Uploaded May 2021 | Updated September 2026, 44 minutes ago

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I love writing novels except ❤️ when I don't ❤️ haha!!

THE REST OF THIS BOOK'S JOURNEY:
A (false) Start: youtube.com/watch?v=pE4FmtjQnLE&t=204s
Restarting! | NaNoWriMo part 1: youtube.com/watch?v=c2hFsInNdUQ
Losing NaNoWriMo and Thriving: youtube.com/watch?v=TKMYNirm2n0

@rachelwritesbooks - Making a (fan) Dust Jacket in Photoshop: youtube.com/watch?v=fZUBcrXzz_U

→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

LET'S CHAT ABOUT...
0:00 - Starting this draft again
1:25 - Rereading the book & being thankful
7:04 - Balancing writing tasks
12:15 - Very exciting writing things!!
13:13 - Editing a short story
15:04 - Tough chapters
18:32 - Struggling to draft & feeling disappointed
25:48 - Getting back on track
27:35 - Refinding the joy of writing

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

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