🍒everything i published & wrote in 2023 // writing reflection, lessons, & goals
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- čas přidán 9. 09. 2024
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hi, welcome to a very self-indulgent video in which i discuss everything i wrote, published, and learned about writing in the process! 2023 has been an amazing year for me and i'm so excited for everything that is to come. :)
please feel free to share you own writing wins, lessons, and woes in the comments below! i love to hear about your guys' journeys.
thank you for watching :)
✨ timestamps:
0:00 - intro
0:04 - about today's video
1:14 - recent news from my end
2:18 - the short fiction i wrote & published this year
8:11 - the novels i worked on this year
13:38 - the writing lessons i learned this year
18:37 - my writing goals for 2024
23:14 - outro
✨ music:
orion // louie zong
land of dreams // chillpeach
✨ my published writing:
"The Fall of Esther Park" via Apparition Lit: apparitionlit....
"Eulogy for a Muse" via The Icarus Writing Collective: www.icaruswrit...
✨ links:
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blog: lynndjung.word...
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lynndjungbooks@gmail.com
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What is the account you made and mentioned around 2:25 for short fiction? I didn't quite hear you and I don't think I've heard of it before.
I completely agree that writing short fiction can help build your confidence as a writer for longer form. I written a few short stories this year and I have a new idea for a story that is the clearest than all the other before.
It's called Chillsubs! Pinning this comment so others can find it
Okay, you've inspired me. I paused this video to submit several short stories to several publishers! Tysm
YES that is amazing-best of luck and ty for watching!
wow, what is this timing! i was just watching some of your older vlogs and now i’ve been blessed 🙏🏾 im getting so much good writing content, i’m winning ☺️
aw thank you so much for watching my stuff!! i'm glad you're enjoying it
I LOVE the titles of your works, they're so creative and engaging! Makes me wanna read them so bad
Ahhh thank you so much!! titles tend to be tricky for me so this means a lot to hear
Maybe try writing graphic novels? I don’t know much about them, but that might be an interesting medium to explore.
You had a really good 2023, especially with short fiction! GHOST STORIES! I’m so glad I found your channel a few months ago and I’m excited to see your writing vlogs in 2024! I love reading your short stories! Your prose is so beautiful! 😍
I’m sorry you left your agent, but I hope you find someone who better aligns with your goals in the future! It makes sense with what you want to do now. I know a lot of my traditionally published author friends have left their agents for various reasons.
So excited that you will query MOTHS next year! And YAY for horror short fiction! Maybe I will work a bit more on short fiction in 2024. I took a break from it in 2023 to work on my PhD dissertation novel and another novel-length project, but I definitely agree with you about having shorter completed pieces that are ready to submit. I wrote one short story or flash fiction a month (at least) in 2022. Weird experiment! 😂
2023 was a pretty good writing year for me! Got traditionally published (short story in BEING ACE YA multi-genre anthology), finished multiple drafts of my dissertation and submitted it (one-hour supernatural drama-12 drafts total-that I adapted into a novel-3 drafts so far). Wrote a completely new pilot (first time writing horror) and drafted 2 chapters of the novel adaptation so far. Read 87 books (still going until the 31st).
Writing/Reading/Other Goals for 2024:
- Revise and query my PhD dissertation novel (Adult contemporary fantasy)
- Maybe write and submit more short stories?
- Submit to necessary TV writing fellowships and free/no fee opportunities
- Read 100 books
- Draft and revise my YA horror novel
- Hopefully more sensitivity reading and teaching opportunities
I guess we’ll both be querying! AHHH!! 😍
And the cherry 🍒 in your title! I’m obsessed! 😍🥰
I've been looking into graphic novel work recently! Some interesting news on that front should pop up soon-ish 👀
Thank you so much for watching my videos AND reading my work, wow!! It sounds like you have had an amazing and FRUITful (haha) 2023 too. Honestly I'd love to try writing and submitting a short fiction piece every month for a year at some point... definitely not next year though because of school lol!
Querying is staring us both in the face BUT WE'VE GOT THIS!!
OKAYY love these writing wins for you and UGH can TOTALLY relate to wanting a project to be overr already !! you’ll push through 😤 your ideas are so fun and your vibe! 2024 alr sounds like it’ll be a great writing year for us 🤞🤞
Thank you so much Lauren!! I WANT IT TO BE DONE SO BAD. Fingers crossed that 2024 is It!!
I got so inspired watching this! MODERN GHOST STORIES sounds so good and sounds so youuuu too!!
haha I love a good ghost story!! I'm so excited for your book Kelley
Glad you're having so much success with your projects.
The podcast episode inspired me to work on my old sci-fi novel again so I really appreciate that. Thanks✌️🙂
Literary leaning speculative as style is something I've learned about myself as well. Here's to 2024 and I wish you luck with all your endeavors (writing and new venturing into art)! 🎉🎉
It's simply the best haha. Thank you so much, you as well!!
I have to say that "Project ?" literally checked off all of the boxes for what I would consider a must-read. Fairytale? Diesel-punk? Inter-war period? Pulp adventure fiction? (Insert dated "Shut up and take my money" meme here) I barely even know what it's about, and it'll definitely be a while before I imagine that I will, but it's got me intrigued for sure.
AHH okay I needed to hear this!! I hope I'm able to share some more info about that project soon
I’m so glad you made this video (not self indulgent at all lol) I enjoyed it so much!!! Congrats on all your wins this year and your short fiction debut :’) that’s so amazing and I can’t wait to see ur progress with finishing ur novel & the upcoming writing vlogs ✨🫶🏼
Aw thank you so much Brielle, I'm glad you enjoyed it!! I can't wait to share that journey with you
Bro I felt the slap! That was personal ToT
Ooh! I can't wait to read the short stories!!
Thank you!!
I wrote a tiny little romance scene a few year ago.
Then, I started writing my novel draft and tried to write romance scenes. That never happen😂
hey, I'm wondering would my story be considered fantasy if there only was a little magic in it? Like one character "visits" another in a dream, and there was a curse made a long time ago that no one knows of until the end of the book...
I'd recommend looking into fantasy subgenres, especially soft fantasy/low fantasy/surrealism!
Okay okay, as a fellow content creator, -- if you're really interested in other storytelling methods and you're still looking for podcast guests, I would love to come on your podcast and talk with you about Game Design and branching narratives or systemic narratives in games. There continues to be a huge misconception that video games don't have deep/impactful stories and I'm really passionate about the frontiers of the medium. Also, I think your crazy, low-visual brain would still totally get it and you might like it!
Hmu if that interests you (but obviously, no pressure at all :D )
Hehe first❤
you worked on so many cool projects this year!!! congrats on all your milestones !! 🥹💛
ty so much kris!!