All About My (FANTASY) Novel 🔮 | SEVENTH VIRTUE @rachelwritesbooks

rachel writes | All About My (FANTASY) Novel 🔮 | SEVENTH VIRTUE @rachelwritesbooks | Uploaded April 2023 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
I wrote a contemporary fantasy novel called Seventh Virtue--and this is an all about my novel video for it!

CONTENT WARNINGS: gore, violence, abusive & toxic relationships, death, murder, missing people

TIMESTAMPS:
0:19 - basic info (word count, genre)
2:27 - plot summary
4:15 - aesthetic (ignore my editing blunder lmao)
4:47 - comp titles
4:59 - project history
5:32 - why did I write SV?
7:46 - how long did it take to write?
8:14 - world & magic system (the roosts & virtues)
12:39 - characters
12:43 - harrison (MAN THE MYTH THE LEGEND)
14:35 - reeve (ICON)
16:11 - lonan
19:28 - darren
20:28 - foster
21:57 - the other characters
24:03 - the chapters
25:09 - inspirations
28:10 - excerpts
29:54 - Q&A
30:01 - who’s your favourite character?
30:30 - have your feelings toward your characters changed after writing SV?
31:14 - how do you put yourself in the mind of fantastical characters?
31:42 - how different was it to write your characters in a fantastical setting? are their powers an extension of their psychology?
33:20 - how did you manage to bring your characters into a fantasy setting?
34:00 - what made you continue to write with the fostered gang and will you ever stop?
34:44 - would you write the characters in other genres?
35:18 - how different is lonan & harrison’s dynamic from your moth work duology? was their relationship easy or challenging to write?
37:18 - you’ve said writing this novel was very fast. was it hard to push forward without looking back or were you confident in the writing to not edit as you wrote?
38:02 - what was your favourite part to write?
39:00 - what was your favourite scene to write and why?
42:18 - what was the most difficult scene/section to draft?
43:18 - was there a scene that surprised you?
44:20 - do you remember the moment the idea came together and it all clicked?
44:55 - how did you fix all the plot holes and come up with new and fresh ideas?
45:23 - how did you come up with the idea to base the families off the virtues/sins?
45:44 - were you ever insecure writing in a genre you’re new to?
46:18 - were you screaming while writing the end?
46:45 - do you plan on writing fantasy again apart from the sequel?
47:11 - any hints on what happens at the climax?
47:46 - what themes are most prominent?
48:03 - you’ve said you write with a lot of religious symbolism. does this book contain your beliefs on spirituality? do you have connections to Christianity & is that why you chose the sins/virtues or was it cool factor?
48:57 - why don’t you want to publish this book?
49:26 - would you self-publish seventh virtue?
49:31 - what would the seventh virtue fandom be named?
50:10 - how did this book change your perspective on your own life?

QUESTIONS FOR YOU (that I asked you in the video):
1. If you were in this world, which Roost would you like to be a part of?
2. Out of the characters mentioned, who would you most like to befriend?

RELATED:
- Writing the first 10k of SV: youtu.be/u0-OEP-yNrg
- Feeding Habits all about my novel: youtu.be/K-vyF8C_WQ4
- Harrison playlist: open.spotify.com/playlist/5GKenxQoGBJSC1Dtm3LdgZ?si=eafb59a806d6411a
- Reeve playlist: open.spotify.com/playlist/2J0KGO75CcgnboUdTwnQ1u?si=5db5b7c1d3874e82
- Besties playlist: open.spotify.com/playlist/14ZZ6j2w5T5bZwAdqW64fU?si=40c7754a3212432e
- Writing about trauma video: youtu.be/n5lbP5gejzY

Did you know it's Autism Acceptance month? Here are a list of my favourite autism Instagram accounts:
- autistic_callum
- thespectrumgirl
- taylor_heaton_
- stimmieautie
- autieselfcare
- autisticblackgirl

Also: some of the art in this video is mine (Harrison & Lonan), but some of it was made by my lovely sister, Sarah (the Reeve, Darren, and Foster portraits). The others are Picrews, but I can't remember which ones I used--if you know them, lmk so I can credit the creators!

CONNECT WITH ME:
Twitter: twitter.com/rachellwrites
Instagram: instagram.com/rachelxwrites
Website: bit.ly/3rq2vz5
Tumblr: bit.ly/3BhAtK3
Pinterest: bit.ly/2qdKsyM

ALL MY PUBLISHED WORK: bit.ly/3CYT7Y1

ABOUT ME
Hi y'all! I'm Rachel, a 21-year-old writer from Toronto. I've been writing for eight years and am in my final year of my BA in creative writing. On my channel, rachel writes, I document my writing journey and try to post once a week (usually on Fridays).

DISCLAIMER:
I'm only one writer, and approach each video from my experience/expertise. While I make content like writing advice videos on this channel, it's important to me that my viewers ultimately write in the way that best resonates with them. :)

ASK ME ANYTHING: bit.ly/34wRv7u

Outro: This is not a joke by Monplaisir

My equipment:
→ Camera: Sony ZV1
→ Vlog mic: Rode Video Micro
→ Sit-down mic: Blue Yeti OR Blue Snowball iCE
→ Editor: Premiere Pro

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