![3000 Subscriber Q&A Celebration: Part 1 [CC] @LiselleSambury](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5QBPJlqj7rw/maxresdefault.jpg)
Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Come hang out and celebrate with me while I answer some of the questions that were sent in. Also, I answered a lot and things got long so this is a two-parter.
🎥 VIDEOS I MENTIONED
Planning My Author Career: What's Changed and What's New: youtu.be/9EAsQo0c9Qo
Author As Brand Is Out of Control | Author Platform in 2021 (Alexa Donne): youtube.com/watch?v=kce43wh4-l0
Let's talk about publishers GASLIGHTING authors (Michelle Schusterman): youtu.be/nxfAp1ZA1bE
💻 YOUTUBERS I MENTIONED
@AlexaDonne
@MichelleSchustermanAuthor
@KateCavanaugh
📘 BOOKS I MENTIONED
Wings of Ebony by J Elle: goodreads.com/book/show/54304072-wings-of-ebony?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=OkldjUeo37&rank=1
Nic Stone Books: goodreads.com/author/show/13525503.Nic_Stone
☀️ ANYTHING ELSE I MENTIONED
Kacen Callender article: kacencallender.com/post/wip-social-media-expectations
✊🏾 BLACK LIVES STILL MATTER
blacklivesmatters.carrd.co
blacklivesmattercanada.carrd.co
#Authortube #Q&A
📗 PRE-ORDER MY DEBUT "BLOOD LIKE MAGIC"
bit.ly/bloodlikemagic
📗 ADD MY DEBUT "BLOOD LIKE MAGIC" ON GOODREADS
goodreads.com/book/show/52305778-blood-like-magic
✨ 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
Come hang out and celebrate with me while I answer some of the questions that were sent in. Also, I answered a lot and things got long so this is a two-parter.
🎥 VIDEOS I MENTIONED
Planning My Author Career: What's Changed and What's New: youtu.be/9EAsQo0c9Qo
Author As Brand Is Out of Control | Author Platform in 2021 (Alexa Donne): youtube.com/watch?v=kce43wh4-l0
Let's talk about publishers GASLIGHTING authors (Michelle Schusterman): youtu.be/nxfAp1ZA1bE
💻 YOUTUBERS I MENTIONED
@AlexaDonne
@MichelleSchustermanAuthor
@KateCavanaugh
📘 BOOKS I MENTIONED
Wings of Ebony by J Elle: goodreads.com/book/show/54304072-wings-of-ebony?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=OkldjUeo37&rank=1
Nic Stone Books: goodreads.com/author/show/13525503.Nic_Stone
☀️ ANYTHING ELSE I MENTIONED
Kacen Callender article: kacencallender.com/post/wip-social-media-expectations
✊🏾 BLACK LIVES STILL MATTER
blacklivesmatters.carrd.co
blacklivesmattercanada.carrd.co
#Authortube #Q&A
📗 PRE-ORDER MY DEBUT "BLOOD LIKE MAGIC"
bit.ly/bloodlikemagic
📗 ADD MY DEBUT "BLOOD LIKE MAGIC" ON GOODREADS
goodreads.com/book/show/52305778-blood-like-magic
✨ 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
![3000 Subscriber Q&A Celebration: Part 1 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5QBPJlqj7rw/mqdefault.jpg "3000 Subscriber Q&A Celebration: Part 1 [CC]
Come hang out and celebrate with me while I answer some of the questions that were sent in. Also, I answered a lot and things got long so this is a two-parter.
🎥 VIDEOS I MENTIONED
Planning My Author Career: Whats Changed and Whats New: https://youtu.be/9EAsQo0c9Qo
Author As Brand Is Out of Control | Author Platform in 2021 (Alexa Donne): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kce43wh4-l0
Lets talk about publishers GASLIGHTING authors (Michelle Schusterman): https://youtu.be/nxfAp1ZA1bE
💻 YOUTUBERS I MENTIONED
@AlexaDonne
@MichelleSchustermanAuthor
@KateCavanaugh
📘 BOOKS I MENTIONED
Wings of Ebony by J Elle: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54304072-wings-of-ebony?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=OkldjUeo37&rank=1
Nic Stone Books: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13525503.Nic_Stone
☀️ ANYTHING ELSE I MENTIONED
Kacen Callender article: https://www.kacencallender.com/post/wip-social-media-expectations
✊🏾 BLACK LIVES STILL MATTER
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
https://blacklivesmattercanada.carrd.co/
#Authortube #Q&A
📗 PRE-ORDER MY DEBUT BLOOD LIKE MAGIC
https://www.bit.ly/bloodlikemagic
📗 ADD MY DEBUT BLOOD LIKE MAGIC ON GOODREADS
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52305778-blood-like-magic
✨ 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")
![March Writing and Reading Bullet Journal Set Up [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6a_5v0sBzho/mqdefault.jpg "March Writing and Reading Bullet Journal Set Up [CC]
This month, I switch things up for March adopting a different style of weeklies, a new layout, and some new additions to the bullet journal that I hadnt tried before.
📓 BUJO SUPPLIES I MENTIONED
Journal: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B08P5YP78K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1
Trees sticker sheet: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/865067018/aesthetic-flower-and-trees-sticker-sheet?click_key=9fa6a9076327cd6beb95849a0d829533e31c7fc0%3A865067018&click_sum=2e515650&ref=shop_home_active_59
Plant washi stickers: this one is actually sold out and the shop I got it from closed :(
Blue/purple-ish stickers: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/847416164/60-pcs-pastel-hills-washi-sticker-pastel?ref=yr_purchases
Book stamp set: https://www.studiocalico.com/shop/stamp-set-4x6-read-more-books-by-little-lamm-paper-co
Tombows: 243 mint green, 451 light blue, 493 dark blue
Micron Pens: 03, brush pen
🎥 VIDEOS I MENTIONED
Best Books I Read in January: https://youtu.be/l8h3fR3orOU
How to use rolling weekly (this most resembles what Im doing in my journal, and what I based that setup on): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn4ofRCH4Ng
Another rolling weekly example from plant based bride: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knbT8jnMnfs
💻 YOUTUBERS I MENTIONED
@PlantBasedBride
@claudiaspaurel
@MyLittleJournal - this is who I watched use the stamp I mentioned
📘 BOOKS I MENTIONED
Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42872940-rules-for-vanishing?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=zk9rAgOQF7&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 #BulletJournal #Bujo
📗 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
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")
![My Books as a TV Show?! Selling my Option [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/71KZxI1Gw4A/mqdefault.jpg "My Books as a TV Show?! Selling my Option [CC]
I share all the information about the selling the option for my first series, the Blood Like Duology (Blood Like Magic and Blood Like Fate). Learn how all of this happened and what it means in regards to a future TV show adaptation of the books.
Timestamps
00:00 - 01:55 Introduction
01:55 - 05:48 What is an option?
05:48 - 11:41 Getting a film agent
11:41 - 23:58 The BLM/BLF option process
23:58 - 27:55 What’s next?
📘 BOOKS I MENTIONED
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
☀️ MORE INFORMATION
Circle Blue Entertainment: https://www.circleblueentertainment.com/
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 #BookAdaptation #BloodLikeMagic
📗 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, DJI Osmo Pocket, iPhone 13 Pro Max
Editing: Premiere Pro CC
Thumbnail icons: Icons made by Freepik from Flaticon Icons made by https://www.flaticon.com/authors/smashicons")
![How to Find Comparison Titles for Your Books [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/863PKcYBmME/mqdefault.jpg "How to Find Comparison Titles for Your Books [CC]
I share how to find comparison titles or comp titles/comps for your books. I share tips that have helped me while also taking you along while I pick comps for my 2024 novel to give an example of the thought process I use when selecting comps.
Timestamps
00:00 - 03:14 Introduction
03:14 - 08:26 Step 1: Brainstorming
08:26 - 10:40 Step 2: Picking Favs
10:40 - 12:25 Step 3: Consuming Media
12:25 - 17:53 Step 4: Considering Combinations
17:53 - 21:20 Step 5: The Final Pick
21:20 - 23:04 Considerations: Overused/Popular Titles
23:04 - 24:47 Tips: Be Open to Possibilities
24:47 - 27:40 Troubleshooting
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 #ComparisonTitles #BookComps
📗 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
📹 EQUIPMENT I USE
Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket
Editing: Premiere Pro CC")
![Debut Diaries: Pre-Pub Marketing and Publicity (What I Did, What My Pub Did, Costs, Etc.) [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8VQxjTBV7Q8/mqdefault.jpg "Debut Diaries: Pre-Pub Marketing and Publicity (What I Did, What My Pub Did, Costs, Etc.) [CC]
In this episode of Debut Diaries, I chat about all things pre-pub marketing and publicity, from sharing what I spent money on, to discussing things my publisher did vs. what I did, to chatting about what was worth it and my experience in general.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
03:47 What I Spent Money On
16:34 What My Pub Spent Money On (to my knowledge)
19:58 No Cost Marketing/Publicity I Did Myself
23:05 No Cost Publicity My Pub Did
26:09 What Costs Were Worth It
32:06 Things My Pub Did That I Appreciated
36:15 Outro
🎥 VIDEOS I MENTIONED
Sharing Fun Facts While Making a Recipe From Blood Like Magic, Spoiler Free: https://youtu.be/U0q5RuJj4js
The Journey of Blood Like Magic and What to Expect From the Book, Spoiler Free: https://youtu.be/2qahLwN6jis
📘 BOOKS I MENTIONED
Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42603984-ace-of-spades?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=JPP3l7VBQk&rank=1
Off The Record by Camryn Garrett: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53331354-off-the-record?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=xn2Tw7PNoD&rank=3
☀️ ANYTHING ELSE I MENTIONED
Another Story Book Shop (I think they still have signed bookplates if you want to grab Blood Like Magic from them, they ship Canada wide): https://anotherstory.ca/
Later Instagram Scheduling: https://later.com/
Envato Elements: https://elements.envato.com/
Emboss and Spine: https://www.embossandspine.com/
Moo Printing: http://moo.com/
Jukebox Printing: https://www.jukeboxprint.com/
Vistaprint: https://www.vistaprint.ca/
Sticker App: https://stickerapp.com/
STOPASIANHATE
https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/
✊🏾 BLACK LIVES STILL MATTER
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
https://blacklivesmattercanada.carrd.co/
#Authortube #DebutDiaries #BookMarketing
📗 BUY BLOOD LIKE MAGIC
https://www.bit.ly/bloodlikemagic
📗 ADD BLOOD LIKE MAGIC ON GOODREADS
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52305778-blood-like-magic
✨ 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")
![2022 Writing and Reading Bullet Journal Set Up + Jan Set Up [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8bzPr1EPK9w/mqdefault.jpg "2022 Writing and Reading Bullet Journal Set Up + Jan Set Up [CC]
Welcome to my writing and reading bullet journal set up for 2021 in general and also for January. Unfortunately, due to some technical issues, this is more of a lengthy flip through, but I promise that Februarys video will be more of a traditional set up.
📓 BUJO SUPPLIES I MENTIONED
Journal: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B08P5YP78K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1
Year number stamps: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/837553736/numbers-rubber-stampmonths-clear?ref=yr_purchases
Flower stamps: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/668400287/plants-stamp-journalbotanicals-rubber?ref=yr_purchases
Book stamps: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/750259956/books-cling-rubber-stamp-book-shelves?ref=yr_purchases
Weeklies letter stamps: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/661299240/alphabet-and-numbers-stampplanner?ref=yr_purchases
Alice in Wonderland book pages: https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/BurkeSevenVintage?ref=yr_purchases
Flower washi stickers: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/847295394/45-flower-sticker-pack-big-size-flower?ref=yr_purchases
Black girl with glasses sticker (the sticker seems to be out of stock but I linked the shop): https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/soniastegemann?ref=yr_purchases
Spellbound sticker sheet: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1077624056/spellbound-sticker-sheet-cute-for?ref=yr_purchases
Towbows used: purple 620, orange 933, yellow 991, light blue 451
Mildliners used: gray, red
Mircon pens used: 03, 01
Gelly roll pen
🎥 VIDEOS I MENTIONED
2022 Writing, Reading and YouTube Goals: https://youtu.be/8bzPr1EPK9w
Best Books of 2021: https://youtu.be/v06oR7gf58U
💻 YOUTUBERS I MENTIONED
@claudiajosephhh
@PlantBasedBride
📘 BOOKS I MENTIONED
Little Thieves by Margaret Owen: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54017820-little-thieves?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=l2XWCqvjrT&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 #Bujo #BulletJournal #ReadingJournal #WritingJournal
📗 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
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📓📔")
