The more I think about "The Drop" the more I want to erase what I've worked on and start a story about a dubstep DJ...

Cari, I have been writing unfinished stories for sixty years. As you said in the video, the writing itself is its own reward. Only last year (when I was 78 years old!) did I finally finish one of these stories and let anyone read it. No, not to be published but to finally prove to myself it was a complete thought. Keep up the work and enjoy the process.

me watching this as i procrastinate actually writing 🙃

@caricanread

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@tesnimsalemtedj9628

3 жыл бұрын

lol at least I’m not the only one

@eitmrnbiwbo

3 жыл бұрын

It's an ugly habit

@diamondcrowngacha1184

3 жыл бұрын

see, I like to write, but then I realize I'm only 15 and im not going places. so that ruins my mood 😃

@fastandadrift4858

3 жыл бұрын

@@diamondcrowngacha1184 The fact you are 15 actually just confirms that you don't know where you'll be in the future. Like any of us, actually. Any ages. Don't condemn your art before it has even started. Do what you are interested in, and by doing that, you gain more experience and then you can make it something that is fufilling to you. Writing is a passion, work and a hobby, so it can get you "places" you gotta allow yourself to try tho ^^

It happened to me a lot with writing, that I did not dare to do it because I did not feel a good writer or I felt that I would never get anywhere, but when you said about writing to enjoy the process and not to have a result, my mind clicked, I opened my eyes and I remembered that it is totally true, not because I am not going to publish it means that I cannot create a world or imagine dialogues and characters. So thank you very much for sharing it with us.

@caricanread

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly!! Create as many little imperfect unfinished worlds as your heart desires!! There are no rules 😍😍😍

I can totally see you as a best-selling author. It's so insane we happen to have the same taste in novels lol

@caricanread

3 жыл бұрын

Omg thank you Leni 🥺

It was molasses that Laura would drop into the snow to make into "candies"! I too remember that moment and hold it with me always. I got to experience it irl when i lived in canada for a year. Also, yes , big fan of the writing vlogs! Inspires me to pick up the pen again

I paused the video and went straight to read the chapter, it was so great! your writing gives me the same cosy vibes studio ghibli movies do if that makes sense :)

@caricanread

3 жыл бұрын

hehehe thank you!!

When I write it's the characters who come to me first. They show themselves, tell me their story, or don't, and just kinda hang out with me, so we get used to each other. That's why I have more characters than stories. Idk, maybe something bad happened to them, maybe they just came here to rest... but I like to think of my imagination as a common room in "Prancing Pony"..))

This came out at like 1:00 AM but guess what I wasn't sleeping cause I was writing too so no damage there

@caricanread

3 жыл бұрын

omg yesssss! (but also get some sleep soon!)

I can feel the autumn vibe🍂

@caricanread

3 жыл бұрын

🥰🍂✨

To be honest your videos make me feel safe. We can't leave the house on weekends or sits at cafés at all and one of my favorite things to do outside was exactly that: sitting on a café, writing, eating, talking with my friends, etc. I miss it so much and I've been feeling pretty nostalgic. I'm losing hope every single day but at the same time I want to believe things will be the same eventually. So thank you for giving me this little bit of hope. Have a nice day (I know it's morning in Korea hehe)

@caricanread

3 жыл бұрын

🙏🙏🙏 things will get better dont worry!!!

A lot of youtubers I'm subscribed to have been writing recently and maybe this is a sign that i should get back into writing stories instead of just leaving ideas on my phone notes app.

I used to write little stories when i was younger in my free time. Never completed any of them but it was just for fun and because I loved books and stories and being in those worlds so much. This video has really reminded me of that and how fun it was! I love how you said that you write even if you have no intention of churning out a whole novel. Maybe I'll give it a try again :)

This was truly a joy to watch. Peaceful, but still full of energy. I feel calmly inspired.

@caricanread

3 жыл бұрын

🥰🙏 thank you!

youre just. so lovely. you truly inspire me to do things just for fun, and after u mentioned this writing project thingy on your main channel i actually took up an old graphic novel project of mine and now i have been working on it as a way to unwind, forget about school and just have fun???? THANK UUU I LAV U

@caricanread

3 жыл бұрын

YESSSS DO IT!!!

I just read the start of your story and I'm in love!!! The characters are charming and the setting is beautiful. I truly loved it!!! Thank you for sharing it with us. 🧡💛 Also, I loved the little notes to yourself. That's a good idea when writing, because you will not have all the answers at first. Thank you again 😄

I totally understand what you mean by feeling the pressure to finish the story. I do not want to write books for others to read but instead use it as an outlet for my daydreams (which sometimes becomes a bit problematic for my real life) so mostly I come up with random scenarios that I can't even put together in proper order. I am inspired by what you said that I should just write a book that I don't need to feel the pressure of finishing it.

Because of the situation I can't really leave a house, enjoy the autumn like I want to...your videos of just everyday life, just walking freely into cafés or just hiking helps a lot

It’s so comforting to watch your videos...thank you again and again😌.

This video was kinda inspiring lol I have had book ideas but never attempted cause of the pressure of writing a book. I think i will have to join this not so ambitious writers’ club and get to writing✨

It's 2.09 a.m in here and you know Cari I always watch your videos no matter what time it is but today I really am tired. Yesterday I LITERALLY cleaned the *whole* house because we were gonna have company and today we had, and I also had school, and we had German, history and literature exams, and tomorrow I'll have geoghraphy, physics and english exams. And probably I have to do a lot of other things that I can't remember right now because I'm so sleepy. So I'm really sorry but I guess I have to watch this tomorrow. Still leaving a comment to support though. I'm sure it's a good video. Lots of love.💖

@caricanread

3 жыл бұрын

oh my god definitely sleep!! hope you feel relaxed and well rested tomorrow^^

Hello Cari. I enjoyed this. I admire how creative you are. Whether it's your filming or doodling, painting or writing, it's so interesting to watch. Thank you.😘❤️

@caricanread

3 жыл бұрын

thank you always!

This was so nice. I’ve been writing a story but I basically drop it and now I’m back to it from square one! almost finishing the first chapter... excited and reminding myself of just the fun of the process without expecting something coming out of it! Thank you for the inspiration and the beautiful autumn vibes ❤️

Saved this video for when I got home from work and could be completely cozy, I had a super stressful day today and this just helped to calm me down before bed. Okie gonna go read the chapter now!! 💖

Loved your video. The intro writing session was really calming and I enjoys seeing all of the locations that inspire you to write.

Thanks for this video Cari! It was very inspiring! Autumn there is beautiful, and more writing vlogs are super welcome! I very recently started writing too and always feel some pressure, also because English is not my first language, but watching this made me realise sometimes you just need to write for your own sake. 🥺❣️

Typed in writing vlog and this is the first video that came up 😀 excited to watch even though I should be sleeping lol

@caricanread

3 жыл бұрын

Omg yay hahaha and hope this helps you sleep 😂

I'm so inspired by you again. It's amazing how inspiring you are!!! I've been thinking about writing for a couple of months now but i didn't have the guts to sit down, just be brave and write something. A couple of years ago i wrote a lot but when i wasn't satisfied with something i just gave up instead of working on it more. But oh my god i have to sit down and write i feel so motivated now. Thank you Cari ❤️

I have started writing recently. It's great to watch you write like I have a fellow writer in front of me that helps a lot with my motivation. Your story is fantastic (and I wish it never ends). I am always satisfied with everything you share with us. Stay healthy, stay happy, and thank you for making good content.

AHHHH thank you, Cari!!! What a great timing. I've been thinking of coming back to writing for a while and now your video made me feel inspired. I'm so glad you're enjoying yourself, I hope I can be the same very soon. I also read your writing and I really like it!!! Now I wonder what actually came out of the woods. Have a nice day, Cari❤

So excited to see Cari’s vlogs 💖💖💖

@caricanread

3 жыл бұрын

thank you always 💗

Back here after 2 years... all I can say, I REALLY hope that you'll publish this story as a book one day. It gives me such a cozy feeling.

Thank you for this perfectly cosy writing vlog! That was just what I needed. I don’t write to get published, and hearing you talk about ideas and brainstorming from a single line made my day. That was really inspiring.

I love what you have written so far! 💚

i love how you mention writing for fun and not with this huge "this will be a novel" goal, I think you've inspired me to give writing a try too. never been much of a writer but perhaps this could be the new thing I try out this month!! lovely vlog as always 🍂💖

This was honestly so inspiring! I have 10 stories in my head inspired by my literal dreams I’ve had and loved them so much that before bed I would continue the story in my head. I would never write them down because I knew I wouldn’t have the right words for somethings, that the grammar wouldn’t be the best and I never have a ending for the stories. So what you said have inspired me to just pick up a pen and paper and write down these stories just to be able to have them! (Also yes I have a whole Pinterest board of visuals based off my different stories haha)

Love writing. Just sitting with some paper, write the first sentence and let the story come to me naturally. This is bliss.

this video was super inspiring ! i immediately cracked open my notebook and started brainstorming

I love what you said about writing for fun and for no set end goal. That can really take the pressure off and make the whole process so much more enjoyable 💛

@caricanread

3 жыл бұрын

exactly!! just like how we can doodle without pressure, we can scribble without pressure hahahha

Cari, pls keep filming these kind of vlogs. Enjoyed watching so much! 🌼

@caricanread

3 жыл бұрын

yay thank you!! i had fun making it^^

This writing vlog warmed up my heart! Today felt like one of those early March quarantine days. I spent half the day watching the sun and feeling defeated that the day wasnt in my control. But watching this reminded me that ... I'm in control of my happiness. 🥰💗 thank you, cari.

@caricanread

3 жыл бұрын

💗 exactly!!!

Great to have you back. 😄

just read the writing you linked and it was so good! can't believe you got all of that just from one sentence in the beginning, its so inspiring!!

@caricanread

3 жыл бұрын

thank you so much!!

Cari, I just love your writing vlogs. Seeing this videos makes me wanna write again 💖

@caricanread

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😭 hope you get a burst of inspo to write soon!

For years now I listened to people talk about Skillshare, offering trials and all - but you just made me sign up and see if I actually like it!

Would love to see more of this, it's making me inspired to do some writing myself!

Thanks for this video! Loved learning more about your process and feel inspired to write more.

Omg i am so excited to watch this!

Thank you so much for your comments about writing for pleasure, not for the purpose of completing a body of work. I love to write but distanced myself from it because I felt like a failure after not completing a novel and punishing myself for that. Writing, like reading, has no real measure. Thank you for reminding me of that.

wow- I finally am in the mood to write hope I can read your books soon

When I graduated college, I stopped writing stories and just focused on songwriting since I'm focused now with my music career. But I missed thinking about my characters and etc. This vlog just inspired me to write stories again. Thank you so much Cari!!!!

I met your channel recently and I am completely in love

This wholesome vid realized and changed my perspective about writing. I always used to have a mindset to work atrociously to gain readers for my book. And it goes downhill in the end, writing is a passion that you'd need to embrace for looking for a better outcome nor improvement. If you have an awry goal for writing, then so on with your character's objective in the book you put attention into. Writing takes time. If you'd like to rush it, you'll most likely be stuck at the end of the day.

oh, this was a perfect way to start my morning. the second you started talking about writing i remember NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). do you know about it? it is currently happening. :3 vlogs about your passions and hobbies ALWAYS inspire me to do whatever my heart desires, to try new things, to get out of my comfort zone... i am truly grateful to have the ability to watch these videos and to follow you on your journey. thank you, cari! you are like an older sister I've never had 💖🌼✨

Omg Cari being excited about writing is the cutest thing ever 😸❤

@caricanread

3 жыл бұрын

hehehehe

It was actually really inspiring Thanks cari♥️🌿🥺

@caricanread

3 жыл бұрын

thank YOU! 💗

ohoho always winter but never christmas? this was a cute vlog 💕 defs interested in more! always love seeing other ppl share their creative process

@caricanread

3 жыл бұрын

Just cold, cold, and more cold lol and thank you!!

I am doing nanowrimo right now and I also live in Seoul, these vlogs are like having a writing partner in my city and I’m loving it!!

@caricanread

3 жыл бұрын

omg best of luck to you!!!! stay out of the bad air quality we're having hahaha

So calming 😍 I love it!

@caricanread

3 жыл бұрын

thank you so much!

love the idea that a first draft is like a first date! i used to write so much when I was escaping from reality. I want to get back into it, but I only had bad feelings and memories associated with my stories lol,,, maybe rewriting with fresh eyes might help? Loved the video, loved the chapter just love all around!!!

What a lovely vlog! I'm a writer, and this was so much fun to watch - your content is just beautiful. And I so agree, it's really nice and interesting to hear about other writers' processes and thoughts :)

I loveee the cafe! 😍😍😍

you literally spoke my mind when you talked about how to start writing.. love your videos cari 🧡

@caricanread

3 жыл бұрын

yesssss!!!! thank you^^

Lovely video! Great to see how your working process works 👍

@caricanread

3 жыл бұрын

thank you so much!

Love this vlogs! They feel so cozy and productive haha

@caricanread

3 жыл бұрын

thank you so much :')

@josefinaogg

3 жыл бұрын

@@caricanread ❤️❤️

I loovee youu Cari! You made my day as always. 💖 Thank you for this. 😍

@caricanread

3 жыл бұрын

no thank YOU :'''')

hi girl, im rewatching all your writing/reading vlogs. theres no winter reading/writing vlog. please make a winter themed one.

loved loved loved loved this!!!!

@caricanread

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 🙈

I loved this video. I have never thought of brain storm for writing a book. I start write a book with no idea where to start or where it is going and stop half way through the first chapter because I didn’t think it was any good. But now I am going to try brainstorming first.

The way I "see" stories is I first see cinematic scenes. Very clear scenes. Like a rando example: someone dying in a ruined spaceship. Then I get more scenes, like flashes. And I end up having to brainstorm a whole story constructed around those scenes, to link them all together xD. I'm not an organized brainstormer at all. I never follow my outlines because I get more of those flashes along the way. It's a mess, but a mess with a purpose haha. I did finish an entire book (now on wattpad) and I'm writing two others books this year and almost halfway there on both (fantasy and sci-fi). I really enjoy the process.

I did love seeing you in so much happiness with your writing journeys. 🥰

@unalunatuna

3 жыл бұрын

and I would like to see your writing journeys more!

@caricanread

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!!!

I would definitely love more writing vlogs! Speaking of your writing, I just went over to read what you had of your story and oh my gosh I'm in love already? Also "it came out of the woods instead" - how dare you leave that off on such a sentence! I love your writing style! It has such a whimsical, fairytalesque vibe that I love! With a dash of that feeling studio ghibli movies give me. Anyways, I loved it very much and I have become surprisingly attached to this world and characters already, especially Mel 💖

@caricanread

3 жыл бұрын

hahhahahaha thank you so so much!!!

Cari, I really enjoyed reading the beginning of your story! I'm already curious to know what's going to happen next to these characters! You've inspired me to delve into one of my passions again... like picking up a pen and writing poetry again! I can totally relate to feeling overwhelmed by the pressure to finish something. Like you said, we should just enjoy losing ourselves in the worlds we create without that pressure!

The trees are literally stunning, the colors are so vibrant 🥺

@caricanread

3 жыл бұрын

right?! it was the perfect autumn day!

Your story is amazing!! I clicked on the link and read it, and I love it! If it was a book, I would buy it/read it! 💓 I think it’s a talent to be able to write so wonderfully. I may have to give it a try!

Channel like yours inspired me to start mine too❤love your vibe!

I am so thankful for this video, because when I was in High school, I used to write a lot. Like really, a lot lot lot. And then, one of my friend got published (and I was so happy for her, it was amazing), but then my mother started to put me a lot of pressure to get my stuff read and published as well. Even more since she knew a bunch of well known published author... And it cut off all my desire to write. Since then, I haven't really been able to sit down and write everything that could come up in my mind. I think I was being too judgemental of my writing... But I stopped this video in the middle because I suddenly had an idea, and wrote it, and it felt A-MA-ZING ! So thank you so much Cari for the inspiration ! :) (Sorry for grammars mistakes, English is not my first language)

How I miss writing in cafes. In France cafes and restaurants have been closed for months because of the pandemic. I'm stuck on my couch most days. My creative impulse really slowed down. I wrote half a book during the first lockdown. But a year later I'm still here and I struggle to write 500 words a day. Thanks god I live in the countryside. I can go talk to the cows and ducks when I feel lonely haha.

Very inspiring! I will be happy to see more writing vlogs 👌

@caricanread

3 жыл бұрын

thank you!!

Cari hello! I've been waiting for this forever so excited!! Lots of love!! Ps. I always feel like my comments are a little aggressive so sorry about that.

@caricanread

3 жыл бұрын

bahahahha not at all!! and thank you!

i loved this video so much i always write down ideas but never write because it seems so daunting! you’ve inspired me to write something this weekend!

@caricanread

3 жыл бұрын

yes!! just like you're allowed to doodle for fun without finishing a painting, you can play around with writing without finishing a book!!

@patrii

3 жыл бұрын

@@caricanread living by this now hehe ✿◕ ‿ ◕✿

I'm definitely interested in more writing vlogs!

Thank you so much for the message!! I've always been that type of person to never finish anything, and it's always frustrated me. My biggest dream is to be a published author, so I guess that's probably why I put so much pressure on myself. To be honest, it also doesn't help that people around me (including people in my family) tell me that I need to give them a best seller if I want to continue living my dream. I want to prove them wrong and do that, while also trying to have fun with it, but it's proven hard. Thanks for the motivation too, and I'm going to go brainstorm now. :)

Your so pretty and calming!

Not to apply pressure to you, but I (and I'm guessing a lot of other people who love you and your videos) would ABSOLUTELY pre-order any book you wrote! You have a huge audience of people who care about you, and we'd show tf up for you if you ever want to pursue that dream. You are gifted, gal. Share your gifts with the world, if you feel authentically called to :) Thanks as always for all of the content you put out! 🙌🏻

I loved this video!

@caricanread

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🥰🙏

I really liked this, thank you! :)

I like read your story and it helped for my english. i think :d still want more time... but tnx cari its was so fun!

@caricanread

3 жыл бұрын

💗💗💗

Yesterday, I've started writing a new story and I haven't been writing anything for a very very long time. Today, this video came in. Chef's kiss.

Benjamin Percy's lessons on Skillshare are really good 👌

I was doing nanowrimo but gave up really quick and got discouraged haha so this was helpful for remembering why I write in the first place :)

this was such an insightful and beautiful (as always) vlog! ♥ not a creative writer but i always fixate on that first sentence otherwise i can't write anything else 😅

Cari's videos give me such a sense of vicarious fulfillment. I'm able to put myself in her shoes and all I feel is contentment, tranquility and a satisfaction with life. Thank you for this content.

As a writer myself I absolutely LOVED this vlog! It's very interesting to see your writing and brainstorming process and its definitely something I would like to see more of in the future!

@caricanread

3 жыл бұрын

thank you so so much! good luck with whatever you're working on :)

This one was really fun! I’m late again and it wasn’t even because I was making pancakes (cookies this time!) more writing videos would be great in the future

I.. needed that, I've been trying to write I have this epic idea, but I'm not.. sure I can finish it even though I know the ending.. The thought of letting others read freaks me out. And I don't have the time to write the whole thing. I'll still write I guess, just so I can see the words for myself. I love season changes in fantasy, that sounds very nice! Writing little details is so much fun honestly, I love building my world, building their daily lives, I have no real story everything's been told.. I just write about their pets and their food now lol ;__;

You make my insomnia better ❤️

@caricanread

3 жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️

Waiting for another writing vlog!

We need more writing vlogs!!!!!🌼🌼🌼🌼😘😘😘😘

@caricanread

3 жыл бұрын

wahhhh thank you!!

i LOVED this vlog!!! i really love to write but i’m really insecure about it, but you inspired me (like always haha)

@caricanread

3 жыл бұрын

thank you ahhhhhhhh!