Uploaded May 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
0:29 - Revising a first draft
1:49 - Struggling to enjoy reading as a writer
3:25 - Dream screen adaptations
4:19 - How to get started with a new novel
4:51 - Editing as you write
6:25 - Writing career plans
7:27 - Character goals in literary fiction
9:14 - When did you decide writing was what you wanted to do?
10:58 - Plans to revisit old projects
13:32 - Writing characters with different values and personalities
14:52 - Fears of stories being too similar
15:48 - Sticking with a book after the first draft
16:31 - Re-reading your writing
17:31 - Purple prose vs. poetic style
20:23 - Favourite thing you've written recently?
22:29 - Deciding where to start writing
22:58 - Beginner writers writing fanfiction
23:32 - Favourite novels
23:52 - Publishing with a small Canadian press
24:47 - How has writing changed your life?
25:55 - Balancing writing with school/work
27:24 - Writing a strong female character
28:15 - Writing fabulism
RELATED VIDEOS:
→Letting Projects Go: youtube.com/watch?v=PgyHzJd9-l0
→How to Write a Poem: youtube.com/watch?v=gh1659KzsVk
→Reality in Fiction [realism vs fabulism vs fantasy]: youtube.com/watch?v=IMj2c79pljE
→BLM petitions, donations, and resources (updating list): blacklivesmatters.carrd.co / blacklivesmattercanada.carrd.co
→Anti-Racism Resource Guide: allyresourceguide.com
→Issues in the World (updating): issuesintheworld.carrd.co
MY SHORT FICTION:
☾I Will Never Tell You This - The Puritan: puritan-magazine.com/never-tell-you-this
☾Solarium - Minola Review: minolareview.com/shaelin-bishop
☾Barefoot - The Fiddlehead [print only]: thefiddlehead.ca/issue/282
☾Wishbone - PRISM international [print only]: prismmagazine.ca/2020/04/19/prism-58-3-sprawl-is-live
☾Wishbone - video reading: vimeo.com/420052282
☾Cherry and Jane in the Garden of Eden - The Puritan: puritan-magazine.com/cherry-and-jane-in-the-garden-of-eden
☾Hold Me Under Till I See the Light - The New Quarterly: tnq.ca/story/hold-me-under-till-i-see-the-light
☾Beautiful Animal - Room: roommagazine.com/issues/twine
☾Zugzwang - CBC [excerpt]: cbc.ca/books/literaryprizes/zugzwang-by-shaelin-bishop-1.5977031
MORE WRITING TIPS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oJsJ6LTZRtYtCHWi-5pjhQJ
WRITING VLOGS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oK35m9jtz_aR2t8Dssl6eqJ
WRITING CHATS & DISCUSSIONS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oLHy-zpu_yk7CfbJvrNc1O7
BOOK REVIEWS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oKlrHVFgs9UZCxJjB0Azqco
Check out more writing and publishing videos from me over @Reedsy!: youtube.com/channel/UCpo0MkTAyEl73PmIVs8CQvQ
OUTRO MUSIC: "l u v t e a [acoustic]" by Autumn Keys
SOCIAL
Tumblr: shaelinwrites.tumblr.com
Ask me anything: shaelinwrites.tumblr.com/ask
Twitter: twitter.com/shaelinbishop
Instagram: instagram.com/shaelinbishop
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/5803057-shaelin-bishop
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
0:29 - Revising a first draft
1:49 - Struggling to enjoy reading as a writer
3:25 - Dream screen adaptations
4:19 - How to get started with a new novel
4:51 - Editing as you write
6:25 - Writing career plans
7:27 - Character goals in literary fiction
9:14 - When did you decide writing was what you wanted to do?
10:58 - Plans to revisit old projects
13:32 - Writing characters with different values and personalities
14:52 - Fears of stories being too similar
15:48 - Sticking with a book after the first draft
16:31 - Re-reading your writing
17:31 - Purple prose vs. poetic style
20:23 - Favourite thing you've written recently?
22:29 - Deciding where to start writing
22:58 - Beginner writers writing fanfiction
23:32 - Favourite novels
23:52 - Publishing with a small Canadian press
24:47 - How has writing changed your life?
25:55 - Balancing writing with school/work
27:24 - Writing a strong female character
28:15 - Writing fabulism
RELATED VIDEOS:
→Letting Projects Go: youtube.com/watch?v=PgyHzJd9-l0
→How to Write a Poem: youtube.com/watch?v=gh1659KzsVk
→Reality in Fiction [realism vs fabulism vs fantasy]: youtube.com/watch?v=IMj2c79pljE
→BLM petitions, donations, and resources (updating list): blacklivesmatters.carrd.co / blacklivesmattercanada.carrd.co
→Anti-Racism Resource Guide: allyresourceguide.com
→Issues in the World (updating): issuesintheworld.carrd.co
MY SHORT FICTION:
☾I Will Never Tell You This - The Puritan: puritan-magazine.com/never-tell-you-this
☾Solarium - Minola Review: minolareview.com/shaelin-bishop
☾Barefoot - The Fiddlehead [print only]: thefiddlehead.ca/issue/282
☾Wishbone - PRISM international [print only]: prismmagazine.ca/2020/04/19/prism-58-3-sprawl-is-live
☾Wishbone - video reading: vimeo.com/420052282
☾Cherry and Jane in the Garden of Eden - The Puritan: puritan-magazine.com/cherry-and-jane-in-the-garden-of-eden
☾Hold Me Under Till I See the Light - The New Quarterly: tnq.ca/story/hold-me-under-till-i-see-the-light
☾Beautiful Animal - Room: roommagazine.com/issues/twine
☾Zugzwang - CBC [excerpt]: cbc.ca/books/literaryprizes/zugzwang-by-shaelin-bishop-1.5977031
MORE WRITING TIPS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oJsJ6LTZRtYtCHWi-5pjhQJ
WRITING VLOGS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oK35m9jtz_aR2t8Dssl6eqJ
WRITING CHATS & DISCUSSIONS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oLHy-zpu_yk7CfbJvrNc1O7
BOOK REVIEWS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oKlrHVFgs9UZCxJjB0Azqco
Check out more writing and publishing videos from me over @Reedsy!: youtube.com/channel/UCpo0MkTAyEl73PmIVs8CQvQ
OUTRO MUSIC: "l u v t e a [acoustic]" by Autumn Keys
SOCIAL
Tumblr: shaelinwrites.tumblr.com
Ask me anything: shaelinwrites.tumblr.com/ask
Twitter: twitter.com/shaelinbishop
Instagram: instagram.com/shaelinbishop
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/5803057-shaelin-bishop
