I want nothing more than to hear the whole process of every book from concept to execution from my fav Authortubers. Thank you! I find the whole process fascinating.
I'm so happy to hear that Bitter Bones is going to be published! And next year is going to get here so fast too. Well done keeping that under wraps for so long.
I'm SO happy for you Lindsay!!!! There honestly isn't another authortuber who's as transparent as you and I fully admire you for that. Also, Bitter Bones sounds so freakin good! I'm so glad you finally get to talk about it more 😃I'm with you there with the whole writing upper MG debate which is why I love writing those stories, because they're SO needed for young teens. Can't wait to hear more about your journey with this one and congrats again 🥳🥳🥳🥳
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!! (also I watched the Woman in Black on a plane once while flying to England and literally woke up the whole flight from screaming. Not my best moment.)
Congratulations again!! So excited to read it!!! How did I not know about you being i to BJDs??? I wanted one SO bad as a teen but they were too expensive 😩 so I just looked but I didn’t realize people were telling stories, that’s so fun!
bitter bones could sell more though especially if it comes in paperback then you earn out and start making royalties! you never know with these things, so I think its gonna work out best! super exciting!
You shouldn’t be scared of films. Always remember it’s somebody like you with their pen writing the stories. I’ve got seven books published but I’m very excited to be getting my first YA novel published this year. It took me years and years to write.
Congratulations again, Lindsay! I’m so excited to read it! I hope it goes straight to paperback, too! Yay for upper middle grade! It’s been an honor to watch your journey! Be proud of every step! 🥳🎉 Also, 9 months is a long time for a secret! I had to hold onto BEING ACE’s publication news for 5 months and that was hard!
So excited for this!!! Congrats!! An upper middle grade transitional story sounds sorely needed let alone w all the themes that you’re touching on. And I’ve heard from some librarians lately that they are starved for that little bit older boy MC books that aren’t fantasy or sci-fi so again it sounds like the book we not only want but need!
thank you so much! So there isn't an actual separation of lower and upper MG in the bookstores or anything here, it's just more of a feeling/maturity level you get when reading. I feel like lower MG is for 7+ year olds, while upper MG is for like 11-12 year olds? We suffer with not having lower YA here either. It sucks!
haven’t watched the video yet but congrats! i just literally an hour ago i watched your video about publishing trends and was thinking how much i enjoyed your content. so happy for you!!
No joke when I was like 13 my Drama teacher thought it'd be a great idea to have our class watch The Woman in Black - it haunted my dreams for a week... lol. Congratulations on your book deal! The idea of selling a book before it's been written fills me with anxiety so props to you!
This book sounds SO fabulous!! And I know you won't be surprised to hear me say this, but paperback only is the way to go right now. I love a beautiful jacketed hardcover as much as anyone but my paperback-only books' sales are just infinitely better. I'm so excited for you!!!
My immediate thought when I read the title of this video: "Good for her!" I'm really glad to hear that you got another book deal! Even though it was somewhat more complicated this time around. Can't wait to read it!
I WAS ALSO TERRIFIED BY THE WOMAN IN BLACK!!! I thought I was the only one who couldn't get up in the middle of the night. *ahem* Anyway, congrats on your new book deal! I can't wait to read it!!!
Congrats!!!! I absolutely loved The Glass Witch and The Odds. They are both such amazingly written books. I cannot wait to read Bitter Bones. The YA you're working on sounds exciting as well. I love horror too and I definitely agree with you about it being therapeutic & human. Honestly, you could write a grocery list and I'd still read it!
we have like... the SAME history/relationship with horror except i still am not really reading. but i started writing creepy/horror short stories as a kid too 😅 cant wait for the preorder link, thank you for sharing the news ❤🎉
Omg I have BJDs too!! I see a few Iplehouses, very nice! My current main girl is a Modded Resinsoul Mi, whose story is my current wip! Congratz on the book deal!!
@@LindsayPuckett I’ve owned Fairylands on and off, my fave being minifee Shushu; such a cute sculpt! There’s a tan Feeple60 Ria on DDE that I’m so tempted to put on layaway XD
I recently posted a video about the MG market on Tiktok. Editors, librarians, and teachers. They're all asking for the same thing. Lower word count. Like no more than 40k. And more books for 13-15 year olds. I'm glad yours will be published in paperback!! They all need to be released in paperback. Hardback prices are ridiculous.
A whole fetus’ worth! 😂 I can’t imagine how hard it must have been to keep such an exciting secret! I can’t wait to get my hands on bitter bones and to follow along on the rest of its journey!
Have you read ‘I’m thinking of ending things?’ By Iain Reid? I got the biggest SPOOKS reading it. A perfect balance of scary… but mostly eerie and deeply psychological 😊 Would love to get your opinion on it from an aspiring MG author to an actual one 😂
"therapeutic about horror" Funny enough, when my night terrors worsen, I watch horror movies to help "heal." Especially Nightmare on Elm St. which has a lot about conquering your fears and dreams hold power but it can be taken back, etc. Okay, irrational I know, but also, when you have "irrational fears" it works. Or it does for me.
I want nothing more than to hear the whole process of every book from concept to execution from my fav Authortubers. Thank you! I find the whole process fascinating.
awh thank you so much!!
So many congratulations!!!
Hopefully lower advance leads to earning out early and raking in those royalties!
let's hope!
I'm so happy to hear that Bitter Bones is going to be published! And next year is going to get here so fast too. Well done keeping that under wraps for so long.
haha thank you! XD
Congrats, Lindsay! We are always allowed to have complex emotions. I'm glad you have us to share them with. :)
awh thank you so much, Cass
I'm SO happy for you Lindsay!!!! There honestly isn't another authortuber who's as transparent as you and I fully admire you for that. Also, Bitter Bones sounds so freakin good! I'm so glad you finally get to talk about it more 😃I'm with you there with the whole writing upper MG debate which is why I love writing those stories, because they're SO needed for young teens. Can't wait to hear more about your journey with this one and congrats again 🥳🥳🥳🥳
thank you so much!
it going directly to paperback is genius esp after looking at your last RUclips video
Let's hope it happens! haha
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!! (also I watched the Woman in Black on a plane once while flying to England and literally woke up the whole flight from screaming. Not my best moment.)
LOL iconic!
Yay, Lindsay! Congratulations on the sale!
Also...I adore me my horror.
Love reading it and writing it and watching it.
thank you so much!
YAY CONGRATS! ❤
thank you!
LINDSAY!!!!!! Massive congrats, lovely!!!!! This sounds so bloody cool!! Paula xx
thank youuuuuu!
Congratulations!!!!! So impressed that you kept it quiet for so long!
thanks so much, Sara!
Congratulations again!! So excited to read it!!!
How did I not know about you being i to BJDs??? I wanted one SO bad as a teen but they were too expensive 😩 so I just looked but I didn’t realize people were telling stories, that’s so fun!
omg wild! Me and Kevin talk about them all the time!!!
@@LindsayPuckett lol well now I know
Lindsay you are such an inspiration. I cannot thank you enough for your honest and empowering content 🫶🏻
Omg, congratulations!!! I love creepy MG, can’t wait to read it
thank you so much!
Congratulations Lindsay!! This concept sounds so so fun, American Girl Doll was my whole childhood!
same! thank you!
bitter bones could sell more though especially if it comes in paperback then you earn out and start making royalties! you never know with these things, so I think its gonna work out best! super exciting!
that's what we are hoping for!
Congratulations!!!! I'm so happy for you. This sounds like an amazing book.
thank you so much!
You shouldn’t be scared of films. Always remember it’s somebody like you with their pen writing the stories. I’ve got seven books published but I’m very excited to be getting my first YA novel published this year. It took me years and years to write.
haha I wish it was that simple for me! Congrats on the publication!
Congratulations🎉 amazing to have watched the journey!
Thank you so much!!
congrats Lindsay! so exciting and it's been amazing to watch the process 💕
thank you so much!
Congratulations! I'm also writing for upper MG. Currently in the process of finding myself an agent, so there's a lot to learn from your journey!
ooh best of luck!
Congratulations again, Lindsay! I’m so excited to read it! I hope it goes straight to paperback, too! Yay for upper middle grade! It’s been an honor to watch your journey! Be proud of every step! 🥳🎉
Also, 9 months is a long time for a secret! I had to hold onto BEING ACE’s publication news for 5 months and that was hard!
thank you so much!!!
The book sounds absolutely amazing!
thank you so much!
So excited for this!!! Congrats!! An upper middle grade transitional story sounds sorely needed let alone w all the themes that you’re touching on. And I’ve heard from some librarians lately that they are starved for that little bit older boy MC books that aren’t fantasy or sci-fi so again it sounds like the book we not only want but need!
I hope so!
Congratulations!!! I am DYING to read it!! 💗💗
thank you so much!!!
Congratulations, that’s fantastic news!
thank you!
Wow! Way to go, Lindsay! Well done!
thank you!
YAY I WAS SO HAPPY WHEN I READ THE TITLE
thank you so much!
So there isn't an actual separation of lower and upper MG in the bookstores or anything here, it's just more of a feeling/maturity level you get when reading. I feel like lower MG is for 7+ year olds, while upper MG is for like 11-12 year olds? We suffer with not having lower YA here either. It sucks!
I am scared of dolls, but that's why this sounds so amazing! Genius idea.
LOL well I'm hoping folks who are scared of them read the book! XD
haven’t watched the video yet but congrats! i just literally an hour ago i watched your video about publishing trends and was thinking how much i enjoyed your content. so happy for you!!
awh thank you so much!!!
wow, so happy and excited to hear that you got your third book sold.
thank you so much!
No joke when I was like 13 my Drama teacher thought it'd be a great idea to have our class watch The Woman in Black - it haunted my dreams for a week... lol. Congratulations on your book deal! The idea of selling a book before it's been written fills me with anxiety so props to you!
omg she should go straight to jail! LOL
Congratulations, amazing news!
thank you!
congratulations Lindsay!!!
Thank you!
So many congratulations!
thank you!
This book sounds SO fabulous!! And I know you won't be surprised to hear me say this, but paperback only is the way to go right now. I love a beautiful jacketed hardcover as much as anyone but my paperback-only books' sales are just infinitely better. I'm so excited for you!!!
thank you so much! Yes, this is what I'm banking on!!! XD
Congratulations! Can't wait to read it!
thank you!
Congratulations!! This is so exciting, I saw the blurb on instagram earlier this week and was like DAMN that sounds good
ahhhh thank you so much!
My immediate thought when I read the title of this video: "Good for her!"
I'm really glad to hear that you got another book deal! Even though it was somewhat more complicated this time around.
Can't wait to read it!
thank you so much!
I WAS ALSO TERRIFIED BY THE WOMAN IN BLACK!!! I thought I was the only one who couldn't get up in the middle of the night. *ahem* Anyway, congrats on your new book deal! I can't wait to read it!!!
LOL justice for us! XD
and thank you so much!
OMG THE WAY I DROPPED EVERYTHING TO WATCH THIS. YESSSS! I'm not even two minutes into this video as I type this. 💜🖤💜🖤
haha thank you so much!
Congrats! This is a huge accomplishment and seriously an inspiration to continue my personal writing journey! Rooting for you, always! 🫶🏼☺️
omg thank you so much!!!
nine months!!!! you're so strong 😭 CONGRATULATIONS !! the book sounds gorgeous 💛
LOL thank you so much!
Congrats on the book deal!!
thank you!
SO PROUD OF YOUUUUUU!!!!
@@jessicafroberg2347 MAWUH!
Congratulations!!! Yay, I can’t wait to read Bitter Bones. It sounds fantastic and I also love the mysterious creator trope!
emily!!! So good to hear from you
Congrats!!!! I absolutely loved The Glass Witch and The Odds. They are both such amazingly written books. I cannot wait to read Bitter Bones. The YA you're working on sounds exciting as well. I love horror too and I definitely agree with you about it being therapeutic & human. Honestly, you could write a grocery list and I'd still read it!
omg this made my day! Thank you so much!!! XD
Congratulations ❤ And with Scholastic! That would be a dream come true for me!
it is!
Yay!! That's amazing congrats on selling another book. 🎉❤
thank you, joey!
9 months?! Holy cow that’s impressive I would’ve struggled 😂😂
Congratulations!! I am SO excited to read this!
haha thank you so much!
Congratulations!!! 🎉🎉🎉
thank you!
Congratulations!!! I hope this book goes viral and is a huge success!!!
omg lol me too! thank you so much!
NINE months? i am too much of a yapper to be able to hold a secret like that in 😂 congrats :) that is so exciting!!
awh thank you so much!
I'm 43 secs into your video and I'm so happy for you. Congratulations, well done! You make me smile everytime I watch your videos 😁😁😁🍾🥂
awh thank you so much!
Congratulations again!! And I completely know how you feel, watched the first IT and couldn't sleep for a week, and then only with the lights on.
haha! Thank you so much!
Ah!! I am so excited!! And I loved all of these details!
thank you! I'm so happy to hear that!
That is amazing news! I am so happy for you. Let us know when it goes on pre-order so I can purchase this one too.
thank you! Will do!
Yasss this is the best title for a video! Woohoo! Congrats! 🎉 You got this! ❤
thank you so much!
i’ve never clicked on a video so fast!! so exciting 🎉🎉
thank you so much!
Congratulations! Was waiting for this video after seeing your announcement on insta! Can't wait to get a copy and read it next year❤
thank you so much!
Congratulations!! I was hoping for news like that from you, and I'm so happy for you!
yay! thank you!
So happy it's upper middle grade. There's so far and between
right!?
Congrats!!!
thank you!
OMG GIRL ANNOTHER BOOK SOLD!! AHHH❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
haha thank you!!!!
Congrats, can't wait to read it!!
thank you!
we have like... the SAME history/relationship with horror except i still am not really reading. but i started writing creepy/horror short stories as a kid too 😅 cant wait for the preorder link, thank you for sharing the news ❤🎉
thank you so much!!!
Congratulations, Lindsay ❤❤❤😊🥺
thank youuuu
so exciting congrats :)
thank you!!!
Congratulations! That is exciting to hear.
thank you!
Can't wait to read this book 📚 congratulations 💙
thank you so much!
Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉🎉
thank you!
Congratulations 😊
thank you so much!
congrats! so exciting! 😃💜
thank you!
Congratulations!! ❤
thank you!
Omg I have BJDs too!! I see a few Iplehouses, very nice! My current main girl is a Modded Resinsoul Mi, whose story is my current wip! Congratz on the book deal!!
I'm obsessed with Iplehouse! They are my favs, followed by fairyland.
And thank you so much!
@@LindsayPuckett I’ve owned Fairylands on and off, my fave being minifee Shushu; such a cute sculpt! There’s a tan Feeple60 Ria on DDE that I’m so tempted to put on layaway XD
"The character came male" THIS! I always get questions of how i "designed" a character and i like,...... i dont design, they ARRIVE!
EXACTLY
Congratulations 🍾🎊🎈🎉 ❤
thank you!
Congratulations! That is so exciting!!
thank you!
Happy for you!
thank you!
Congratulations!!
thank you!
Can I just say- I love that his name is Clay. I don’t know if you did that on purpose, but it fits!
Also, congratulations. This is awesome!
haha thank you! And yes-it was on purpose! ;)
@@LindsayPuckettvery clever! I can’t wait to read it!
Congratulations.
thank you!
Congratulations!
thank you!
I recently posted a video about the MG market on Tiktok.
Editors, librarians, and teachers. They're all asking for the same thing. Lower word count. Like no more than 40k. And more books for 13-15 year olds.
I'm glad yours will be published in paperback!! They all need to be released in paperback. Hardback prices are ridiculous.
Oh nice! Let's hope that means mine will work well **sweats**
A whole fetus’ worth! 😂 I can’t imagine how hard it must have been to keep such an exciting secret! I can’t wait to get my hands on bitter bones and to follow along on the rest of its journey!
thank you so much!
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 congrats!!!
thank you!
Me, who still terrified of dolls, watching this with my hand covering the screen anytime a doll appears 👁👄👁
hehehe
Congratulations
thank you!
Watched The Woman In Black as a child in London Theatre. They love grim tales over here lol. Sweeny Todd, Jack the Ripper etc..............
oh wow! terrifying lol
Heck yeah!
haha waahoo!
Crimson peak count of monte Cristo 😱😱 . Gimme gimme
@@MrRorosuri AND GAY LOL
@@LindsayPuckett freaking out !!!!!!!!
Movie that scarred me for life... Halloween.
LOL i feel that
woot woot!
awesome
great info
thank you!
🎉🎉🎉
♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Have you read ‘I’m thinking of ending things?’ By Iain Reid? I got the biggest SPOOKS reading it. A perfect balance of scary… but mostly eerie and deeply psychological 😊 Would love to get your opinion on it from an aspiring MG author to an actual one 😂
I have! Reid builds dread so well!
You said something is going on with middle grade which is the genre I’m aiming for
yeah, it's rough out there for MG right now
@@LindsayPuckett damn that sucks
Have you ever tried self-publishing like Sarra Cannon?
nope! not interested in that at this time :)
"therapeutic about horror" Funny enough, when my night terrors worsen, I watch horror movies to help "heal." Especially Nightmare on Elm St. which has a lot about conquering your fears and dreams hold power but it can be taken back, etc. Okay, irrational I know, but also, when you have "irrational fears" it works. Or it does for me.
exactly!