Christy, I've been a silent watcher the past almost a year or so. I always play your videos while I do my own writing and admin-y things, and I love watching your Project Teacup vlogs as I also work on my album which is similarly a big body of work done over a large span of time. It's been so encouraging to hear your insights in the creative process--it feels like having a friend along with me in the journey haha. I'm so happy to see that you're almost at the end, and it definitely makes me feel hopeful about my own work too. Cheers!
I am a musician, I’m working on my first singles and even though we’re not on the same art area I feel really inspired by watching your creative process, it brings me a lot of peace and reassurance! I’m really rooting for Project Teacup to find a home and then have it in my hands!!!
We are all waiting with bated breath for, what I know will be, one of the best novels I'll ever read. Your whole entire heart and soul gets poured into everything you do and write. I'm sure this will be no different. Watching you write makes me so proud I tear up sometimes!! I love watching you do what you love. Thinking back through everything you've done to get here. It's just incredible, friend. You have got this! And I'll be here longing to read it when you're done 🖤
A big hearty congratulations on nearly reaching the end of your novel, Christy! I've been watching your channel for the past 7 months now and it's been awesome to watch your progress.
Your videos are really warmth inducing and relaxing. From one writer to another - your resilience is amazing. Be kind to yourself and I know you already know that you've got this 🌠
Another way to increase the likelihood that you'll catch typos and other mistakes is to start proofreading at the last paragraph and work your way to the beginning. When solely proofreading from the start to the end, in other words in chronological order, you know what the ideas or words are supposed to be, so you're less likely to catch spelling mistakes or missing commas (or too many commas).
Hi, love how cosy your videos are and they definitely inspire me to continue writing! As you were talking about your writing process in Word, I wanted to let you know that how you make your Excel sheet is also integrated in Scrivener in the outliner function. It's quite a leap because it takes some time to get used to, but it might be worth a try if you like to have a place where everything is visual. Especially since you can also colour code it (: and if you happen to join Nanowrimo, they often have pretty big discount codes if you finish Nanowrimo so that might be useful!
FIRST COMMENT! Congrats on finishing draft 4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just got up to Chapter 21 and I have 70767 word count on my book so far, not done yet, though!!!!! You and Abbie Emmons are the best, wherever I have a writer's block, I'd come to watch one of your videos and it really helps me with my writing. Hope you had a happy July! Right now I'm reading Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, I am just glad to get my hands on it finally. I got it from the library, but my non-library book I'm reading are... 1.Lord of the rings:Fellowship of the ring. 2.reacher: killing floor by Lee Child. 3.Passion by Lauren Kate. I hope yo read your project teacup at some point once it's released.
so so happy for you christy !! i feel like a proud friend having watched you progress over the last year pls ♥ . . you best believe i will be there cheering for you when you get your book published and ready to buy a copy ♡ ݁ ⋆
Congratulations on nearing the finish line! Finishing any long term project is a major accomplishment in and of itself. Side note I also obsess over finishing things toward the end, glad I'm not alone lol.
I totally agree with you about the ease of using MS Word, even though it might not be suited for long projects. I have Scrivener but I find Word and OneDrive much more accessible and user-friendly. I used Word when I was doing my PhD (it was only at the end that I got Scrivener and learnt it could be used for academia) - what I would do is write each chapter in a separate document and edit/format pg numbers. One can then convert the docs to pdf and merge in a single compilation. (Quite complicated and the footnotes could get messed up). Scrivener, in my opinion, doesn't work very well when you want to access your projects on multiple devices. Looking forward to reading your novel 😀
Hi Christy, I remember reading Kazuo Ishiguro writes like that! I also remember it from an interview I read while we were studying Remains of the Day at uni 😀
I've been loving the writing vlogs! I'm self-publishing my debut novel called Of Wings and Chains (steampunk/post-apo story) so I definitely get how nerve racking it is! I wish you all the luck and I'll definitely be buying your book when it comes out ♥
Speaking of reading aloud, I also find if you are stuck in a writing rut, you can just dictate what you want to say just on your phone. It helps so much because a lot of people can just sit and tell a good story orally, we do it all the time, but when it's time to type you get more intimidated. Just talk to your phone recording like you are telling a story to a friend :)
My favorites videos from you!! They inspire me so much as a writer! I discovered your channel not too long ago and literally binge watched all of your writing vlogs.
I hope to finish draft II by the end of July and boy will I feel accomplished! Wanting to write but having uni!work is the worst because I have so many words swirling in my head. Time to finish it now, it is so much cleaner than draft I.
Every time I try to think about doing rewrite edits in my work I freak out internally which makes me glad I decided to rewrite my first draft of my novel I am currently working on.
I write and copy up longhand work into Word, but I store all my chapters in Scrivner - this way I don’t have to worry about having separate word docs for chapters, and I can easily jump around, rearrange, and see it all at once. But I very rarely write directly into Scrivner. So it could still work for you! If you do give it a go, it would be great to hear your thoughts in a video! 🤗
I’ve always wondered why you emphasize word count rather than story and general editing? I’m not a writer so don’t know the technical aspects and probably asking this wrong. I’ve always thought the plot development and grammar is what determines when it’s complete rather than word count 😅
Hello, I have been silently watching your videos for a while... maybe you explained it already, but I'd like to know how you actually 'draft': you re-write all over the chapters, or you just add/edit/delete parts? As a person who just finished her first first draft... it would be useful to have some info about it :)
I have one question for you please : May I ask what is the kind of writing style do you write : Adults, Fantasy, Fiction Romance, ? I am a fantasy and children writer and young adults writer. What is your genre depending on your personality ? Thanks
Nope! Part of the craft is making the story as concise and engaging as possible. For me, that means trimming out everything unnecessary i.e. making the word count as low as possible. And for someone who's prone to overwriting (a person who could easily and happily blow this thing out to 200k words), I'm just very aware that that is one of the things I need to be acitvely working towards 😊
Why is the word count such a huge deal? I imagine that a book with a HUGE word count (read: B. Sanderson) would be much less well perceived for a first time publication but is there a reason for needing specifically 100,000 words?
Brandon Sanderson generally writes epic fantasy. I'm writing commerical. They're two different genres, so traditional publishing houses expect two different word counts. And the actual goal is to be as concise as possible, so 100k is the general word count I'm aiming for. But the book will most likely be 107k at this point. You can only do what you can do 🤷♀️
This comment is a request. Unrelated to your video. I have been watching your videos and am in awe on how many books you have read and how you try new methods and ways to write. My not so avid reading heart wishes to read so much too. Not being a published author, I strive to publish my debut fantasy series as soon as I can. But this comment is to ask for your recommendations on certain plots for fantasy, magic school trope (for writing, as I'm working on my debut series) I have build a magic world and it's a coming of age, young adult fantasy series and I would honestly love your opinions and suggestions. So basically, I feel stuck in my story despite working on it for 3 years and since you have read many stories, your suggestion would be of high value to me. It's a magic school story, with learning magic to saving it, to possessing more magic than others, there's politics, there's a social evil character trying to win over the world. I need some plot points. Some suggestions. Well, take it this way. You have read many books, seen them in the publishing rounds and you have your favourite themes. Well I'm interested in adding those themes in my novels. As many themes as you like, all are appreciated. If in the future, I do end up using those themes or anything that you wish to see in novels, I will mention your name in the acknowledgements of my book. - to be author of HEDS Series (hope soon, so you can see your name in the acknowledgements, do contact me if you find your name and want to give even more suggestions or talk to me regarding my novels)
Why do you send to agents, Amazon has a big platforms for writers, I think you don't need to struggle with agents as I did, I struggled with 14 rejections from local publishing houses even though my children stories are registered in culture ministery which a good sign that my stories are good enough but the philosophy that publishing houses puts is insane and make no sense, that's why from help of American writer and she's like big sister to me I reached Amazon and put all my books there. I don't know maybe it's your choice and I totally respect it but for me no way getting struggled again. I hope you don't take my opinion as offensive, I love you so much and I do watch your videos on daily basis because your are such ambitious writer and hard worker too like me.
I really love to see videos showing your progress with Project Teacup 🤎💜 It actually inspires me to continue my own writing projects, I wish you the best of luck with this project:)
We are all rooting for you, Christy! You've been an inspiration. Thanks for sharing your Project Tea Cup journey with us.
Thank you!! I appreciate it 😊💛
Christy, I've been a silent watcher the past almost a year or so. I always play your videos while I do my own writing and admin-y things, and I love watching your Project Teacup vlogs as I also work on my album which is similarly a big body of work done over a large span of time. It's been so encouraging to hear your insights in the creative process--it feels like having a friend along with me in the journey haha. I'm so happy to see that you're almost at the end, and it definitely makes me feel hopeful about my own work too. Cheers!
Thank you so much for being here! And good luck with your album! 😀💛💛
We wish you the best of luck with your novel. We will be here to support you each step of the way.
Thank you so much!! 💛💛
I always return to your channel when I need to remember the magic of writing
I am a musician, I’m working on my first singles and even though we’re not on the same art area I feel really inspired by watching your creative process, it brings me a lot of peace and reassurance! I’m really rooting for Project Teacup to find a home and then have it in my hands!!!
We are all waiting with bated breath for, what I know will be, one of the best novels I'll ever read. Your whole entire heart and soul gets poured into everything you do and write. I'm sure this will be no different. Watching you write makes me so proud I tear up sometimes!! I love watching you do what you love. Thinking back through everything you've done to get here. It's just incredible, friend. You have got this! And I'll be here longing to read it when you're done 🖤
Don’t every stop writing Christy! It’s a gift you have and embrace those writing skills!
Man, these writing vlogs are great. I always learn something new every time. Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much!!
A big hearty congratulations on nearly reaching the end of your novel, Christy! I've been watching your channel for the past 7 months now and it's been awesome to watch your progress.
Looking forward to buying your Book Christy! Sending you lots of love dear!
Your videos are really warmth inducing and relaxing. From one writer to another - your resilience is amazing. Be kind to yourself and I know you already know that you've got this 🌠
Another way to increase the likelihood that you'll catch typos and other mistakes is to start proofreading at the last paragraph and work your way to the beginning. When solely proofreading from the start to the end, in other words in chronological order, you know what the ideas or words are supposed to be, so you're less likely to catch spelling mistakes or missing commas (or too many commas).
Hi, love how cosy your videos are and they definitely inspire me to continue writing! As you were talking about your writing process in Word, I wanted to let you know that how you make your Excel sheet is also integrated in Scrivener in the outliner function. It's quite a leap because it takes some time to get used to, but it might be worth a try if you like to have a place where everything is visual. Especially since you can also colour code it (: and if you happen to join Nanowrimo, they often have pretty big discount codes if you finish Nanowrimo so that might be useful!
FIRST COMMENT! Congrats on finishing draft 4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just got up to Chapter 21 and I have 70767 word count on my book so far, not done yet, though!!!!!
You and Abbie Emmons are the best, wherever I have a writer's block, I'd come to watch one of your videos and it really helps me with my writing.
Hope you had a happy July! Right now I'm reading Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, I am just glad to get my hands on it finally. I got it from the library, but my non-library book I'm reading are...
1.Lord of the rings:Fellowship of the ring.
2.reacher: killing floor by Lee Child.
3.Passion by Lauren Kate.
I hope yo read your project teacup at some point once it's released.
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Your videos are sooo beautiful and I love your accent.✨💚
Thank you 😭💛
By far my favorite channel for writing advice and adventures.
so so happy for you christy !! i feel like a proud friend having watched you progress over the last year pls ♥ . . you best believe i will be there cheering for you when you get your book published and ready to buy a copy ♡ ݁ ⋆
also, this is trippy, because as you were talking about your query letter i am actually working on my first aah.
Ive started my layout of my book that’s been in my head for a few years because of you - so I am grateful for these videos. Thank you
Congratulations on nearing the finish line! Finishing any long term project is a major accomplishment in and of itself. Side note I also obsess over finishing things toward the end, glad I'm not alone lol.
It's been such a joy to watch how much Project Teacup has grown!
just made my day so much better, i missed your writing vlogs 💜💜💜
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I love watching your videos while writing it’s so fun
Your videos are my go to relaxation videos, the aesthetic is perfect 🥰
Good luck with Project Tea Cup
Love a cosy writing vlog! Well done on your amazing progress ✨🌙✨
Hello from Tunisia 🇹🇳 ❤ I am totally in love with your vlogs ❤️❤️❤️ keep it up
Hello! And thank you so much 😊💛💛💛
Loving this cozy writing vlog vibes, Christy! Can't wait to see your creative process unfold and get a glimpse into the world you're crafting!
I totally agree with you about the ease of using MS Word, even though it might not be suited for long projects. I have Scrivener but I find Word and OneDrive much more accessible and user-friendly. I used Word when I was doing my PhD (it was only at the end that I got Scrivener and learnt it could be used for academia) - what I would do is write each chapter in a separate document and edit/format pg numbers. One can then convert the docs to pdf and merge in a single compilation. (Quite complicated and the footnotes could get messed up). Scrivener, in my opinion, doesn't work very well when you want to access your projects on multiple devices.
Looking forward to reading your novel 😀
Hi Christy, I remember reading Kazuo Ishiguro writes like that! I also remember it from an interview I read while we were studying Remains of the Day at uni 😀
all the best for your novel....christy and i am excited for this video
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Congratulations to being almost done with the book 🎉 Proud of you. Where can I sign up to be a beta reader? 💜💜
I have been feeling the same in my current rewrite 😂 I want to sprint to the end but I also want to savor the moment. You're doing great~
Writing process is so much fun❤ good luck to you❤
I've been loving the writing vlogs! I'm self-publishing my debut novel called Of Wings and Chains (steampunk/post-apo story) so I definitely get how nerve racking it is! I wish you all the luck and I'll definitely be buying your book when it comes out ♥
So exciting! Congrats on nearing the finish line! I want to read it. :D
Speaking of reading aloud, I also find if you are stuck in a writing rut, you can just dictate what you want to say just on your phone. It helps so much because a lot of people can just sit and tell a good story orally, we do it all the time, but when it's time to type you get more intimidated. Just talk to your phone recording like you are telling a story to a friend :)
I'm loving the spreadsheet. I'm thinking I may steal it...😉 I'm so keen for this!
My favorites videos from you!! They inspire me so much as a writer! I discovered your channel not too long ago and literally binge watched all of your writing vlogs.
Best of luck Christy! I can't wait to read your book. also, your videos inspire me to write. so, pls keep making writing vlogs.❣
I can't wait for your new book!! Love your videos~
I'm so excited to read your book >< WISH YOU THE BEST
I’m so happy I found your channel a while ago! Love your videos, they’re always so cozy and inspiring 🧡☺️
Congrats on the completion of your novel and I wish you the best of luck - I look forward to reading it in the future 😊
wishing you the best on getting published! i’ve loved following these blogs and i am very excited to see you in the bookstores one day!
I love seeing your writing process! All the best for your novel Christy ❤✨
All the very best luck to you Christy ❤. You have been an inspiration to me. Great job.
Congrats Christy !!! ❤❤❤ Can’t wait
I hope to finish draft II by the end of July and boy will I feel accomplished! Wanting to write but having uni!work is the worst because I have so many words swirling in my head. Time to finish it now, it is so much cleaner than draft I.
You're so organized!
Will you also share how you wrote your query letter and the querying journey? (Just curious, no pressure.)
So excited for you! Can't wait to read your book!
Every time I try to think about doing rewrite edits in my work I freak out internally which makes me glad I decided to rewrite my first draft of my novel I am currently working on.
exactly the video I need! thank you and good luck!
Good luck!!
Good luck on your novel!!!!!!
I write and copy up longhand work into Word, but I store all my chapters in Scrivner - this way I don’t have to worry about having separate word docs for chapters, and I can easily jump around, rearrange, and see it all at once. But I very rarely write directly into Scrivner. So it could still work for you!
If you do give it a go, it would be great to hear your thoughts in a video! 🤗
such an amazing and cozy vlog
homestretch!! i'm so excited for you :-)
Could you do a find/replace function to ensure the country name has the accent mark? I’m always looking for quick fixes that save peace of mind :)
I’ve always wondered why you emphasize word count rather than story and general editing? I’m not a writer so don’t know the technical aspects and probably asking this wrong. I’ve always thought the plot development and grammar is what determines when it’s complete rather than word count 😅
I answer this here: ruclips.net/video/-LNvCrEcarg/видео.htmlsi=o9Aj8d1g7BVilk-o&t=857 😊💛
Hello, I have been silently watching your videos for a while... maybe you explained it already, but I'd like to know how you actually 'draft': you re-write all over the chapters, or you just add/edit/delete parts? As a person who just finished her first first draft... it would be useful to have some info about it :)
I have one question for you please : May I ask what is the kind of writing style do you write : Adults, Fantasy, Fiction Romance, ? I am a fantasy and children writer and young adults writer. What is your genre depending on your personality ? Thanks
I bet the books name will be "The Cup of Tea and Sugar". 😉😁
Maybe this is a silly question, but I was wondering if, focusing so much on the metrics, takes away the passion of being a writer?
Nope! Part of the craft is making the story as concise and engaging as possible. For me, that means trimming out everything unnecessary i.e. making the word count as low as possible. And for someone who's prone to overwriting (a person who could easily and happily blow this thing out to 200k words), I'm just very aware that that is one of the things I need to be acitvely working towards 😊
I'm trying to write my own novel but I keep procrastination... ah, I will get to it soon I hope.
Hola Buenos Dias!
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I just realized once you finish this there will be no more "project teacup" videos and that kind of makes me sad. I hope it gets published
Can someone please explain how to put my first draft right under my second draft as I'm rewriting? Would be so helpful. thank you!❤
They're both in the same document. I just start rewriting above the text for the previous draft😊
Oh please, film the next time you do this protein balls 🥺🥺
Interesting, didhy know that about word count in word, haha obvs never gone over 100k 😅
Why is the word count such a huge deal? I imagine that a book with a HUGE word count (read: B. Sanderson) would be much less well perceived for a first time publication but is there a reason for needing specifically 100,000 words?
Brandon Sanderson generally writes epic fantasy. I'm writing commerical. They're two different genres, so traditional publishing houses expect two different word counts.
And the actual goal is to be as concise as possible, so 100k is the general word count I'm aiming for. But the book will most likely be 107k at this point. You can only do what you can do 🤷♀️
You should make youtube shorts❤❤
This comment is a request.
Unrelated to your video.
I have been watching your videos and am in awe on how many books you have read and how you try new methods and ways to write. My not so avid reading heart wishes to read so much too.
Not being a published author, I strive to publish my debut fantasy series as soon as I can.
But this comment is to ask for your recommendations on certain plots for fantasy, magic school trope (for writing, as I'm working on my debut series)
I have build a magic world and it's a coming of age, young adult fantasy series and I would honestly love your opinions and suggestions.
So basically, I feel stuck in my story despite working on it for 3 years and since you have read many stories, your suggestion would be of high value to me.
It's a magic school story, with learning magic to saving it, to possessing more magic than others, there's politics, there's a social evil character trying to win over the world.
I need some plot points. Some suggestions.
Well, take it this way.
You have read many books, seen them in the publishing rounds and you have your favourite themes.
Well I'm interested in adding those themes in my novels.
As many themes as you like, all are appreciated.
If in the future, I do end up using those themes or anything that you wish to see in novels, I will mention your name in the acknowledgements of my book.
- to be author of HEDS Series (hope soon, so you can see your name in the acknowledgements, do contact me if you find your name and want to give even more suggestions or talk to me regarding my novels)
Hello there hey hey hey
I'd really love to know what your novel is about.
Why do you send to agents, Amazon has a big platforms for writers, I think you don't need to struggle with agents as I did, I struggled with 14 rejections from local publishing houses even though my children stories are registered in culture ministery which a good sign that my stories are good enough but the philosophy that publishing houses puts is insane and make no sense, that's why from help of American writer and she's like big sister to me I reached Amazon and put all my books there.
I don't know maybe it's your choice and I totally respect it but for me no way getting struggled again.
I hope you don't take my opinion as offensive, I love you so much and I do watch your videos on daily basis because your are such ambitious writer and hard worker too like me.
Wishing you support and success ❤❤❤
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I really love to see videos showing your progress with Project Teacup 🤎💜 It actually inspires me to continue my own writing projects, I wish you the best of luck with this project:)