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Your tips are always so helpful! Love your bright/chaotic energy. Working on my first novel now and your videos always give me a little kick to keep going through the tumult. Congratulations on your first draft, and godspeed with the upcoming process. Much love from Germany!

You are a breath of fresh air! I get so caught up in my insecurities about my writing that I forget to enjoy it. The charming delivery of the "toxic" advice ensured I was smiling even as I felt called out lol. I definitely needed this video, thank you.

This is the best writing video I've seen in a long, long time. LOL. I did do an Amazon search for my fave author and I WAS shocked at the 1-star reviews!! This was GREAT advice!

Well done on finishing your first draft! Congrats!

Just discovered your channel and I'm lowkey obsessed. Love the vids

I’ve just found your channel and love it! 🇬🇧 subbed

I’m jealous. Not that you finished it, but that you finished it at only 125,000 words. My fourth, book1 in an epic fantasy, needed itself to be 240,000 words, and for a non-traditional published author, and with the limit to the word count for these kind of books at 130,000, when approaching agents … what an uphill battle it is.

Gosh I love you so much 😂

Now I get why I never finish my first drafts it's because I am a poet so I tend to seek perfection in every word I write. I've been willing to write my first novel for a while but I only reached 3000 words and got bored and decided to focus on poetry. I even procrastinate publishing my poetry thinking it isn't perfect🤦‍♀️😭... I only publish in 1 by 1 in a literary journal or contest just to see if my work is worth publishing.

I Loooooveee the title.

Love it so much, such a vibe! Now I need a video on how to edit your first draft because I need ideas, I'm feeling totally lost, hahaha

The fact that i already quit writing and im still watchihg this 🥲

My dear, I don't know how to tell you this but, your book is quite available in America. I had no problems locating it and reading it. Fantastic!

I needed this SOOOOO badly. Particularly the checking the one star reviews of your favorite book part. So great! I've written several novels but really just for me. Something to do with an idle brain. But recently I met a friend whose mother is an editor for a quite well known author and she wanted to read what I'm working on now. I was elated that a professional editor for a major publishing house care enough to want to read it. When she did read it, she was REALLY complimentary and told me I was crazy if I didn't get serious about it and since then, I have been frozen for fear that I'm destined to disappoint. This was perfect. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Esmie, you have incredible energy and presence. You can explain how paint dries and might make that interesting! Congratulations on your first draft in 4 months!! Thanks for the advice and I wish you continued success in your writing!!

The genre of your new book sounds great, I can't wait to see the final draft!

Yes thank u! Take it all from your character. It gives them purpose if you want them to succeed.

Daaaang. The “watch like no one’s watching… cause no one is. You’re not a celebrity…” Dang! Just tear me to shreds😂😂😂. On a serious note that’s actually really helpful, thank you!

Congrats on finishing your first draft. And thank you gor the adviceee

YOU ALWAYS MOTIVATE ME, THANK YOU SM!

As a people pleaser, perfectionist, and anxious girly, I felt it pierce my very soul haha when you said, "The most important promises to keep are the ones you make to yourself." Along with all that I'm trying to work through, I'm navigating finding out who I am after becoming a wife and first time mom. It's hard!!! That quote has only confirmed what my goal is which is to take care of myself in order to take care of others (which are my boys who I adore!!). Thank you for motivating me and also for just being so funny and real! :') I NEED TO JUST WRITE THIS DAMN BOOK! Keep being amazing!

Perfect timing. I'm starting to write my first draft of my dark academia childhood friends to enemies to lovers-romance this weekend. So there couldn't be any better moment to watch this video

love your videos and your energy!! thanks for sharing these tips :) <3

Very good advice! I have to say though, I had a draft I could never finish, and last year, I gave up on it and started a new one, and finished it in four months. It's really bad, and it needs TONS of editing (especially since I mostly pantsed it), but it exists.

So much charisma and beauty coming from the screen. I'm smitten! Thank you for the tips. A video showing us some of your favourite books would appreciated 😀

needed this so much😭🤍

What’s the difference between a zero and first draft? Also, how finished is your first draft, what’s missing that would be in the final book? So many questions on this 😂

Congratulations on finishing the first draft of your new novel! I can’t wait to see it in the real world one day - dark academia is something I always want to read. I so agree with what you said about just getting on and getting that first draft finished. I like the view that the first draft is just you telling yourself the story. Can’t remember who said that but it really helps me just bluster through and get it all down.

This is gold to a writer's heart. 💌

Love the line "Your dreams are on the other side of "The End"...

When I say I needed this! Have yet to complete a first draft. Just keep getting in my head about it. Love the tip about remembering I should love it first before thinking about other readers. I also have different genre ideas that I think are really fun and wonder does it make sense writing them? lolol And I love that saying, “Your dreams are on the other side of the end.” So truee

Thank you for the video, Esmie! It is such a joy to watch. I wish they were longer; I could listen to you all day! ❤

these are all great tips! also your top is so SO pretty !! ✨

As a soon to be published mexican author, your channel sure feels like a safe space 🥹❤ Keep up the great work!

I couldn’t click on this fast enough lol😂😂😂

Hi Esmie, I've been watching your content for a few weeks now and I love your vlogs. Anyway, if you're wondering, the first video was How to Make Characters *Do Things*! | Writing Tips from a Bestselling Author, and I've actually watched all of your videos at this point. I'm also a writer and I'd love to know how you look at your manuscript after it's finished. How do you know what you need to change or not? I'd love to know your process because I feel like it's getting out of hand. Greetings from Chile.

I love your video editing style! Thanks for the update and the cafe was so interesting to see 🤎

the church cafe is so pretty 😍editing your manuscript while laid out looks so satisfying

It's so cool to hear more about your journey and your process - 8 years is a long time, but it's also very reassuring for all of us still in the trenches ^^ It's the one thing I try to constantly remind myself of: it doesn't matter how long it takes, I just need to write the best book I possibly can. I guess it aligns with your advice about perseverance and resilience. That makes so much sense. Just don't quit! Love it! Thank you for sharing and spreading the wisdom.

Yeaaah, well done on making it this far! Printing out your manuscript is so satisfying!!! I'm only just over 40k in my current first draft, and I'm a slow writer so the printing stage still feels far away right now... Also, that café was gorgeous, I really need to check it out next time I'm in London!

I just finished my own manuscript and printed it out like you did--it's sooooo satisfying to see it in that form!

Hi Esmie. Love your videos. When you print out your manuscript what size font do you use? And is it single spaced?

Great vid as always Esmie. An interesting way to edit, laying it out on a table like that. Any particular reason for that? My current method (summarised): type on laptop, print and edit, transfer edit to laptop, send to ereader and edit, transfer edit to laptop.

this video is what i want my future life to look like

The comp titles 🤩

wow the title sounds so cool! definitely the kind of book i'd be interested in reading <3

I love your videos! They are refreshing and inspiring; please keep posting! ❤

I'm definitely going to print mine out (if I ever finish lol) Also how in the world do you write over 130k words in 4 months omg

Love the videos. You have a lovely smile and gorgeous hair! Keep them coming 😃