11 Things Writing My 11th Novel Taught Me

I finished my book! Here are 11 things writing it taught me!

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
3:23 - 1. My writing is constantly evolving
5:04 - 2. Your success doesn't guarantee your failure and your failure doesn't guarantee you will never succeed again
7:46 - 3. Writing what you love doesn't necessarily mean you'll love it while writing it
10:23 - 4. Sometimes you have to make the right decision for a project even if it's the "wrong" one that leads to larger problems
12:25 - 5. Sharing your book is scary and creates expectation - even if it's just within yourself
14:48 - 6. Sometimes you learn what a book needs long after you needed to hear it
17:15 - 7. Even the most confident writers aren't immune to insecurity
19:46 - 8. A project can oversee a big change in you and your big changes can change it
22:36 - 9. Accepting uncertainty is critical to becoming a better writer
23:38 - 10. Writing a book can be a mistake - but all writing is progress
25:27 - 11. Finishing a project can be deeply bittersweet/unsatisfying/painful/beautiful all at once

RELATED:
- 10 Things Writing My 10th Book Taught Me: https://youtu.be/N1G9xjngjZA
- How I made the Feeding Habits book cover: https://youtu.be/YuLFAsse2t0
- How I made the Feeding Habits dust jacket: https://youtu.be/XMf8zvjFXUQ
- How I Accidentally Wrote a 10 Book Series | All About My Novel(s) - Fostered: https://youtu.be/elXAZDy8OJM
- All About My Novel | MOTH WORK: https://youtu.be/ghWkJuZHoO8
- Feeding Habits "audiobook" playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhqx68UFfNEtKFiOHnNDUN9pttVFLazmf
- Why writing for yourself will make you a better writer | Truths & Misconceptions + my journey: https://youtu.be/uPKMPv-ea4k
- Why I’m Not Publishing My Novels & the pressure to publish in the writing community: https://youtu.be/DFvpy5sihfA

LINKS
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ALL MY PUBLISHED WORK: https://bit.ly/3CYT7Y1

MY STORIES:
→ "The Species is Dead" in Minola Review: https://bit.ly/3wEnkqE
→ "Mama Lives in My Mouth" in Young Voices: https://bit.ly/3yRzBKg
→ "Primary Organs" in The Malahat Review: https://bit.ly/2Tl0yWu​​​​ & read an excerpt: https://bit.ly/3fzSQR1
→ "The Wolf-Antelope Will Not Come for Us" in filling Sation: https://bit.ly/2UhCxjH
→ "Where to Run When the Lamb Roars" in The Temz Review: https://bit.ly/3GN246M
→ "Fig" in Fractured Lit: https://fracturedlit.com/fig/
→ "Jasmine’s Brows and Cuts,” in The Puritan, https://bit.ly/3mBsPDA
→ “Eat Well” in CAROUSEL, forthcoming
→ “Slaughter the Animal” in The New Quarterly, forthcoming

MY POETRY:
→ "We sell skin on sale" in Augur Magazine (poetry): https://bit.ly/3vBvQH3
→ "the drive-up microphone at burger king" in carte blanche:
https://bit.ly/3sm6RoE​​​​​
→ "A burial" in The Fiddlehead: https://bit.ly/3oMU7ID
→ "The night my mother learns to use the bus" in The Fiddlehead: https://bit.ly/3oMU7ID
→ “What’s the difference between good and god” in CV2 https://bit.ly/3y9WXwT
→ “At night, I rest my limbs in water and search for my mother’s father’s mother’s mother’s tongue” in Augur Magazine, forthcoming
→ "My Wolf Lives on the Windowsill" in Grain Magazine: [print only]

ABOUT ME
Hi y'all! I'm Rachel, a twenty-year-old writer from Toronto. I've been writing for eight years and will be entering my fourth year of my BA in creative writing in the fall. On my channel, I document my writing journey and try to post once a week (usually on Fridays).

DISCLAIMER:
I'm only one writer, and approach each video from my experience/expertise. While I make content like writing advice videos on this channel, it's important to me that my viewers ultimately write in the way that best resonates with them. :)

ASK ME ANYTHING: https://bit.ly/34wRv7u

Outro: This is not a joke by Monplaisir

My equipment:
→ Camera: Sony ZV1
→ Vlog mic: Rode Video Micro
→ Sit-down mic: Blue Yeti OR Blue Snowball iCE
→ Editor: Premiere Pro

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