My NaNoWriMo 2021 Plans! @rachelwritesbooks

rachel writes | My NaNoWriMo 2021 Plans! @rachelwritesbooks | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.

$Reading you a chapter from my BOOK! 📖 | After Draft Podcast Ep. 3 CONTENT WARNINGS: This chapter is intended for ADULTS (this is adult fiction). Also be warned for: drug use, suicide ideation, mentions of violence, discussions of Christianity. DISCLAIMER: Im not publishing BODY BACK. The target audience is *me* hehe, so with that said, please dont critique this work. All critique will be deleted (I critique my own writing all the time, join me on those vids instead!). In this episode of After Draft, I read you a chapter from my most recent completed draft, BODY BACK! LISTEN ELSEWHERE: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4dVW9DKvhZRM8edXbivl0T [Will upload to other streaming platforms soon] TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - BODY BACK chapter 1 19:02 - Discussion 20:25 - Opening thoughts 25:09 - Theme 32:05 - Conflict 39:14 - Voice 44:49 - Bloopers (lol) RELATED: - All about BODY BACK: https://youtu.be/DMup9yJ0wgg - How I accidentally wrote a 10 book series: https://youtu.be/elXAZDy8OJM - Orbital plot structure post: https://tinyurl.com/mr24ny7v - Read more BODY BACK: https://tinyurl.com/3zjksmdt - All about Moth Work: https://youtu.be/ghWkJuZHoO8 - All about Feeding Habits: https://youtu.be/K-vyF8C_WQ4 - Feeding Habits chapters: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhqx68UFfNEtKFiOHnNDUN9pttVFLazmf CONNECT WITH ME: Twitter: https://twitter.com/rachellwrites Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachelxwrites/ Website: https://bit.ly/3rq2vz5 Tumblr: https://bit.ly/3BhAtK3 Pinterest: http://bit.ly/2qdKsyM ALL MY PUBLISHED WORK: https://bit.ly/3CYT7Y1 MY STORIES: → The Species is Dead in Minola Review: https://bit.ly/3wEnkqE → Mama Lives in My Mouth in Young Voices: https://bit.ly/3yRzBKg → Primary Organs in The Malahat Review: https://bit.ly/2Tl0yWu & read an excerpt: https://bit.ly/3fzSQR1 → The Wolf-Antelope Will Not Come for Us in filling Sation: https://bit.ly/2UhCxjH → Where to Run When the Lamb Roars in The Temz Review: https://bit.ly/3GN246M → Fig in Fractured Lit: https://fracturedlit.com/fig/ → Jasmine’s Brows and Cuts,” in The Puritan, https://bit.ly/3mBsPDA → “Slaughter the Animal” in The New Quarterly, https://bit.ly/3BURVqb → “Eat Well” in CAROUSEL, forthcoming MY POETRY: → We sell skin on sale in Augur Magazine (poetry): https://bit.ly/3vBvQH3 → the drive-up microphone at burger king in carte blanche: https://bit.ly/3sm6RoE → A burial in The Fiddlehead: https://bit.ly/3oMU7ID → The night my mother learns to use the bus in The Fiddlehead: https://bit.ly/3oMU7ID → “What’s the difference between good and god” in CV2 https://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 yall! Im Rachel, a 21-year-old writer from Toronto. Ive been writing for nine years and hold a 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: Im only one writer, and approach each video from my experience/expertise. While I make content like writing advice videos on this channel, its important to me that my viewers ultimately write in the way that best resonates with them. :) ASK ME ANYTHING: https://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$ $WRITING VLOG ☕ Finishing a confusing novella & starting a new project take a shot every time i call hallowed bodies boring SOMEHOW deleted the literal title of the book I referenced at 3:13 - it was We Do What We Do in the Dark by Michelle Hart! A writing vlog where I get EVEN CLOSER to finishing my really difficult novella, Hallowed Bodies, chat about loneliness and community as a writer, talk through plot problems, and start a new book/story! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - The struggle era is... OVER?? 1:34 - Where Im at in my WIP 5:51 - Sharing writing online & loneliness as a writer 8:38 - Getting stuck in the draft 11:12 - Productive drafting but Im confused 12:40 - A little ramble about movies 14:19 - Having empathy for narrators 15:09 - Pushing through a tough draft 16:17 - This book is SO boring 19:24 - Chapter titles & Microsoft Liam reads my WIP 20:44 - Im writing a NEW BOOK? 24:24 - Incorporating play back into my writing routine 25:31 - Mirroring scenes between projects 27:12 - Writing as a coping mechanism 28:38 - Reading some of my WIP (Changing States) RELATED: - My editing services: https://www.fiverr.com/rachelxwrites?source=gig_page - How I organize my writing documents: https://youtu.be/_JQPV-JIH18?si=GURUyMwgFNRylMoe CONNECT WITH ME: Twitter: https://twitter.com/rachellwrites Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachelxwrites/ Website: https://bit.ly/3rq2vz5 Pinterest: http://bit.ly/2qdKsyM ALL MY PUBLISHED WORK: https://bit.ly/3CYT7Y1 MY STORIES: → The Species is Dead in Minola Review: https://bit.ly/3wEnkqE → Mama Lives in My Mouth in Young Voices: https://bit.ly/3yRzBKg → Primary Organs in The Malahat Review: https://bit.ly/2Tl0yWu & read an excerpt: https://bit.ly/3fzSQR1 → The Wolf-Antelope Will Not Come for Us in filling Sation: https://bit.ly/2UhCxjH → Where to Run When the Lamb Roars in The Temz Review: https://bit.ly/3GN246M → Fig in Fractured Lit: https://fracturedlit.com/fig/ → Jasmine’s Brows and Cuts,” in The Puritan, https://bit.ly/3mBsPDA → “Slaughter the Animal” in The New Quarterly, https://bit.ly/3BURVqb → “Eat Well” in CAROUSEL, forthcoming MY POETRY: → We sell skin on sale in Augur Magazine (poetry): https://bit.ly/3vBvQH3 → the drive-up microphone at burger king in carte blanche: https://bit.ly/3sm6RoE → A burial in The Fiddlehead: https://bit.ly/3oMU7ID → The night my mother learns to use the bus in The Fiddlehead: https://bit.ly/3oMU7ID → “What’s the difference between good and god” in CV2 https://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 yall! Im Rachel, a 21-year-old writer from Toronto. Ive been writing for nine years and hold a 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: Im only one writer, and approach each video from my experience/expertise. While I make content like writing advice videos on this channel, its important to me that my viewers ultimately write in the way that best resonates with them. :) ASK ME ANYTHING: https://bit.ly/34wRv7u Free Music for Videos 👉 Music by Naomi - Saturday Light - https://thmatc.co/?l=023EA492 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$ $All My Current Writing Projects | Writing 5 Books at Once In todays video, I discuss all my current writing projects! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:22 - Feeding Habits (adult literary fiction novel) 5:49 - Seventh Virtue (adult fantasy novel) 10:42 - She is Also Dead (short story collection) 15:33 - The Sun Only Drowns Us (adult literary fiction novel) 19:39 - From the Mouth (poetry collection) RELATED: - Feeding Habits audiobook playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhqx68UFfNEtKFiOHnNDUN9pttVFLazmf - Feeding Habits emo ramblings video: https://youtu.be/hERYv46te3I LINKS Twitter: https://twitter.com/rachellwrites Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachelxwrites/ Website: https://bit.ly/3rq2vz5 Tumblr: https://bit.ly/3BhAtK3 Pinterest: http://bit.ly/2qdKsyM ALL MY PUBLISHED WORK: https://bit.ly/3CYT7Y1 MY STORIES: → The Species is Dead in Minola Review: https://bit.ly/3wEnkqE → Mama Lives in My Mouth in Young Voices: https://bit.ly/3yRzBKg → Primary Organs in The Malahat Review: https://bit.ly/2Tl0yWu & read an excerpt: https://bit.ly/3fzSQR1 → The Wolf-Antelope Will Not Come for Us in filling Sation: https://bit.ly/2UhCxjH → Where to Run When the Lamb Roars in The Temz Review: https://bit.ly/3GN246M → Fig in Fractured Lit: https://fracturedlit.com/fig/ → Jasmine’s Brows and Cuts,” in The Puritan, https://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): https://bit.ly/3vBvQH3 → the drive-up microphone at burger king in carte blanche: https://bit.ly/3sm6RoE → A burial in The Fiddlehead: https://bit.ly/3oMU7ID → The night my mother learns to use the bus in The Fiddlehead: https://bit.ly/3oMU7ID → “What’s the difference between good and god” in CV2 https://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 yall! Im Rachel, a twenty-year-old writer from Toronto. Ive 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). ASK ME ANYTHING: https://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$ $All About My Novel | FEEDING HABITS I wrote a novel! In todays all about my novel video, I discuss what its about! CONTENT WARNINGS: abuse, trauma, toxic relationships, mental illness, religious trauma RELATED: - All About My Novel | MOTH WORK: https://youtu.be/ghWkJuZHoO8 - How I Accidentally Wrote a 10 Book Series | All About My Novel(s) - Fostered: https://youtu.be/elXAZDy8OJM - 11 Things Writing My 11th Novel Taught Me: https://youtu.be/vId_slbDvyg - How I Line Edit a Chapter From Start to Finish | LIVE Walkthrough: https://youtu.be/Z64Yb13CXiE - Feeding Habits audiobook: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhqx68UFfNEtKFiOHnNDUN9pttVFLazmf TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:33 - Basic info (word count, genre, pov, etc) 1:57 - Aesthetic 2:20 - Project history (idea conception, writing process) 6:01 - Characters 15:34 - Plot summary 16:39 - Chapter summaries 18:24 - Music 21:05 - Q&A 21:09 - Describe your novel in one sentence. 21:29 - What inspired this book? 22:50 - How much did the story change from start to finish? 23:28 - Compared to your other books, how difficult was it to write Feeding Habits? 24:02 - Will you EVER publish Feeding Habits? 26:00 - What was the most difficult part of the writing process? 26:47 - When did you feel most like giving up and why? 27:39 - What is your favourite scene? 28:55 - Who was the most difficult character to write? 31:57 - What/who was your inspiration for Eliza? 33:34 - As a pantser and litfic writer, how did you build tension in the first few pages? 34:21 - How did you figure out the structure of the book? 35:13 - Which character surprised you the most? 35:59 - What aspect of the book brought you the most joy? 36:37 - Did you ever second guess your decisions as you drafted? 37:33 - What did you have the most fun writing? 38:06 - Did any unanticipated symbols become significant? 39:10 - What was your favourite thing about writing Feeding Habits? 39:43 - Whats the most important thing you took away from writing this book? LINKS Twitter: https://twitter.com/rachellwrites Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachelxwrites/ Website: https://bit.ly/3rq2vz5 Tumblr: https://bit.ly/3BhAtK3 Pinterest: http://bit.ly/2qdKsyM ALL MY PUBLISHED WORK: https://bit.ly/3CYT7Y1 MY STORIES: → The Species is Dead in Minola Review: https://bit.ly/3wEnkqE → Mama Lives in My Mouth in Young Voices: https://bit.ly/3yRzBKg → Primary Organs in The Malahat Review: https://bit.ly/2Tl0yWu & read an excerpt: https://bit.ly/3fzSQR1 → The Wolf-Antelope Will Not Come for Us in filling Sation: https://bit.ly/2UhCxjH → Where to Run When the Lamb Roars in The Temz Review: https://bit.ly/3GN246M → Fig in Fractured Lit: https://fracturedlit.com/fig/ → Jasmine’s Brows and Cuts,” in The Puritan, https://bit.ly/3mBsPDA → “Slaughter the Animal” in The New Quarterly, https://bit.ly/3BURVqb → “Eat Well” in CAROUSEL, forthcoming MY POETRY: → We sell skin on sale in Augur Magazine (poetry): https://bit.ly/3vBvQH3 → the drive-up microphone at burger king in carte blanche: https://bit.ly/3sm6RoE → A burial in The Fiddlehead: https://bit.ly/3oMU7ID → The night my mother learns to use the bus in The Fiddlehead: https://bit.ly/3oMU7ID → “What’s the difference between good and god” in CV2 https://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 yall! Im Rachel, a twenty-year-old writer from Toronto. Ive been writing for eight years and am in my final year of my BA in creative writing. On my channel, I document my writing journey and try to post once a week (usually on Fridays). DISCLAIMER: Im only one writer, and approach each video from my experience/expertise. While I make content like writing advice videos on this channel, its important to me that my viewers ultimately write in the way that best resonates with them. :) ASK ME ANYTHING: https://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$

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$My Camp NaNoWriMo Plans! | 📚 writing a NEW book BE MY CAMP BUDDY: https://tinyurl.com/cj8k6svy my camp nanowrimo plans! :) TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 1:26 - How my book is going so far 5:48 - What my book is about 9:53 - Writing siblings 15:20 - Reading excerpts from my WIP RELATED - How I accidentally wrote a 10 book series: https://youtu.be/elXAZDy8OJM - BODY BACK context video: https://youtu.be/DMup9yJ0wgg - All about my novel Moth Work: https://youtu.be/ghWkJuZHoO8 - All about my novel Feeding Habits: https://youtu.be/K-vyF8C_WQ4 CONNECT WITH ME: Twitter: https://twitter.com/rachellwrites Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachelxwrites/ Website: https://bit.ly/3rq2vz5 Tumblr: https://bit.ly/3BhAtK3 Pinterest: http://bit.ly/2qdKsyM ALL MY PUBLISHED WORK: https://bit.ly/3CYT7Y1 MY STORIES: → The Species is Dead in Minola Review: https://bit.ly/3wEnkqE → Mama Lives in My Mouth in Young Voices: https://bit.ly/3yRzBKg → Primary Organs in The Malahat Review: https://bit.ly/2Tl0yWu & read an excerpt: https://bit.ly/3fzSQR1 → The Wolf-Antelope Will Not Come for Us in filling Sation: https://bit.ly/2UhCxjH → Where to Run When the Lamb Roars in The Temz Review: https://bit.ly/3GN246M → Fig in Fractured Lit: https://fracturedlit.com/fig/ → Jasmine’s Brows and Cuts,” in The Puritan, https://bit.ly/3mBsPDA → “Slaughter the Animal” in The New Quarterly, https://bit.ly/3BURVqb → “Eat Well” in CAROUSEL, forthcoming MY POETRY: → We sell skin on sale in Augur Magazine (poetry): https://bit.ly/3vBvQH3 → the drive-up microphone at burger king in carte blanche: https://bit.ly/3sm6RoE → A burial in The Fiddlehead: https://bit.ly/3oMU7ID → The night my mother learns to use the bus in The Fiddlehead: https://bit.ly/3oMU7ID → “What’s the difference between good and god” in CV2 https://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 yall! Im Rachel, a 21-year-old writer from Toronto. Ive 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: Im only one writer, and approach each video from my experience/expertise. While I make content like writing advice videos on this channel, its important to me that my viewers ultimately write in the way that best resonates with them. :) ASK ME ANYTHING: https://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$

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