Write with me in BARCELONA | bestselling writer, stats, word count, process!👩🏽💻
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- čas přidán 18. 05. 2024
- Hi Everyone! It's been a while, but I was on deadline (vlog incoming... it was chaos), and now I'm in Barcelona! I've been here a few weeks already and I thought it would be so fun to bring you guys along for the ride. In this vlog, I aimed to show you all what a good writing day is like, from the time spent, to the word count achieved, how many chapters I wrote etc. I'm also giving a sneak peek into a new witchy project!
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My name is Esmie, I'm a Sunday Times Bestselling Fantasy author of The Principle of Moments. This channel is for everyone: aspiring writers, established authors, people wanting to know what goes on in the life of a traditionally published author etc. welcome :)))
if there's anything else you guys want to see, or any follow up questions you have, you've come to the right place, just ask in the comments 🥰
What a dreamy day! I'm an aspiring writer myself and recently had a day where I hit 3,400 words. Like you, I'm usually firmly in the 1,500-2,000 words/day camp but it was exhilarating to hit more! Hope you're loving your story!
Wow that first draft is killer! I was already sucked into the story just by that little snippet of chapter 1! Can’t wait to see more of your videos 😁
ah this is so kind of you. I felt very weird/nervous posting it for all to see, but if it helps someone it's worth it LOL!!
Your videos are a big inspiration for me. Their not only an inspiration for me as a writer, but they also help me to be more gentle with myself. Seeing someone who already successfully published a book struggling with the same things, helps me to remind myself that it’s okay and that it doesn’t need to stop me from making my dreams come true.
ah this means so much to me, I am so glad my videos have helped you, or been comforting. Please do be gentle with yourself - this life is hard, don't make it harder on yourself. Take care!! xx
"I have no doubt that I will be humbled really soon" I felt that! Love this style of video and how authentic it is
lol! it's the sad truth unfortunately... thank you so much, I really appreciate your comment!!
I loved watching this, your planning process is really interesting!
thank you so much!
New subscriber here 🥰 I found your channel today and just binged all of your videos, omg! You seem like a delight to be around 🫶🏽
witches and magical university?? i’m way too hyped for this new project 😮 reminds me of my dungeons and dragons campaign haha
omg yessss!!! I can't wait to share this project with everyone. it's been SO FUN so far!
I've been loving your vlogs!! I'd love to hear an overview of your writing journey - how you got your first agent, what the publishing process was like, etc. Yay for good writing days and I can't wait to continue following along!
pleased to say this is coming in my next batch of videos! thank you!
This was inspiring as I’m also abroad for some weeks and working out the balance between working on my laptop and immersing myself in my surroundings. I’d love to hear more about your road to becoming a full time author❤
Ah! I agree, to be on my laptop feels like I'm wasting the opportunity a little... but I'm currently thinking of it as making the most of the alone time and the space I've been given. Besides, knowing me, if I didn't write anything down while I was here, I'd forget the best stuff by the time I got home💖 I will make a video about my author journey! x
You know I might not get an applause for saying this, but I was writing a book but it was taking me so long to finish the book that I turned it into a screenplay. I think screenwriting is so much better and easier. A book has 250 to 400 pages and a screenplay has only 120 pages.
Hey, Loved, Loved, Loved this video! I know this doesn't currently correspond to you, but would love to hear your insight into querying agents :) How best to select them, how many to send out at once and tips you have for writing your synopsis and querying letter would be great! thanks xx
so glad you liked the video!! Okay I will deffo do that. Honestly, it does correspond to me as I recently had to change agents and query again so I was thrown back into the querying process! I'll make a video on querying for sure :)) thanks for watching
Hi, I’m planning my first book and would love any advice on planning you can give. It’s taken me forever to come up with a premise that makes me excited to write. Never thought coming up with a premise would be soooo difficult 😣
How much did you plan beforehand?
Hello Esme which writing program do you use? Is it called "Notion"?
hi! yes - it's a website called Notion, and I find it really useful to organise loads of different pages and lists and trains of thought. You can put links and photos in it too and it's totally free!
@@esmietheauthor Thanks Esme, I will try it for my writing!
You say you are a Sunday Times Bestselling Author, but I couldn’t find anything about your book on Sunday Times. How do you claim that? 😂