"project milkshake" will bring all the publishers to the yard Zoe trust me THEY ARE COMING and that bird... wow during Nanowrimo in nov i had my dog barking every freaking 2 seconds it annoyed the hell out of me and so in my head i was like..."SCARLET(thats my dogs name) IF YOU BARK ONE MORE TIME YOU WILL CHANGE YOUR NAME TO.... DOLORES UMBRIDGE" and well she still barked soooo now my dog is Dolores umbridge
There are so many people who think "I'm in college, so I don't have enough experience to write anything." Taking this leap and doing it for yourself because you want to find your voice and learn. That's a type of perseverance that everyone could learn from. Thank you, Zoe!
YES FOR DIVERSITY GIRL! And I'm glad you talked about it. It is an issue but the fact that you are able to shed some light on it proves that you are aware of it and that you're going to do something about it :)
This was so much fun to watch! I love how relatable your experiences in this vlog are. Even though I've never tried writing a novel before, the struggles you have with getting distracted, feeling (un)inspired, etc are something that I relate to so much!
This gives me so much writing inspiration! Thank you so much Zoe! The coffee and the bird were so funny! I can't wait to see how this turns out; I wish you the best!
I loved this, it's fascinating to see how people go about the writing process differently! Also I thought it was so important that you mentioned wanting your book to be as diverse as possible, good luck for the rest of writing it, I'm sure it will be great!
I love this vlog! This is the kind of vlog that I hope for whenever a youtube makes videos about writing. Even though you are vague, you still invite us into your experience so we can follow you along as you try to write this book. Great video :) Good luck with nano!
these vlogs were so fun to watch!! it's always so interesting to hear other people's writing processes. I have the same bad habit of under-describing things and how I sometimes try and combat it is if I am trying to describe a specific place (like an apartment or something) I'll take out a notebook and write ONLY about what the place looks like/feels like and then I'll try and interweave it into the story. It's super tedious but it's legit the only way I can get myself to properly describe anything lol
OMG yes! Not a lot of book tubers like YA contemporary books, but that is my FAVORITE genre. Im so excited. Btw: When I hear Gina from wattpad, I flipped! I am following her on wattled. She is one of my favorite writers. ALL her books are just yeeeessss
Just casually taking an imac hahah no but this was really inspiring! Iove it when people make nanowrimo vlogs and yet there are not that much , keep up the good work!
Good luck Zoe! So excited to read something by you one day. I'm thinking about doing Camp NaNoWriMo in July because I could never do NaNoWriMo and school, but I have a story idea.
I loved this! I love writing, but I always start an idea and never finish... You've inspired me to do camp nanowrimo in july! Good luck on project milkshake!
I used to write novels all the time especially in middle school but I've stopped and your video is really inspiring me to start writing again! Now all I need is that grand "milkshake moment" that you had and I'll be set hahaah xD
This was wonderful. Literally, I can relate so much. I love dialogue and characters and I find description super hard! I'm also watching this vlog instead of writing my book, but whatever. Great video, thank you Zoe.
I'm so happy for you! Your enthusiasm is so catching, good luck with your writing and I hope you have fun with whichever story you end up going with :)
I am so in love how you want to make your book diverse and how you mention that life isn't just one race with one sexuality if you ever decide to release this book i would totally read it! Also how do you stay to motivated? i'm just like hitting 6,000 words and it's almost day 7!!!! lol love you and this vlog hope to see many more!
Good luck with Camp Nanowrimo! It looks both like a lot of fun as well as very stressfull! It was great to see this vlog and hear all your thoughts during this whole process!
your hair looks really good when you don't do anything to it, actually! so cute! any it's so cool how much you've been able to write! I never manage to write more than a few pages until I abandon whatever I've been writing
Yaaay, I'm really happy you're writing this April!!! I am also particepating :) And that idea about figuring out which Hogwarts house the characters are in is awesome!
I am so happy for you and your idea 💖 You look so happy and passionate about your Milkshake Project! I wish you to have great inspiration and energy during your amazing writing trip 😋 Can't wait to read your novel!
Welcome to the world of writing where nothing exciting happens until you start to write. Where everything under the sun suddenly become as interesting as plain rocks -_- lolll WELCOME Zoe :) I'm also participating in Camp NaNoWriMo, good luck.
i'm so happy that you're worrying about making it diverse, because there's a lot of other booktubers writing books right now and that doesn't seem to be something they think about. good luck with your book!
You'd love the writing program Scrivener. It's super organized! Welcome to the world of writing. Making Pinterest boards, visiting baby name sites, browsing Twitter and social media while you are writing, and being distracted constantly are all NATURAL. Trust me ;) Good for you to branching out. I hope it will be a fun and unique experience for you! I do Camp and regular every year.
Zoe!! Download on your mac an app called 'self control' you can block certain websites for a certain amount of time. I use it when I need to focus, it's brilliant!!
this is one of the most relatable writing videos ive ever watched. like i genuinely will start writing and ill be like this sucks no i cant do that but then i really like the idea but like idk its so frustrating
I just love this vlog. It so cool to see others writing a novel just like I am. Idk, every writer has almost the same struggles and i love seeing that I am not the only one :D Your video is a huge motivation for me, because often I'm just too lazy to write anything, even though I have a pretty good idea haha. Anyway, you're amazing, Zoe, and, I hope you'll write an excellent novel and maybe one day I will buy it
Good thing it wasnt a Sunday or this idea may have never came. lol Im seriously so excited that you are writing a book, your excitment for writing makes me even more excited. I hope I get to read it, but if not im still very happy for you! 😊😊
do more of these! they are so cute and relatable, I know very well the struggles of starting a novel, and believe me, its worse because i am a panser always surprising herself with what I write
I feel like when it comes to description play with two senses. like if it's a hospital room you can say it smells like bleach and the floors are scrubbed clean like they're trying to hide a recent sickness and add adjectives depending on the tone. that way you get a feeling and a description of the room without too much imagery
I love your hair on day three. Lion Zoe looks great 😁 I am kind of writing a book too, I have a great idea but sometimes find myself not able to put everything into words.
This honestly inspired me to continue the story I've been writing for a long time but have been a slug on! I'm gonna sit my but down, drink some coffee, and probably download writers block because I get distracted sometimes 🙈
That is my biggest writing fears is over describing too, I hate describing things because of it. Also if I can offers some advice for when you are suffering from writing block is try writing a chapter in a different characters POV, it has always worked for me. Maybe it will work for you.
You're enthusiasm for writing makes me want to participate in Camp Nanowrimo but I do not have an idea for a book at the moment. I hope you reach your goal! Good luck!!
+Plethora Of Nonsense Definitely join in July's camp if you get an idea over the summer! Or, if you come up with one halfway through April, join this month! It's so much fun :D
I'm participating in Camp NaNoWriMo this year too. I've never done this before. Though I did write a book before (in the 3rd grade😒) I wrote the first chapter of my my book yesterday and finished the chapter at 2 a.m this morning. Why am I still up? Because I'm literally going nuts trying to get inspired for my novel. It's a romance novel between two guys. 😖that is too much info. Sorry nervous because this is my first time commenting on one of your videos. I really like you.😶You're videos have really been encouraging for me. 😄
Really enjoyed your vlog!! I'm trying Camp Nanowrimo for the first time, too, and you were so relatable! I am not doing as well as you though! Good luck with the rest of camp. (PS - the first name that popped into my head for the bird was Mildred).
Ah, the scrap-everything-you-have-and-write-a-new-story phase. I get that all the time. I think it's a good idea, but then I start thinking about it harder and longer, and then I'm like, "Yeah, this idea *sucks*."
You can recover your spotify playlists by logging into the website & clicking the recover playlist button. (on the left hand bar I believe, its been a little while since I did it) x
Hahaha baby naming websites are literally the best. And I totally know what you mean about not having to say a book is diverse, they just should be!! it shouldn't be a thing because the world should be perfect but it should be because things are not perfect, y'know? Have you ever thought about writing plays or something because of how you like dialogue? I have the opposite problem, I LOVE description and love writing it!
And guess what... ou.... ou no, the coffee is still hot- EPIC. Made my day. :)))))) Good luck and I hope that in the future i will be able to read your book :))).
You inspired me to take part too and start writing again!Thanks!Also where am I supposed to write the novel?I mean obviously Word but is it the best choice or just the majority?Where are you writing it?
I'm actually trying to write a book too! But the thing is that my mom changed the password on my laptop so now I can't get in it and type:(. And she doesn't understand that some people can't write books when they have already typed some of it out. But yeah, best of luck on your book! (And sorry for rambling a bit.)
If you're getting distracted, try to block out noise with music (with no lyrics if that distracts you as much as me). Also maybe download FocusWriter, which doesn't allow you to go on other sites. I love the idea of the blocking app! I'm off to download that now. Good luck, you can do this!
If you want to find character names, I really like using Behindthename, it's a great website that tells you the meaning of each name, which helps with symbolism and whatnot :)
