Kate Cavanaugh Writes | learning how to write spooky books? read spooky books! ๐ป MY SUMMER SCARE READATHON TBR! @KateCavanaugh | Uploaded June 2021 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
@TheHexedLibrary is hosting the Summer Scare Readathon from June 21st to June 27th! A WHOLE WEEK OF SPOOKY. As I'm trying to write a spooky book for Camp NaNoWriMo, I figured it was time to learn from the best! Plus, like, I've never actually succeeded at a readathon AND NOW IS MY TIME.
๐ The books I'm reading: ๐
*The Stand by Stephen King: amzn.to/3cXCrUP
*Spirit Hunters by Ellen Oh: amzn.to/2UbqGna
*Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova: amzn.to/3xxksMQ
*Bloodchild by Octavia E. Butler: amzn.to/3zG1u8D
*The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani: amzn.to/2TPPqB8
*Under My Hat: Tales from the Cauldron by Jonathan Strahan: amzn.to/3gQ1VVc
*Scooby Doo and the House on Spooky Street by Laurie S. Sutton: amzn.to/3wLuc69
*The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman: amzn.to/3iTeDp1
*Wilder Girls by Rory Power: amzn.to/3gSGseC
The prompts:
1:54 Challenge 1: Orange On Cover
4:59 Challenge 2: Blood On Cover
5:36 Challenge 3: Mid-Grade Spooky
7:17 Challenge 4: Spooky Word In Title
8:23 Challenge 5: Witches
8:28 Challenge 6: LGBTQIAP+ MC
9:36 Challenge 7: BIPOC Author
9:54 Challenge 8: Under 200 Pages
10:24 Challenge 9: Horror or Thriller
โโ QUESTIONS FOR YOU BELOOOOOW! โโ
D I S C U S S I O N Q U E S T I O N S :
Have you read any of these authors or any of these specific books? (No spoilers please, but if so, what did you think!? Did it encourage you to grab more from the author??)
Do you participate in reading challenges or readathons and how "successful" have you been at them? What's your strategy?
What's your favorite spooky book?
Why is spooky season your favorite season? ๐ป
L I N K S M E N T I O N E D :
@TheHexedLibrary and her announcement video: youtube.com/watch?v=KxjbQJVgdhE&t=17s
Also her personal TBR video: youtube.com/watch?v=RaHMJlsYiaA
๐ F I N D M E O N L I N E :
๐ค Twitter: twitter.com/CavanaughWrites
๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/katecavanaughwrites
๐ Patreon: patreon.com/katecavanaugh
๐ Website: https://readwriteroam.blog
โ๏ธ Medium: medium.com/@katecavanaughwrites
๐ NaNoWriMo: nanowrimo.org/participants/writersgonnawrite
๐ฅ E Q U I P M E N T U S E D & W H A T I W R I T E W I T H :
*My bullet journal / writing & travel notebook: amzn.to/2UkrF0r
*My main camera for vlogging and time-lapse: amzn.to/321RbtW
Scrivener for my word processing needs: literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview
*My "rainbow pens": amzn.to/2ZAiWIw
*My tiny camera with a gimbal for on-the-go and motion-lapse: amzn.to/2ZtQzzF
Aeon Timeline to create visual timelines for my stories: aeontimeline.com
*these are affiliate links, where I receive a small commission that helps the channel! Feel free to ignore. :)
๐ S N A I L M A I L M E :
PO Box 1022
607 E. Blanco Road
Boerne, TX 78006
#authortube #booktube #summerscarereadathon
@TheHexedLibrary is hosting the Summer Scare Readathon from June 21st to June 27th! A WHOLE WEEK OF SPOOKY. As I'm trying to write a spooky book for Camp NaNoWriMo, I figured it was time to learn from the best! Plus, like, I've never actually succeeded at a readathon AND NOW IS MY TIME.
๐ The books I'm reading: ๐
*The Stand by Stephen King: amzn.to/3cXCrUP
*Spirit Hunters by Ellen Oh: amzn.to/2UbqGna
*Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova: amzn.to/3xxksMQ
*Bloodchild by Octavia E. Butler: amzn.to/3zG1u8D
*The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani: amzn.to/2TPPqB8
*Under My Hat: Tales from the Cauldron by Jonathan Strahan: amzn.to/3gQ1VVc
*Scooby Doo and the House on Spooky Street by Laurie S. Sutton: amzn.to/3wLuc69
*The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman: amzn.to/3iTeDp1
*Wilder Girls by Rory Power: amzn.to/3gSGseC
The prompts:
1:54 Challenge 1: Orange On Cover
4:59 Challenge 2: Blood On Cover
5:36 Challenge 3: Mid-Grade Spooky
7:17 Challenge 4: Spooky Word In Title
8:23 Challenge 5: Witches
8:28 Challenge 6: LGBTQIAP+ MC
9:36 Challenge 7: BIPOC Author
9:54 Challenge 8: Under 200 Pages
10:24 Challenge 9: Horror or Thriller
โโ QUESTIONS FOR YOU BELOOOOOW! โโ
D I S C U S S I O N Q U E S T I O N S :
Have you read any of these authors or any of these specific books? (No spoilers please, but if so, what did you think!? Did it encourage you to grab more from the author??)
Do you participate in reading challenges or readathons and how "successful" have you been at them? What's your strategy?
What's your favorite spooky book?
Why is spooky season your favorite season? ๐ป
L I N K S M E N T I O N E D :
@TheHexedLibrary and her announcement video: youtube.com/watch?v=KxjbQJVgdhE&t=17s
Also her personal TBR video: youtube.com/watch?v=RaHMJlsYiaA
๐ F I N D M E O N L I N E :
๐ค Twitter: twitter.com/CavanaughWrites
๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/katecavanaughwrites
๐ Patreon: patreon.com/katecavanaugh
๐ Website: https://readwriteroam.blog
โ๏ธ Medium: medium.com/@katecavanaughwrites
๐ NaNoWriMo: nanowrimo.org/participants/writersgonnawrite
๐ฅ E Q U I P M E N T U S E D & W H A T I W R I T E W I T H :
*My bullet journal / writing & travel notebook: amzn.to/2UkrF0r
*My main camera for vlogging and time-lapse: amzn.to/321RbtW
Scrivener for my word processing needs: literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview
*My "rainbow pens": amzn.to/2ZAiWIw
*My tiny camera with a gimbal for on-the-go and motion-lapse: amzn.to/2ZtQzzF
Aeon Timeline to create visual timelines for my stories: aeontimeline.com
*these are affiliate links, where I receive a small commission that helps the channel! Feel free to ignore. :)
๐ S N A I L M A I L M E :
PO Box 1022
607 E. Blanco Road
Boerne, TX 78006
#authortube #booktube #summerscarereadathon