me working on my second round of developmental edits for the sequel to Blood Like Magic, in which I try out a 5 day work week. I also track how I spend my time during this period to see what that breakdown is.
TIME STAMPS
00:00 Writing Vlog + 5 Day Work Week Experiment
18:59 Time Tracking/Schedule Breakdown
🎥 VIDEOS I MENTIONED
Comparison of the Im Thinking of Ending Things Book vs Movie (Spoilers): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ruSWSb5TuE
📘 BOOKS I MENTIONED
Im Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40605223-i-m-thinking-of-ending-things?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=67fddBQGWd&rank=1
The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39085455-the-taking-of-jake-livingston?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=tYVKGzhuQ6&rank=1
☀️ ANYTHING ELSE I MENTIONED
Author Mentor Match: http://authormentormatch.com/
STOPASIANHATE
https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/
✊🏾 BLACK LIVES STILL MATTER
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
https://blacklivesmattercanada.carrd.co/
#Authortube #WritingVlog #WritingExperiment #AuthorRoutine
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![Writing Vlog: Debut Week! Events, Cake, and More [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JYl3HAiCnQ0/mqdefault.jpg "Writing Vlog: Debut Week! Events, Cake, and More [CC]
Follow me along on the release week for Blood Like Magic where I celebrate my debut that has been in the making since 2017! I also have three different projects that I end up having to juggle in meantime.
🎥 VIDEOS I MENTIONED
How I Got My Second Book Deal: https://youtu.be/J89AdMd3hY4
Blood Like Magic Live Launch Party with Guest Ashley Shuttleworth: https://youtu.be/FieKooLzJQw
Blood Like Magic Reading Vlog: https://youtu.be/aNf_yRqP9pQ
💻 YOUTUBERS I MENTIONED
@TheHexedLibrary
📘 BOOKS I MENTIONED
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50892338-legendborn?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=iQ2I0zqfKd&rank=1
A Dark and Hollow Star by Ashley Shuttleworth: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53341666-a-dark-and-hollow-star?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=ZpjzGdMMP8&rank=3
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55711688-the-other-black-girl?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=PLlg2gKXNe&rank=1
For The Wolf by Hannah Whitten: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53418394-for-the-wolf?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=LKtIeYdQMa&rank=1
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49089632-elatsoe?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=CnegCaCHa6&rank=1
Wings of Ebony by J. Elle: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54304072-wings-of-ebony?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=u9WCLDbtrg&rank=1
Sisters of the Snake by Sasha and Sarena Nanua: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55338976-sisters-of-the-snake?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=OovdesQuoo&rank=1
☀️ ANYTHING ELSE I MENTIONED
Mare of Easttown: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10155688/?ref nv_sr_srsg_0
STOPASIANHATE
https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/
✊🏾 BLACK LIVES STILL MATTER
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
https://blacklivesmattercanada.carrd.co/
#Authortube #WritingVlog #BloodLikeMagic
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![Save the Cat Deep Dive: Opening Image [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/L0Gi_JEv42w/mqdefault.jpg "Save the Cat Deep Dive: Opening Image [CC]
Welcome to the first in this new series of videos in which Ill be doing a deep dive into the Save the Cat structure, sharing how I use it for writing my own projects which will hopefully be helpful to you.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - 02:21 Intro
00:00 - 03:11 The “before” snapshot
03:11 - 09:44 Standing out
09:44 - 11:28 Character focus
11:28 - 12:51 Thinking about the “after”
12:51 - 18:48 Starting in the right place
18:48 - 20:22 Being flexible
🎥 VIDEOS I MENTIONED
Breaking Down the Fun and Games (Save the Cat): https://youtu.be/2PajCAira3I
📘 BOOKS I MENTIONED
Save the Cat by Blake Synder: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49464.Save_the_Cat?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=GqI3tORiGQ&rank=1
Save the Cat Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32805475-save-the-cat-writes-a-novel?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=aHhoUtgsvt&rank=1
Hooked by Les Edgerton: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/414771.Hooked?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=HiS4goN3NA&rank=1
EVERY CHILD MATTERS
Please consider donating to the Indian Residential Schools Survivors Society, and educating yourself about the experiences of Survivors and their families and communities so we can help foster truth and reconciliation
https://www.irsss.ca/home
https://nctr.ca/
STOPASIANHATE
https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/
✊🏾 BLACK LIVES STILL MATTER
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
https://blacklivesmattercanada.carrd.co/
#Authortube #SaveTheCat #SaveTheCatDeepDive
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Blood Like Magic: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52305778-blood-like-magic
Blood Like Fate: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52305972-blood-like-fate
Butcherbirds: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57215937-butcherbirds
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