I'm doing a no-pressure Nanowrimo, meaning, any number of words is fine with me. My discipline is to write (or research/plan) every day on my novel project. Once I have worked on my novel, I can write a poem or short story but the novel comes first. So far, I've been happy with the focus and discipline that has given me. I have a really tough time with genre. I'd say its literary fiction, possibly historical fiction (by accident.) Set in the 1940s-80s in the UK. The story follows a small coterie of characters who's lives intersect. One man's obsessive pursuit of an inconsequential goal changes all their lives. Fingers crossed and good luck to you. I'm pantsing too but I have put it into beats and now and inserting beats inbetween the existing beats etc to fill in the story. Currently at 22K words but only about 15K are from November. Still, I'm happy with that.

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

That’s great, congratulations! And I love the idea of a no-pressure nano where researching and planning count, too. I might take that on for the rest of the month since I need to do a lot of research to get this book finished! ❤️

@work-in-progress

Жыл бұрын

This is so validating because I'm planning to do the same next year (I had exams this month so couldn't). I too enjoy literary and historical fiction - in the shorter end, the most. I also write creative journals very frequently through out the year so there is no point in pressuring for the world limit, it's all about the discipline. All the best to you ✨💗

@marjoriedybec3450

Жыл бұрын

@@work-in-progress Thank you. Back atcha.

@marjoriedybec3450

Жыл бұрын

@@PlantBasedBride How far did you get in your November nano-writing ? Are you happy with the results ? Are you in editing phase now ? I got a bit side-tracked at the end of November and completely derailed in December. But looking forward to getting back to it after Xmas.

ugh i'm happy to hear others are struggling too! last year i was pretty happy with myself to get over 25 000 words in total, this year i'm still somewhere around 5 000 words where as one of my friends already hit his 50 000 words goal 😵‍💫

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

I know it’s hard, and I know I didn’t follow my own advice through the entire video, but try not to compare yourself to others! You wrote 5000 words… That’s amazing! I hope you’re proud of what you’ve accomplished so far ❤️ and you’re definitely not the only one struggling!

I heard the concept that most writers are either diamond polishers or swamp drivers. Diamond polishers try to make everything perfect as they go, whereas swamp drivers plunge ahead and just try to get words on the page. I tend to be a diamond polisher and obsessively gone the story as I go, but I’ve found that swamp driving is better for NaNo when you’re trying to hit that mark.

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

Omg this is perfect 😂 I’m definitely a Diamond polisher, and it really slows down my progress! I like to make sure punctuation is correct, and I add quotation marks, I have to go back and fix typos… I really need to just go for it and let the mistakes exist, lol

This has been one of my favorite NaNoWrimo videos:) Your aesthetic is gorgeous. So inspiring

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Kelly! 🥰

the keyboard really CRAZY for the Christmas gift

Love the cozy writing vibes! I'm so proud of your progress. I didn't get that far in NaNoWriMo. 📚

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

Aw thanks! It can be quite the challenge 😅❤️

I really like this style of videos! I feel they're very balanced in terms of relaxing vibes and information about your progress (which is also relaxing so yeah 😅)Thanks for sharing!

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

Aw thank you 🥺 that means a lot! I’m so glad you enjoyed it ❤️

I just write little snip bits of my character Rainys life and stories she has around midnight. And her remembering things that happened in the past and other things that she has experienced. And some of her high school memories and ghost hunting adventures with her boss. I love writing stories on her as a teen and her as an adult. She's just so interesting to learn more on and the stories my mind comes up with are amazing.

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

That’s so interesting! I might try doing that with the protagonist of my new story ❤️

I own the same kettle. It's amazing!

I’m so happy you did this video! I looked for you when I started Preptober as I loved last years vids you did. Love your new vlog style :)

so so lovely and relaxing to watch.

So goood Exactly what i needed to watch A bit confused about the whole thing but doesn't cost anything from how cozy and chilling the video is Wish you the best

loved the cozy vibes of this vlog 🌫 i'm proud of your progress so far!!

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 🥹

I love this vlog style! Hope you keep making them :)

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

I hope to! I’m glad you like it 🥰

The aesthetics of this video, the coziness, the kitties…❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ I don‘t write but I loved the video 😚👏🏻

Ah, I know that feeling, you don’t plan to write another nano but somehow you still ending up doing it just because you just got a really good idea for a book. So happy that you decided to write again this year. I my self have been writing very little and trying to do some world building and more of the plot cause I need more of that to start writing. I really want to write this story so hopefully I will take more time to write on it. Good luck. I believe in you! 😊❤ Oh I love those nano blogs.

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Haha yeah, I felt compelled to write even though I was prepared to start at all 🙃😂

Really enjoyed this vlog. Your whole aesthetic is so lovely and soothing. Thank you for sharing.

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

I was so looking forward to this video! Your previous nanowrimo vlog is one of my favourites by you, it accompanied a lot of my writing sessions. I would inhale any vlog style videos you would make! Your aesthetic is impeccable 👌🤎

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! 🥺 I really appreciate that! I’m working on building that clogging muscle. It’s a very different way of filming videos but I’m enjoying the challenge!

I need to get a coffee/tea station set up like this!

I would love to see more vlogs! Especially writing ones, I really liked the ambiance, and having your video in the background really motivates me! I love the combination of your voice explaining ang the typing noises! And as always, the images are so aesthetic, it calms me a lot!

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

Aw thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it 🥰

I'd love to see more vlogs from you. They are super cosy 🥰

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

I’d love to make more 🥰

How many times is too many times to rewatch the same video? I find this sooo soothing.

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

Aw haha the limit does not exist! Thank you 🥰

I don't even remember how many times I watched this video. This video always comes to my mind when I need motivation to write. I wish there was a sequel series. 🤍

I enjoyed watching ur vlog, and I got encouraged to complete my novel ❤️

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome! 🙌

Love the vlog and the music you chose for it!

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!!

Similar to some others in the comments, I'm doing a no-pressure NaNo. I'm just trying to get in the habit of writing but that's looked more like plumbing the internet for short story prompts and then writing a quick drabble for each of those since my story idea didn't end up being as easy, or interesting, to write as I thought that it would be. I have found that the only prep I did, which was to be honest about the number of days this month that I would be writing and figure out my daily goal from that, was extremely helpful. I'm going to try to do a NaNo Camp this year and will definitely be using that strategy again.

Thank you so much for this vlog ! I had set my own personal goal at 15 000 words this month, meaning I would write 500 words per day. I was doing pretty well the three first days of NaNoWriMo (4 795 words in total) and actually believed I was capable of reaching the official 50k goal. Unfortunately, that and the fact that november is a busy month completely blew my motivation away. Your vlog brought it back. Thank you 🥰 !

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

Oh I’m so glad! November is a super busy month so I completely relate ❤️ whatever we get done is a win!

I loved this! I actually published my first book in October and so I am waaaaay too burned out on book promo to do NaNo right now. But honestly I just revived a fanfiction project I was working on yesterday and it feels really great. Also I totally called it! I KNEW you were writing horror/Dark Academia 😆

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

Congratulations!!!! That’s so exciting 🥰 and thank you! It’s a chaotic mess at the moment but I think there’s a tiny kernel of something intriguing somewhere in there 😂

Just found this video on Day 2 of April 2023 Camp NaNo. I’m still working on my novel that I want to publish sometime this year. Also, thinking of starting a vlog but haven’t decided yet

Love the keyboard

Love this video, and the idea of you getting into vlog content 💕💕

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I need to start watching more blogs to get inspiration I think 😂❤️

loosely participating as well - trying to really work on my first draft of my 2nd novel in a series, my first has just released earlier this month - "From Feathers to Stars" and I am working hard to get book 2 well underway! so excited

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

How exciting! Congratulations 🥰

Tazo green ginger tea is my favorite! There was a while that the only two grocery stores in my area stopped carrying it. So I had to settle for just green tea.

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

I’ve never been big on green tea but I really love this one! I’m almost out and have to grab more ❤️

I thought I'd be writing a dark academia story for NaNoWriMo this year but couldn't plan anything at all! So Nov 1 I just started writing whatever came up and ended up with a fantasy story. With no planning I usually do okay but this year my word counts are so low and I'm not sure how or when I'll get out of this funk lol good luck with the rest of the month!!

@marjoriedybec3450

Жыл бұрын

Try to focus on something other than word count. Like maybe writing five days out out seven or count the hours you spend writing with hashmarks on a post-it note. Its all good. You're writing and that is what counts. Brava.

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

Haha I know the feeling! It’s better than not having written anything though, right? I love Marjorie’s suggestions, too! ❤️

Dear Elizabeth, what a lovey video!

I wrote 100,000 words during September and October this year, so I just skipped Nano this year. Word sprints help a lot with word count.

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

Wow, congrats! That’s huge ❤️

OMG I LOVE your keyboard, the typing sound is just so satisfyingg! Where did you buy that??

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

It was gifted to me! Link is in the description ❤️

I was sure it would be dark fantasy, and it wasn’t too far off! I wonder if Nanowrimo itself would make a fun setting for a dark academia book. Best of luck and enjoy yourself!

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

Oo that’s such a fun idea! Maybe next year 🤔😂

This was a very relaxing video. It was slightly hard to hear you over the music at times though. Best of luck with NaNoWriMo! It's a feat to even attempt it.

Ah I see you got yourself a typewriter for last years Nano! :D

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

Haha I did! I love a mechanical keyboard ❤️

Yoda looks like Salem... :D

Sadly, I cannot do Nanowrimo because of school and how it's winding down, but I do a sort of a Nanowrimo week, where I take almost all the wips I'm working on (there's four this time around) and I write one chapter for each of them until my Thanksgiving break, then around the holidays I'm writing like mad trying to get everything done before the new year, and before I write a new story (which I would have to put on the backburner until one of my wips is finished, or it carries on into the new year).

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

Oh that’s a fun way to do it! Do you find it helps with your creativity switching from one project to another each day?

@BrittanyBWrites

Жыл бұрын

@@PlantBasedBride yep it does! I take a day to focus on one story and my creativity just comes out for that one story and then all i want to do is write a whole lot for all of them at the same time. It does it overwhelming sometimes, but I take a break to do something else before coming back and working it, and it turns out to be a beautiful thing :)

First time doing it, started strong for the first couple of weeks, but have lost all motivation the last week! I have ADHD and get the whole ADHD paralysis thing plus it’s my time of the month so I’m hoping in a few days I’ll be feeling a bit more motivated - I’m not even halfway there on word count yet so suspect I won’t win this year but that’s ok. I’ve still written more this month than I’ve written in years, if not ever.

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

Still a huge win! I hope you feel better soon and feel some new inspo. I read a tip to jump to the end and write the final chapter if you’re feeling like you’re struggling, and I found it really helped me get more motivation!

@backpack606

Жыл бұрын

@@PlantBasedBride I didn’t go to the final chapter but I did go to one further along the book and I wrote just over 3k words!

What kind of computer are you using? That looks awesome!

My guess is… something dark academia? Loving the video so far! Wish I had time for nano this year but I had to make the call not to so that I don’t end up stressing myself out too much. Best of luck to all the writers out there! 🖋

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

Winner! Haha you’re right. 😂 that was a very responsible choice! I couldn’t resist lol

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loved this video so much, made me inspired to write my nanowrimo novel! the vibes are immaculate! i also write on my ipad, and was wondering, what app do you use im the video to write on it? thanks and keep up the good work!

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

Aw thank you, I’m so glad! I was using a blank Notion page that I kept open on my computer to copy and paste into scrivener 🥰 I just wrote directly into scrivener when writing on my desktop!

@MarianaManosso

Жыл бұрын

@@PlantBasedBride so cool! thank you, and good rest of nanowrimo!! 🥰

11:28 how do you even open your drawers? I must have rewatched that 5 times

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

We haven’t put the handles on yet so we open from the bottom 😂 our kitchen is only half done because we’re doing it all ourselves and both have full time jobs!

What keyboard are you using? Love your videos!

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

It’s by KnewKey! I just linked it in the description ❤️

@mariannemontiel6621

Жыл бұрын

I was about to ask the same question! I love the sound and the general aspect of it :)

Hi. Congratulations on nanowrimo. I’m curious about the keyboard. I have seen some negative reviews online. What do you think about it?

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

I really like it! I haven’t had any issues.

@ecceancilla

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for letting me know!

Mine is a zombie apocalypse told through letters and voice recordings

👍👍💕💕

dont forget to add smell and textures into your book people love that stuff

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

So true!

from where is the writing machine?

Why haven't you posted your December plan with me ?🥺🥺

This is really off topic, but could you write the recipe of the first smoothie you made in the video? I'm stuck at the level of fruits + milk = smoothie, I've never seen so many oils and powders put into one before

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

I used to work at a smoothie shop so I get a little carried away lol My typical smoothie is: - a banana - oat milk - vegan protein powder - liquid vitamin D and B12 - hemp hearts - ground flaxseed - frozen berries - greens powder or some dark leafy greens like kale

Pls do vlogs 🥰

you won last year?! congrats! can we read your work anywhere?

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Though I hit the 50,000-word goal, I haven’t actually finished the book lol I might never finish it, though I hope I do someday 😅

My guess would be romance 🤔

My guess is horror…. Since you seemed to really enjoy reading that style of novel. 😊

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

I do really enjoy horror! Me if a few years ago would be shocked and impressed haha

I won Camp NaNo in 2012, but I never edited or revised my draft, and it is still unfinished. It makes me kind of sad to think about, but I just lost interest in the story.

05:55 minutes - I'm guessing Dark Academia is your book's genre??

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

Haha yes you got it 😂❤️

I am doing a prescriptive non-fiction about navigating depression and it feels like I'm pulling teeth. I am less than 3K away from winning and my brain can't pull anything else out.

Are you doing nanowrimo again?

@PlantBasedBride

8 ай бұрын

I don’t think I’ll have time 😭

I have ghostwritten 59 nonfictions. One advice I can offer is write whatever needs to be written. 50 meaningful words are so much better than 5,000 words which say...nothing. Make NaNoWriMo work for you and not the other way around. :)

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

Such a great point! My competitive side wants to hit all the milestones but I know that doesn’t make for a better story 😅❤️

@BinatiSheth

Жыл бұрын

@@PlantBasedBride Ah the better story. That is...a journey. The first draft is generally awful. This is what NaNoWriMo is good at - making people punch out the first draft. I think you are pacing yourself well. Find the process within your creativity. Those 2500+ words will become achievable targets in no time. Rooting for you 💙

Cozy witch? Edited to add: pretty close. I am writing a horror story about three siblings whose mother moves them back into her family home. Only one of the monsters lives in the cave beneath the mansion, the others are inside. I also have a furry black writer's block.

Romance with a Dark Academia aesthetic? I would guess Romance because that is a super-popular genre for women by women. And you happen to be a woman. You also titled the book "Dark Academia" in this video, and in another video that I see on the sidelines, you made a video titled "Reading Dark Academia Books for a Week (& lots of... [cut-off]" 2 weeks ago with 7.7K views.

Please don't be plant based, humans need meat.

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

They really don’t. I’ve been vegan for a decade and I am very much alive 😊

@tranceyy

Жыл бұрын

@@PlantBasedBride But why? Meat is awesome! Don't you fancy a nice piece of steak sometimes? Bet you do!