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Uploaded January 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
For all you stats nerds out there, I thought it would be fun to share my 2021 reading stats and overview of my reading for the year. As I note in the video, I filmed this a little early so it's stats up to Dec 11th, 2021.
🎥 VIDEOS I MENTIONED
2022 Writing, Reading and YouTube Goals: youtu.be/snx47VRbZWc
The Best Books I Read in 2021: youtu.be/v06oR7gf58U
How I Make Money As A Full-Time Author: youtu.be/goKpCH3jMNw
📘 BOOKS I MENTIONED
Small Favors by Erin A. Craig: goodreads.com/book/show/55835986-small-favors?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=cAfQN5dPus&rank=2
A Series of Unfortunate Events: goodreads.com/series/42069-a-series-of-unfortunate-events
The Saga of Darren Shan: goodreads.com/series/40449-cirque-du-freak
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
irsss.ca/home
nctr.ca
STOPASIANHATE
anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co
✊🏾 BLACK LIVES STILL MATTER
blacklivesmatters.carrd.co
blacklivesmattercanada.carrd.co
#Authortube #ReadingStats
📗 BUY A COPY OF BLOOD LIKE MAGIC
bit.ly/bloodlikemagic
📗 BUY A COPY OF BLOOD LIKE FATE
bit.ly/bloodlikefate
📗 ADD MY BOOKS ON GOODREADS
Blood Like Magic: goodreads.com/book/show/52305778-blood-like-magic
Blood Like Fate: goodreads.com/book/show/52305972-blood-like-fate
Butcherbirds: goodreads.com/book/show/57215937-butcherbirds
✨ CONNECT WITH ME ON SOCIAL
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chill. by sakura Hz soundcloud.com/sakurahertz
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/chill-sakuraHz
Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/pF2tXC1pXNo
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket
Editing: Premiere Pro CC
For all you stats nerds out there, I thought it would be fun to share my 2021 reading stats and overview of my reading for the year. As I note in the video, I filmed this a little early so it's stats up to Dec 11th, 2021.
🎥 VIDEOS I MENTIONED
2022 Writing, Reading and YouTube Goals: youtu.be/snx47VRbZWc
The Best Books I Read in 2021: youtu.be/v06oR7gf58U
How I Make Money As A Full-Time Author: youtu.be/goKpCH3jMNw
📘 BOOKS I MENTIONED
Small Favors by Erin A. Craig: goodreads.com/book/show/55835986-small-favors?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=cAfQN5dPus&rank=2
A Series of Unfortunate Events: goodreads.com/series/42069-a-series-of-unfortunate-events
The Saga of Darren Shan: goodreads.com/series/40449-cirque-du-freak
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
irsss.ca/home
nctr.ca
STOPASIANHATE
anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co
✊🏾 BLACK LIVES STILL MATTER
blacklivesmatters.carrd.co
blacklivesmattercanada.carrd.co
#Authortube #ReadingStats
📗 BUY A COPY OF BLOOD LIKE MAGIC
bit.ly/bloodlikemagic
📗 BUY A COPY OF BLOOD LIKE FATE
bit.ly/bloodlikefate
📗 ADD MY BOOKS ON GOODREADS
Blood Like Magic: goodreads.com/book/show/52305778-blood-like-magic
Blood Like Fate: goodreads.com/book/show/52305972-blood-like-fate
Butcherbirds: goodreads.com/book/show/57215937-butcherbirds
✨ CONNECT WITH ME ON SOCIAL
lisellesambury.ca
instagram.com/lisellesambury
twitter.com/lisellesambury
goodreads.com/lisellesambury
tiktok.com/@lisellesambury
🎶 MUSIC CREDITS
chill. by sakura Hz soundcloud.com/sakurahertz
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/chill-sakuraHz
Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/pF2tXC1pXNo
📹 EQUIPMENT I USE
Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket
Editing: Premiere Pro CC
![My 2021 Reading Stats and Overview [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XN8prsVzQiE/mqdefault.jpg "My 2021 Reading Stats and Overview [CC]
For all you stats nerds out there, I thought it would be fun to share my 2021 reading stats and overview of my reading for the year. As I note in the video, I filmed this a little early so its stats up to Dec 11th, 2021.
🎥 VIDEOS I MENTIONED
2022 Writing, Reading and YouTube Goals: https://youtu.be/snx47VRbZWc
The Best Books I Read in 2021: https://youtu.be/v06oR7gf58U
How I Make Money As A Full-Time Author: https://youtu.be/goKpCH3jMNw
📘 BOOKS I MENTIONED
Small Favors by Erin A. Craig: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55835986-small-favors?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=cAfQN5dPus&rank=2
A Series of Unfortunate Events: https://www.goodreads.com/series/42069-a-series-of-unfortunate-events
The Saga of Darren Shan: https://www.goodreads.com/series/40449-cirque-du-freak
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 #ReadingStats
📗 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")
![How I Create Content to Promote My Books [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YLsJs0_T_OM/mqdefault.jpg "How I Create Content to Promote My Books [CC]
I share how I create content to promote my books as a traditionally published author using the campaign for my latest novel Tender Beasts as an example.
Timestamps
0:00:00 - 0:02:38 Introduction
0:02:38 - 0:17:37 Content Calendar
0:17:37 - 0:22:00 Filming Content
0:22:00 - 0:29:37 Creating Graphics
0:29:37 - 0:39:02 Editing Content
0:39:02 - 0:43:44 Writing Copy
0:43:44 - 0:48:01 Website Setup
0:48:01 - 0:53:20 Drafts/Scheduling
0:53:20 - 1:10:32 Analytics/Results
1:10:32 - 1:18:05 Final Thoughts
🎥 VIDEOS I MENTIONED
How I Plan Marketing for My Books: https://youtu.be/OBYgCc54uyk
Trad and Indie Social Media Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/live/FTTN8S_bAmo?si=lIYCwgMhGOV2KkBt
💻 YOUTUBERS I MENTIONED
@BrittWriterly
@BeccaCSmith
☀️ RESOURCES I MENTIONED
For editing photos: Adobe Express, Canva, Adobe Lightroom
For editing videos: Adobe Premiere Pro, Cap Cut
For stock photos and videos: Pexels, Unsplash, Envato Elements
For royalty free music: Envato Elements, (I didnt mention but you can also search for this on YouTube)
For social media scheduling: Later
For captions/subtitles: Kapwing, Cap Cut
For link shortening: Bit.ly
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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 #BookPromotion #TraditionalPublishing
📗 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
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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")
![Writing Vlog: My Bad Book is Actually Good?! [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YPiGAeMYNA0/mqdefault.jpg "Writing Vlog: My Bad Book is Actually Good?! [CC]
In Julys vlog, I discover that the book I was convinced was terrible last year is actually really really good?! I also do a bit of travelling in southern and northeastern Ontario and a lot of revision planning.
📘 BOOKS I MENTIONED
Dark Corners by Megan Goldin: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61884922-dark-corners?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_18
Their Vicious Games by Joelle Wellington: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62919174-their-vicious-games?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_19
The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60656848-the-princess-and-the-grilled-cheese-sandwich?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=tnKkMRB01i&rank=1
Squished by Megan Wagner Lloyd & Michelle Mee Nutter: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60758243-squished
Tegan and Sara: Junior High by Tegan and Sara & Tillie Walden: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61418418-tegan-and-sara?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_17
Super Mutant Magic Academy by Jillian Tamaki: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22752445-supermutant-magic-academy
Bonesmith by Nicki Pau Preto: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62919122-bonesmith?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_9
Where Echoes Die by Courtney Gould: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59808315-where-echoes-die?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_16
Scout is Not a Band Kid by Jade Armstrong: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60811272-scout-is-not-a-band-kid?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_23
What’s Home, Mum? by Sabba Khan: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60245111-what-is-home-mum?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_15
Sensory: Life on the Spectrum edited by Schnumn (Bex Ollerton): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58593988-sensory?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_19
Messy Roots by Laura Gao: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62099934-messy-roots?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_11
And Grandma Said... Iroquois Teachings: As Passed Down Through the Oral Tradition by Tom Porter: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6451949-and-grandma-said-iroquois-teachings?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_16
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
📗 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
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
Music by Caly Bevier - Prescription - https://thmatc.co/?l=B17B6D40
Music by Ramya Pothuri - here we go again - https://thmatc.co/?l=002AD4DA
📹 EQUIPMENT I USE
Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket, iPhone 13 Pro Max
Editing: Premiere Pro CC")
![Blood Like Magic SPOILER Live Show [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YoeWUsWfWaA/mqdefault.jpg "Blood Like Magic SPOILER Live Show [CC]
Welcome to the Blood Like Magic spoiler live show! I will be answering your questions live and also questions from Instagram about my debut novel Blood Like Magic and nothing will be held back as this is spoiler filled. That is your warning, THERE WILL BE SPOILERS.
BUY YOUR COPY OF BLOOD LIKE MAGIC: https://bit.ly/bloodlikemagic
Add to Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52305778-blood-like-magic
🎥 The Journey of BLOOD LIKE MAGIC VIDEOS aka a playlist of all the videos on my channel about the book
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0W2VBaFFFrkWjf4LGFo6BzutrY-K5Oi9
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 - 00:04:01 Introduction/Pre-Chat
00:04:01 - 01:04:09 Spoiler Chat
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 #BloodLikeMagic #SpoilerLiveShow
📗 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
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")
![Writing Vlog: The Sequel Struggle Bus & Seeing My Book in a Bookstore for The First Time! [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZVo1llih3yo/mqdefault.jpg "Writing Vlog: The Sequel Struggle Bus & Seeing My Book in a Bookstore for The First Time! [CC]
I take you along with me on the last two weeks where Ive been working on the sequel to Blood Like Magic, sometimes thriving, sometimes struggling. Also! Where I live has lockdown lifted and Im finally able to visit my book in a bookstore for the first time.
🎥 VIDEOS I MENTIONED
Writing Vlog: Debut Week! Events, Cake, and More (aka my last writing vlog): https://youtu.be/JYl3HAiCnQ0
Debut Diaries: Working With Sensitivity Readers: https://youtu.be/JXKuPzMqL_8
💻 YOUTUBERS I MENTIONED
@Kevlandia
Donate to the Indian Residential School Survivors Society: https://www.irsss.ca/donate
Truth and Reconciliation Reports: https://nctr.ca/records/reports/
Books by Indigenous writers to read about residential schools: https://www.cbc.ca/books/48-books-by-indigenous-writers-to-read-to-understand-residential-schools-1.6056204
STOPASIANHATE
https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/
✊🏾 BLACK LIVES STILL MATTER
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
https://blacklivesmattercanada.carrd.co/
#Authortube #WritingVlog
📗 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 VirgoZilla Beatz - Lovely Day - https://thmatc.co/?l=40A9139C
📹 EQUIPMENT I USE
Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket
Editing: Premiere Pro CC")
![Save the Cat Deep Dive: All is Lost [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_OGfBRguBOk/mqdefault.jpg "Save the Cat Deep Dive: All is Lost [CC]
In the next installment of this Save the Cat deep dive series, I discuss All is Lost. I share both the STC definition and method, and how I interpret that into my own works.
Timestamps
00:00 - 01:49 Introduction
01:49 - 03:25 Choosing the Rock Bottom
03:25 - 08:17 What Goes in This Beat
08:17 - 13:19 Whiff of Death
🎥 VIDEOS I MENTIONED
Save the Cat Deep Dive Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0W2VBaFFFrnVVTG10UAaPiuGH6_Z-zNH
How to Craft Compelling Characters: https://youtu.be/eIFyT7dYbBM
📘 BOOKS I MENTIONED
Save the Cat by Blake Synder: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49464.Save_the_Cat?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=GqI3tORiGQ&rank=1
Save the Cat Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32805475-save-the-cat-writes-a-novel?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=aHhoUtgsvt&rank=1
Save the Cat Writes a Young Adult Novel by Jessica Brody: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59756809-save-the-cat-writes-a-young-adult-novel?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=omBQsL4Nlg&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 #SaveTheCat #SaveTheCatDeepDive
📗 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
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: DJI Osmo Pocket
Editing: Premiere Pro CC")
![Writing Vlog: YALLFest, Writing Retreat, NCTE/ALAN, Disneyland, & Finishing a First Draft! [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ahk03z4OpXc/mqdefault.jpg "Writing Vlog: YALLFest, Writing Retreat, NCTE/ALAN, Disneyland, & Finishing a First Draft! [CC]
Welcome to the most packed vlog of the year which is also the last vlog of the year. I went with some authortube friends to YALLFest and we also had a writing retreat, I then flew off to do an author conference in LA and had some fun in Disneyland, and somehow managed to finish the first draft of my dark academia in the process.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 - 00:18:53 Intro + Wordstock Sudbury
00:18:53 - 00:24:02 Writing Update
00:24:02 - 00:36:46 YALLFest + Writing Retreat
00:36:46 - 00:49:51 NCTE/ALAN in California + Disneyland
00:49:51 - 00:54:50 Airport Writing/Writing Updates
00:54:50 - 01:01:22 Book Haul
01:01:22 - 01:03:27 NTCE/ALAN/YALLFest/Disneyland Haul
01:03:27 - 01:10:51 Final Writing Update
🎥 VIDEOS I MENTIONED
Some of the friends I went on writing retreat with made videos of the retreat so Im putting them here if you want to watch:
a very cozy writing retreat // WRITING VLOG: https://youtu.be/B6Hfc_BL-9g
Writing Stabby Books on a Beach! // Writing Retreat Vlog: https://youtu.be/z9Iv8SfBG_8
💻 YOUTUBERS I MENTIONED
@gingerreadslainey
@Kevlandia
@LauraWrites
@LindsayPuckett
📘 BOOKS I MENTIONED
Books by David A. Robertson: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/3321118.David_Alexander_Robertson
Books by Tracy Deonn: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/19593708.Tracy_Deonn
Books by Chloe Gong: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/18899059.Chloe_Gong
Books by Aiden Thomas: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/17960047.Aiden_Thomas
Books by Alechia Dow: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/18493747.Alechia_Dow
Daughters Unto Devils by Amy Lukavics: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18748653-daughters-unto-devils?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=Gi4s5D7s5M&rank=1
Surrender Your Sons by Adam Sass: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45154800-surrender-your-sons?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=p7ddC7o3ce&rank=1
Blood Debts by Terry J. Benton-Walker: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60784432-blood-debts?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=lp474VZbRy&rank=1
Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53399306-fat-chance-charlie-vega?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=bX9vR7dgPE&rank=1
Monarch Rising by Harper Glenn: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59806055-monarch-rising?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=ybHZK7ByfW&rank=1
Other Boys by Damian Alexander: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42651664-other-boys?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=uDUoVFzd9u&rank=1
Kelcie Murphy and the Academy for the Unbreakable Arts by Erika Lewis: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57693426-kelcie-murphy-and-the-academy-for-the-unbreakable-arts?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=FPK5fAoCpT&rank=1
We Sold Our Souls by Grady Hendrix: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37715859-we-sold-our-souls?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=TcNSQNJvr1&rank=1
The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57912066-the-atlas-paradox?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=ZY4Oq9plPT&rank=1
Africa Risen by by Sheree Renée Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, and Zelda Knight: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59807971-africa-risen?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=7nAyCZzfMD&rank=1
White Horse by Erika T. Wurth: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60652964-white-horse?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=2slEvy0BPQ&rank=1
☀️ ANYTHING ELSE I MENTIONED
Afronauts Podcast Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-heros-journey-with-liselle-sambury-blood-like/id1560768875?i=1000564536773
Bay Used Books in Sudbury: http://www.bayusedbooks.com/
The BBQ place in Charleston that I mentioned: https://www.rodneyscottsbbq.com/
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Delicious Monsters: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61273084-delicious-monsters
Tales of Eternia: Lost in the Void: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61875088-he-man-and-the-masters-of-the-universe
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