a 100% honest vlog about my new year...it's chaotic ✨ AUTHOR LIFE
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- Can you believe January is almost over already? This year, I've decided to live differently: less screen time, more REAL time. In this cozy author vlog, I'm showing you a behind-the-scenes look at my 2022 so far... revising a new (old) manuscript, what I've been writing lately, and the fun stuff I've been doing in the meantime. (Like tennis! And beach days! And posing like a pool shark wannabe. But also writing... of course.)
What have you been working on lately? Comment below and let's chat!
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This girl is dedicated-
It seems like you are a very organised person, could you do a plan with me or your planner flipthrough sometime? Love your videos!
I would love this too!
Honestly you stole my words!! Abbie please do this!!
It would be so great !
I agree and adding my opinion so hopefully she sees it. I love planning as I am an organized person I think, so it would be interested to see someone else’s take. Especially as a new author.
I would love this!
I love how much of your personality shines through this video Forever in love with your vlogs!
So... I wrote 40,000 words during NaNoWriMo 2020 (and got the daily emails from you!) and then did another 40,000 during NaNoWriMo 2021. I realized that #1: waiting an entire year to continue working on a novel is a TERRIBLE idea, but also #2: I can do something even slightly less intense than NaNoWriMo and start becoming a routine writer, and maybe even finish this darn book by April along with my fulltime job, band, and other commitments. I don't even have to push back my deadlines, I just have to make sure that when I write, it's because I'm showing up for myself and not because I'm trudging along miserably just to meet a deadline.
All that to say, you've been a huge inspiration and help every step of the way, and I'm glad to see you being exactly who you want to be, doing exactly what you want to do.
I just finished my book that I wrote. So I want thank you for all your helping with all of your writer knowledge. it helped me finish a book that I have been working on for a long time.
Congratulations! That's so exciting and a true accomplishment!
That's amazing, Gina! Congratulations!
@@christina.nercessian thank you! It is very exciting. I am right now going over the whole book and adding details that I have forgotten and making sure that it flows nicely. My dream is to get it published.
@@kaokurosawa3872 thank you!!!
Congratulations! A great achievement👍
It's because we know you're a writer giving writing advice and looking like a coffee addict who hasn't been outside in a month just makes you look like a writer.
That’s how I look 📚📖
I use a typewriter to avoid eye strain sometimes and I love it. Feel super inspired on my typewriter!
#wednesdayaddams
She's also a writer and she writes with a typewriter
it's so cool to write with a typewriter
Where in the world do you get ribbons?
I didn't expect to be so inspired by this vlog. I'm currently writing the second draft in my WIP and it's a chaotic mess. I just find it so uplifting that even published authors like you struggle with revisions and even want to run away screaming while doing so (like me practically all the time when I edit and write). Thanks Abbie! Here's to balancing plot and character on page along with writing and living irl!
This was so much fun!! We are in agreement! Yes to no commercials, yes to writing long hand, yes to make plans but no pressure on your timeline, yes to concentrate and work on my novel series. We have confirmation on 2022! You are the best! #worththewait #writerslifewednesdays #sisters #makeyourstorymatter #rockon
Abbie, you're unique, cute and and an inspiration to the young and old. Fantastic job on this one. Love the change in video style.
Love these vlogs! Also the way you hold a pen when writing is so fascinating to me, I have never seen anyone do that before😂
i also hold my pen that way. it feels so validating to know that i'm not the only one
@@SIMulatedSara does it not tire your hand quicker? From what I saw in the video, she holds it quite tight
@@cullodenawrites7911 I'm not sure if my hand tires quicker, it's just the way I've held my pen my whole life
I’ve never seen you so happy in a video keep doing what you’re doing 😁
This reminded me that I love being a writer!
Love your glasses! I’ve always wanted big giant glasses, but they were seen as nerdy, so my mom didn’t want me to wear them, but now I’m an adult and they’re trendy and cool, so I’m looking forward to getting a pair of my own! Big black frames rule!!
I just finished my first draft of my first novel (I’m 16 but was 11 when I originally started writing). Anyways, it’s super overwhelming because I have to try to revise a massively overwritten mess 🥲✌🏻
I’m doing the exact same thing this year with timelines. I decided to only give my projects deadlines when they are far enough along that they only need final edits. That point the creating is complete and only routine process work needs to happen. It’s more manageable, the pressure is off, and I can wallow in the creation process. And thank you for mentioning eyestrain. That’s been a major problem for me this year, too.
Thank you for genuinely sharing some clips of you and some family, pets and such out of the house being active and enjoying life outside of your office/bedroom. It's some nice added elements to your usual videos; that I've watched so far anyway.
My life has is very hectic and busy with children, work injury resulting in a lot of medical stuff, building a house, marriage etc. So I write when I can.
Sometimes I'll go weeks without writing, and then other times I want to write and have to really sit down and close every thing else off to get going. Last year I wrote just over 20k towards my first draft. I have all the dot points to get myself to the end of the vomit draft, so I need to push myself to write more frequently. I don't want to put too much of a burden on myself though when it comes to deadlines too though.
I definitely know I will enjoy the editing phase more!
it's so great that you're trying to just enjoy life more! i have so many old books that are terrible and i can't get myself to try and revise them lol. Going back and fixing things is what I always struggle with. This year I told myself I want to finish two screenplays, the outsiders fanfic I'm working on rn, and the first draft of a mystery novel I've been thinking about. So far I'm almost done with act 1 in my fanfic and halfway through act 1 on my screenplay. I decided that for the first time I want to try and write my entire novel, revise it, and then maybe try and publish it. It depends on how good it ends up being haha
You got this, Sophie! We're all rooting for you!
@@kaokurosawa3872 awww thank you ☺️
These author vlogs are literally the best videos on the internet. Thank you 💗💗
Other than motivating me big time, these vlogs always put a huge smile on my face. Ngl though, I see some Weston in you, Abbie haha! So glad you're looking after yourself and having fun. It'll all be worth it in the end! 2022 looks good already.
This was such a fun and refreshing video from you, glad to see you're having fun in the new year! I need to get back on the writing "horse." My partner gave me a tablet and keyboard for Christmas so I don't have to drag my 17 inch laptop with me wherever I go. Now that I have a more efficient tool, I have to finish the draft I didn't finish for NaNo, and do the first round of revisions on a completed manuscript!
a good comment you made was about not being able to remember the past year, and thats due to being in survival mode, when we forcefully make rigorous schedules our mind and bodies go into survival mode, when we are in that mode we dont have time to create short term memories, which lead to long term memories, which in turn creates large blanks in our memory and timelines. i did the same thing until i stepped back and realized i literally have almost zero memories of my childhood. it was scary to realize i was on auto Pilate for so long and missed out on so much even though i was a self-proclaimed prolific.
!!!! this made my day! 💛 I'm so glad that you're giving yourself new space, friend. you deserve it!!!! love you so 💛
MY MOOD BOOSTERRRRR. I ENJOY THIS VLOG A LOTTT. THANK YOU PRETTY
Just finished the first draft of my first novel! I've always written but never finished anything before now, and I'm so excited because I finally found what works for me :) A huge part of it was realizing I needed to make the character arc and theme the center focus of the book. Without it, it would fall apart. Thanks for all the videos and advice!
Also really relate to the goal-pressuring. I'm batteling mental illness and this overplanning is part of it and makes it worse so I just had to let it go. I can tell you it gets less scary pretty fast :)
Happy Wednesday!! 🥳
love chill chatty vlogs like this! i’m currently working on a marauders era harry potter fic to help my prose and also get this idea out of my head, and also planning my first novel, which is a romcom set in england!
You are such an inspiration to me, Abbie! I love your videos and the way you explain things so much, and I probably wouldn't have kept writing if it wasn't for you. Thank you so much, and have an amazing day. :3
I literally dropped what I was doing to watch this 😂 Love your author vlogs!
YES to spending more time doing what you love. I know I'm trying to figure out how to do that within my own life; it's chaotic and messy and I sometimes drop all the balls I'm trying to juggle at the same time, but like IT'S FINE. 😅😂
As for writing: I'm working on revisions myself, which have literally killed me. I'm excited to move onto the next stage with them, though, and whip out my highlighters and sticky notes. * all the heart eyes *
So cool. I always watched ur creations, yet never felt enough.
Keep on exploring new everyday Abbie 👍
Beautiful idea to keep in mind what is positive and negative checklist / goals
Abbie: this video is sponsored by…
Me: Wait-since when does Abbie do those?
Abbie: No one!
👌 That’s the Abbie I know
Thank you for another awesome behind the scenes!
These long vlogs are giving me life🙌💕 love these and it's good to have your channel be versatile. And Vermont is already having spring vibes?! The place where I live in is so cloudy and freezing cold. Only in the afternoon it's sunny but my fingers be freezing in cold if I go outside lol Can't wait for spring🥰🌻
And yes!!! About the co-write project!!! I am so so thrilled about the story. On one of your livestreams you gave out the spoiler lol and I am so up for the co-write book to be out. You guys are so awesome!🤩🤘
Love, love this author vlog! Always up for Wednesday when I know you will upload an new video🙌❤
Could you give us a list of the questions? It would be SO helpful. Love all your videos, your amazing!!
Ok but, the editing on these kills me.
There are some videos-
Sounds effects and cuts and stuff.
I think it comes unexpected because I don’t think of you as the type to make funny edits, yet you do, and it gets a small laugh out of me.
And that house analogy!!! Like yes!!!
I can’t even read what I wrote back in 2020 it’s so bad-
Just-so much exposition, I can’t even. And even though I had enneagram typed my characters and used the 3 act story structure (though the plotting process seemed forced as I didn’t know what I was doing) and scene cards to plan, the characters just feel so ooc.
We’re going to chose to not talk about that first chapter where I do the classic “explain the MC’s daily life and how she looks”- ahhhhh it’s so cringy.
Quite honestly, I’m just gonna completely replot it. I can’t even read it, it’s so bad.
(Kudos to you though for reading through an old project! No joke that is the most daunting and possibly annoying thing!)
“I’m not trying to sound rude. It just comes naturally.”
I’m dead-
Like, same could be said for me about things that I dislike-
Pffft
Why do I feel like on these videos, you’re happier? You’ve got a different energy, like sillier.
It feels like the shift in myself from writing and keeping to myself to my personality at night when I hang around my younger sister. It just seems to be a “going from professional, no nonsense” to “let’s just have tons of fun and not really care what anybody thinks”.
(No joke though, my sister is one of the few people who can bring out the really silly side in me, interesting enough.)
Loved this video. The editing, camera work, and choice of topics...chefs kiss.
Also, Abbie's lovely as ever. Damn.
I love your videos so much, you've helped me to grow as a writer in a way I never would've been able to without you! Can't wait for your new projects!
I've been trying my best to implement a similar change in my lifestyle as well. I'm always surrounded by screens and it's probably not helping my sleep! I haven't written long-hand in forever, but using notebooks has been getting me to form other healthier habits more solidly these past few months, so I have wondered why not try with writing again too? Your vlog has just amplified the inspiration to try again. I'm glad to see that it's working for you :)
I love this so much!! Your vlogs bring me so much joy!! As you know, I'm working on my third book for my trilogy 😱😱
I've been dealing with headaches and eyestrain too so I'm definitely having to cut back on screen time, which is super hard when I'm trying to be productive, but I'm working on taking more frequent breaks and being mindful of when I am on my computer. And trying to wear my glasses more, but of course I've forgotten them now 🤦🏻♀🤣
lovely video, Abbie!!
I’m writing my first book about my service dogs first year of life and all the challenges and successes we have had.
Hi Abbie! I just found your channel not too long ago, and I'm so glad I found you! Your videos that I've seen so far on specific writing topics have helped me to learn more about writing itself, along with an improvement of my self confidence! Your advice and tips just make perfect sense, and you explain them with such meaning and clarity that allows your viewers to able to put them into action! I'm currently writing a novel right now, and I'd definitely say that I found you at the perfect time. 👍😁
Abbie, I legitimately could not tell that you weren't "put-together" today except that you told us you didn't put effort into your appearance. You honestly look beautiful.
Your metaphor about the house.... I have never related to something so deeply in my life. Because I literally experienced this back in August when my family moved. The state of the house we currently live in was so bad. It's still in need of massive fixings, but my dad has truly turned this place around.
I love your videos Abbie! They always give me new ideas and motivation to work on my writing and always remind me of what I love about being a writer when I feel like quitting or scrapping a story and help me re-evaluate what that story means to me and usually ends up as continuing to work on it!
Also your music on this thing is UTTERLY ON POINT
Hello! Just found your videos and your podcast and I’m obsessed ✨
I remember when you first wrote The Head Games! I love your vlogs - they are so cinematic. I’ve also been experimenting with writing longhand (I’m a freelance writer as my “day job” and I’m feeling the screen overload too). But it aggravates my carpal tunnel and I eventually have to type it up anyway 🤷🏽♀️
This was so much fun Abbie!
My friends and husband constantly have to endure my “but Abbie and Kate…” conversations, because you both do so much for my motivation and inspiration! Thanx for this chill video, having a peek into your life is so comforting 💗 I actually wish i had an eye strain problem because that would mean i have more time to write! Right now my challenge for 2022 is making more time to dedicate to my true passion. Thnx for everything you do for us👏🏻👏🏻
Abbie, I have just discovered your channel and I love your content!!! I was pulled in because of your “The hidden science behind pride and prejudice video” which I LOVED!!!!!!! I understand that your channel is a writing channel… I have a request. I LOVE ❤️ JANE AUSTEN!!!!!!!!!! I have two equally favorite books, Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion. I know that Persuasion is not as loved as Pride and Prejudice, but frankly, what other book is. Getting back to my request, CAN YOU PLEASE DO A DEEP DIVE INTO PERSUASION, PLEASE!!!! I LOVE the story of Anne and Frederick, the slow torturous burn of their love for one another… I love this book and would love for you to talk about it in depth.
I am glad you mentioned longhand. Mad respect! I always wanted you to show up to a "write with me" live stream with a pen and pad (college ruled). I hardly ever type my writings. I sometimes type so I don't lose the skill. I find longhand engages my senses more; the act of reading it into my tablet gives me another perspective. If it doesn't flow, I flag it and move on. My app also has a read back feature. Listening to it can be an eye opener. Thank you for your videos.
I have those same orange-y blue-light-blocking glasses, and I love them. Not as much as I loved this video, though! It was an absolute good mood/vibe creator. I feel inspired and rejuvenated. Thanks Abbie :)
I’ve been binge watching all your videos! They have been so helpful so thank you!! 😊
LOL, you're so fun! It looks like you're enjoying the good, non-winter weather down south! Wish we could join you for a writing retreat...consider it for next winter? :) Rock on!
gosh ilysm and i love seeing the bts of the author life, its really helping to see that unperfectionised verion of life
Love the vlog! I hope you do more of them!
Love the new style of video!
Your intro made me think of that Maggie Smith poem, good bones. “You could make this place beautiful.”
Abbie you are so beautiful. This felt like a movie. Definitely would love more vlogs/behind the scenes like this. And your hair is literally so gorgeous and shiny!
YES we should all make room for wonder giving adventure and in the moment vibes. More fun vlogs to come I hope
You are a stunning woman! Disheveled hair and all shows your personality. Not that your face radiate your thoughts too. Looked like you were having plenty of good and needed fun.
Definitely going to have to resume just listening to your videos instead of watching them. Not that I don't appreciate and enjoy the occasional sarcasm/sass/joke added in an asterisk addition. But I'm enraptured by your mind, personality, and your voice too much to be enthralled by your beauty too. :)
I'm starting to revise my novel!!! Goal is to publish in a year ish. Terrified. But also, thanks to you, inspired and feeling like I have the tools to do this thing!!!
Hi, Abbie, I am rethinking the deadline idea because I have many other priorities… I want to enjoy the journey and curate a best seller without stressing myself out. I am my own boss. So, I am trying to let go of that thought process; however, writing a book about motherhood and having it ready for Mother’s Day would be awesome!
You're hilarious, love the video! I also struggle to not over plan and it is a hard habit to break.
Hey Abbie just wanted to say that I'm currently making a webcomic and when I was figuring out my plot and writing my script I watched a lot of your videos and even though your advice is mostly for novel writers, I found that your tips on story structure and dialogue were super helpful to me! My comic is a revenge story but you've helped me make it much more deep and complex than just a girl getting revenge. I post chapters weekly and even tho I'm only on chapter 22 it's been having a lot of sucess and a lot of readers have complemented the intrigue and plot saying that they're really invested in the story and I haven't even gotten to the best parts! I owe a lot of this to you so a huge THANK YOU! I'll be recomending your videos to my comic creator friends!
Thanks for sharing, Abbie. It's an excellent feeling to revel in life's creative spontaneity.
Yessssss Abbieeeeee! Please grace us with more of your beautiful candid self!!!!! I am so energized watching this. I love how you’re trying long hand writing. I am thinking of trying a mechanical typewriter to limit my screen time… P.s. yay tennis!
Hey Abbie! Loved your video as always ❤ I'm so inspired to write these days thanks to you but unfortunately my university work is keeping me from it T-T Still I'm trying to work on creating a protagonist for what is going to be my first real original novel! I've only written fanfiction so far so I'm excited to use all of your amazing advice for my debut novel! Love you Abbie ❤
im in the middle of the exam session and one of my motivatons is that ill finally be able to buy your books and read them!! so excited
and the other is that i will finally have time to focus on my writing! i miss thattttt
Thanks for the advice about the blue blocking glasses!
I love this vlog, the ambiance, everything, glad you're having more fun as well❤❤❤
Was so excited when I saw you had a video out! Was even more excited when I saw that it was 20 mins long! And was crazy excited when I saw it was a vlog like this! Absolutely love these videos! They seriously always make my day
Love your videos, Abbie! Totally love the analogy of cutting out the house for revising an old story, LOL!
You are so inspirational. Thank you so much
You made me laugh!! Gosh, such an uplift.. This video. Thank you ❤️ January was very productive for me. Oh my... The feeling when you are IN YOUR STORY AND SWIM IN INSPIRATION... I wish you the same vibes ❤️❤️❤️ hugs
it is so satisfying to see you print your work! I am trying to finish revising the draft of on my first volume so I can just finally print it and put it in a nice binder as a reward
I'm the same...putting pressure on myself...addicted to stress
I love so much your confidence and your vlogs helps me a lot to get focused while I writing my book. Thanks again!
You're so much more lively! Nice! (You should have used the "broh" sound effect when the printer showed up in the video by the way, too bad there :P)
I'm having total fun working on a cozy mystery after spending years on a novel. I enjoy your videos!
Loved the vlog, Abbie!
The weather is so good😍 its so much fun seeing you live and have fun!!
Currently doing this exact thing with a novel I wrote in 2020, and it’s quite daunting but also so rewarding!!! 😊 Good luck to all the other authors out there!!!!!
Thank you! I’m working on a couple novels right now, I hope to be able to publish a middle grade novel within a year ish, I hope you all have success in your publishing journeys
Oh my goodness I was anticipating the sponsorship haahahaha 🤣 I was like is it going to be grammarly? Love the vlog!
Thanks so much Abbie!!! fully honest. I love your natural face Abbie
So good to see you playing! I tend to play too much but that's another story. I have you to thank for helping me scoop up these wet noodle ideas for a series and actually gain focus on what, where and why. I had the who down but she was a pig on ice, sliding everywhere until I would get burn out and shove it in the closet with the other fifty beginnings. Knowing something as simple as why is this story important to me? What was I trying to say? What truth did I want 'shout from the rooftops' was the glasses (were the glasses?) I needed to bring my message into focus. Since then, I have rejoined a fb group that I can ask questions of like can I have two premises? Its a series so can I have a huge over arching premise but different premises in each book of the series (that will turn into their collective misbeliefs at the end of the series)? Thank you Abbie!
Objectively you literally look like you’re wearing makeup.
Also: please do more of these vlogs. I need the absolutely unfiltered YOU, 10000% more often.
OOH the binder girl one day I want to have my book printed and in a folder or binder. Keep being awesome you've got this!
This is too funny abs so helpful. Looooove the music. One of my fav songs :)
I like people without makeup. This video was so much fun! Thank you for sharing!
You are right: we love you without makeup as well ❤️ awesome vlog!
abbie youre awesome and if you ever took a sponsorship I would not blame you!
Well, I’m here for the chaos!
I really hope she does another one of these!!
In case folks are wondering …
That was Solomon Burke singing Cry to Me. Great song.
Planning a new WIP right now and I'm really excited for it! Almost done with the basic outline, I used your videos to plan it.
you're a vlogger inside, we need more videos like these!!😍
THE HEAD GAMES !!!! I CAN NOT WAIT :)
Great video! (As always!) Love the pool game montage with the music! I've just finished the first draft of a novel and I'm trying to read it through at least once with a fairly keen eye before I let my husband read it... Then while he's reading I can put it aside for a while and come back to it with fresh eyes 🤞
Hey Abbie , I came across your videos and i love them. I look forward every Wednesday for the new one. I have wanted to write a novel but i am a beginner at the age of 60 YES i said 60 My life has been busy with raising my family. kids and grand-kids. So it has been full of chaos. Watching you has helped me to set myself to start writing and i am enjoying the process. Thanks, your videos are so much help and you are so entertaining to watch. Wish me luck!!! Oh I just purchased your book 100 Days of Sunlight:)