I Wrote An Entire Book In 30 Days

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  • @haydenjames801
    @haydenjames801 Před 6 lety +4851

    [fan-fiction writers laughing nervously]

    • @satan5076
      @satan5076 Před 5 lety +64

      To true..😂

    • @gachaversequeen8255
      @gachaversequeen8255 Před 5 lety +170

      I know I’ve written a book with 105 chapters each one atleast seven pages long (I printed it all) like i think I’m crazy

    • @aishwaryasrivastava6181
      @aishwaryasrivastava6181 Před 5 lety +26

      Yes that would be me 😂😂

    • @malcomalexander9437
      @malcomalexander9437 Před 5 lety +68

      Michael Moorcock wrote a four book series in three days. Writing a single novel in a month is not that impressive compared to that.

    • @Jean-dr1lo
      @Jean-dr1lo Před 5 lety +4

      Same here. 😂

  • @MiaValla
    @MiaValla Před 6 lety +6816

    Watching this while procrastinating writing my novel smh

  • @redux857
    @redux857 Před 4 lety +2450

    she literally wrote 8k words in 2 days meanwhile my ass can't even write 3k words in a day

    • @cloudedcamera2089
      @cloudedcamera2089 Před 4 lety +124

      dinovelty my ass feels accomplished if I write 3k words in a week.

    • @remlya
      @remlya Před 4 lety +15

      If you can remove the word literally and the sentence still makes sense it was unnecessary in the first place. Please don’t contribute to the overuse and misuse of this word.

    • @cloudedcamera2089
      @cloudedcamera2089 Před 4 lety +35

      Michael_M this was necessary why?

    • @redux857
      @redux857 Před 4 lety +44

      @@remlya I dislike it when people tell me how to talk. But, okay, I guess?

    • @danaprovenzano3961
      @danaprovenzano3961 Před 4 lety +11

      I write about 750 a day but I’m at work all day !! My brain can always output so much lol . Weekends I can write more 📖

  • @jan_mpeg
    @jan_mpeg Před 4 lety +1322

    Her: Wrote over 50,000 words in 30 days.
    Me: Wrote over 1,000 words in 3 weeks.

    • @weehee7113
      @weehee7113 Před 4 lety +10

      Therese JJ GAWWWWWWWWDDDDD SAME

    • @DiedYesterday
      @DiedYesterday Před 4 lety +6

      JSKFK THIS IS TOO REAL I HATE IT

    • @weehee7113
      @weehee7113 Před 4 lety +11

      Died Yesterday i can't fvcking understand how she wrote 5k words in a day!!???? I started writing last night and I've written 1.4k words till now I- 😭

    • @jan_mpeg
      @jan_mpeg Před 4 lety +2

      Supernova Sehun The motivation in writing really isn’t cooperating huh? 🥴

    • @weehee7113
      @weehee7113 Před 4 lety +2

      BLUE PANTHER give me tips 😭

  • @landofowl3800
    @landofowl3800 Před 6 lety +4076

    Trying to complete the challenge like: *"She breathed a breath that only those who breathed can breathe..."*

    • @starrynight5207
      @starrynight5207 Před 5 lety +275

      ...breathily

    • @aggghghhdhg5065
      @aggghghhdhg5065 Před 5 lety +249

      ..while breathing

    • @leaspeer3323
      @leaspeer3323 Před 5 lety +258

      Ah, the poison for Kusko...kusko’s poison. The poison you made to kill Kusko to take the throne...that belongs to Kusko but will no longer belong to Kusko when you kill him...with the poison.”

    • @itsallgood4743
      @itsallgood4743 Před 5 lety +12

      I Got A BALD HEAD *exhale*

    • @luisdiaspires7618
      @luisdiaspires7618 Před 5 lety +6

      ahahahahahahhahaha

  • @anushka.jadhav
    @anushka.jadhav Před 4 lety +677

    And there's a girl on wattpad, writing a book over 11 years and the readers are pretty close to attack her house to get the whole book.

    • @ceve
      @ceve Před 4 lety +4

      Who?

    • @ceve
      @ceve Před 4 lety +7

      I'm still sad because Elisa Luna deleted Screenwalks.

    • @anushka.jadhav
      @anushka.jadhav Před 4 lety +50

      @@ceve there's a book called Prithvi by VermillionBlue. It has already crossed 100 chapters and the end is nowhere in sight.

    • @sparkledcity9949
      @sparkledcity9949 Před 3 lety +4

      @@anushka.jadhav lmaooo

    • @sparkledcity9949
      @sparkledcity9949 Před 3 lety +5

      And here I was thinking that Waiting for Celestial_Immortal to update The Legendary Female Strategist was baad😂,well,it certainly is still bad but nothing to compare with this 11 yrs of waiting😂

  • @iklxsss
    @iklxsss Před 5 lety +324

    "I am the type of person that never finishes anything." basically me everytime I try to write a book

  • @angelaw1195
    @angelaw1195 Před 4 lety +1496

    You wrote 5,000 words in one day?!?! That took me an entire year😂😂

  • @JadeLwoj
    @JadeLwoj Před 6 lety +2257

    If Buzzfeed could do a video exploring the different ways to get published (how to find an agent, a publishing house, self-publish, etc.), that would be really cool....X.x

  • @deadlyNightshade789
    @deadlyNightshade789 Před 6 lety +4210

    People do this in a single month... And I'm here like it took me almost four years and a suicide attempt to write a 150000 words novel

    • @pearlyp9898
      @pearlyp9898 Před 6 lety +399

      deadlyNightshade789 but you did it and I'm proud ^^ I've honestly had an idea for a book for more than a year but I've never gotten past like 20 pages because I get distracted and unmotivated and I'm lazy so all the kudos to you.

    • @hugrosg
      @hugrosg Před 6 lety +97

      My book is ongoing, but I'm about ~70000 words in and I'll reach my 2 year milestone in August. 😂 We're on the same pace!

    • @roserain7034
      @roserain7034 Před 6 lety +52

      I'm laughing because I relate to this so much!!!! I still haven't finished writing the damn book though so kudos to you!!!

    • @MayMay-qn2dd
      @MayMay-qn2dd Před 6 lety +28

      I am intrigued by your story

    • @nikkim7038
      @nikkim7038 Před 6 lety +22

      Well, at list you finished it 😂😂😂
      I've started 10 novels and other proyects along that same amount of time and I've only finished one crappy one.

  • @couch_philosoph3325
    @couch_philosoph3325 Před 6 lety +351

    I did this in high school. I'm swiss and high schoolers have to do some kind of project in the last year. My friend built a segway, another wrote a musical and an other one went to India to help some kind of organization with children. Me, i just decided i wanted to write a book. Since we had to do it in english (i had half of my subjects in english), i wrote the book in english, too. Don't worry, my formal english was way better than it is in this comment. The book is about 65 A-4 pages long and i wrote most of it within one month. I should really read it again and correct, but i don't know what to do after that. What do i do with a finished book? I doubt anyonr would like to read it anyways. I'm 20 now; it's been 2 years and i haven't touched my book

    • @chiara9611
      @chiara9611 Před 5 lety +2

      Rafaela Scheiwiller sötschs eifach mal durelese, das zauberet der sicher es lächle is gsicht😉

    • @mariamahmed2021
      @mariamahmed2021 Před 4 lety +13

      You could always try self-publishing your book or just having it to keep!

    • @sandrudemetra8807
      @sandrudemetra8807 Před 4 lety +4

      There are a lot of chanelles where people talk about this kind of things. One I can recommand you is ,, Writing with Jenna Morecci". She talks about the writing, editing, publishing an marketing a book in a simple way. She is also write and publish, she knows what she's talking about.

    • @psteeg3551
      @psteeg3551 Před 4 lety +5

      print 10 copies or so, share them with friends & family. I guarantee most are willing to read it, or at least attempt to. They will give you the first feedback and if it's positive then why not go to a publisher? The only one who's afraid of what to do with it, is you.

    • @jayburgin2303
      @jayburgin2303 Před 4 lety

      Hey ech hans gliiche gmacht met minere MAAR das johr :) Han vor mini novälle zveröffentliche (oder zmindist zprobiere)

  • @scissorskier3006
    @scissorskier3006 Před 3 lety +55

    Participating in NaNo this year, sitting at 42,885 words on November 28th and freaking out. This video totally just refilled my confidence bar, thank you. I’m going to make it.
    Update: NOVEMBER 29TH AND I FINISHED!! 53,245 WORDS
    I have no idea how I just wrote over 8,000 words in one sitting holy crap. If anyone reading this is participating in NaNo, good luck out there! You may surprise yourself.

  • @thehopeofeden597
    @thehopeofeden597 Před 6 lety +3240

    As someone who's been working on a novel for just under two months I must say, you are quite possibly slightly insane!!!

    • @SamuelSamuelSamuel1
      @SamuelSamuelSamuel1 Před 6 lety +3

      Awsamazing Eden why such like and no comment?

    • @like.clarkwork
      @like.clarkwork Před 6 lety +12

      Awsamazing Eden I have a 16 chapter Wattpad story that's essentially a fanfic

    • @thehopeofeden597
      @thehopeofeden597 Před 6 lety +5

      Clarence Royandoyan trust me I've been there.

    • @sillygooseenergy
      @sillygooseenergy Před 6 lety +4

      I read that in like, a British accent. And Idk why

    • @emeytchkay2711
      @emeytchkay2711 Před 6 lety +5

      I prefer typing than writing. I can never last writing on a paper 😂😂

  • @ist577
    @ist577 Před 6 lety +874

    Now I understand why all the fanfiction updates are POPPING IN during November 👌

    • @ArisMeyerWriting
      @ArisMeyerWriting Před 5 lety +31

      It is because we choose keep writing our fanfictions instead to finish our NaNoWriMo?

    • @Kelly-tk7lu
      @Kelly-tk7lu Před 4 lety +6

      November is my month it’s August rn I just gotta wait three more months for fan-fiction season to start

    • @derp_707
      @derp_707 Před 4 lety +2

      Martin Romano 🤣🤣

    • @amberandrews6692
      @amberandrews6692 Před 4 lety

      @@anoor1775 Not all fanfiction is for anime, you know.

  • @katelynmckillop1385
    @katelynmckillop1385 Před 5 lety +422

    Can we read your book? I'm actually really hyped up about this now, haha.

    • @janaelovely4010
      @janaelovely4010 Před 4 lety +28

      Did she ever release it?

    • @JoytvOfficial
      @JoytvOfficial Před 4 lety +6

      Sameee

    • @peiyentsai6430
      @peiyentsai6430 Před 3 lety +2

      She said she would try publish it, so we'll see :) I'll try look her up, do you know what her name is?

    • @abigaelb5791
      @abigaelb5791 Před 3 lety +4

      @@peiyentsai6430 her name is Steph Cozza

  • @AdamAdam-uf5hu
    @AdamAdam-uf5hu Před 4 lety +190

    She wrote 50k words in a month. I’ve written 1k words in the last ten days

    • @anna-yb6wd
      @anna-yb6wd Před 4 lety +20

      That’s amazing 😍 Don’t beat yourself up over that! You’re literally creating humans and scenarios in your mind and bringing them to life. How cool is that?

    • @shelbyann758
      @shelbyann758 Před 4 lety +2

      Anna H. Thank you for this omg, I’m trying a NaNoWriMo type of thing because I know that October will come and I won’t want to do it anymore lol but yes this helped me haha

    • @panman4459
      @panman4459 Před 2 lety

      That’s a lot of work done. Great. Perfect. Wow.

  • @myme4ever
    @myme4ever Před 6 lety +708

    I wrote my 61k word novel in 3 months. I dedicated my entire summer to it because, being in med school, I have zero free time during the rest of the year. It's insane what you can do with enough hard work and dedication. It was such an amazing personal accomplishment. I understand exactly how proud you must've felt. Good on you!

  • @nickelcobalt98
    @nickelcobalt98 Před 6 lety +517

    And then there is me, struggling to write 1,200 words for my persuasive essay even though i’ve already had three months

  • @apl-chan545
    @apl-chan545 Před 4 lety +132

    **Sees title and thumbnail**
    It’s NaNoWriMo isn’t it
    **Watches the video**
    IT WAS NANOWRIMO HELL YEAH

    • @amberandrews6692
      @amberandrews6692 Před 4 lety +2

      I was basically the opposite of what you felt. I just felt annoyed that Buzzfeed was covering NaNoWriMo though I'm glad that I've never seen this girl before and I love the way the video was presented.

  • @elijahbutterfield4869
    @elijahbutterfield4869 Před 4 lety +87

    * rests her head on computer, while accidentally pressing delete *

    • @Sorbyworby
      @Sorbyworby Před 4 lety +8

      Elijah Butterfield *wakes up, yelling about how she pressed delete*

    • @bic.550
      @bic.550 Před 4 lety +6

      I take a chair and walk over, calmly, "You know, you can just hit control z, and now you've lost your manuscript. Great job," I say.
      "Now, go back to your document history and restore the other version," I continue.

    • @fruitloop9581
      @fruitloop9581 Před 3 lety +1

      This is my frickin nightmare.😭

    • @elijahbutterfield4869
      @elijahbutterfield4869 Před 3 lety

      @@fruitloop9581
      Not just yours. Mine too.
      I freaked out when the app ive been writing in wouldn't open one day.

  • @BrookeMakenna
    @BrookeMakenna Před 6 lety +2789

    I just finished writing a 106000 word novel in 6 months but I can't imagine doing it in a month😱 props to anyone that finished the challenge!! Now let's get these babies published!

    • @georgiaduff1723
      @georgiaduff1723 Před 6 lety +8

      Brooke M Richards good luck girl💜💜

    • @Daisy-pr5bj
      @Daisy-pr5bj Před 6 lety +28

      Brooke M Richards 49.999 words your file got deleted

    • @abigailbradley9597
      @abigailbradley9597 Před 6 lety +2

      Good luck!

    • @wildernessman760
      @wildernessman760 Před 6 lety +5

      Brooke M Richards... I just read 32 words and i number lol and it took me about 14 seconds. Lol then i wrote this reply and it took me another 50 sec.

    • @BrookeMakenna
      @BrookeMakenna Před 6 lety +34

      As of right now it is 'Operation Socialization' and is a Science Fiction/Dystopian novel. My novel immerses you in a world that is living the repercussions of the past civilizations that believed in treating depleting mental health with amplified technology. They don't know where they went wrong but what they believe they must do to fix it is far worse than everyone living behind a screen.
      (thank you for asking, I would love any feedback)

  • @thehopeofeden597
    @thehopeofeden597 Před 6 lety +1752

    5:15 Anyone else scared the coffee would spill on the laptop?

    • @stephattack1157
      @stephattack1157 Před 6 lety +10

      YESSS

    • @silverfox4055
      @silverfox4055 Před 6 lety +14

      Awsamazing Eden ....I’ve spilled coffee on my laptop twice in a row before.
      I couldn’t use my laptop for a week as I tried to fix it.
      Yes. I got it fixed and emailed the book to myself. Not having anything near my laptop ever.

    • @Cainmak
      @Cainmak Před 6 lety +2

      Yes!

    • @redsavichfilms
      @redsavichfilms Před 6 lety +9

      Yep. *moves own tea away from own computer* I am now safe.

    • @michellemanley6390
      @michellemanley6390 Před 6 lety +1

      Awsamazing Eden true true

  • @shawntomlinson4218
    @shawntomlinson4218 Před 4 lety +54

    This is a great motivator! For 37 years, my first novel languished unfinished, but then I left my job as a newspaper editor, which suddenly gave me a lot of time to actually write what I wanted to write. In 2015, I finally made the push and finished the first novel. In 2016, I got stuck on a short story, then realized the story could be a sequel to the first novel and went in that direction. That summer, I completed six novels, from 80,000 to 107,000 words each. There were days when I wrote upward of 12,000 words! As of January 2020, I have 19 novels in print, with another seven in various stages. If you really focus upon the story and characters, instead of all the work it's going to take, you can meet this kind of challenge. I never thought it was possible, but I - and everybody else - really can finish our novels. Just gotta do it.

  • @sourcranberries3
    @sourcranberries3 Před 6 lety +624

    I’m definitely doing this!!!!!!!! Starting...now!!
    2 weeks later: haven’t wrote a thing..
    NO BUT SERIOUSLY IM DEFINITELY DOING THIS!!

    • @lorenzoeldude
      @lorenzoeldude Před 5 lety

      So did you guys do it?

    • @lorenzoeldude
      @lorenzoeldude Před 5 lety

      Kaylee West Maybe a novel a month is a little too extreme, I‘ll try to write two pages a day now.

    • @ShoShoAlrawahi
      @ShoShoAlrawahi Před 4 lety +1

      Liberty its been 2 years have u had enough time?

    • @sourcranberries3
      @sourcranberries3 Před 4 lety +2

      Sho1Sho.123.3 Alrawahi Nope! Haven’t even started 😂

    • @ShoShoAlrawahi
      @ShoShoAlrawahi Před 4 lety +1

      Liberty i-...not surprised tbh but all the luck to u

  • @jennifersmiles
    @jennifersmiles Před 6 lety +2472

    Can we read it?!?!?!

    • @Ghost_0418
      @Ghost_0418 Před 6 lety +98

      yes please

    • @fridagomez3070
      @fridagomez3070 Před 6 lety +45

      Yes please ×2

    • @MintTea769
      @MintTea769 Před 6 lety +44

      Oh my god YES I WANT TO READ IT

    • @holliszeng5411
      @holliszeng5411 Před 6 lety +148

      Not for a while if she wants to get this thing published. Otherwise someone could just steal all of her work and publish and copyright it themselves

    • @aespugic
      @aespugic Před 6 lety +52

      Jennifer Won Who is Jennifer and what did she win?

  • @treeified0987
    @treeified0987 Před 6 lety +436

    I've done this 2 years now and met my goal both times. The thing about this event is that the goal is not to create a book worth publishing or even worth reading, it might be 50,000 words of nonsense. The point is to get people writing. The one I completed this last November, I deleted all but 15,000 words of it in December and since then am back up to 65,000 words that are actually maybe going somewhere. I love the event and I love the community it creates when you join groups to discuss your work or the process.

    • @RaeBriar
      @RaeBriar Před 6 lety

      what groups do you join? I'm interesting in doing this and would love to be able to talk to people about it.

  • @EleanorGrey13
    @EleanorGrey13 Před 4 lety +49

    I'm writing a novel during quarantine

  • @paganrevolutionary1269
    @paganrevolutionary1269 Před 4 lety +73

    My progress on my novel:
    Cover photo
    Chapter one name
    Yes
    Update December 13:
    Chapter one of three under way. Two “sub chapters” done.

    • @renidere
      @renidere Před 4 lety +1

      Capitalist Gentleman my progress on my novel:
      Plot
      That's it
      It's been 2 months and I only just finished the plot today
      :)
      Oops

    • @vanessamontes6629
      @vanessamontes6629 Před 4 lety +1

      how's it going?

  • @darciestimpson8904
    @darciestimpson8904 Před 6 lety +387

    when u realise your essay is due next month

    • @hidrocalidogallero
      @hidrocalidogallero Před 6 lety +7

      Darcie X my historical essay, is due this week. My historical fiction and history paper is due in 11 days :/

    • @jordanprivett-owen6404
      @jordanprivett-owen6404 Před 6 lety +1

      My gwaith cwrs is due in next week and I'm no where near done hahaha

    • @hidrocalidogallero
      @hidrocalidogallero Před 6 lety +1

      I'm done with mine but I have some classmates who aren't :/

    • @coziigurl
      @coziigurl Před 6 lety

      Mine was 2,000 words due last night and i didn't do it even though we had 3 weeks

  • @Moondragon1821
    @Moondragon1821 Před 6 lety +488

    I just got teary eyed watching this. I've only completed NaNo once, and it gave me the bare essentials of what would become the 98,000 word novel I'm shipping around to publishers right now. It's such a good feeling, crossing that finish line. It's hard, so hard, which is why I've failed the 30 day challenge so many times. But when you do finish, you feel so accomplished. I'M PROUD OF YOU GIRL!

    • @haleya6877
      @haleya6877 Před 6 lety +8

      Moondragon1821 I'd love to know the name of your book!:)

    • @remarks2199
      @remarks2199 Před 6 lety +5

      hey good luck i'm a writer myself and being published is my biggest dream. i love seeing other succeed.

    • @ana2811
      @ana2811 Před 6 lety +1

      Book name?

    • @Izzy-gi9bn
      @Izzy-gi9bn Před 6 lety +1

      What’s your book called? I’d love to read it ❤️

    • @stuckinabook3388
      @stuckinabook3388 Před 6 lety +1

      WHATS IT CALLED I WANT TO LOOK IT UP

  • @abigailwilliams3849
    @abigailwilliams3849 Před 5 lety +25

    "It's November 27, I have literally four days to finish this book..."
    Wish I could say that wasn't relatable...

  • @siesiehaycraft7051
    @siesiehaycraft7051 Před 5 lety

    This was soo inspiring. I've been working on a novel for several years, I started it in middle school...now, I'm a college sophomore, and it needs sooo much work. I actually had to re-write it three times because life happened and it got lost/destroyed three times. Now, its done but all it really is is bare bones, it is a story that is supposed to be deep and holds a lot of personal meaning...but, I was so young when I wrote it that I didn't really understand how to properly convey the level of emotion and personal growth that I had intended, this video has finally inspired me...I'm going to participate in Nanowrimo this year as I have said I was going to and really give the story in my mind the amount of fire and depth it sorely deserves, thank you for posting this and congrats on finishing!

  • @jordanc9352
    @jordanc9352 Před 6 lety +805

    Do a part two of getting my book published 👀👏🏼

    • @ItsTooLatetoApologize
      @ItsTooLatetoApologize Před 6 lety +31

      Jordan C part 2 would be revisions. Part 3 editing. Part 4 write a query letter. Part 5 find a literary agent. Part 6 literary agent finds publisher.

    • @user-qz5pk4bh1r
      @user-qz5pk4bh1r Před 6 lety +5

      That would be in 3 years at least considering the genre is ya fantasy

    • @ItsTooLatetoApologize
      @ItsTooLatetoApologize Před 6 lety +4

      Jordan C and that’s considering that at this point she doesn’t yet have a whole book. She wrote 50,000 words that’s not a whole book yet. I think she needs at least another 20,000-30,000 words. It’s a long process but I wish her luck.

    • @quirkyrelatable2823
      @quirkyrelatable2823 Před 6 lety +1

      It's Too Late to Apologize that’s not true, it’s up to the author for how long the book is. It isn’t like the editor is going to be like “this book is only 50,000 words I shall not edit” they would be like “oh good this isn’t a 400 page book I would now have to read through and find every little mistake.”

    • @ItsTooLatetoApologize
      @ItsTooLatetoApologize Před 6 lety

      XXGabby XX when finding an agent word count matters. If you’re editing it before it gets looked at by an agent then word count doesn’t matter because the writer is paying out of their own pocket for the editing service and the editor doesn’t care how long it is because their rate depends on type of editing requested and word count.

  • @zeeozzy9129
    @zeeozzy9129 Před 6 lety +766

    imagine if she didnt save it, or if her computer glitched and shut down halfway through deleting all of it 😳

    • @ok-ov2gg
      @ok-ov2gg Před 4 lety +16

      Zee Ozzy that’s why auto save exists

    • @zophora3075
      @zophora3075 Před 4 lety +2

      @@ok-ov2gg exactly lol

    • @felixhenson9926
      @felixhenson9926 Před 4 lety +8

      Ngl I did NaNo in 2014 and after multiple laptop changes and software changes... gone, all gone. Rly regret not backing it up literally everywhere tbh.

    • @felixsfriendthatgavehimthe2108
      @felixsfriendthatgavehimthe2108 Před 4 lety +8

      She probably used google docs

    • @annamaura89
      @annamaura89 Před 4 lety

      Yep happened to me in 2014...

  • @themottledmacaroon326
    @themottledmacaroon326 Před 4 lety

    Good luck and good for you!! I don’t know you but I feel really proud of you x 👍🏻

  • @sebastianz.6026
    @sebastianz.6026 Před 3 lety

    I love this video! And she’s amazing! Congratulations on finishing your first draft. That’s a huge accomplishment. 🥂👏🏻

  • @ShawnieEllis
    @ShawnieEllis Před 6 lety +581

    Its not as bad as it seems. I've written a novel in 30 days as well. I wrote for about 6-10 hours a day. It was a lifetime dream of mine to do so, and I totally cried when I finished. If you put your mind to something, you can achieve anything 😊

    • @charlotterempala9287
      @charlotterempala9287 Před 6 lety +5

      Lady Vampress Wow thats so impressive

    • @frankhardyjr1213
      @frankhardyjr1213 Před 6 lety +6

      Lady Vampress u are telling the truth. It was hard for me to finish my book and when I did and was so happy and one or two tears on my face

    • @10schizo
      @10schizo Před 5 lety

      Did you get it published ?

    • @gunplaybusiness
      @gunplaybusiness Před 5 lety +4

      Yeah, i put mind to save money for BTS World tour tickets, never happened, i'm sober

    • @elisimming5191
      @elisimming5191 Před 5 lety

      Wow.

  • @arabbarbiedoll
    @arabbarbiedoll Před 6 lety +677

    I hate writers block!! I'm in the middle of writers block right now, and it's terrible.

    • @mlp-violet-star
      @mlp-violet-star Před 6 lety +3

      Sara Wehbé Same ugh 😭

    • @emily_victoria4505
      @emily_victoria4505 Před 6 lety +26

      Same! Seriously, but for me it's with the characters and their personalities. I come up with a topic, I get super hyped up. I make up names for characters, then O just kinda start crying when I actually have to give them different personalities and looks... UGH! WHYYY

    • @thetongueofangels1882
      @thetongueofangels1882 Před 5 lety +1

      Melt it.

    • @viviantran7063
      @viviantran7063 Před 5 lety +1

      Ikr

    • @kisa6143
      @kisa6143 Před 5 lety +17

      To be honest, the best way to break out of writer’s block is to write! I just write anything, with no care how trashy it is, then somehow ideas come flowing back in. Another way is to take a walk outside and spot for inspiration. Even the slightest buzz of a bee can spark an idea.

  • @AaronGrubbPhoto
    @AaronGrubbPhoto Před 4 lety +5

    Thank you for this. I’ve been discouraged because I don’t feel like I can get my story finished, but this has been inspirational

  • @heathermacdonald6404
    @heathermacdonald6404 Před 4 lety

    Well done! Fun to watch. Thanks for sharing!

  • @divine6867
    @divine6867 Před 6 lety +652

    *honestly, i would read it*

  • @mashedpotato5455
    @mashedpotato5455 Před 6 lety +311

    I can’t even write an argumentative essay....

  • @kaionthedot
    @kaionthedot Před 4 lety

    Omg. That is so amazing and inspiring!! I noticed that the fact you went to the event helped a lot in writing! I remember the saying that went like, just having the energy to go to the event and being present is sometimes more than enough to get inspired and endure. :)

  • @ZaxorVonSkyler
    @ZaxorVonSkyler Před 6 lety +22

    I'm so proud of her and anyone who's ever finished a novel! I've only ever finished a short story at 7,500 words...

  • @NoppertheBromat
    @NoppertheBromat Před 6 lety +164

    I started NANO as a challenge to myself. Growing up as learning disabled and stuck in classrooms with students that required 24 hours of nursing care, students that couldn't feed themselves, or who needed police present during school hours left me feeling bitter and angry. I was always told I can't, but to me, NANO became a personal challenge, and I have hit the 50K mark 3/4. My reasons were just to say that I did and that I can. If I can do it, then so can anyone.

    • @donrainesoh
      @donrainesoh Před 5 lety +1

      NoppertheBromat that’s is awesome and a message more need to hear and live by. We all have something to offer this world otherwise we’d never have been born. I’d love to know more about your book. Are you planning on getting it published or possibly self publishing on amazon?

    • @MoistCrumpet
      @MoistCrumpet Před 5 lety +2

      NoppertheBromat Anyone can accomplish anything as long as they put their mind to it.

    • @thetongueofangels1882
      @thetongueofangels1882 Před 5 lety

      Of course you can. 💕

  • @StarRoseAngelic
    @StarRoseAngelic Před 6 lety +450

    2300 words in less than two hours? 5000 IN A DAY? That alone would have taken me a week 😂😂

    • @gyubur
      @gyubur Před 6 lety +1

      StarRoseAngelic Same.

    • @Tahlis_Corner
      @Tahlis_Corner Před 6 lety

      Same

    • @IoanaPristoleanu
      @IoanaPristoleanu Před 6 lety +4

      I guess that's why a proper plan is important... I never managed to do it since i didn't plan anything beforehand :(

    • @drippinghoney
      @drippinghoney Před 6 lety +14

      I can easily write 5000 words in about an hour or so, but I have to have inspiration. Cause when you do, you lose track of time, and before you know it, you've written a whole chapter.

    • @withlovef0ryou
      @withlovef0ryou Před 6 lety +1

      It takes me 3 days to write 3,000 words

  • @lizziedoyle8530
    @lizziedoyle8530 Před 6 lety

    That's so amazing!! well done! I'd love to read your book.

  • @99thJediWarrior
    @99thJediWarrior Před 4 lety +14

    The reaction from her friend when she told her that she did it in 30 days.

  • @Jouvru
    @Jouvru Před 6 lety +708

    I am an artist and today I woke up realizing I wanted to write my own illustrated novel.

    • @bri7547
      @bri7547 Před 6 lety +17

      Samee I got inspired by a dream I had. I dreamed like the outline of the plot and I really want to write an illustrated novel for it :3
      Welp but I have 2 entire scripts for two webtoons I'm planning and something like a poem book with different illustrations sooo I have to delay that idea for now °3°
      Between: Love your drawings! was so shocked to see you here I had to check if its really you😂

    • @sumaiyahj
      @sumaiyahj Před 6 lety

      me too! no way lmao

    • @pureequestrian5700
      @pureequestrian5700 Před 6 lety +3

      Go for it, good luck

    • @flamingflesh5976
      @flamingflesh5976 Před 6 lety +2

      Jouvru Yes gurl u DO that, I support u 100%! ✨💕

    • @AtomicHaven
      @AtomicHaven Před 6 lety +1

      I woke up one day a couple months ago and realized i want to write a manga, dunno why. xD still hasn't happened

  • @EllieDoesLife
    @EllieDoesLife Před 6 lety +1402

    Took me longer than that to write my CV

    • @nicoleonlysometimes824
      @nicoleonlysometimes824 Před 6 lety +4

      Ellie Does Life no one cares

    • @prodbyscars
      @prodbyscars Před 6 lety +76

      MarMar LikesBunnies chill out. That time of the month?

    • @h3834
      @h3834 Před 6 lety +10

      blade or maybe shes just commenting whatever she wants too lol.

    • @prodbyscars
      @prodbyscars Před 6 lety +47

      Lovely * so commenting something that can bring someone down is acceptable?

    • @sophiah3760
      @sophiah3760 Před 6 lety +44

      blade really? "that time of the month"? maybe she's just angry because she's angry and not because she's on her period lmao

  • @Nobodynumber1
    @Nobodynumber1 Před 4 lety +52

    I started my book 3 years ago and just kept deleting the whole thing and rewrote it all over again. 2 months ago I started it again and worked on it really hard and now I'm close the end....is that good or bad? I'm kinda happy with it....for the first time

  • @user-xg3wn6lm2j
    @user-xg3wn6lm2j Před 4 lety +26

    I can’t even write 3000 words in 30 days😂

  • @junookubo4188
    @junookubo4188 Před 6 lety +806

    I want to buy that book. Hopefully it’s in hardcover.

    • @s.d.6759
      @s.d.6759 Před 6 lety +29

      Juno Okubo Same here. Sounds interesting.

    • @NoorAli-qo2ze
      @NoorAli-qo2ze Před 5 lety +7

      Did it come out though

    • @breadcheta
      @breadcheta Před 5 lety +5

      @@NoorAli-qo2ze hope so it is june so if there were ever a time to come out nows the time

    • @driftedbubbles8
      @driftedbubbles8 Před 5 lety +1

      @@breadcheta 👏👏

    • @futurepiratekingg
      @futurepiratekingg Před 4 lety

      So...can you buy it now?

  • @ldddpr
    @ldddpr Před 6 lety +894

    I have always wanted to write a book...

    • @hana-um6do
      @hana-um6do Před 6 lety +13

      Emma Salcedo
      I love your profile picture, I have the same on another account. What house are you?

    • @ldddpr
      @ldddpr Před 6 lety +10

      I am a ravenclaw which is why i chose the blue one. How about you?

    • @ldddpr
      @ldddpr Před 6 lety +11

      Thanks for the tips! I have had it planned out for a while now but never got to it because I was scared of writers block.

    • @ldddpr
      @ldddpr Před 6 lety +3

      Janelle That's a great idea, Thank you!

    • @viviangimness5292
      @viviangimness5292 Před 6 lety

      Yea you got this!

  • @Farfar52
    @Farfar52 Před 2 lety

    So happy you made it!! Congrats!

  • @victoria58
    @victoria58 Před 6 lety

    Now buzzfeed this is the kind of content I’m wanting to watch! Anything about Art, writing, books, authors, writers all that! 💜

  • @whyjordie
    @whyjordie Před 6 lety +74

    I’ve written two novels but they each took me over a year and a half lol - writing an entire book in a month has always been a goal of mine!! You go, girl!!!

    • @10schizo
      @10schizo Před 5 lety +1

      whyjordie I’m trying to write a book before November and I’m starting today.

  • @FiMilton
    @FiMilton Před 6 lety +139

    When I start NaNoWriMo: I’m going to write a novel in a month!
    When I end NaNoWriMo: 50,000 words is only the tip of the iceberg, my book is nowhere near done!

    • @shinysanie
      @shinysanie Před 6 lety +2

      Fiona M sameeee 😂😂😂

    • @10schizo
      @10schizo Před 5 lety +1

      Same ! I feel like as my imagination runs the more I think could happen 😂😂

  • @acep7415
    @acep7415 Před 4 lety +14

    For those too intimidated by 50,000:
    You could always try Camp Nano!
    It's a more flexible version where YOU set the goal, runs in the months of April and July 😊

    • @specialtwice4975
      @specialtwice4975 Před 4 lety +1

      Ace Parks I would do 25,000 words. Not 50,000. It may be a novella to some but at least I could finish it.

    • @zsalt2018
      @zsalt2018 Před 2 lety

      Too bad it’s September :’|

  • @Marisa-to6ky
    @Marisa-to6ky Před 5 lety

    This is one of the best buzzfeed videos like this I’ve seen in years

  • @AmandaCef_Art
    @AmandaCef_Art Před 6 lety +186

    How did you keep your inspiration up? How did you even come up with an outline? I don’t ever feel inspired anymore now that I’m out of college and feel like I just stare at a blank cursor whenever I try to write.

    • @Charlie-yv3ib
      @Charlie-yv3ib Před 6 lety +30

      Hey there! I haven't written in a while but what used to keep my inspiration up was spending time reading things i really liked! What I'm doing right now to get back into it is describing the situation around me as if it was a scene in a book (yes, even bland things like taking the bus in the morning!) It makes me see stories where i didn't see stories before and i find that I'm being a lot more creative recently!

    • @brynnhill8848
      @brynnhill8848 Před 6 lety +4

      Honestly... my best solution to this is to just write a scene of something you really really want to write about.... and then force yourself to go from that to slapping words on a page for your real story

    • @earlymourner6600
      @earlymourner6600 Před 6 lety +1

      hmm... I'm one month late?? lol.. I had the same situation as you back then. Now, I'm proud even though what I'm writing is only a draft. for 2 separate books!! (screaming) but what got me inspired was a recent friend of mine who also writes a book :) and I also got inspired by reading books, and my own dreams when I sleep at night😂 just sharing. very much hoping that you'll get yours! 💖 goodluck💕you can do it.

  • @ParkerJPark
    @ParkerJPark Před 6 lety +331

    Omg I want to read that book now...

  • @Wierdgirl5834
    @Wierdgirl5834 Před 5 lety

    Amazing! You have inspired me to try the challenge this year! It's crazy what you can accomplish when put under time restraints!

  • @janelienert1670
    @janelienert1670 Před 3 lety +2

    5:20 Iol I started freaking out the moment I thought you were going to click the backspace button with your head 😂

  • @QuinnyandCoVideo
    @QuinnyandCoVideo Před 6 lety +63

    I've been doing NaNoWriMo for about 8 years now and it is SO amazing and rewarding. Thanks for making a video about this and bringing more media attention to it. Congratulations on your win!!

  • @signalred
    @signalred Před 6 lety +78

    I remember the amazing feeling of watching the word counter go over 50000. It's one of the best feelings ever.

  • @joslyncarter4813
    @joslyncarter4813 Před 5 lety +3

    Well look at you!🤗 You're a soldier! Your story was very encouraging. You went from someone who said you never finish anything to someone who finished a 50K manuscript! Me, I finish things but it takes me a long time.😥 I'm using this to pace myself. Wish me the best.

  • @melodyhaase8929
    @melodyhaase8929 Před 5 lety

    That was super inspiring. Thanks!

  • @vanshikadhyani13
    @vanshikadhyani13 Před 6 lety +711

    TWO TWINS!? YOU MEAN TWINS?

    • @leithelh1417
      @leithelh1417 Před 4 lety +34

      Vanshikalikestowrite i thought this too hahaha poor start for a writer :p

    • @kshirin0298
      @kshirin0298 Před 4 lety +8

      Lol that’s what I was thinking too

    • @CritiquingCricket
      @CritiquingCricket Před 4 lety +112

      @@leithelh1417 There's a big difference between how we speak and how we write

    • @leithelh1417
      @leithelh1417 Před 4 lety +2

      CritiquingCricket there shouldn’t be lol

    • @CritiquingCricket
      @CritiquingCricket Před 4 lety +86

      ​@@leithelh1417 So you've never used slang? Never been in an area where a different vernacular or dialect of English is spoken, yet everyone is taught to write the same "standard" English? Speaking and writing are two completely different phenomena. Every single person speaks in a way that is grammatically incorrect, because at the very least, we all speak primarily in run on sentences.

  • @FreakieFan
    @FreakieFan Před 6 lety +53

    I started writing my novel a month ago and wrote three chapters right at the beginning. Since then I've been brainstorming but scared to continue so I haven't written a word since. I feel like I need to think everything through before continuing because I want everything to connect nicely, but I think most writers just make it up as they go along and go back at the end? I'm new to this, and I have serious commitment issues with the story I'm going for, haha.

    • @foreverhonest0
      @foreverhonest0 Před 6 lety +2

      I'm quite new to this too and have the same issue. But I've had quite a few people to tell me to just write and see where the characters take me. Editing and multiple drafts are for clean ups and edits. The whole concept and plot could change while you're editing because another idea that seems better presents itself as you're writing. That's why I'm just writing and seeing where everyone (the characters) take me, what journey they decide to go on. Because I have a strong plot idea after like chapter 3, but the original set up to lead me to the big event that really pushes the plot, I honestly am not sure what's going to happen. I also oddly jump around as I write, I'm not always writing the chapters in order, I find it helps to just write what I'm inspired about right now. Then go back and help piece it all together, not sure if that'll help or not.

    • @buglogic
      @buglogic Před 6 lety +1

      Try just writing about your characters (not part of your book). Just things about their past experiences and how they felt about them. It will help you get a better feel of where your story is going and also maybe help you come up with more ideas!

    • @FreakieFan
      @FreakieFan Před 6 lety

      Thanks for the tips! I have a particular storyline with characters in mind so I don't think I want to go off meandering in different directions though. I can always edit and trim, but that's a painful process.

    • @FreakieFan
      @FreakieFan Před 6 lety

      That is a good idea! I might just do that. I already have most of my main characters mapped out though, but it will undoubtedly help.

    • @elsjesuper1
      @elsjesuper1 Před 6 lety +1

      I always ask myself: What would my character do?
      And if you don't know the answer to that, than I would develop my character more.

  • @VonSolo5
    @VonSolo5 Před 4 lety

    This was super fun to watch, congratulations!🎉

  • @angelaw1195
    @angelaw1195 Před 4 lety +2

    I love this video so much! Whenever I feel demotivated, I watch it

  • @jennifersmiles
    @jennifersmiles Před 6 lety +286

    so real, haha. WOOHOOOOOOOO you finished

  • @sp5989
    @sp5989 Před 6 lety +19

    Her friends have the most sweetest reactions 😣😣 need that support in my life

  • @hodaosama
    @hodaosama Před 5 lety

    I've been trying to finish my novel for about 3 months and I'm internally screaming too because of my writer's block but I think your video rocccks and it've given me just the motivation I need ♥ much love for you and your hair color xD

  • @jup1828
    @jup1828 Před 4 lety +16

    it is almost one year later....still at buzzfeed? gonna do year 2? a sequel to the first book?

  • @alyahsyed2881
    @alyahsyed2881 Před 6 lety +70

    I probably can’t even write 50 words in a week.😂

  • @krystalkomro8903
    @krystalkomro8903 Před 6 lety +14

    Good for you for not giving up!!! I love Nano. I've participated for 4 years now. Every year I have made the goal. But the last 3 my goal has not been 50,000 words, but usually 150,000. I generally hit 50,000 words by middle of week 2. And this is because the region that I am a part of is awesome. There are write-ins every single day of November, and that is the only time that I write during the month. It is the feeling of having people around you who are doing the same thing as you, and supporting you in it, while you support them.
    I love Nano. I look forward to it every year, even though it can be exhausting at times.

  • @alexisbrantley87
    @alexisbrantley87 Před 4 lety +1

    Writing a book takes time to build some ideas on when you're writing, I remember writing a book for three or four days and I was up to over 100 words and I didn't even know it. Just take your time and don't rush into things, ideas for a book is about patience and knowing what you're writing.
    I'm glad that you still did the challenge, so proud.

  • @apollosroberts9254
    @apollosroberts9254 Před 4 lety

    Bloody awesome ,very inspired.

  • @courtneycaudilll
    @courtneycaudilll Před 6 lety +50

    I completed NaNoWriMo my freshman year of high school. Probably one of the hardest things I have ever done. Loved it, but I get it. To anyone wanting to do this, embrace the struggle into your writing.

  • @chrisundrebeccahps9005
    @chrisundrebeccahps9005 Před 6 lety +39

    Ive been writing on a fantasy novel for i think like 4 years now (worldbuilding and everything included) and havent done any actual writing in like half a year, but thank you for motivating me to get back to it 💪

  • @teapot984
    @teapot984 Před 4 lety

    Finishing writing a book is the best feeling in the world. Worth all the work, so get your story out there!

  • @lovely-gt3ox
    @lovely-gt3ox Před 4 lety +8

    As a wattpad writer, thats actually not a bad idea.

  • @oliverjohnkallesoe443
    @oliverjohnkallesoe443 Před 6 lety +77

    Ive been stressing because I have to write a 4000 word artist assignment thing for next October and then I watch this and think, wow I'm weak. #IB #extendedessay

    • @Ana.Forlin
      @Ana.Forlin Před 4 lety +2

      Oh, I remember the pain of those good old IB days from over a decade ago!

  • @dustbinflowers
    @dustbinflowers Před 6 lety +355

    2017 NaNo I wrote 100,006 words. So it is possible!

  • @rosecoleenrubio1316
    @rosecoleenrubio1316 Před 4 lety +9

    Her 8k words were only written in 2 days, meanwhile I have 8k words in my novel and I've been writing it for two weeks. 😶

  • @christineventre5
    @christineventre5 Před 4 lety

    So inspiring! Thank you =)

  • @amywan5675
    @amywan5675 Před 6 lety +36

    1:53 OH MY GOD. THATS A PIZZA JOHN SHIRT. ARE YOU A NERDFIGHTER?ARE THERE NERDFIGHTERS HERE?

    • @sankhini2444
      @sankhini2444 Před 6 lety +1

      Amy Wan I've been searching for this comment!!!! AAAAAAAH

  • @frog7117
    @frog7117 Před 6 lety +118

    What is her name so we can find her book later

  • @ur_s0ckm0nkey66
    @ur_s0ckm0nkey66 Před 6 lety

    I really like this girl, we need more videos with her in them

  • @zion9812
    @zion9812 Před 3 lety +2

    I’m young and I really enjoy writing short novels and your really inspirational I’m going to continue writing my novel and start a new one thanks a lot

  • @joyjjjoy
    @joyjjjoy Před 6 lety +114

    I did the NanoWrimo challenge to write 30,000 words (for kids) and reached 20,000 words... Still proud tho!!

  • @SodiumOverdose
    @SodiumOverdose Před 6 lety +86

    I did this challenge in school, and had a goal of 15000 words. I later changed it to 6000, and barely finished it. My story was pretty stupid, and I hated the project. We're gonna continue editing and doing stuff to it for the rest of the year. (No one wrote an actual novel, but we only needed a minimum of 5000 words.)
    Props to you for staying dedicated and writing a LOT.

    • @adamstitt5732
      @adamstitt5732 Před 6 lety +1

      SodiumOverdose I had to do it last year and I liked it so I decided to try it this year and 2 days in went why did I like this

    • @SodiumOverdose
      @SodiumOverdose Před 6 lety

      Adam Stitt xd

  • @katekat4522
    @katekat4522 Před 2 lety

    I was so lucky to win this November, my first Nano, and man is it hard, especially after not finishing a project beforehand. BIG congrats to you!!!!! (and also the story sounds awesome!)

    • @petrichor499
      @petrichor499 Před 2 lety

      What do you win... other from a completed novel of course.

  • @rachelpeterson8417
    @rachelpeterson8417 Před 5 lety

    Keep us updated on the publishing process! Id love to read it someday

  • @ssssalt
    @ssssalt Před 6 lety +218

    Keyboard warrior

    • @trash9598
      @trash9598 Před 6 lety +2

      Saltiest Salted Salty Salt woah were like twinss

  • @agentmichaelscarn7460
    @agentmichaelscarn7460 Před 6 lety +88

    I learned to tie my shoes in 30 days
    Edit: lol thanks for 90 likes

    • @christmas3382
      @christmas3382 Před 6 lety +8

      Jesus it took me nine years but ok

    • @elenaarman-tang7811
      @elenaarman-tang7811 Před 6 lety

      Bhahahaha 😂😂😂

    • @eenin3616
      @eenin3616 Před 6 lety

      Christmas I hope you don’t mean you couldn’t tie your shoes until you were nine😂

    • @xoxomaksi
      @xoxomaksi Před 6 lety

      It took me 30 minutes

  • @spheyuh
    @spheyuh Před 6 lety

    I feel so inspired all of a sudden. Like I've been working on a musical for the past month but this is making me want to turn it into a book too

  • @mariellacusano
    @mariellacusano Před 4 lety +1

    I’ve done this and it’s super fun! I printed it for my friends to read and they love it. Hope you had lots of fun!