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Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Storytime! I decided to expose myself and chat about that time I cried over Pitch Wars, and why while mentorships are great and amazing, not getting in is not the end of your writing journey.
🎥 VIDEOS I MENTIONED
0:14 That Time I Wrote a Problematic Book: youtu.be/nlLvIYOtzUA
☀️ ANYTHING ELSE I MENTIONED
Pitch Wars: pitchwars.org
Author Mentor Match: authormentormatch.com
RevPit: reviseresub.com
✊🏾 BLACK LIVES STILL MATTER
blacklivesmatters.carrd.co
blacklivesmattercanada.carrd.co
#Authortube #ThatTime #PitchWars
📗 PRE-ORDER MY DEBUT "BLOOD LIKE MAGIC"
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📗 ADD MY DEBUT "BLOOD LIKE MAGIC" ON GOODREADS
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✨ CONNECT WITH ME ON SOCIAL
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🎶 MUSIC CREDITS
chill. by sakura Hz soundcloud.com/sakurahertz
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Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/chill-sakuraHz
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Storytime! I decided to expose myself and chat about that time I cried over Pitch Wars, and why while mentorships are great and amazing, not getting in is not the end of your writing journey.
🎥 VIDEOS I MENTIONED
0:14 That Time I Wrote a Problematic Book: youtu.be/nlLvIYOtzUA
☀️ ANYTHING ELSE I MENTIONED
Pitch Wars: pitchwars.org
Author Mentor Match: authormentormatch.com
RevPit: reviseresub.com
✊🏾 BLACK LIVES STILL MATTER
blacklivesmatters.carrd.co
blacklivesmattercanada.carrd.co
#Authortube #ThatTime #PitchWars
📗 PRE-ORDER MY DEBUT "BLOOD LIKE MAGIC"
bit.ly/bloodlikemagic
📗 ADD MY DEBUT "BLOOD LIKE MAGIC" ON GOODREADS
goodreads.com/book/show/52305778-blood-like-magic
✨ CONNECT WITH ME ON SOCIAL
lisellesambury.ca
instagram.com/lisellesambury
twitter.com/lisellesambury
goodreads.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
![That Time I Cried Over Pitch Wars [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/z5LP13gsFRc/mqdefault.jpg "That Time I Cried Over Pitch Wars [CC]
Storytime! I decided to expose myself and chat about that time I cried over Pitch Wars, and why while mentorships are great and amazing, not getting in is not the end of your writing journey.
🎥 VIDEOS I MENTIONED
0:14 That Time I Wrote a Problematic Book: https://youtu.be/nlLvIYOtzUA
☀️ ANYTHING ELSE I MENTIONED
Pitch Wars: https://pitchwars.org/
Author Mentor Match: http://authormentormatch.com/
RevPit: https://www.reviseresub.com/
✊🏾 BLACK LIVES STILL MATTER
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
https://blacklivesmattercanada.carrd.co/
#Authortube #ThatTime #PitchWars
📗 PRE-ORDER MY DEBUT BLOOD LIKE MAGIC
https://www.bit.ly/bloodlikemagic
📗 ADD MY DEBUT 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
🎶 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")
![2023 Mid-Year Writing Projects Update [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zSIMZuszjdM/mqdefault.jpg "2023 Mid-Year Writing Projects Update [CC]
I share updates about what writing projects that Ive been working on this year and my plans for the rest of 2023.
Timestamps
00:00 - 01:14 Intro
01:14 - 08:25 Ongoing Projects
08:25 - 15:49 New in 2023 Projects
15:49 - 21:59 Future Project Plans
21:59 - 27:26 Reflection
🎥 VIDEOS I MENTIONED
Beginning of the year project update video: https://youtu.be/048Rk0r6HHM
Playlist of using Notion for writing organization: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0W2VBaFFFrmuuO-L8PQUcEwCvSk-say3
Tender Beasts Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0W2VBaFFFrms012UwHE1-UR-d9PHIl8n
The Couples Retreat/Previous Adult Horror/Thriller Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0W2VBaFFFrm5xkhzUAszsYKkwci66S5d
A Mastery of Monsters Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0W2VBaFFFrk0kd90g9UKaltm6sucYQMt
*I dont have playlists for the anthology work Ive done
📘 BOOKS I MENTIONED
Pre-Order Tender Beasts: https://bit.ly/tenderbeasts
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 #MidYearProjectUpdate #WritingProjectUpdate
📗 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
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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")
![Newly Renovated Writing Office Tour [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zahzo3duu5Q/mqdefault.jpg "Newly Renovated Writing Office Tour [CC]
I am super happy with my newly renovated writing office and figured that I would give an inside look into the reno followed by a tour.
🎥 VIDEOS I MENTIONED
First Office Tour: https://youtu.be/ny_2YGGeYhU
💻 ARTISTS I MENTIONED
Leigh Ellexson: https://www.leighellexson.com/
Sibylline Meynet: https://www.sibyllinemeynet.com/
(I forgot who the local artist I got the other print from is, sorry)
📘 BOOKS I MENTIONED
Starfish by Akemi Dawn Bowman: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40611543-starfish?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=Q2yzYlEFY4&rank=1
☀️ LINKS TO ITEMS I MENTIONED
IKEA desk drawers: https://www.ikea.com/ca/en/p/alex-drawer-unit-white-10192824/
Washi tape dispensers: https://www.amazon.ca/Molshine-Transparent-Visible-Desktop-Dispenser/dp/B07WNC8RYY/ref=sr_1_6?crid=1ZT8PWIAA73OV&dchild=1&keywords=washi+tape+dispenser&qid=1610832325&sprefix=washi+tape+dis%2Caps%2C334&sr=8-6
Toronto raccoon mug: https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/MainandLocal?ref=yr_purchases
Desk mat: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B089Q6HD3L/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&aaxitk=aspnpp-DAMfTH2YCYWuDYg&hsa_cr_id=5259835320701&pd_rd_plhdr=t&pd_rd_r=bd65da45-3359-4b27-8760-bb8b46320271&pd_rd_w=DcQGM&pd_rd_wg=er0Ct&ref sbx_be_s_sparkle_mcd_asin_1_title
Desk chair: https://www.wayfair.ca/furniture/pdp/kelly-clarkson-home-louise-task-chair-c003257026.html
Under the chair floor mat: https://www.amazon.ca/AmazonBasics-Vinyl-Chair-Protector-Floors/dp/B07PGN5CKT/ref=sr_1_8?dchild=1&keywords=floor+mat&qid=1610832378&s=office&sr=1-8
Etsy shelves: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/813481033/gerry-shelves-rum-and-white-wood-shelves?ref=yr_purchases
✊🏾 BLACK LIVES STILL MATTER
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
https://blacklivesmattercanada.carrd.co/
#Authortube #WritingOffice #WritingOfficeTour
📗 PRE-ORDER MY DEBUT BLOOD LIKE MAGIC
https://www.bit.ly/bloodlikemagic
📗 ADD MY DEBUT BLOOD LIKE MAGIC ON GOODREADS
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52305778-blood-like-magic
✨ CONNECT WITH ME ON SOCIAL
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🎶 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
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Editing: Premiere Pro CC")
![Camp NaNo Prep Writing Vlog Week 0: Plotting My Adult Horror/Thriller [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zpWIQt1Mln4/mqdefault.jpg "Camp NaNo Prep Writing Vlog Week 0: Plotting My Adult Horror/Thriller [CC]
Its almost Camp NaNo time! I share the lead up to April where I work on prepping and plotting the adult horror/thriller project that I plan to work on for camp.
🎥 VIDEOS I MENTIONED
Lets Talk Craft Book Club for Writing in the Dark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5-nP3PPMAo
💻 YOUTUBERS I MENTIONED
@LauraWrites
@Kevlandia
📘 BOOKS I MENTIONED
Tomie by Junji Ito: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29632242-tomie?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=XqTFzL5r1t&rank=1
Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42603984-ace-of-spades?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=argHD8MGGT&rank=1
Writing in the Dark by Tim Waggoner: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54454816-writing-in-the-dark?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=LmZ1ghhVBY&rank=2
Ruth Ware books in general: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9013543.Ruth_Ware
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=6mUDBI46XX&rank=2
5000 Words Per Hour by Chris Fox: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25765338-5-000-words-per-hour?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=aJIfxclJVQ&rank=1
☀️ ANYTHING ELSE I MENTIONED
The prints I unboxed where from Art with Em: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtWithEmShop
The video game stickers are from Baylee Jae: https://www.bayleejae.com/shop
STOPASIANHATE
https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/
✊🏾 BLACK LIVES STILL MATTER
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
https://blacklivesmattercanada.carrd.co/
#Authortube #WritingVlog #CampNaNo
📗 PRE-ORDER MY DEBUT BLOOD LIKE MAGIC
https://www.bit.ly/bloodlikemagic
📗 ADD MY DEBUT BLOOD LIKE MAGIC ON GOODREADS
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52305778-blood-like-magic
✨ CONNECT WITH ME ON SOCIAL
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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
Music by Tim Schaufert - Temporary - https://thmatc.co/?l=2EBE2EEC
Music by MALEIA - Wait - https://thmatc.co/?l=96B432A3
Music by Plastic Birds - See Me - https://thmatc.co/?l=D3297033
Music by Christine Nguyen - Eventually - https://thmatc.co/?l=C49A63D5
Music by Secret Vacation - Everything in Blue (Nostalgia) - https://thmatc.co/?l=D3BF79AD
📹 EQUIPMENT I USE
Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket
Editing: Premiere Pro CC")
![Debut Diaries: All About Events (Virtual) [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zquWQSsUmu4/mqdefault.jpg "Debut Diaries: All About Events (Virtual) [CC]
In this episode of Debut Diaries, I share all the things Ive learned about virtual events during my debut year from getting them booked, to organizing them yourself, and also dive into my personal experience.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00-1:42 Introduction
01:42-07:21 How to Get Booked for Events
07:21-15:01 How to Organize Your Own Events
15:01-18:35 How to Find Where to Pitch Yourself
18:35-32:44 My Personal Experience with Events This Year
32:44-46:39 Tips and Tricks for Doing Events
*Belatedly realized a bit of text I put on screen was cut off. It’s at 17:51 where I chat about pitching yourself to events and says “You don’t need to say trad pub or self pub, I just said this automatically because it’s the way I intro these videos. But sometimes people do only work with trad pub, in which case it may be relevant.
🎥 VIDEOS I MENTIONED
Debut Diaries Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0W2VBaFFFrn8GFAYkP5NvG1nImxRtkoy
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 #DebutDiaries #AuthorEvents
📗 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")
