Liselle SamburyIn the fourth installment of this Save the Cat deep dive series, I discuss the catalyst, also known as the inciting incident.
Timestamps
00:00 - 02:00 Introduction 02:00 - 05:11 Research Catalysts 05:11 - 10:14 The Intersection of Character and Catalyst 10:14 - 15:51 Workshop Your Catalyst 15:51 - 18:09 Final Thoughts
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Save the Cat Deep Dive: Catalyst [CC]Liselle Sambury2022-07-19 | In the fourth installment of this Save the Cat deep dive series, I discuss the catalyst, also known as the inciting incident.
Timestamps
00:00 - 02:00 Introduction 02:00 - 05:11 Research Catalysts 05:11 - 10:14 The Intersection of Character and Catalyst 10:14 - 15:51 Workshop Your Catalyst 15:51 - 18:09 Final Thoughts
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket Editing: Premiere Pro CCMy Books as a TV Show?! Selling my Option [CC]Liselle Sambury2024-02-05 | I share all the information about the selling the option for my first series, the Blood Like Duology (Blood Like Magic and Blood Like Fate). Learn how all of this happened and what it means in regards to a future TV show adaptation of the books.
Timestamps 00:00 - 01:55 Introduction 01:55 - 05:48 What is an option? 05:48 - 11:41 Getting a film agent 11:41 - 23:58 The BLM/BLF option process 23:58 - 27:55 Whatโs next?
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Thumbnail icons: Icons made by Freepik from Flaticon Icons made by flaticon.com/authors/smashiconsPlottr Update: Is This the Best Plotting Program??? [CC]Liselle Sambury2024-01-30 | I do an update after having used Plottr for over a year to share some of the new features I've enjoyed, changes in how I use the program, features I would like to see, and most importantly, do I still recommend using Plottr? *FYI, this video is not sponsored
Timestamps 00:00 - 01:37 Introduction 01:37 - 06:38 New Features 06:38 - 14:18 Updates to How I Use Plottr 14:18 - 17:41 Plottr Improvements 17:41 - 25:40 Do I Recommend Plottr?
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Camera: Sony ZV1F Editing: Premiere Pro CCHow I Make Money as a Full-Time Author (2023 Edition) [CC]Liselle Sambury2024-01-16 | I share my income sources in 2023, the break down of what I pay in taxes etc, and what author expenses that I have throughout the year as a full-time traditionally publishing author.
Timestamps 00:00 - 03:31 Introduction 03:31 - 18:37 General + Income Sources 18:37 - 26:30 Income Breakdown 26:30 - 42:28 Author Expenses 42:28 - 47:26 Financial Learnings 47:26 - 52:50 Final Thoughts
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Camera: Sony ZV1F Editing: Premiere Pro CC2024 Writing Projects Update & Future Plans [CC]Liselle Sambury2024-01-02 | I discuss what writing project progress I made in the latter half of 2023, what I'll still be working on in 2024, as well as introduce some new projects for 2024.
Timestamps 00:00 - 01:16 Introduction 01:16 - 12:13 Completed 2023 Projects 12:13 - 19:59 Projects Continuing Into 2024 19:59 - 30:57 New 2024 Projects 30:57 - 34:50 Final Thoughts
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Camera: Sony ZV1F Editing: Premiere Pro CC2023 End of the Year Wrap Up [CC]Liselle Sambury2023-12-26 | Close out the year with me where I'll chat about my author highs, lows, and some of the things I learned and also had to relearn this year. I'll also share some of my reading stats!
Timestamps 00:00:00 - 00:01:20 Introduction 00:01:20 - 00:08:57 Highs of the Year 00:08:57 - 00:20:55 Lows of the Year 00:20:55 - 00:35:52 Things I Learned 00:35:52 - 00:40:18 Things I Re-Learned 00:40:18 - 00:57:49 Reading Stats & Reflection 00:57:49 - 01:03:40 Final Reflection
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Camera: Sony ZV1F Editing: Premiere Pro CCSave the Cat Deep Dive: Finale & Final Image [CC]Liselle Sambury2023-12-19 | In the FINAL installment of this Save the Cat deep dive series, I discuss the Finale and the Final Image. I share both the STC definition and method, and how I interpret that into my own works.
Timestamps 00:00 - 01:56 Intro 01:56 - 04:55 Finale - Definition & Five-Point Finale 04:55 - 07:41 Finale - Jumping into it 07:41 - 10:31 Finale - They need to fail 10:31 - 12:23 Finale - Adding in a twist 12:23 - 14:44 Finale - The win 14:44 - 18:10 Finale - Wrapping everything up 18:10 - 19:51 Finale - Last note 19:51 - 20:42 The Final Image - Definition 20:42 - 22:52 The Final Image - Compare and contrast 22:52 - 24:53 The Final Image - Peek into future 24:53 - 25:51 The Final Image - Last note 25:51 - 28:46 Final Thoughts
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Camera: Sony ZV1F Editing: Premiere Pro CCWriting Vlog: A Strong End to the Year? [CC]Liselle Sambury2023-12-05 | The last writing vlog of 2023! I travel to Chicago and Iowa to see some familiar faces and work on my 2025 YA dark academia fantasy, A Mastery of Monsters.
๐ฅ VIDEOS I MENTIONED Plottr Review: New Plotting Method Unlocked?! youtu.be/f813udbsWrc How I Got My Book Deal: YA Dark Academia Fantasy: youtu.be/AWoNKWAFzVI
๐ป YOUTUBERS I MENTIONED @gingerreadslainey @LauraWrites @Kevlandia @LindsayPuckett @AlexaDonne
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket, Sony ZV1F Editing: Premiere Pro CCHow I Plan Marketing for My Books [CC]Liselle Sambury2023-11-21 | In this video, I chat about how I plan marketing for my books using the example of my upcoming YA psychological thriller/horror Tender Beasts.
Timestamps 00:00 - 02:24 Introduction 02:24 - 07:17 Consulting the marketing plan 07:17 - 15:00 Designing and printing swag + costs 15:00 - 30:05 Pre-order campaign 30:05 - 34:35 Digital marketing 34:35 - 42:39 Timelines 42:39 - 46:05 Final thoughts
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket, iPhone 13 Pro Max Editing: Premiere Pro CCWriting Vlog: When Its Time to Stop... [CC]Liselle Sambury2023-11-07 | This is the October vlog where I'll be working on my YA dark academia and an adult thriller and end up hitting a bit of a breaking point...
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket, iPhone 13 Pro Max Editing: Premiere Pro CCSave the Cat Deep Dive: Dark Night of the Soul [CC]Liselle Sambury2023-10-24 | In the next installment of this Save the Cat deep dive series, I discuss "Dark Night of the Soul." I share both the STC definition and method, and how I interpret that into my own works.
Timestamps 00:00 - 02:35 Introduction 02:35 - 06:27 The wallowing beat, or is it? 06:27 - 08:16 Return to the familiar 08:16 - 12:44 The dark night epiphany 12:44 - 14:40 The arc isnโt over 14:40 - 22:38 The debate
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket Editing: Premiere Pro CCWriting Vlog: Taking Risks as an Author (Literally) [CC]Liselle Sambury2023-10-10 | It's a risky September! Well, kind of. Join me as I work on the self-edit of my 2025 YA novel A Mastery of Monsters while travelling to Toronto and Kingston, and go on a little jaunt in the woods.
๐ฅ VIDEOS I MENTIONED In case you missed it, here's the video talking about how I got my book deal for A Mastery of Monsters: youtu.be/AWoNKWAFzVI?si=3GVZ_vW-XfvLxZfb
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket, iPhone 13 Pro Max Editing: Premiere Pro CCWriting Vlog: Struggling with my Adult Thriller [CC]Liselle Sambury2023-09-19 | Join me for August's vlog where I travel to Niagara-on-the-Lake for a short research trip and then spend the rest of the month struggling with my adult thriller WIP.
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket, iPhone 13 Pro Max Editing: Premiere Pro CCHow I Got My Book Deal: YA Dark Academia Fantasy [CC]Liselle Sambury2023-09-05 | So very excited to share the book deal news for my new dark academia fantasy series starting in spring 2025 with A Mastery of Monsters! In this video, I talk about the project and its journey, the very unconventional submission experience, and more.
Deal description: Author of the Blood Like Magic duology and Delicious Monsters, A MASTERY OF MONSTERS, a YA dark academia fantasy in which a girl must join a secret society that may be responsible for the disappearance of her brother. To infiltrate their ranks, she agrees to team up with a boy who is only months away from becoming a flesh-eating monsterโand in exchange, she has to win a deadly competition to master control of his monstrosity, to Sarah McCabe at Margaret K. McElderry, in a good deal, in a two-book deal, for publication in spring 2025 by Kristy Hunter at The Knight Agency (NA)
Timestamps 00:00 - 02:45 Introduction 02:45 - 07:04 The Journey of A Mastery of Monsters 07:04 - 31:15 The Submission Experience 31:15 - 34:19 Whatโs Next? 34:19 - 43:54 Final Thoughts
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket, iPhone 13 Pro Max Editing: Premiere Pro CCSave the Cat Deep Dive: All is Lost [CC]Liselle Sambury2023-08-29 | 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
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket Editing: Premiere Pro CCQ&A: How I outline and edit books, publishing experiences, and moreLiselle Sambury2023-08-15 | I answer the questions you submitted on YouTube and Instagram, about publishing, writing craft, and more.
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket, iPhone 13 Pro Max Editing: Premiere Pro CCWriting Vlog: My Bad Book is Actually Good?! [CC]Liselle Sambury2023-08-01 | In July's 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.
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket, iPhone 13 Pro Max Editing: Premiere Pro CCIs This the Future of Traditional Publishing?! [CC]Liselle Sambury2023-07-29 | I chat all about Bindery which is described as Patreon meets publishing. This is such an interesting project and I break down what it is, who's involved, how it compares and contrasts to typical traditional publishing, and share my thoughts on potential outcomes and questions I have as a big five traditionally published author.
Timestamps 00:00 - 02:15 Introduction 02:15 - 09:22 What is Bindery? 09:22 - 17:38 Comparison to Typical Trad Pub 17:38 - 27:44 Potential Outcomes 27:44 - 33:05 Lingering Questions 33:05 - 35:20 Final Thoughts
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket Editing: Premiere Pro CCSave the Cat Deep Dive: Bad Guys Close In [CC]Liselle Sambury2023-07-18 | In the next installment of this Save the Cat deep dive series, I discuss "Bad Guys Close In." I share both the STC definition and method and how I switch it up to create this "Unfun and Games" beat.
*Note - I said that this was the second-to-last beat in the second act, which is incorrect. It's the third to last. So there are 4 videos coming to finish this series: All is Lost, Dark Night of the Soul, Finale & Final Image, Full example of a STC beat sheet
TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - 02:00 Intro 02:00 - 04:14 The challenge of this beat 04:14 - 09:05 Trajectory after midpoint 09:05 - 11:35 Incorporating fun & games/subplots 11:35 - 18:41 Bouncing ball narrative 18:41 - 20:15 Build for all is lost
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket Editing: Premiere Pro CCWriting Vlog: Finally Accepting the Truth About My Bookโฆ [CC]Liselle Sambury2023-07-04 | A writing vlog for June where I chat about the title and cover reveal of my YA psychological thriller/horror Tender Beasts and come to a realization about my adult project.
TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - 00:36 Vlog preview 00:36 - 07:26 Tender Beasts title and cover reveal, He-Man launch, mini pin haul 07:26 - 14:03 Writing a spicy scene, working on my dark academia, sewing a purple set 14:03 - 20:58 Cutting my second POV?? Small pin collection and fabric haul 20:58 - 27:27 Accepting the truth... + nature hang out 27:27 - 33:19 Adult project drafting and dark academia update
๐ฅ VIDEOS I MENTIONED Writing a He-Man Book: An Inside Look into the IP Process: youtu.be/Fp5iTIDxYDY 2023 Mid-Year Writing Projects Update: youtu.be/zSIMZuszjdM
โ๏ธ ANYTHING ELSE I MENTIONED Mofajang Hair Colour: https://a.co/d/iAawLme
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket Editing: Premiere Pro CC2023 Mid-Year Writing Projects Update [CC]Liselle Sambury2023-06-20 | I share updates about what writing projects that I've been working on this year and my plans for the rest of 2023.
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket Editing: Premiere Pro CCWriting Vlog: An Anxiety Filled May + Trip to Toronto, FOLD, and Horror/Thriller Drafting [CC]Liselle Sambury2023-06-06 | Join me for an anxiety filled May in which I talk about being on submission even though I said I wasn't going to, visit Toronto, attend the Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD), and plot and begin drafting my adult horror/thriller THE COUPLES RETREAT.
Timestamps 00:00 - 06:20 Toronto Trip + FOLD 06:20 - 10:44 Working on Taglines, Sub Thoughts 10:44 - 15:06 General Project Update, Risky Choices 15:06 - 17:12 Graphic Novel Book Haul 17:12 - 22:29 Plotting Struggles for Adult Horror/Thriller, Unboxing New Books 22:29 - 28:14 Plans for Characters, Sewing Project 28:14 - 34:57 Prepping to Draft, Reading & Anime Update, Gardening 34:57 - 39:48 Starting to Draft! BTS Lego 39:48 - 46:02 Character Changes, Is This Just a Thriller? Reading 46:02 - 50:27 Finishing Act I, Reading Update
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket Editing: Premiere Pro CCWriting a He-Man Book: An Inside Look into the IP Process [CC]Liselle Sambury2023-05-23 | I walk you through the creative process of writing my first IP (intellectual property) project where I wrote a book for a He-Man and the Masters of the Universe series. You can pre-order Lost in the Void wherever books are sold, check out pre-order links here: lisellesambury.ca/teela
Timestamps
00:00 - 02:07 Intro 02:07 - 04:40 Initial research phase 04:40 - 07:11 Creating pitches 07:11 - 11:04 Publisher meeting 11:04 - 16:23 Mattel meeting 16:23 - 21:11 Synopsis writing 21:11 - 25:42 Drafting 25:42 - 30:31 Working on edits 30:31 -33:24 Finalizing the story 33:24- 36:46 How was the overall experience? 36:46- 42:01 Who do I think IP is for? 42:01 - 48:50 Would I do IP again?
๐ฅ VIDEOS I MENTIONED How I Got My Third and Fourth Book Deals: youtu.be/CoaKikulyYk
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket Editing: Premiere Pro CCWriting Vlog: Going on Sub AND Going to YallWest [CC]Liselle Sambury2023-05-09 | Join me this month as I finish up the horror trio for submission, work on my 2024 horror/thriller novel, and head over to YallWest in Santa Monica, California!
๐ป YOUTUBERS I MENTIONED @BeccaCSmith @ShayWithThaHobbies
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket Editing: Premiere Pro CCSave the Cat Deep Dive: Midpoint [CC]Liselle Sambury2023-04-18 | In the next installment of this Save the Cat deep dive series, I discuss the midpoint. The STC requirements for it and how you can utilize it when you tackle this beat.
Timestamps:
00:00 - 02:14 Intro 02:14 - 07:31 1. Part 1 - False Victory 07:31 - 10:39 1. Part 2 - False Defeat 10:39 - 13:38 1. Part 3 - Considerations for False Victory & Defeat 13:38 - 18:28 2. Raising the Stakes 18:28 - 25:46 3. The A and B Story Interact
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket Editing: Premiere Pro CCWriting Vlog: Dealing with Disappointment [CC]Liselle Sambury2023-04-04 | Writing vlog for March 2023 where I chat about an unexpected disappointment, work on edits for my 2024 books, my proposal, and a short story project.
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket Editing: Premiere Pro CCHow to Find Comparison Titles for Your Books [CC]Liselle Sambury2023-03-21 | I share how to find comparison titles or comp titles/comps for your books. I share tips that have helped me while also taking you along while I pick comps for my 2024 novel to give an example of the thought process I use when selecting comps.
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00:00 - 03:14 Introduction 03:14 - 08:26 Step 1: Brainstorming 08:26 - 10:40 Step 2: Picking Favs 10:40 - 12:25 Step 3: Consuming Media 12:25 - 17:53 Step 4: Considering Combinations 17:53 - 21:20 Step 5: The Final Pick 21:20 - 23:04 Considerations: Overused/Popular Titles 23:04 - 24:47 Tips: Be Open to Possibilities 24:47 - 27:40 Troubleshooting
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket Editing: Premiere Pro CCWriting Vlog: Book Tour & Launch of Delicious Monsters [CC]Liselle Sambury2023-03-08 | Join me for my first ever book tour to celebrate the launch of Delicious Monsters! I also attempt to do some writing during, and you'll have to watch to see if I succeed ๐
Timestamps
00:00 - 09:25 Pre-Travel Writing 09:25 - 12:04 Local Library Event 12:04 - 23:09 Pre-Tour Travel (Seattle, Toronto) 23:09 - 47:42 Delicious Monsters Book Tour
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket, iPhone 13 Pro Max Editing: Premiere Pro CC๐My Third Book is Out Now! Highs, Lows, and More [CC]Liselle Sambury2023-02-28 | Delicious Monsters, my third published book, is officially out in the world today. This video shares a condensed look at the journey of the book, some highs and lows, how I'm feeling about it, and hopes for the future!
Timestamps:
00:00 - 02:49 Intro 02:49 - 06:55 The Writing Process 06:55 - 10:31 Submission 10:31 - 16:07 Publisher Edits 16:07 - 22:21 Highs and Lows 22:21 - 27:32 How Iโm Feeling Now 27:32 - 33:16 Hopes for the Future
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket Editing: Premiere Pro CCSave the Cat Deep Dive: B Story [CC]Liselle Sambury2023-02-14 | In the next installment of this Save the Cat deep dive series, I discuss the B story. How to pick the best b story character, how to structure within this beat, and more.
Timestamps
00:00 - 02:52 Intro 02:52 - 14:08 Choosing the b-story character 14:08 - 17:06 Structuring via Romancing the Beat 17:06 - 20:09 Structuring via โcasualโ format 20:09 - 25:00 B-story and character arcs 25:00 - 29:21 B-story and the fun and games
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket Editing: Premiere Pro CCWriting Vlog: Doing a Proposal for a Horror Trio Book Series [CC]Liselle Sambury2023-01-31 | Welcome to the first writing vlog of the year! In January, I work on getting together a proposal for a trio of horror novels that I'll eventually submit to my publisher in the hopes of selling a new set of books. I also sew a LOT.
๐ฅ VIDEOS I MENTIONED 2022 End of the Year Wrap Up: Trad Pub and Writing Reflections, YouTube, & Reading Updates: youtu.be/v1qjTVCwMtg
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket Editing: Premiere Pro CCMeet Daisy from Delicious Monstersโฆ #deliciousmonsters #psychologicalthriller #horrorLiselle Sambury2023-01-27 | ...How I Make Money as a Full-Time Author (2022) [CC]Liselle Sambury2023-01-17 | I break down how I make money as a full-time author in 2022, my second year writing full-time. I discuss income sources and what I learned about managing my finances as an author.
Timestamps
00:00 - 04:04 Intro + Important disclaimers 04:04 - 15:27 Income sources 15:27 - 21:09 Income breakdown 21:09 - 27:54 2021 to 2022 comparison 27:54 - 38:36 Learnings for the year
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket Editing: Premiere Pro CCWriting Projects Update: What I Did in 2022 & 2023 Plans [CC]Liselle Sambury2023-01-03 | Starting off the new year sharing updates on the writing projects I was working on in 2022 and my writing plans and goals for this year.
Timestamps
00:00 - 00:57 Intro 00:57 - 08:17 What I completed in 2022 08:17 - 17:29 What Iโll continue to work on in 2023 17:29 - 22:10 Projects on hold 22:10 - 33:03 New projects for 2023 33:03 - 33:54 Goals for 2023 33:54 - 37:29 Sharing my writing feelings tracker
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My unhinged vlog in which I wrote The Newlyweds in 8 days (aka what I meant when I said I wrote it fast ๐ ): youtu.be/b2G3JSKXeuw
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket Editing: Premiere Pro CC๐ 2022 End of the Year Wrap Up: Trad Pub and Writing Reflections, YouTube, & Reading Updates [CC]Liselle Sambury2022-12-27 | I wrap 2022 up by talking about my wins and difficulties in traditional publishing, some of the changes between last year and this one, chat about my writing process throughout the year, discuss the changes to my channel in more depth, and sharing some quick reading stats and recommendations!
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00:00:00 - 00:01:43 Intro 00:01:43 - 00:09:00 Trad Pub: Whatโs the same/different? 00:09:00 - 00:24:17 Trad Pub: Wins and difficulties 00:24:17 - 00:29:11 Trad Pub: What I learned 00:29:11 - 00:31:57 Trad Pub: What Iโm looking forward to 00:31:57 - 00:38:28 Writing Process: Whatโs the same/different? 00:38:28 - 00:46:34 Writing Process: The idea factory - boom or bust? 00:46:34 - 00:56:19 YouTube: Struggles/reason for changes 00:56:19 - 00:59:41 YouTube: The future of the channel 00:59:41 - 01:06:14 Reading Updates: What worked/didnโt work for my reading 01:06:14 - 01:08:50 Reading Updates: Favs in fantasy 01:08:50 - 01:18:01 Reading Updates: Favs in horror 01:18:01 - 01:23:13 Reading Updates: Plans for the new year
A Cruel and Fated Light by Ashley Shuttleworth The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas Legendborn and Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn Year of the Witching and House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson Kate Alice Marshall Books: Rules for Vanishing, I Am Still Alive, Our Last Echoes, These Fleeting Shadows Amy Lukavics Books: Daughters Unto Devils, Nightingale, The Ravenous Clown in a Cornfield and Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives by Adam Cesare Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M Danforth Hurricane Summer by Asha Bromfield Summer Bird Blue and Starfish by Akemi Dawn Bowman The Unwind Dystology by Neal Schusterman The Demonata Series by Darren Shan A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket The Saga of Darren Shan by Darren Shan The Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff Vandermeer The Greenbone Saga by Fonda Lee
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket Editing: Premiere Pro CCWriting Vlog: YALLFest, Writing Retreat, NCTE/ALAN, Disneyland, & Finishing a First Draft! [CC]Liselle Sambury2022-12-13 | 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.
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Music by Paul Russell - Glossier - thmatc.co/?l=79EAD2DD Music by Ben Camden - Good Things Take Time - thmatc.co/?l=47651CCA Music by HOAX - Drew - thmatc.co/?l=146F2EEDWriting Vlog: Dark Academia Drafting and Working on a Fantasy Romance Short Story [CC]Liselle Sambury2022-11-29 | Another busy month in October! I flex my romance writing skills working on a short story, begin drafting my dark academia, and share some exciting updates about on going projects.
Correction Note~! * I said ALL THESE SUNKEN SOULS would be out Feb 15, 2023, I meant to say August 15, 202
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket Editing: Premiere Pro CCHow to Keep Track of Writing Ideas Using Notion [CC]Liselle Sambury2022-11-15 | In this video I show you how to keep track of your writing ideas using Notion. I find this to be a great system for keeping everything organized and giving myself easy access to my ideas.
Access the Notion template here: https://lisellesambury.notion.site/Writing-Ideas-Template-eb3ddaa655334b398d55f57c1d8adc36
๐ฅ VIDEOS I MENTIONED How I Organize My Writing Projects Using Notion: youtu.be/ywNoYp6pWcc
๐ป YOUTUBERS I MENTIONED @Kevlandia
โ๏ธ ANYTHING ELSE I MENTIONED Notion: https://www.notion.so/
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket Editing: Premiere Pro CCWriting Vlog: Lego, Corn Mazes, and a Super Busy Month [CC]Liselle Sambury2022-11-01 | Join me for a very busy month during a time that I thought wasn't going to be busy at all. I also make some fun coasters, build lego, and go to a corn maze!
๐ฅ VIDEOS I MENTIONED Writing Vlog: The One Where My Plans Fall Apart: youtu.be/E_ugs4eqC9c
MY (RIDICULOUSLY DETAILED) BETA READER PROCESS (Lindsay's beta feedback video): youtu.be/o77X2vN8aGY
๐ป YOUTUBERS I MENTIONED @LindsayPuckett
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket Editing: Premiere Pro CCSave the Cat Deep Dive: Break Into 2 and 3 [CC]Liselle Sambury2022-10-18 | In the sixth installment of this Save the Cat deep dive series, I discuss both break into act 2 and break into act 3. One is the transition into act 2 and the other is the transition into act 3.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - 01:51 Intro 01:51 - 08:28 Break Into II 08:28 - 12:50 Break Into III 12:50 - 15:28 Final Thoughts 15:28 - 17:00 Closing
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket Editing: Premiere Pro CCWriting Vlog: The One Where My Plans Fall Apart [CC]Liselle Sambury2022-10-04 | In this vlog I attempt to work on four different projects and have a bunch of those plans fall apart haha.
๐ฅ VIDEOS I MENTIONED Writing Vlog: Publishing Updates and Writing a Horror Short Story: youtu.be/wYGF535Tpck
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket Editing: Premiere Pro CCSave the Cat Deep Dive: Debate [CC]Liselle Sambury2022-09-20 | In the fifth installment of this Save the Cat deep dive series, I discuss the debate which is the last section of the first act.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - 02:06: Introduction 02:06 - 03:41: How Debate, Catalyst, and Act II Connect 03:41 - 06:43: Decision or Prep Based Debates? 06:43 - 14:18: Why I Do Decision Based Debates 14:18 - 17:33: Making Prep Based Debates More Dynamic 17:33 - 20:42: What is a Worthy Debate? 20:42 - 00:00: Closing
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket Editing: Premiere Pro CCHow I Got My Book Deal: He-Man & a Horror Anthology [CC]Liselle Sambury2022-09-06 | In this video I talk about my latest announced book deals and how they came out: one as a contributor to the anthology ALL THESE SUNKEN SOULS and another a MG Novel in a He-Man series of books. I also discuss opportunities for getting into anthologies and finding IP opportunities.
TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - 02:06 Intro 02:06 - 07:31 Third Book Deal (All These Sunken Souls) 07:31 - 20:18 Fourth Book Deal (He-Man) 20:18 - 27:05 Opportunities for Anthologies and IP Work + Closing
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket Editing: Premiere Pro CCWriting Vlog: Book Launch & My First In Person Event [CC]Liselle Sambury2022-08-23 | In this writing vlog, I share my short trip to Toronto to have my very first in person event for the Tik Tok x Indigo Book Club where Blood Like Magic was the July pick. Followed after by my launch for the sequel, Blood Like Fate.
Where to get signed copies in Canada Another Story Bookshop Moonbeam Books Mabel's Fables Queen Books Bakka Phoenix Books Indigo - Sherway Gardens Indigo - Eaton Centre Indigo - Yonge & Eglinton Coles - Timmins
Where to get signed copies in the US Brave + Kind Bookshop Charis Books & More
๐ฅ VIDEOS I MENTIONED The full The Social video is likely pay wall locked by now and not available to people outside Canada anyway, but here's some clips from their YouTube channel of the episode I was on: Discussing Disturbing Kids Movies: youtu.be/0LLqRdfm_F4 Discussing Logan Paul commenting on Nope: youtu.be/OAO1Qv1tJt4 Discussing Sweaty Make-up Trend: youtu.be/TrOAqVw7jFE
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket Editing: Premiere Pro CCLiving Like My Main Character For A Day (Blood Like Magic Edition) - No Spoilers! [CC]Liselle Sambury2022-08-09 | I spend 24 hours living like my main character Voya Thomas from Blood Like Magic to celebrate the release of its sequel Blood Like Fate (available now!). There's not-real blood, a little "potions" making, and a little bit of a permanent addition...
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00:00 - 02:04 - Introduction / How This Video Will Work 02:04 - 05:44 - Blood Bath (fyi, not real blood) 05:44 - 11:22 - Making Homemade Beauty Products 11:22 - 15:54 - Getting Some Ink 15:54 - 18:57 - A Foodie Moment 18:57 - 21:13 - Itโs Time for Romance! 21:13 - 27:49 - The Ultimate Bittersweet Challenge 27:49 - 29:16 - Upcoming BLM/BLF Details
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket Editing: Premiere Pro CCWriting Vlog: Dark Academia Research Trip in Kingston [CC]Liselle Sambury2022-07-05 | I'm sharing a new format of writing vlog as I share how my first writing research trip to Kingston to research my dark academia WIP went!
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket Editing: Premiere Pro CC25 Things Iโve Learned After a Year of Publication [CC]Liselle Sambury2022-06-21 | My first novel, Blood Like Magic, released on Jun 15, 2021, and so now that I've been published for a year, I decided to share 25 of the things I've learned during this process about traditional publishing, debut culture, marketing, and more!
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket Editing: Premiere Pro CCDelicious Monsters Cover Reveal ๐ปLiselle Sambury2022-06-13 | A girl who can see the dead, a motherโs secrets, an investigator looking for the truth, and the house that threatens to devour them all. Introducing the cover for DELICIOUS MONSTERS coming out Feb 28, 2023! Preorder and add to GR: bit.ly/deliciousmonsters
Cover illustration by Carlos Fama and design by Greg Stadnyk
SYNOPSIS:
Daisy sees dead peopleโsomething impossible to forget in bustling, ghost-packed Toronto. She usually manages to deal with her unwanted ability, but sheโs completely unprepared to be dumped by her boyfriend. So when her mother inherits a secluded mansion in northern Ontario where she spent her childhood summers, Daisy jumps at the chance to escape. But the house is nothing like Daisy expects, and she begins to realize that her experience with the supernatural might be no match for her motherโs secrets, nor what lurks within these wallsโฆ
A decade later, Brittney is desperate to get out from under the thumb of her abusive mother, a bestselling author who claims her stay at โMiracle Mansionโ allowed her to see the error of her ways. But Brittney knows thatโs nothing but a sham. She decides the new season of her popular Haunted web series will uncover what happened to a young Black girl in the mansion ten years prior and finally expose her motherโs lies. But as she gets more wrapped up in the investigation, sheโll have to decide: if she can only bring one story to light, which one matters mostโDaisyโs or her own?
As Brittney investigates the mansion in the present, Daisyโs story runs parallel in the past, both timelines propelling the girls to face the most dangerous monsters of all: those that hide in plain sight.
[VD: Text on white background with monstera and tropical plant details above and below it reads, โa girl who can see the dead.โ Imagery of a girl standing on a stool in a field of daisies. Text: a motherโs secrets. Video of a woman peeking out from behind a leaf and then her dragging her fingers along a flower. Text: an investigator looking for the truth. Video of a video cameraโs recording preview of an interview between a Black woman and white man. Text: and the houseโฆ Video of a foggy forest and then close ups of a house within it. Text: that threatens to devour them all. Quick shots of a mass of birds flying, POV shots of running through the forest, a butcherbird eating someone on a thorn branch, a Black boy pulling the neck of his shirt up over his face, a house, the girl in the field of daisies, and a Black personโs hand pressing against a window and running down with blood on it. Text: โnever give the dead what they ask for.โ The image of the cover of the book Delicious Monsters by Liselle Sambury. The cover features a Black girl with short undefined curly hair lying on her side with half of her face above water and the other half a shadowy and creepy reflection of her face. Her fingers on the top half transform into branches that have butcherbirds roosting on them. The background in a foggy forest with a house just behind her head. The title Delicious Monsters is in a sans-serif font and is a mix of two gold colors. The word โDeliciousโ is at the top of the cover, and โMonstersโ is at the bottom. Also at the bottom is the text โLiselle Sambury. Author of Blood Like Magic and Blood Like Fate.โ The final image in the video is a text screen that says, โWelcome home. Feb 28, 2023.โ]
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket Editing: Premiere Pro CCIntroducing... Delicious MonstersLiselle Sambury2022-06-10 | Introducingโฆ DELICIOUS MONSTERS ๐๐ป My 2023 YA standalone about a girl who can see the dead and a mysterious mansion in Northern Ontario has a brand new title, and Iโll be revealing the cover on Monday, June 13th! So make sure youโre following me because you wonโt want to miss it!
[VD: Girl walking in the woods. Text on white background with monstera and tropical plant details above and below it reads, โIn spring 2023.โ More walking in woods imagery. Text: discover the houseโฆ โฆthat devours. Shot of girlโs feet running, birds flying in trees, and girl leaving bloody handprint on a tree trunk. Text: introducingโฆ Imagery of hands claws at leaves. Text: Delicious Monsters. Cover reveal on June 13th]
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Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket Editing: Premiere Pro CC2022 Mid Year Writing Project Update [CC]Liselle Sambury2022-06-07 | For this 2022 mid-year writing project update, I share updates on all the works in progress that I have this year: what I've been working on, what I plan to work on, and how I feel about each project at this point in the year.
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