rachel writes | How to Finish Your Book | Why You Haven’t Completed Your First Draft @rachelwritesbooks | Uploaded June 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
In today's writing craft video, I discuss 4 reasons you may not have finished your book yet, and 4 strategies to get to the end!
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
0:27 - Reason 1: You're searching for perfection in an imperfect medium
1:35 - Solution 1
2:25 - Reason 2: You're judging the project too broadly
3:28 - Solution 2
3:59 - Reason 3: You're taking too long to draft
6:03 - Solution 3
7:57 - Reason 4: You're writing what you think you should write, not what you want to write
9:21 - Solution 4
RELATED:
- I'm ALMOST Finished My Book | major rewrites & getting out of a slump: youtu.be/2vxQerkUoMw
LINKS
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
MY STORIES:
→ "The Species is Dead" in Minola Review: bit.ly/3wEnkqE
→ "Mama Lives in My Mouth" in Young Voices: bit.ly/3yRzBKg
→ "Primary Organs" in The Malahat Review: bit.ly/2Tl0yWu & read an excerpt: bit.ly/3fzSQR1
→ "The Wolf-Antelope Will Not Come for Us" in filling Sation: bit.ly/2UhCxjH
→ "Where to Run When the Lamb Roars" in The Temz Review: bit.ly/3GN246M
→ "Fig" in Fractured Lit: fracturedlit.com/fig
→ "Jasmine’s Brows and Cuts,” in The Puritan, bit.ly/3mBsPDA
→ “Eat Well” in CAROUSEL, forthcoming
→ “Slaughter the Animal” in The New Quarterly, forthcoming
MY POETRY:
→ "We sell skin on sale" in Augur Magazine (poetry): bit.ly/3vBvQH3
→ "the drive-up microphone at burger king" in carte blanche:
bit.ly/3sm6RoE
→ "A burial" in The Fiddlehead: bit.ly/3oMU7ID
→ "The night my mother learns to use the bus" in The Fiddlehead: bit.ly/3oMU7ID
→ “What’s the difference between good and god” in CV2 bit.ly/3y9WXwT
→ “At night, I rest my limbs in water and search for my mother’s father’s mother’s mother’s tongue” in Augur Magazine, forthcoming
→ "My Wolf Lives on the Windowsill" in Grain Magazine: [print only]
ABOUT ME
Hi y'all! I'm Rachel, a twenty-year-old writer from Toronto. I've been writing for eight years and will be entering my fourth year of my BA in creative writing in the fall. On my channel, 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
#authortube
In today's writing craft video, I discuss 4 reasons you may not have finished your book yet, and 4 strategies to get to the end!
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
0:27 - Reason 1: You're searching for perfection in an imperfect medium
1:35 - Solution 1
2:25 - Reason 2: You're judging the project too broadly
3:28 - Solution 2
3:59 - Reason 3: You're taking too long to draft
6:03 - Solution 3
7:57 - Reason 4: You're writing what you think you should write, not what you want to write
9:21 - Solution 4
RELATED:
- I'm ALMOST Finished My Book | major rewrites & getting out of a slump: youtu.be/2vxQerkUoMw
LINKS
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
MY STORIES:
→ "The Species is Dead" in Minola Review: bit.ly/3wEnkqE
→ "Mama Lives in My Mouth" in Young Voices: bit.ly/3yRzBKg
→ "Primary Organs" in The Malahat Review: bit.ly/2Tl0yWu & read an excerpt: bit.ly/3fzSQR1
→ "The Wolf-Antelope Will Not Come for Us" in filling Sation: bit.ly/2UhCxjH
→ "Where to Run When the Lamb Roars" in The Temz Review: bit.ly/3GN246M
→ "Fig" in Fractured Lit: fracturedlit.com/fig
→ "Jasmine’s Brows and Cuts,” in The Puritan, bit.ly/3mBsPDA
→ “Eat Well” in CAROUSEL, forthcoming
→ “Slaughter the Animal” in The New Quarterly, forthcoming
MY POETRY:
→ "We sell skin on sale" in Augur Magazine (poetry): bit.ly/3vBvQH3
→ "the drive-up microphone at burger king" in carte blanche:
bit.ly/3sm6RoE
→ "A burial" in The Fiddlehead: bit.ly/3oMU7ID
→ "The night my mother learns to use the bus" in The Fiddlehead: bit.ly/3oMU7ID
→ “What’s the difference between good and god” in CV2 bit.ly/3y9WXwT
→ “At night, I rest my limbs in water and search for my mother’s father’s mother’s mother’s tongue” in Augur Magazine, forthcoming
→ "My Wolf Lives on the Windowsill" in Grain Magazine: [print only]
ABOUT ME
Hi y'all! I'm Rachel, a twenty-year-old writer from Toronto. I've been writing for eight years and will be entering my fourth year of my BA in creative writing in the fall. On my channel, 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
#authortube
