Funny you said that about having people decide what they want to be at 18. My son, at this point, is graduating and saying he doesn’t want to go to college because he really doesn’t know what he wants to be, either. So, I keep telling him he hast to take some courses during the time, so, that he can figure out what he does want to be and not waste all those years in between.
'Are you're books available to buy?' "When they are, I'll never shut-up about it," lol. I about fell out of my chair, lol. Girl, promote your books, lol.
25:37 That mumble was hilarious! Usually in your videos you seem very cool and collected, and I relate very much to a mumble spurred by talking about past choices XD
"It's like I need the characters to tell me what went down instead of me telling them" - Yes! That's literally it! When I write, that's how it goes down as well. Even when I try to tell my characters what to do, they blindside me, so that's always fun 😅 When people ask me how I write, that's what I tell them but they seem to think it's weird? So it's nice to know someone else gets it. Anyways, I'm nosey so I loved this Q&A (even though I'm in a little late!) It's always nice to know more about RUclipsrs (on their terms ofcourse) so thanks for sharing! 💖
The best is when I have a little plan for a scene or something and I get to it and the characters are actually mad at one another instead, or it just goes completely different than I had though it would! Really just feels like I'm the story's typist at that point
When you get your book published. Please read it for audible. Haha. I’m always disappointed when authors don’t read their works. I use to read constantly but it’s hard to sew and read so audio books have been a life saver. I love the title, orphans revenge. I’d pick it up from a bookstore. Haha.
Thank you Gia! The Orphan's Revenge is the name of a ship in the book :) I think more authors would read their own audiobooks if they were allowed to, it is the publisher that chooses the reader mostly I believe!
Please! When you do release your historical patterns don't forget us plus size gals. So many historical patterns are only available up to about 36 or 38 inch. As a 42/44 inch and not experienced at drafting up (and on a tight budget!) I am often so disappointed in not being able to acquire patterns.
I would love to see a colab/ challenge done by you and let's say Rachel Maksy, Angela Clayton, Evelyn Wood or Bernadette Banner. I like watching all of your videos, but you all do slightly different things. That is also an awesome way to expose your chanel to other RUclipsr's audiences.
@@TheClosetHistorian Do not sell yourself short! You have a unique style, skill and talent. Either way, you have nothing to lose if you reach out to someone (I sound like my mother, I know).
I am looking forward to reading your published books. I can say “I liked her when she was only a RUclipsr”🤗💕 Keep faith in yourself. You are an amazing lady and as I said before, I’m happy I found your channel!
I love that your characters inform you about plot. Mine do too. And because my MC is the queen of deflecting, she did tell me a plot...that ended up being lies but didn't complain about it until after I'd already written most of it. Can't wait to read your books once they are out!
You and I write the same way. I’m always telling people that my characters tell me what’s happening, not the other way around, and they all think I’m nuts.
The discussion of self-publishing hit me hard. I started college as a composition major and for us, we're told we have basically no choice BUT to self publish, and it comes with all the same concessions and consequences of book self-publishing. That is, we have to self-market, self-network, etc. etc. and become more of an entrepreneur than a musician. It sucks. But I also really vibed with what you said about writing your book in 2018 and realizing that nothing else could fulfill you the same way. I really came to understand what that was for me this year, and it's given some sort of direction to my life that I've been a bit unsure of for the past few years. When you create something you're really proud of for once, and continue to look back to and show to people and really enjoy, that's when you know you've found something truly fulfilling.
@@TheClosetHistorian Definitely, but coming from like the classical side of things, there are big sheet music publishing houses just like there are big book publishing houses. And of course, if you're not with a big publisher... your music is never going to get played with a lot of extra publicity work on your end. Actually, recorded music is almost a bit better, because although having a traditional record label means the BEST publicity, the BEST whatever to get your music heard, self-publishing sites like CDBaby charge nominal fees and put your music on all streaming platforms. I guess that has more impact with music than say, digital books, because streaming is the primary way a lot of people get their music now. Before the internet self-publishing recordings meant actually cutting records or tapes (or later burning cds) and keeping a stock of them and trying to sell them person to person (or I guess to music stores?). Of course all that streaming is worth basically nothing in actual money (it's like .3 cents per listen or something crazy like that on Spotify) unless you have the publicity of a traditional record label haha. All this boring information is to say, we shouldn't have to deal with all this on our own!! And you know they aren't teaching students of literature or music how to be an entrepreneur. If they did, then maybe that degree would be worth more!
This is all super interesting! I have never thought about composition much outside of loving many film soundtracks, which I suppose is the most "pop culture" mass media form of classical music these days. Now I wonder, do sheet music publishers get your music in front of important conductors or orchestras etc for consideration? It's interesting with say pop music, because there you really can go from "self publishing" aka sharing your music on youtube, to having a huge music career if everything goes well.
TheClosetHistorian I'm not sure about publishers getting you out to important orchestras. Most orchestras play the same 40 pieces (Beethoven, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, etc.) every season unfortunately. Actually really hard to get new music (and music by women or PoC) programmed. My professor at my university actually started a Composers Diversity Database that basically lists as many LGBT+, Women, and PoC composers as we can find, as well as providing in an easy, searchable format the type of music they write, their website, and their age. Along with a lot of activism that's helping to get more new music in general in major orchestras! Anyway, the big advantage of publishers is that school ensembles look to major publishing sites to find a lot of their music. So it's really important in getting royalties from the large large number of high school, college, middle school, etc. ensembles. And community groups as well, probably. Although most people make their off of commissions which then end up on those sites. Take Eric Whitacre: he's a very famous choral composer these days (although he gets some schtick for basically writing the same 3 songs over and over again and just pumping out music like a factory). He gets a lot of commissions from wealthier school districts, and then those pieces become really popular online and when they go up on publisher sites, all the high school choir conductors rush to buy it. That's just one business model however. And yes, all it really takes is visibility/marketing for someone with "good music" (whatever that is lol) to make it in the recording world. Since anyone can publish music on every streaming site fir not very much. Of course, THAT requires good sound recording and mixing 😂. One of the most common extra jobs musicians learn. But it's really a whole separate beast lol
I thought of a baby step for your query procrastination from your last side husselin video. Highlight all of the folks who interest you in Writer's Market (are there other references like that?). Make an email draft folder with a blank email in it for each submission and only start by putting in the email address of the person in and a subject line. Maybe just having a bunch of "stamped envelopes" ready to go will be one less hurdle to jump over when you have a query letter ready to go. :)
You reminded me of a piece in Carlos Ruis Zafron's book when the writer character is talking about his writing, the soul of him, it and the readers down the ages. I loved that book. Although give me any book that has books as a central (ish) theme and I'm home 🤗❤
I always enjoy learning more about you. I don't feel like you put yourself or your work down. I've always thought you were a bottom line type person, speaking more about the industry than yourself. I totally agree about a MFA. It seems like most graduates end up being instructors, but schools like to push, the few, who get published work.
I love watching your videos. I love your personality and your rumblings. And I like that you're entertaining. Not stuffy and matter of fact. I'm looking forward to reading your books some day.
My husband (who started reading Clarke and Asimov when he like 5 or 6) got talked into going for a creative writing major with and English minor (or was it the other way 'round?) by his late mother; a voracious reader herself, she was thrilled with the idea of having A Real Writer In the Family. But he read sci-fi because he wanted to go into astronomy/astrophysics! Now he's pushing 60, has never "been a writer for a living" (IT guy), and wishes he could be like Brian May from Queen and go back to get his degree in what he loved. *DO WHAT YOUR SOUL TELLS YOU TO DO!*
Your points about self vs traditional publishing- YES YES YES!!! I do both and promoting self-published work can get extremely tiresome, and sometimes won't much go beyond your following on social media which is not great when it comes to crowdsourcing funds for printing if you decide to have physical copies. And if you do print, getting any distribution is a whole other hurdle with lots of headaches 'cause your stock just sits in your garage if you can't get your work in stores. Traditional publishing also has the added benefit of working with an editor that pushes you creatively when it comes to polishing your manuscript (yes you can get an editor with self-pub but you have to pay them out of pocket). ALSO Advances and royalties are nice....it's nice getting paid for a thing you did.
Yes I am so totally interested in working with an editor too, the collaborative aspects of it are intriguing to me. Of course like any artist I think it is perfect as it is ;) but an editor's eye is really so useful!
Late watching this video, but I have to comment on writing degrees being irrelevant, because I did one. And my first reaction was, TOTALLY agree! And then on second thoughts I just have to add: irrelevant unless you want to get into screenwriting. That is so dependent on understanding formulae that I think wannabe screenwriters can really benefit. Otherwise, meh. Though, like a book group, it does help you learn to take criticism more easily too.
My dad always said "Trivia. my mind doesn't keep trivia." when we'd complain about cleaning his stuff. But he'd sure get perturbed if we happened to throw away something he needed.🤣
I accidentally wrote a query letter for a book I have not yet finished. I was shocked to get some interest from Judith Regan. She's wild; check her out. At one time she had her own line at Harper Collins until. . . She's still producing people like Christine McConnell.
Not published YET, but on a serious note I don't know that if you self published it is so hard to get a chance with a real publishing house, my daughter went to uni on a creative writing degree, she did really well but then decided to go for care work, that she loves, and to write on the side.
Yes, characters telling you what happens in the story versus you telling them is totally a thing. I'm writing for myself in my spare time to practice storytelling to improve my video production skills because that's my passion. I don't plan on sharing my stories anywhere. But it's always the characters telling me who they are some of them won't even tell me their names until the story is almost over. It can be really annoying sometimes. LOL also I also get plopped smack dab in the middle of the story without knowing where the beginning is and how they got there but knows vaguely where the story is going? This happens to me all the time and then I have to backtrack and figure out where the crap story started! How does one get over this? Can one get over this? It's like when you're in a dream and you don't know what's going on but you're just along for the ride. I need to know how to conquer this so I can get better at the craft.
Oh I think landing in the middle is the best. Think of all the movies where they do this on purpose to the viewer, plonk you in the action and then take you back, or never even do take you back so you have to learn as the story goes on :)
@@TheClosetHistorian This is true. Maybe I should just embrace it. but then how would I catch people up without the dreaded "exposition dump/character/flashback" moment. Or maybe I should employ the "one person never pays attention to the situation and always needs a catching up because social cues are hard!"??? 🤔
If you ever need a beta reader, I would love to be one. I have a BA in Humanities but cuurently doing an MA in English LIt and am a massive reader. I mean, I have shelves and shelves of my most favourite books. I don't keep everything I read beause otherwise I wouldn't have room in my house for furniture. Anyway, You're one of my favourite RUclipsrs and don't understand why you don't have more subscribers. I hope your following increases massively this year :)
@@TheClosetHistorian Pulp fiction is definitely literature in my opinion. Plus, you need to bring a sewing book out also! A mix of lookbook and how to make the clothes would be fab :)
It's a shame you don't do historical costuming anymore. A lot of those channels are really blowing up. It was through an "up next" from Morgan Doner's YT that I found you.
I actually cut a bit from this video where I went into this a bit more, but this video was already so long! Another aspect of my not doing costuming on my channel is that since I'm not really feeling into it right now, but it is doing SUPER well (like, incredibly well!!!), it would feel disingenuous to do it right now just because I know it's popular. I would feel like I was only doing it for the #views if I were to do costuming right now personally, for me. I truly love historic costumes, but it is being done so well by other folks. I wouldn't want anyone to think I was jumping on it for the wrong reasons, and I kinda feel I would be?!? So I'm not gonna. If it feels right again sometime, or I find just the right project that I am really truly excited about, then I'd do it, but for now I feel like I'd be jumping on a bandwagon for the wrong reasons.
I'm afraid I do not! I'm too cheap to pay for any of the official personality type tests ;) Is that the one where you have to know about your child self? Because the issue for that one is I have a TERRRIBLE memory for my childhood eek!
TheClosetHistorian Oh that makes total sense! I'm an INFP, your magical unicorn cousin 🌼 personally I find the cognitive functions that back up the personality types to be more revealing, since you'll have the same functions as other INFJs but they might manifest in totally different ways
The "useless" degrees are useful in the sense you do learn awesome things, but they are less practical when it comes to making money to live on sometimes ;P
You've got to stick to your guns and not compromise for the sake of cash. That being said, time to start knocking! Just because no one has come to you, doesn't mean you can't do some of your own outreach. You're the perfect sort of candidate for a sponsorship/collab with the likes of Skillshare or other crafty/educational websites & apps.
When i heard about a degree in writing, as in becoming a published author, i wondered what on earth can people learn there?! you're either good at it or not. And when i heard people have to pay for this degree, i thought they're being scammed. A degree in fashion design can potentially be used in more settings, i suppose. but you either can create nice stuff, or boring stuff.. i think there are technical aspects that are good to know when making clothes for others.
Sapphire Camui this was my reaction to a course I had to take - business. You’re either good or you’re not, all you can do is learn to improve, but that’s a you thing. If there’s something you don’t know, take a quick course or RUclips it to learn
@@paulbundy9061 Thank you for making me feel less ridiculous XD I recently learned that in a program for a degree in writing, people learn various styles of writing, say if they want or need to write a scientific paper, how to use references, and other technical aspects.
Are you feeling depressed? I feel some sadness coming from you. It’s really common right now. You are usually pretty up beat, even though you are really matter of the fact. If I miss something. I think I’m just not getting it because you are so much younger. LOL But....I don’t think you appreciate yourself enough. Be excited, not everyone can write. It’s hard and requires tremendous self control , not to mention imagination!
Your brother sounds like a sweetheart. Organised, chaotic introvert, I relate hard to this tag.
Flying Panda would buy merch that says Organized Chaotic Introvert 🤣🤣🤣
He is the best, I'm so lucky to have him
Funny you said that about having people decide what they want to be at 18. My son, at this point, is graduating and saying he doesn’t want to go to college because he really doesn’t know what he wants to be, either. So, I keep telling him he hast to take some courses during the time, so, that he can figure out what he does want to be and not waste all those years in between.
'Are you're books available to buy?' "When they are, I'll never shut-up about it," lol. I about fell out of my chair, lol. Girl, promote your books, lol.
25:37 That mumble was hilarious! Usually in your videos you seem very cool and collected, and I relate very much to a mumble spurred by talking about past choices XD
"It's like I need the characters to tell me what went down instead of me telling them" - Yes! That's literally it! When I write, that's how it goes down as well. Even when I try to tell my characters what to do, they blindside me, so that's always fun 😅 When people ask me how I write, that's what I tell them but they seem to think it's weird? So it's nice to know someone else gets it. Anyways, I'm nosey so I loved this Q&A (even though I'm in a little late!) It's always nice to know more about RUclipsrs (on their terms ofcourse) so thanks for sharing! 💖
The best is when I have a little plan for a scene or something and I get to it and the characters are actually mad at one another instead, or it just goes completely different than I had though it would! Really just feels like I'm the story's typist at that point
I love the openness and honesty in your answers. Look forward to your next video. Love Lynne
Thank you Lynne!
I really enjoyed the video and getting to know you a little more. Also, that eye look is absolutely amazing!
Thank you!
When you get your book published. Please read it for audible. Haha. I’m always disappointed when authors don’t read their works. I use to read constantly but it’s hard to sew and read so audio books have been a life saver. I love the title, orphans revenge. I’d pick it up from a bookstore. Haha.
Thank you Gia! The Orphan's Revenge is the name of a ship in the book :) I think more authors would read their own audiobooks if they were allowed to, it is the publisher that chooses the reader mostly I believe!
I really like this eyeshadow/shirt combo 😍
Danielle Yoshihara me too!
Thank you Danielle!
I was having such a good skin week and then PMS ruined it, so rude! Thank you!
Thank you so much for answering my questions! Q&A are always fun to watch, and your answers where really interesting.
Thank you Madison!
Please! When you do release your historical patterns don't forget us plus size gals. So many historical patterns are only available up to about 36 or 38 inch. As a 42/44 inch and not experienced at drafting up (and on a tight budget!) I am often so disappointed in not being able to acquire patterns.
I would love to see a colab/ challenge done by you and let's say Rachel Maksy, Angela Clayton, Evelyn Wood or Bernadette Banner. I like watching all of your videos, but you all do slightly different things. That is also an awesome way to expose your chanel to other RUclipsr's audiences.
@@TheClosetHistorian Do not sell yourself short! You have a unique style, skill and talent. Either way, you have nothing to lose if you reach out to someone (I sound like my mother, I know).
I am looking forward to reading your published books. I can say “I liked her when she was only a RUclipsr”🤗💕 Keep faith in yourself. You are an amazing lady and as I said before, I’m happy I found your channel!
Thank you Evelyn!
I love that your characters inform you about plot. Mine do too. And because my MC is the queen of deflecting, she did tell me a plot...that ended up being lies but didn't complain about it until after I'd already written most of it. Can't wait to read your books once they are out!
Omg what you said about your brother was so sweet 💕
I love honesty in these videos, thank you for all your work
Thank you Kristy!
You and I write the same way. I’m always telling people that my characters tell me what’s happening, not the other way around, and they all think I’m nuts.
my sister, too!
Yay not alone
And me. My long arm quilter says when she's working, she "does what the quilt says" to do.
I think you're right about the writing degree. Either you are a writer, or you're not!
You're brave to delve into all these questions! Hugs!
Thank you Peggy!
Honestly, those are great ideas for writing, as I am now a novelist so helpful!
I love your videos, your voice is relaxing and you helped inspire my own retro style :)
Thank you Sophia!
The discussion of self-publishing hit me hard. I started college as a composition major and for us, we're told we have basically no choice BUT to self publish, and it comes with all the same concessions and consequences of book self-publishing. That is, we have to self-market, self-network, etc. etc. and become more of an entrepreneur than a musician. It sucks.
But I also really vibed with what you said about writing your book in 2018 and realizing that nothing else could fulfill you the same way. I really came to understand what that was for me this year, and it's given some sort of direction to my life that I've been a bit unsure of for the past few years. When you create something you're really proud of for once, and continue to look back to and show to people and really enjoy, that's when you know you've found something truly fulfilling.
Oh yeah that makes sense! I guess record labels are the closest thing music in general has to traditional publishers in a sense?
@@TheClosetHistorian Definitely, but coming from like the classical side of things, there are big sheet music publishing houses just like there are big book publishing houses. And of course, if you're not with a big publisher... your music is never going to get played with a lot of extra publicity work on your end.
Actually, recorded music is almost a bit better, because although having a traditional record label means the BEST publicity, the BEST whatever to get your music heard, self-publishing sites like CDBaby charge nominal fees and put your music on all streaming platforms. I guess that has more impact with music than say, digital books, because streaming is the primary way a lot of people get their music now. Before the internet self-publishing recordings meant actually cutting records or tapes (or later burning cds) and keeping a stock of them and trying to sell them person to person (or I guess to music stores?). Of course all that streaming is worth basically nothing in actual money (it's like .3 cents per listen or something crazy like that on Spotify) unless you have the publicity of a traditional record label haha.
All this boring information is to say, we shouldn't have to deal with all this on our own!! And you know they aren't teaching students of literature or music how to be an entrepreneur. If they did, then maybe that degree would be worth more!
This is all super interesting! I have never thought about composition much outside of loving many film soundtracks, which I suppose is the most "pop culture" mass media form of classical music these days. Now I wonder, do sheet music publishers get your music in front of important conductors or orchestras etc for consideration?
It's interesting with say pop music, because there you really can go from "self publishing" aka sharing your music on youtube, to having a huge music career if everything goes well.
TheClosetHistorian I'm not sure about publishers getting you out to important orchestras. Most orchestras play the same 40 pieces (Beethoven, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, etc.) every season unfortunately. Actually really hard to get new music (and music by women or PoC) programmed. My professor at my university actually started a Composers Diversity Database that basically lists as many LGBT+, Women, and PoC composers as we can find, as well as providing in an easy, searchable format the type of music they write, their website, and their age. Along with a lot of activism that's helping to get more new music in general in major orchestras!
Anyway, the big advantage of publishers is that school ensembles look to major publishing sites to find a lot of their music. So it's really important in getting royalties from the large large number of high school, college, middle school, etc. ensembles. And community groups as well, probably. Although most people make their off of commissions which then end up on those sites. Take Eric Whitacre: he's a very famous choral composer these days (although he gets some schtick for basically writing the same 3 songs over and over again and just pumping out music like a factory). He gets a lot of commissions from wealthier school districts, and then those pieces become really popular online and when they go up on publisher sites, all the high school choir conductors rush to buy it. That's just one business model however.
And yes, all it really takes is visibility/marketing for someone with "good music" (whatever that is lol) to make it in the recording world. Since anyone can publish music on every streaming site fir not very much. Of course, THAT requires good sound recording and mixing 😂. One of the most common extra jobs musicians learn. But it's really a whole separate beast lol
I thought of a baby step for your query procrastination from your last side husselin video. Highlight all of the folks who interest you in Writer's Market (are there other references like that?). Make an email draft folder with a blank email in it for each submission and only start by putting in the email address of the person in and a subject line. Maybe just having a bunch of "stamped envelopes" ready to go will be one less hurdle to jump over when you have a query letter ready to go. :)
Organised,chaotic and an introvert. Yip relate to all of them.
I really hope you get published so you can do what you love as well as making a living. Great vlog as usual 👍🏻❤️😊
Thank you Ingrid!
I took creative writing in high school and I definitely agree. 😂 I find it more helpful, for my own writing, to just read allllllllll of the things.
Lena Hoshek (spelling?) is my favorite too! I loved the Brits line she did like 4 years ago ❤️
ikr, that sherlockesque coat is to DIE for
You reminded me of a piece in Carlos Ruis Zafron's book when the writer character is talking about his writing, the soul of him, it and the readers down the ages. I loved that book. Although give me any book that has books as a central (ish) theme and I'm home 🤗❤
I always enjoy learning more about you. I don't feel like you put yourself or your work down. I've always thought you were a bottom line type person, speaking more about the industry than yourself. I totally agree about a MFA. It seems like most graduates end up being instructors, but schools like to push, the few, who get published work.
Thank you Dona! Yeah I see myself as more of a realist not a defeatist, but ehhh
I love watching your videos. I love your personality and your rumblings. And I like that you're entertaining. Not stuffy and matter of fact. I'm looking forward to reading your books some day.
Thank you Sarah!
Ash man your genre sounds GREAT
YET! You don't publish books YET!
Your genre sounds amazing ❤
My husband (who started reading Clarke and Asimov when he like 5 or 6) got talked into going for a creative writing major with and English minor (or was it the other way 'round?) by his late mother; a voracious reader herself, she was thrilled with the idea of having A Real Writer In the Family. But he read sci-fi because he wanted to go into astronomy/astrophysics! Now he's pushing 60, has never "been a writer for a living" (IT guy), and wishes he could be like Brian May from Queen and go back to get his degree in what he loved. *DO WHAT YOUR SOUL TELLS YOU TO DO!*
Your points about self vs traditional publishing- YES YES YES!!!
I do both and promoting self-published work can get extremely tiresome, and sometimes won't much go beyond your following on social media which is not great when it comes to crowdsourcing funds for printing if you decide to have physical copies. And if you do print, getting any distribution is a whole other hurdle with lots of headaches 'cause your stock just sits in your garage if you can't get your work in stores.
Traditional publishing also has the added benefit of working with an editor that pushes you creatively when it comes to polishing your manuscript (yes you can get an editor with self-pub but you have to pay them out of pocket). ALSO Advances and royalties are nice....it's nice getting paid for a thing you did.
Yes I am so totally interested in working with an editor too, the collaborative aspects of it are intriguing to me. Of course like any artist I think it is perfect as it is ;) but an editor's eye is really so useful!
Bianca, I really hope I get to read your published book one day soon.
It's not an if for your books. It's a when.
Thank you Kelly!
It's kinda funny, my new channel is ALL Historical Sewing! But those are perfectly valid reasons Bianca!
Thank you for answering my question. (I’m Meghan.) I’ll check out the other video and your Pinterest. 💕
I love mabelline Matt ink liquid lipstick in the shade pioneer
Frozen 2 soundtrack is amazing it’s my favorite soundtrack and Bianca you are awesome ❤️
Late watching this video, but I have to comment on writing degrees being irrelevant, because I did one. And my first reaction was, TOTALLY agree! And then on second thoughts I just have to add: irrelevant unless you want to get into screenwriting. That is so dependent on understanding formulae that I think wannabe screenwriters can really benefit. Otherwise, meh. Though, like a book group, it does help you learn to take criticism more easily too.
My dad always said "Trivia. my mind doesn't keep trivia." when we'd complain about cleaning his stuff. But he'd sure get perturbed if we happened to throw away something he needed.🤣
I accidentally wrote a query letter for a book I have not yet finished. I was shocked to get some interest from Judith Regan. She's wild; check her out. At one time she had her own line at Harper Collins until. . . She's still producing people like Christine McConnell.
I know we are splitting hairs here but your vintage/historic fits :) and consider you to be a costuber!
Ooo is that a Tamamushi (jewel insect) on your broach? Their wings are so pretty!
It is indeed a real bug, my creepiest and one of my most treasured brooches!
Yussssssss. Q&A!
Not published YET, but on a serious note I don't know that if you self published it is so hard to get a chance with a real publishing house, my daughter went to uni on a creative writing degree, she did really well but then decided to go for care work, that she loves, and to write on the side.
there should be courses about getting published and marketing your writing! but if professors knew that, they would be writing, not teaching
Yes, characters telling you what happens in the story versus you telling them is totally a thing. I'm writing for myself in my spare time to practice storytelling to improve my video production skills because that's my passion. I don't plan on sharing my stories anywhere. But it's always the characters telling me who they are some of them won't even tell me their names until the story is almost over. It can be really annoying sometimes. LOL also I also get plopped smack dab in the middle of the story without knowing where the beginning is and how they got there but knows vaguely where the story is going? This happens to me all the time and then I have to backtrack and figure out where the crap story started! How does one get over this? Can one get over this? It's like when you're in a dream and you don't know what's going on but you're just along for the ride. I need to know how to conquer this so I can get better at the craft.
Oh I think landing in the middle is the best. Think of all the movies where they do this on purpose to the viewer, plonk you in the action and then take you back, or never even do take you back so you have to learn as the story goes on :)
@@TheClosetHistorian This is true. Maybe I should just embrace it. but then how would I catch people up without the dreaded "exposition dump/character/flashback" moment. Or maybe I should employ the "one person never pays attention to the situation and always needs a catching up because social cues are hard!"??? 🤔
you sound like a perfectly normal writer to me. :P
Will you do another closet clean out vid for your fall/winter wardrobe?? 😬
I think I'll do another more intense closet tour soon-ish so kinda?
If you ever need a beta reader, I would love to be one. I have a BA in Humanities but cuurently doing an MA in English LIt and am a massive reader. I mean, I have shelves and shelves of my most favourite books. I don't keep everything I read beause otherwise I wouldn't have room in my house for furniture. Anyway, You're one of my favourite RUclipsrs and don't understand why you don't have more subscribers. I hope your following increases massively this year :)
Thank you Beverley! ❤ I don't know if I'd quite qualify as literature, perhaps more pulp fiction ha ;)
@@TheClosetHistorian Pulp fiction is definitely literature in my opinion. Plus, you need to bring a sewing book out also! A mix of lookbook and how to make the clothes would be fab :)
writing is something you would be doing no matter what. getting published is the work portion.
Indeed! I just want to get published so I can scrape enough pennies together to get to keep writing basically :)
It's a shame you don't do historical costuming anymore. A lot of those channels are really blowing up. It was through an "up next" from Morgan Doner's YT that I found you.
I actually cut a bit from this video where I went into this a bit more, but this video was already so long! Another aspect of my not doing costuming on my channel is that since I'm not really feeling into it right now, but it is doing SUPER well (like, incredibly well!!!), it would feel disingenuous to do it right now just because I know it's popular. I would feel like I was only doing it for the #views if I were to do costuming right now personally, for me. I truly love historic costumes, but it is being done so well by other folks. I wouldn't want anyone to think I was jumping on it for the wrong reasons, and I kinda feel I would be?!? So I'm not gonna. If it feels right again sometime, or I find just the right project that I am really truly excited about, then I'd do it, but for now I feel like I'd be jumping on a bandwagon for the wrong reasons.
what about color pop?
I'm only like 5 mins in so 🤷♀️ but do you know what MBTI type you are? I'm so interested in it!
I'm afraid I do not! I'm too cheap to pay for any of the official personality type tests ;) Is that the one where you have to know about your child self? Because the issue for that one is I have a TERRRIBLE memory for my childhood eek!
TheClosetHistorian Well, buckle your bootstraps, Bianca, because this test is free and very good. www.16personalities.com
Okay, so apparently INFJ-T? Which sounds mostly right except it says they are private, and I am the openest of books ;)
TheClosetHistorian Oh that makes total sense! I'm an INFP, your magical unicorn cousin 🌼 personally I find the cognitive functions that back up the personality types to be more revealing, since you'll have the same functions as other INFJs but they might manifest in totally different ways
Theater degrees are questionable, too. Although, I have used it a lot in everyday life.
The "useless" degrees are useful in the sense you do learn awesome things, but they are less practical when it comes to making money to live on sometimes ;P
You've got to stick to your guns and not compromise for the sake of cash. That being said, time to start knocking! Just because no one has come to you, doesn't mean you can't do some of your own outreach. You're the perfect sort of candidate for a sponsorship/collab with the likes of Skillshare or other crafty/educational websites & apps.
Thank you!
When i heard about a degree in writing, as in becoming a published author, i wondered what on earth can people learn there?! you're either good at it or not. And when i heard people have to pay for this degree, i thought they're being scammed. A degree in fashion design can potentially be used in more settings, i suppose. but you either can create nice stuff, or boring stuff.. i think there are technical aspects that are good to know when making clothes for others.
Sapphire Camui this was my reaction to a course I had to take - business. You’re either good or you’re not, all you can do is learn to improve, but that’s a you thing.
If there’s something you don’t know, take a quick course or RUclips it to learn
@@paulbundy9061 Thank you for making me feel less ridiculous XD I recently learned that in a program for a degree in writing, people learn various styles of writing, say if they want or need to write a scientific paper, how to use references, and other technical aspects.
Sapphire Camui Ahhhh! Daylight’s beginning to glimmer!
Don't mind me, just crying at work over you talking about your book.
I have the same 20 minutes problem with my camera 👿
Lol, it's chaos then poof item created = definition of alchemy
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How do your ideas come to you? I dreamt mine
I'm afraid I don't really know I guess? I rarely ever dream/remember my dreams at all, so not that for me for sure!
TheClosetHistorian Inspiration is such a weird thing.
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Are you feeling depressed? I feel some sadness coming from you. It’s really common right now. You are usually pretty up beat, even though you are really matter of the fact. If I miss something. I think I’m just not getting it because you are so much younger. LOL But....I don’t think you appreciate yourself enough. Be excited, not everyone can write. It’s hard and requires tremendous self control , not to mention imagination!
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I have a degree in history.. even that's not useful.
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