Mollie Reads
How I Stay Organized | Part 1
updated
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In this work week in my life vlog, I share about what I've learned from James Clear in Atomic Habits, the habit of consistency, and how I try to create systems and rhythms that support my goal of "1% better every day." I also start annotating my new Chicago Manual of Style, 18th edition, and I annotate books on my nightstand! This week I am working on a blog post on all of my most anticipated books of 2025, and I share a few of those books here. From talk about style sheets and what makes a good editor to annotating my books and updates on our kitchen cabinets, I get chatty about life lately!
My blog site: molliereads.com
Work with me: molliereads.com/contact-us
*Affiliate links are below, which means I'll receive a commission if you purchase through my links—at no extra cost to you. Thanks for your support!
MENTIONED
The books I mentioned*: bookshop.org/shop/molliereads
Blog posts I mentioned:
What makes a good editor: molliereads.com/what-makes-a-good-editor
All about style sheets: molliereads.com/what-is-a-style-sheet-in-editing
Annotating my books: molliereads.com/annotating-books
Annotating my books digitally: molliereads.com/digital-note-taking
MUSIC🎧:
I
“Morning Chirping" by GuustavvTimothy Infinite
“Tea for Two" by Golden Age Radio
“Don't Need an Answer" by Ten Towers
I use Epidemic Sound*: epidemicsound.com/referral/fjbf1k
SAY HI
Bookclubs (Join us!): bookclubs.com/mollie-reads/join
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TikTok: tiktok.com/@molliereadsbooks
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Mollie Reads Book Club Kit: molliereads.com/book-club
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AFFILIATE LINKS*
Try these out for more bookish joy!
Libro.fm: tidd.ly/3rWvqOz
Bookshop.org: bookshop.org/shop/molliereads
Chirp Books: tkqlhce.com/click-101198407-15034135
(use the promo code MOLLIEREADS30 to get 30% off your first purchase)
ABOUT ME:
I’m a freelance book editor, book blogger, and reader living in North Carolina with my husband and two girls, Matilda and Harriet. So glad you found me!
For business inquiries: hello[at]molliereads[dot]com
Here are my top best thriller and mystery books of 2024 that I’ve read so far! These books range from gothic suspense mystery to historical literary mysteries and cat-and-mouse thrillers, and they are JUICY with the family dramas, family secrets, and rich multiple POVs and timelines! If you want to add to your thriller and mystery reading list this fall, definitely check out these non-spooky but still chilling books! They’re my best 2024 thriller recommendations to date!
Thank you to @NetGalleyTV @PRHAudio @Librofm and @celadonbooks6583 for gifting me these complimentary books. My reviews reflect my honest thoughts.
My blog: molliereads.com
Work with me: molliereads.com/contact-us
*Affiliate links are below, which means I'll receive a commission if you purchase through my links—at no extra cost to you. Thanks for your support!
MENTIONED
The books I mentioned*: bookshop.org/shop/molliereads
Bad on Paper Podcast: badonpaperpodcast.com
Blog posts I mentioned:
Best Thriller Books: molliereads.com/best-thriller-books-2024
Dark Academia Books: molliereads.com/dark-academia-books-to-read
The God of the Woods book review: molliereads.com/the-god-of-the-woods-book-review
SAY HI
Bookclubs (Join us!): bookclubs.com/mollie-reads/join
Instagram: instagram.com/molliereads
TikTok: tiktok.com/@molliereadsbooks
Sign up for more bookish content!
Newsletter: molliereads.myflodesk.com/e6pim5qz8t
Mollie Reads Book Club Kit: molliereads.com/book-club
Freelance Editing 101 e-course: molliereads.teachable.com
AFFILIATE LINKS*
Try these out for more bookish joy!
Libro.fm: tidd.ly/3rWvqOz
Bookshop.org: bookshop.org/shop/molliereads
Chirp Books: tkqlhce.com/click-101198407-15034135
(use the promo code MOLLIEREADS30 to get 30% off your first purchase)
ABOUT ME:
I’m a freelance book editor, book blogger, and reader living in North Carolina with my husband and two girls, Matilda and Harriet. So glad you found me!
For business inquiries: hello[at]molliereads[dot]com
Here’s my cozy reading vlog where I talk about freelancing and juggling mom life with work from home life.
I share fall book recommendations as well as my current fall reading list, some favorite audiobooks, and all about my freelance proofreading project and book blogging.
Even though this is a cozy vlog and week in my life as a freelancer, I dive into what it’s like to push past self-doubt and embrace the season you’re in!
My blog site: molliereads.com
Work with me: molliereads.com/contact-us
*Affiliate links are below, which means I'll receive a commission if you purchase through my links—at no extra cost to you. Thanks for your support!
MENTIONED
The books I mentioned*: bookshop.org/shop/molliereads
Blog posts I mentioned:
Fall books to read: molliereads.com/fall-books-to-read
Author interview: molliereads.com/author-interview-silvia-moreno-garcia
How to Listen to Audiobooks: molliereads.com/how-to-listen-to-audiobooks
Katie from Life Between Words: instagram.com/lifebetweenwords
MUSIC🎧:
“I Remember” (Instrumental Version) by Victor Lundberg
“Calm Inner Thoughts” by Victor Lundberg
“Songbirds” by Victor Lundberg
I use Epidemic Sound*: epidemicsound.com/referral/fjbf1k
SAY HI
Bookclubs (Join us!): bookclubs.com/mollie-reads/join
Instagram: instagram.com/molliereads
TikTok: tiktok.com/@molliereadsbooks
Sign up for more bookish content!
Newsletter: molliereads.myflodesk.com/e6pim5qz8t
Mollie Reads Book Club Kit: molliereads.com/book-club
Freelance Editing 101 e-course: molliereads.teachable.com
AFFILIATE LINKS*
Try these out for more bookish joy!
Libro.fm: tidd.ly/3rWvqOz
Bookshop.org:
Chirp Books: tkqlhce.com/click-101198407-15034135
(use the promo code MOLLIEREADS30 to get 30% off your first purchase)
ABOUT ME:
I’m a freelance book editor, book blogger, and reader living in North Carolina with my husband and two girls, Matilda and Harriet.
For business inquiries: hello[at]molliereads[dot]com
🤓 Are you interested in how to become a freelance editor? Check out my new e-course, Freelance Editing 101: Launch or Grow Your Editorial Business: molliereads.teachable.com
🌍 Mollie on the Internet:
+ Blog: molliereads.com/blog
+ Instagram: instagram.com/molliereads
+ Subscribe to my newsletter through my website: molliereads.com
+ Editing services: molliereads.com/work-with-me
🎧 Music:
+ "NEAR" by SINY
+ "Brighter Days Will Come" by Oakwood Station
+ All from epidemicsound.com/referral/fjbf1k
📚Thank you to Random House for gifting me the following books:
+ A PROMISED LAND by Barack Obama
+ DESSERT PERSON by Claire Saffitz
+ EDUCATED by Tara Westover
🏷 Tags:
Work week in my life,ditl of an entrepreneur,freelance life,freelancer,freelance tips,freelance advice,week in my life as an editor,becoming an editor,week in my business,my business life,business vlog,freelance vlog,freelancer vlog,freelancing,editing,publishing
⌛ Timestamps:
+ Three tips BEFORE you self-edit your novel:
2:19 - Write your marketing copy.
4:19 - Get curious.
7:52 - Honor the writer you are.
+ Three tips WHILE you are self-editing your novel:
10:04 - Create a book map.
10:40 - Give yourself permission to tune out the grammar police.
11:40 - Cut out unnecessary words.
+ Download my FREE editing checklist at molliereads.com
+ Sign up for my e-course, Freelance Editing 101: Launch or Grow Your Editorial Business at molliereads.teachable.com
Resources mentioned:
+ Cheryl Klein's book, SECOND SIGHT
+ My video on cutting out unnecessary words:
youtube.com/watch?v=x7M3iqi4_ts&feature=youtu.be
🌍 Follow me all over the internet!
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Editing,writing,author,authortube,editor tips,writing advice,writing tips,publishing,nanowrimo,self editing,editing my book,novel writing,editing advice
Are you interested in how to become a freelance editor?
Check out my new e-course, Freelance Editing 101: Launch or Grow Your Editorial Business:
molliereads.teachable.com
Follow me elsewhere on the internet for updates, bookish content, and random musings!
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· Music ·
+ "Beauty in the Mundane" by Bird of Figment (feat. Cody Francis)
+ "Weather Any Storm" by Cody Francis
all from epidemicsound.com/referral/fjbf1k
We're so excited for this journey! Want to celebrate with us? We're doing another Live Show tonight on Instagram, over on my Instagram account (@molliereads) at 9:00 p.m. EST!
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Where to find Katie...
YouTube channel:
youtube.com/channel/UCR5rcjWGGH-BnjE-zA1dGHg
Instagram:
instagram.com/lifebetweenwords
Twitter:
twitter.com/lifebetweenword
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Follow No Thanks We're Booked on social media (we'll post soon, I promise!):
Instagram: @nothxwerebooked
Twitter: @nothxwerebooked
Facebook: @nothxwerebooked
Consider supporting us on Patreon
(and check out our Patreon video!):
patreon.com/nothankswerebooked
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All about PageHabit:
Learn more about PageHabit here: http://bit.ly/molliereads_pagehabit
Use the code MOLLIE to get free shipping on your first box!*
*$5 off International orders
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Let's be friends!
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Katie's BookTube:
youtu.be/DvJsOpdeKEM
Katie's Bookstagram:
instagram.com/lifebetweenwords
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Music:
Good Times by Nicolai Heidlas Music soundcloud.com/nicolai-heidlas
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/BDIOpArTFQk
ON AND ON by Nicolai Heidlas Music soundcloud.com/nicolai-heidlas
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0
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Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/Skxx0KnGGHw
Vibe With Me by Joakim Karud http://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud
Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/-7YDBIGCXsY
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Contact: hello@molliereads.com
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Blog: molliereads.com
Goodreads: goodreads.com/molliereads
Side note: Sorry about the shaky/jerky footage. I pace a lot while I talk and clearly need to work on that while I'm filming, lol. Thanks for sticking around!
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Books mentioned:
People Like Us by Dana Mele
The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
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Channels mentioned:
BooksandLala:
youtube.com/channel/UCmT3SYwGCZvzFLTo_18Cvnw
HardbackHoarder: youtube.com/channel/UCpjGKbwm-ZXBedvkOI1uAjA
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Music:
And So It Begins by Artificial.Music soundcloud.com/artificial-music
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0
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Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/JpoEFiAJdxo
Music: Sweet as Honey - Topher Mohr and Alex Elena youtu.be/uwUe8OVxcOg
Music: Hey Girl - Topher Mohr and Alex Elena youtu.be/CrYQpIIgm_Q
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Blog: molliereads.com
Goodreads: goodreads.com/molliereads
Part one of my (super chatty!) reading vlog. Hopefully more montage footage in part two! :)
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Reading:
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
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PageHabit:
Learn more about PageHabit here: http://bit.ly/molliereads_pagehabit
Use the code MOLLIE to get free shipping on your first box!*
*$5 off International orders
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Music:
Cha-Cha-Cha by Dj Quads soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads
Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/PadmxBdCwk0
Let's be friends!
Contact: hello@molliereads.com
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Blog: molliereads.com
Goodreads: goodreads.com/molliereads
Yes, I'm a twin, and that is my twin sister with me in a home video! :) I'm in the Belle shirt, obviously. Thanks for watching episode no. 2 in The Reader Diaries series.
This video is dedicated to The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman. Below are the quotes taken from this book—either used directly or indirectly:
“I saw the world I had walked since my birth and I understood how fragile it was, that the reality was a thin layer of icing on a great dark birthday cake writhing with grubs and nightmares and hunger.”
"Memories were waiting at the edges of things."
“Adults should not weep, I knew. They did not have mothers who would comfort them.”
“How can you be happy in this world? You have a hole in your heart. You have a gateway inside you to lands beyond the world you know. They will call you, as you grow. There can never be a time when you forget them, when you are not, in your heart, questing after something you cannot have, something you cannot even properly imagine, the lack of which will spoil your sleep and your day and your life, until you close your eyes for the final time, until your loved ones give you poison and sell you to anatomy, and even then you will die with a hole inside you, and you will wail and curse at a life ill-lived.”
“Oh, monsters are scared," said Lettie. "That's why they're monsters.”
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Music:
Axletree — Later Fruits
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Axletree/Stone_EP/Axletree_-_01_-_Later_Fruits
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Let's be friends!
Contact: hello@molliereads.com
Instagram & Twitter: @molliereads
Blog: molliereads.com
Goodreads: goodreads.com/molliereads
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Music:
Song: Ikson - Lights (Vlog No Copyright Music)
Music promoted by Vlog No Copyright Music.
Video Link: youtu.be/bqk80OOCxOQ
Song: Joakim Karud - Good Old Days (Vlog No Copyright Music)
Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music.
Video Link: youtu.be/Zl3r_HPulLk
Song: Fredji - Happy Life (Vlog No Copyright Music)
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Video Link: youtu.be/KzQiRABVARk
Song: Ikson - New Day (Vlog No Copyright Music)
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Video Link: youtu.be/cVA-9JHwbFY
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1:17 — Currently Reading
7:25 — Page Habit Unboxing
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2:06 — Top 5 Books of 2017
10:19 — Top 5 Books to Read for 2018
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Thanks for watching my first video in my new series, The Reader Diaries! All videos in this series from here on out will focus on specific books/reading experiences. I hope you enjoy it, and if you're in need of some reading motivation going into 2018, I hope this video inspires you.
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Music by:
Axletree- Bluebell
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Axl...
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Let's be friends!
Contact: hello@molliereads.com
Instagram & Twitter: @molliereads
Blog: molliereads.com
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Use the code MOLLIE to get free shipping on your first box!*
*$5 off International orders
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Contact: hello@molliereads.com
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Blog: molliereads.com
Goodreads: goodreads.com/molliereads
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♫Music By♫
●DJ Quads - Your Christmas
●Song/Download - youtu.be/-C4WbLue-8g
●Follow DJ Quads - http://smarturl.it/dj-quads
♫Music By♫
●Philip E Morris - The Christmas Vibe
●Song/Download - youtu.be/Y32nYbTlmMs
●Philip E Morris - http://smarturl.it/philipemorris
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Contact: hello@molliereads.com
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Blog: molliereads.com
Goodreads: goodreads.com/molliereads
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♫Music By♫
●DJ Quads - Let It Snow
●Song/Download - youtu.be/8KLrgkH74gc
●Follow DJ Quads - http://smarturl.it/dj-quads
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Let's be friends!
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Goodreads: goodreads.com/molliereads
New here? Check out my Editor Talk videos and other videos for NaNoWriMo: http://bit.ly/2gNFD82
Thanks so much for watching my NaNoWriMo videos!
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Twitter & Instagram: @molliereads
Blog: molliereads.com
Contact: hello@molliereads.com
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Refilling your well of creativity:
1. Artist dates — 1:30
2. Morning pages — 4:22
3. Diversifying creative projects — 8:18
4. Creative communities — 10:59
5. Keep learning — 12:46
Book mentioned:
The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
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Twitter & Instagram: @molliereads
Blog: molliereads.com
Contact: hello@molliereads.com
Goodreads: goodreads.com/molliereads
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Questions:
1. Do you have a certain place at home for reading?
2. Bookmark or random piece of paper?
3. Can you just stop reading or do you have to stop after a chapter/ a certain amount of pages?
4. Do you eat or drink while reading?
5. Multitasking: Music or TV while reading?
6. One book at a time or several at once?
7. Reading at home or everywhere?
8. Reading out lout or silently in your head?
9. Do you read ahead or even skip pages?
10. Breaking the spine or keeping it like new?
11. Do you write in your books?
12. Who do you tag?
I tag:
Dylan at dylanthereader5: youtube.com/dylanthereader5
Emma Tobias: youtube.com/channel/UCM9DiowX7v4JHWjQ6Y520Qg
Alexis at The Sloth Reader: youtube.com/c/TheSlothReader
Rae Sterling: youtube.com/raesterling
Laura at Laurreads: youtube.com/channel/UClPwUV1XzLVcV5pTMQzJRIw
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Let's be friends!
Twitter & Instagram: @molliereads
Blog: molliereads.com
Contact: hello@molliereads.com
Goodreads: goodreads.com/molliereads
Hi y'all! I took a break for the weekend when we came back from Cancun, but I'm BACK to finish off November STRONG! Sorry again about the audio. Clearly filming outside isn't the best idea. lol. x
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New here? Check out my Editor Talk videos and other videos for NaNoWriMo: http://bit.ly/2gNFD82
Stick around! I'm posting all new videos every day in November. :)
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Contact: hello@molliereads.com
Goodreads: goodreads.com/molliereads
Sorry for the audio issues, friends! I guess that’s what I get for filming outside. Also, I combine #5 and #6 in this video for some reason. :)
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Original AuthorTube Newbie Tag video: youtu.be/L5S3XMser5M
AuthorTube Newbie Tag (minor tweaks for the editor edition!):
1 How did you find out about AuthorTube?
2 What genres do you edit?
3 What is your preferred writing tense, point of view, and category of story to edit?
4 Are you a self-taught, taught , or yet-to-be taught, aka aspiring editor?
5 What publishing company, literary agency, and/or other company do you work for?
6. If you aren’t yet editing, what is your dream publishing house and/or agency to work for?
7 What AuthorTube related videos can we expect to find on your channel?
8 When did you start editing?
9 What was the first story you ever edited?
10 What editors have inspired your editing the most?
11 How do you schedule your editing tasks?
12 Do you edit on a computer, on paper, or a blend? And where do you edit in general?
13 What are you most looking forward to now that you’re an EDITOR who’s a part of AuthorTube?
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Editorial process and rates video:
youtu.be/IKI7o2MY3LY
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New here? Check out my Editor Talk videos and other videos for NaNoWriMo: http://bit.ly/2gNFD82
Stick around! I'm posting all new videos every day in November. :)
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Let's be friends!
Twitter & Instagram: @molliereads
Blog: molliereads.com
Contact: hello@molliereads.com
Goodreads: goodreads.com/molliereads
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Let's be friends!
Twitter & Instagram: @molliereads
Blog: molliereads.com
Contact: hello@molliereads.com
Goodreads: goodreads.com/molliereads
youtu.be/lNUc-ZBPf0k
Questions/Statements:
(Feel free to answer with books you are excited to read or books you have already read!)
1. In fall, the air is crisp and clear. Name a book with a vivid setting!
2. Nature is beautiful . . . but also dying. Name a book that is beautifully written, but also deals with a heavy topic like loss or grief.
3. Fall is back to school season. Share a nonfiction book that taught you something new.
4. In order to keep warm, it’s good to spend some time with the people we love. Name a fictional family/household/friend group you’d like to be a part of.
5. The colorful leaves are piling up on the ground. Show us a pile of fall-colored spines!
6. Fall is the perfect time for some storytelling by the fireside. Share a book wherein somebody is telling a story.
7. The nights are getting darker. Share a dark, creepy read.
8. The days are getting colder. Name a short, heartwarming read that could warm up somebody’s cold and rainy day.
9. Fall returns every year. Name an old favorite that you’d like to return to soon.
10. Fall is the perfect time for cozy reading nights. Share your favorite cozy reading “accessories.”
11. Spread the autumn appreciation and tag some people!
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Let's be friends!
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Contact: hello@molliereads.com
Goodreads: goodreads.com/molliereads
Writing narrative nonfiction:
Chronology/timelines: 1:26
The reflective voice: 7:20
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New here? Check out my Editor Talk videos and other videos for NaNoWriMo: http://bit.ly/2gNFD82
Stick around! I'm posting all new videos every day in November. :)
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Let's be friends!
Twitter & Instagram: @molliereads
Blog: molliereads.com
Contact: hello@molliereads.com
Goodreads: goodreads.com/molliereads
Manuscript editing:
Resources — :43
Style sheets — 4:23
Electronic editing — 6:41
Books on editing:
youtu.be/DsPBtbJ2W68
How I became an editor:
youtu.be/SrriVbFPifs
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New here? Check out my Editor Talk videos and other videos for NaNoWriMo: http://bit.ly/2gNFD82
Stick around! I'm posting all new videos every day in November. :)
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Let's be friends!
Twitter & Instagram: @molliereads
Blog: molliereads.com
Contact: hello@molliereads.com
Goodreads: goodreads.com/molliereads
Different Types of Editing video:
youtu.be/3CfhwWFxRGw
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New here? Check out my Editor Talk videos and other videos for NaNoWriMo: http://bit.ly/2gNFD82
Stick around! I'm posting all new videos every day in November. :)
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Let's be friends!
Twitter & Instagram: @molliereads
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Contact: hello@molliereads.com
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Chatting about literary agents and the expectations vs. reality of traditional publishing with Scott Reintgen, the author of Nyxia!
Where you can find Nyxia:
Goodreads: http://bit.ly/2yUoCR9
Underlined: http://bit.ly/2zefNG7
Amazon: http://amzn.to/2zSeQA8
Book Depository: http://bit.ly/2zOmvlb
. . . and other places where books are sold!
Where you can find Scott:
Twitter: twitter.com/Scott_Thought
Website: itspronouncedrankin.com
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My (gushy) book review of Nyxia:
youtu.be/qLF0wjgys6o
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New here? Check out my Editor Talk videos and other videos for NaNoWriMo: http://bit.ly/2gNFD82
Stick around! I'm posting all new videos every day in November. :)
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Let's be friends!
Twitter & Instagram: @molliereads
Blog: molliereads.com
Contact: hello@molliereads.com
Goodreads: goodreads.com/molliereads
All about my process — 1:21
All about editorial rates — 6:50
EFA industry rates page:
the-efa.org/rates
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New here? Check out my Editor Talk videos and other videos for NaNoWriMo: http://bit.ly/2gNFD82
Stick around! I'm posting all new videos every day in November. :)
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Let's be friends!
Twitter & Instagram: @molliereads
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Contact: hello@molliereads.com
Goodreads: goodreads.com/molliereads
Check out my video with Paul from yesterday all about the beta reading process:
youtu.be/NvPJkJaR3ac
You can find Paul here:
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Twitter: @BetaBooksDotCo
Podcast: http://howauthorswork.com
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Paul and I talk about beta reading and the writing process!
P.S. You’re going to see this guy’s face again very soon! (hint hint, tomorrow!) with another special guest (hint hint, my husband!), so stick around!
Learn more about BetaBooks and feel free to contact Paul:
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Twitter: @BetaBooksDotCo
Podcast: http://howauthorswork.com
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How to stay motivated in your writing:
Tip #1: Return to your love of writing — 1:28
Tip #2: Make your writing space cozy — 2:40
Tip #3: Rest well — 4:02
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Common pitfalls with POV:
First person:
Limited perspective — 0:48
Underdeveloped voice — 1:20
Third person:
Watering down the scene — 2:18
No clear viewpoint — 2:43
Assigning meaning to unimportant characters — 3:16
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Identifying POV (part 2 to come!):
First person — 1:30
Third person — 4:54
Omniscient — 6:24
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Proofreading tasks:
Typos: 1:08
Spelling: 1:41
Usage: 2:03
Punctuation: 2:14
Accuracy: 2:30
Consistency: 2:45
CMoS 2.97 definition: 3:35
Different levels of editing video:
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Three truths of Character development:
1. Characters must be true to themselves — 1:52
2. Weaknesses and strengths — 3:51
3. The character’s goal will drive the novel — 4:35
Avoid sagging middle syndrome:
1. Make your character’s goals more urgent — 5:01
2. Flesh out internal and external conflict — 5:22
3. Make motivation the “why” of your character’s goal — 5:34
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Good habits of editors:
1. Communication — 2:01
2. Record your experience — 5:27
3. Track your progress — 6:14
4. Visualize — 7.14
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1. Board books — 2:37
2. Picture books — 3:11
3. Easy readers — 3:45
4. Transitional books — 4:10
5. High or low books — 4:36
6. Graphic novels — 5:05
7. Middle-grade chapter books — 5:25
8. Young-adult books — 5:58
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1. Writer’s block: 1:18
2. Hone your craft: 3:43
3. Write what you learn: 5:08
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Authors/writers: :56
Publishers: 2:35
Businesses: 5:14
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Stick around! I'm posting all new videos every day in November. :)
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Stick around! I'm posting all new videos every day in November. :)
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All about...
Editing services: 1:09
Writing services: 3:43
Related services: 5:07
Different levels of editing:
youtu.be/3CfhwWFxRGw
How Authors Work podcast:
http://howauthorswork.com/c69997a8
BetaBooks:
betabooks.co
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Tip #1 — Look out for cliches and trite phrases: 1:24
Tip #2 — Use pronouns in dialogue: 2:45
Tip #3 — Don't overuse "was": 3:25
Tip #4 — Look out for words that dumb it down: 4:18
Tip #5 — Catch repeated words and phrases: 4:56
New here? Check out my Editor Talk videos and other videos for NaNoWriMo: http://bit.ly/2gNFD82
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Stick around! I'm posting all new videos every day in November. :)
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Check out my top favorite books on writing/tools for NaNoWriMo:
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Check out my other editor/writer videos!
http://bit.ly/2xZDAZC
All about NaNoWriMo:
nanowrimo.org
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Writerly Reads book club:
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goodreads.com/group/show/232809-writerly-reads
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Jess from Jess McGlynn [VLOG]:
youtu.be/cNIDZHJnQtg
Katie from Life Between Words [Q&A video]:
youtu.be/LF_y5bMdMDQ
Julie from A Girl in a Book [Chicago Chat video]:
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