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Uploaded April 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
We're getting so close to the end! This week in Camp NaNo, I start working on both editing my sequel and drafting for camp, hit 40k, and decide to spontaneously reorganize my bookshelves.
💻 YOUTUBERS I MENTIONED
@ShayWithThaHobbies
📘 BOOKS I MENTIONED
The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin: goodreads.com/book/show/54717138-the-nature-of-witches?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=ynuFQxOWTr&rank=1
Wings of Ebony by J Elle: goodreads.com/book/show/54304072-wings-of-ebony?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=CEw8na7mcd&rank=1
Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova: goodreads.com/book/show/27969087-labyrinth-lost?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=W34kXnBtjT&rank=1
Nafiza Azad Books: goodreads.com/author/show/17935663.Nafiza_Azad
Leigh Bardugo Books: goodreads.com/author/show/4575289.Leigh_Bardugo
PS, A.M. Strickland was also on the panel and their book In The Ravenous Dark sounds so good, see the goodreads page here: goodreads.com/book/show/54017941-in-the-ravenous-dark?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=5mKbSo5OYs&rank=2
☀️ ANYTHING ELSE I MENTIONED
The Etsy shop for the unboxing I did: etsy.com/ca/shop/soniastegemann
Shadow and Bone the show: imdb.com/title/tt2403776/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
STOPASIANHATE
anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co
✊🏾 BLACK LIVES STILL MATTER
blacklivesmatters.carrd.co
blacklivesmattercanada.carrd.co
#Authortube #WritingVlog #CampNaNo
📗 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
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🎶 MUSIC CREDITS
Music by Pluto & Charon - Melody, I - thmatc.co/?l=23E6157E
📹 EQUIPMENT I USE
Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket
Editing: Premiere Pro CC
We're getting so close to the end! This week in Camp NaNo, I start working on both editing my sequel and drafting for camp, hit 40k, and decide to spontaneously reorganize my bookshelves.
💻 YOUTUBERS I MENTIONED
@ShayWithThaHobbies
📘 BOOKS I MENTIONED
The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin: goodreads.com/book/show/54717138-the-nature-of-witches?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=ynuFQxOWTr&rank=1
Wings of Ebony by J Elle: goodreads.com/book/show/54304072-wings-of-ebony?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=CEw8na7mcd&rank=1
Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova: goodreads.com/book/show/27969087-labyrinth-lost?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=W34kXnBtjT&rank=1
Nafiza Azad Books: goodreads.com/author/show/17935663.Nafiza_Azad
Leigh Bardugo Books: goodreads.com/author/show/4575289.Leigh_Bardugo
PS, A.M. Strickland was also on the panel and their book In The Ravenous Dark sounds so good, see the goodreads page here: goodreads.com/book/show/54017941-in-the-ravenous-dark?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=5mKbSo5OYs&rank=2
☀️ ANYTHING ELSE I MENTIONED
The Etsy shop for the unboxing I did: etsy.com/ca/shop/soniastegemann
Shadow and Bone the show: imdb.com/title/tt2403776/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
STOPASIANHATE
anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co
✊🏾 BLACK LIVES STILL MATTER
blacklivesmatters.carrd.co
blacklivesmattercanada.carrd.co
#Authortube #WritingVlog #CampNaNo
📗 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
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instagram.com/lisellesambury
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tiktok.com/@lisellesambury
🎶 MUSIC CREDITS
Music by Pluto & Charon - Melody, I - thmatc.co/?l=23E6157E
📹 EQUIPMENT I USE
Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket
Editing: Premiere Pro CC
![Camp NaNo Writing Vlog Week 4: Hitting 40k and Reorganizing My Bookshelves [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/3xB7uhe1u2w/mqdefault.jpg "Camp NaNo Writing Vlog Week 4: Hitting 40k and Reorganizing My Bookshelves [CC]
Were getting so close to the end! This week in Camp NaNo, I start working on both editing my sequel and drafting for camp, hit 40k, and decide to spontaneously reorganize my bookshelves.
💻 YOUTUBERS I MENTIONED
@ShayWithThaHobbies
📘 BOOKS I MENTIONED
The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54717138-the-nature-of-witches?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=ynuFQxOWTr&rank=1
Wings of Ebony by J Elle: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54304072-wings-of-ebony?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=CEw8na7mcd&rank=1
Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27969087-labyrinth-lost?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=W34kXnBtjT&rank=1
Nafiza Azad Books: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17935663.Nafiza_Azad
Leigh Bardugo Books: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4575289.Leigh_Bardugo
PS, A.M. Strickland was also on the panel and their book In The Ravenous Dark sounds so good, see the goodreads page here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54017941-in-the-ravenous-dark?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=5mKbSo5OYs&rank=2
☀️ ANYTHING ELSE I MENTIONED
The Etsy shop for the unboxing I did: https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/soniastegemann
Shadow and Bone the show: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2403776/?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 #CampNaNo
📗 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
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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")
![2023 End of the Year Wrap Up [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4791ELpIaPw/mqdefault.jpg "2023 End of the Year Wrap Up [CC]
Close out the year with me where Ill chat about my author highs, lows, and some of the things I learned and also had to relearn this year. Ill also share some of my reading stats!
Timestamps
00:00:00 - 00:01:20 Introduction
00:01:20 - 00:08:57 Highs of the Year
00:08:57 - 00:20:55 Lows of the Year
00:20:55 - 00:35:52 Things I Learned
00:35:52 - 00:40:18 Things I Re-Learned
00:40:18 - 00:57:49 Reading Stats & Reflection
00:57:49 - 01:03:40 Final Reflection
Tender Beasts Pre-Order/Library Request Campaign: https://www.bit.ly/tenderbeastspreorder
🎥 VIDEOS I MENTIONED
How I Got My Book Deal: YA Dark Academia Fantasy - https://youtu.be/AWoNKWAFzVI
💻 YOUTUBERS I MENTIONED
@BeccaCSmith
@ShayWithThaHobbies
📘 BOOKS I MENTIONED
Aiden Thomass Books: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17960047.Aiden_Thomas
Terry J. Benton-Walkers Books: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21611778.Terry_J_Benton_Walker
Ryan Douglasss Books: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1346101.Ryan_Douglass
Blood on the Tracks Series: https://www.goodreads.com/series/212690-chi-no-wadachi
Brenna Thummlers Books: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16430350.Brenna_Thummler
Mariko Tamakis Books: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/483588.Mariko_Tamaki
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 #EndOfTheYear
📗 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
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🎶 MUSIC CREDITS
Music by 8thDimensions - Shining - https://thmatc.co/?l=2579F04F
📹 EQUIPMENT I USE
Camera: Sony ZV1F
Editing: Premiere Pro CC")
![Preptober Writing Vlog: Making NaNo Plans and Unexpected News [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4qztc1UpGQM/mqdefault.jpg "Preptober Writing Vlog: Making NaNo Plans and Unexpected News [CC]
In my only Preptober writing vlog of the month, I work on planning edits for my adult horror, THE NEWLYWEDS, semi-decide what to do for NaNo, and get some unexpected but exciting news.
🎥 VIDEOS I MENTIONED
Writing Vlog: Trying to Work While Deeply Unmotivated - https://youtu.be/VL7364H0zdE
📘 BOOKS I MENTIONED
The Confessions of Frannie Langton: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39937621-the-confessions-of-frannie-langton?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=V5N4h9qAk9&rank=1
☀️ ANYTHING ELSE I MENTIONED
Blackoweenathon: https://youtu.be/Jp7IvgOqc6w
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 #Preptober
📗 BUY A COPY OF 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
Music by Ben Camden - Clouds (acoustic version) - https://thmatc.co/?l=07381133
📹 EQUIPMENT I USE
Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket
Editing: Premiere Pro CC")
![In Conversation: Imposter Syndrome With Louisa Onomé [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/50wox9it1Zs/mqdefault.jpg "In Conversation: Imposter Syndrome With Louisa Onomé [CC]
In Conversation: Imposter Syndrome With Louisa Onomé [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")
