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Susanna Kanto
Finland
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 30 ม.ค. 2022
Author of Caytee, a modern retelling of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey, and In the Shadow of Death, an urban fantasy short story. I post videos about writer's life and the books I read.
My Writing Goals for 2025 | Project Prehistory and More!
#authortube #indieauthor #writinggoals
Is it too late to post a goals video? I don't think so, especially since the reason I'm so late is that I've been busy making those goals into reality! Join me as I go through how my writing went in 2024 (spoiler: I got more done than I had expected) and talk about my goals and plans for 2025. Big things are happening and even bigger things are in store for 2026...
Developmental editor: kathrynharrisauthor.com/services/
Reviews of the writing guides: th-cam.com/video/DpsUMUGf5R8/w-d-xo.html
My review of Naomi Alderman's The Power: susannasreadingnook.blogspot.com/2025/01/the-power-naomi-alderman.html
0:00 Introduction
0:25 2024 Writing Recap
6:00 2025 Writing Goals
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Want to read what I've published? Get them here (*Amazon affiliate links):
Caytee (a Northanger Abbey retelling): amzn.to/4dt740U
In the Shadow of Death (an urban fantasy short story): amzn.to/4dyeAHC
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Website: www.susannakanto.com/
Instagram: susannakanto
Blog: susannasreadingnook.blogspot.com/
Reading journals: www.susannakanto.com/reading-journals/
Book formatting services: www.susannakanto.com/services/
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*As an Amazon affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
Is it too late to post a goals video? I don't think so, especially since the reason I'm so late is that I've been busy making those goals into reality! Join me as I go through how my writing went in 2024 (spoiler: I got more done than I had expected) and talk about my goals and plans for 2025. Big things are happening and even bigger things are in store for 2026...
Developmental editor: kathrynharrisauthor.com/services/
Reviews of the writing guides: th-cam.com/video/DpsUMUGf5R8/w-d-xo.html
My review of Naomi Alderman's The Power: susannasreadingnook.blogspot.com/2025/01/the-power-naomi-alderman.html
0:00 Introduction
0:25 2024 Writing Recap
6:00 2025 Writing Goals
~ ~ ~
Want to read what I've published? Get them here (*Amazon affiliate links):
Caytee (a Northanger Abbey retelling): amzn.to/4dt740U
In the Shadow of Death (an urban fantasy short story): amzn.to/4dyeAHC
~ ~ ~
Website: www.susannakanto.com/
Instagram: susannakanto
Blog: susannasreadingnook.blogspot.com/
Reading journals: www.susannakanto.com/reading-journals/
Book formatting services: www.susannakanto.com/services/
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*As an Amazon affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
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2025 Reading Journal Set Up & 2024 Reading Journal Flip-Through | #readingjournal
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#authortube #indieauthor #booktube #readingjournal Join me as I flip through my 2024 dragon-inspired reading journal and set up my 2025 Jane Austen -themed journal. My goal in 2024 was to read more fantasy books, and I wanted my reading journal to reflect that. I didn't read as many books with dragons as I had hoped, but I did visit a lot of fantasy worlds. 2025 is the 250th birthday of Jane Au...
Ruin and Rising & The Nightingale | December Reading Wrap-up & January Goals | #readingwrapup
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#authortube #indieauthor #booktube #readingwrapup I finished eight books in December. Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo was... a disappointment. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah, on the other hand, was one of the highlights of my year. This was indicative of my entire 2024, to be honest: a few great reads, some disappointments, and mostly average books. How did you reading go in 2024? 0:00 Intr...
Shadow and Bone & Siege and Storm | November Reading Wrap-Up and December Goals
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#booktube #novemberreading #readingwrapup Although I spent most of my November writing, I did finish four books in November. I started my first Grishaverse series, Leigh Bardugo's Shadow and Bone trilogy, and read the first two books, Shadow and Bone and Siege and Storm. I also read a Korean historical fiction, The Court Dancer by Kyung-sook Shin, and one non-fiction book. 0:00 Intro 0:10 Shado...
I Finished My Modern Retelling of Pride and Prejudice! | Final Week of November Writing Challenge
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#authortube #indieauthor #writingvlog And we're done! I'm done with my modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice and the November writing Challenge. I lost a little bit of steam as we got closer to the end of the month, so the final word count is a little under 56K words. The whole manuscript needs a lot of attention and changes in the future, but right now I'm taking a little break from writing ...
Come Write with Me in the Library | 15 Minute Writing Sprint
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#authortube #indieauthor #writingsprint We're on the home stretch! November Writing Challenge or NaNoWriMo, or whatever you want to call it, is almost over. I actually finished my Pride and Prejudice retelling yesterday on Thursday November 28 (a vlog coming up soon!), but I wanted to share some more writing motivation with you. I went to the library last week and filmed two writing sprints. I'...
Hitting 50K Words | Writing Vlog | November Writing Challenge
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#authortube #indieauthor #writingvlog I had a productive week last week! I started with less than 40K words, but by the end of Saturday, I had over 50K words in my manuscript and only seven scenes remaining. Join me in this week's writing vlog as I write the last third of my modern Pride and Prejudice retelling, share a book haul, and try writing in the library! Don't forget to check out the Ki...
Write with Me in the Library | 20 Minute Writing Sprint with Timer | Writing Motivation
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#authortube #indieauthor #writingsprint Join me in this weeks 20 minute writing sprint and get some writing done for NaNoWriMo or other writing challenge. I went to my local library to write a few scenes for my modern Pride and Prejudice retelling and had a really productive time! I wrote over 700 words during this sprint. Let me know in the comments how you did! ~ ~ ~ Want to read what I've pu...
Reaching the Midpoint | Writing Vlog | November Writing Challenge
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Reaching the Midpoint | Writing Vlog | November Writing Challenge
Write with Me | 15 Minute Writing Sprint with Timer
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Write with Me | 15 Minute Writing Sprint with Timer
Writing the First Third of My New Novel | November Writing Challenge | Writing Vlog
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Writing the First Third of My New Novel | November Writing Challenge | Writing Vlog
Write with Me | Writing Motivation for November Writing Challenge | 25 Minute Sprint with Timer
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Write with Me | Writing Motivation for November Writing Challenge | 25 Minute Sprint with Timer
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes | October Reading Wrap-Up & November Hopefuls
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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes | October Reading Wrap-Up & November Hopefuls
Starting a New Novel | Preptober Week 5 / November Writing Challenge Week 1 | Writing vlog
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Starting a New Novel | Preptober Week 5 / November Writing Challenge Week 1 | Writing vlog
Write with Me | 25 Minute Writing Sprint with a Timer | November Writing Challenge
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Write with Me | 25 Minute Writing Sprint with a Timer | November Writing Challenge
Preptober Week 4 | Outlining Scenes to My Pride and Prejudice Retelling | Writing Vlog
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Preptober Week 4 | Outlining Scenes to My Pride and Prejudice Retelling | Writing Vlog
Preptober Week 3 | Researching and Outlining a Novel | Writing Vlog
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Preptober Week 3 | Researching and Outlining a Novel | Writing Vlog
Preptober Week 2 | Finishing Draft 4 and Outlining a New Novel | Writing Vlog
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Preptober Week 2 | Finishing Draft 4 and Outlining a New Novel | Writing Vlog
Preptober Week 1 | Planning My New Novel | Writing Vlog
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Preptober Week 1 | Planning My New Novel | Writing Vlog
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea | September Reading Wrap-Up and October Goals | #monthlyreading
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The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea | September Reading Wrap-Up and October Goals | #monthlyreading
Preptober Goals | (Almost) Finishing Draft Four | November Novel Plans
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Preptober Goals | (Almost) Finishing Draft Four | November Novel Plans
Productive Writing Vlog | Editing My Current WIP |#writingvlog
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Productive Writing Vlog | Editing My Current WIP |#writingvlog
Tilly and the Bookwanderers & A Thousand Heartbeats | August Reading Wrap-Up | September Hopefuls
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Tilly and the Bookwanderers & A Thousand Heartbeats | August Reading Wrap-Up | September Hopefuls
Writing Retreat | Visiting a Medieval Castle | Book Hauls #writingvlog
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Writing Retreat | Visiting a Medieval Castle | Book Hauls #writingvlog
Release Day! How I Wrote and Self-Published a Short Story
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Release Day! How I Wrote and Self-Published a Short Story
In the Shadow of Death (an Urban Fantasy Short Story) Extended Trailer | #booktrailer
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In the Shadow of Death (an Urban Fantasy Short Story) Extended Trailer | #booktrailer
A Complete Beginner's Guide to Annotating a Novel | #booktube #annotations
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A Complete Beginner's Guide to Annotating a Novel | #booktube #annotations
Jane Austen July Wrap-Up | August Hopefuls | #janeaustenjuly
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Jane Austen July Wrap-Up | August Hopefuls | #janeaustenjuly
Writing Vlog | Urban Fantasy Short Story | Editing Project Prehistory | Library Haul
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Writing Vlog | Urban Fantasy Short Story | Editing Project Prehistory | Library Haul
Reading Vlog | Summer Reads | Book Haul | June Wrap-Up #booktube
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Reading Vlog | Summer Reads | Book Haul | June Wrap-Up #booktube
You can get the reading journal here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0DL4L1VJ4
No, it is definitely not too late to post your writing goals! Massive congrats on all the progress you made in 2024. You should be really proud! I only have one writing goal for 2025 and that's to write at least 500 words every day, which I've been doing a good job of keeping up with so far. 😊
Thank you! ❤ 500 words a day is a great goal. Good luck with your writing!
What are your writing goals for 2025?
You can get this dragon-themed reading journal here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0CMHKT88F
Loved this video so much! I had no idea reading journals like this were even a thing! I love the little coloured book shelf with every book that you've read this year! I'm doing something similar with my book nook (since I listen to a lot of audiobooks and want to keep track of all the books I've read) so I print off tiny book covers and make tiny little replica books of all the books that I don't have a physical copy of. Damn, you read so many books last year! I need to get me one of these book journals!😊
Thank you! I love the book nook idea. I was thinking of getting one, but the one I found was really expensive.
@@susannakanto Mine was about £30 or $36.50, so quite expensive but not breaking the bank. 😊
Do you use a reading journal?
What's the first book you're reading in 2025?
Beyond Redemption by Michael Fletcher. It is VERY grimdark! ☺
@@avery_moore_reads Sounds interesting!
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What was your favorite read in November?
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Wooo! So happy to hear your first draft is finished. Congratulations!!! 🥳
Thank you!
November Writing Challenge is over! What are you planning to do next?
So many congratulations!
Thank you!
I really want to read Shadow and Bone!
It was a bit too YA for me, but I did really like it! I have a review up on my blog.
Let me know how you did!
Flip-through of Jane Austen Reading Journal. Get it here (*Amazon affiliate link): amzn.to/40kxz5G
Massive congrats on passing 50K!!! 🥳🥳🥳
Thank you!
How's you writing going? Don't forget to check out the Kindle Countdown Deal for Caytee (Northanger Abbey retelling): amzn.to/4dt740U
Let me know how you did!
I've never actually read Pride and Prejudice. I really should. Not read Shadow and Bone either, but I have read the Six of Crows Duology and I absolutely loved it, so I should definitely read Shadow and Bone some time. Huge congrats on all the progress you've made!
Thank you! I want to read the Six of Crows duology soon, hopefully sometime next year.
What are you writing in November? Let me know how you're doing!
I'm working on a grimdark fantasy novel about a young boy who gets forced to join an underground thieve's guild, but eventually grows up and becomes the leader of that guild.
@@avery_moore_reads Ooh, that sounds interesting!
Came back for another sprint. This time I only wrote 490 words but hey, words are words. 😄
Yes! Keep up the good work!
@@susannakanto Hope you don't mind, I recommended your channel in my most recent video. 😊
@@avery_moore_reads Thank you so much! 🥰❤
@@susannakanto You're very welcome!
Just finished! I managed 873 words! Woo! 😊
Great job! 🙌
Ooooh!!! That is some nice music! I need to come back here next time I do a writing sprint. How's your November going so far? I'm at 28,891 words, so just ahead of target. 😊
Thank you! My November is going great. I've written 36K words and just passed the midpoint. I'm glad to hear your November is going great, too!
@@susannakanto Oh wow! That's amazing! Can't believe you're a solid 10K ahead of target. I'm very impressed.
@@avery_moore_reads I'm trying to finish the draft this month, and it will probably be around 70K words.
How's your November writing challenge going?
I'm keeping up with my goal but it's hard work!
@@EmmaBennetAuthor Good luck with your writing!
How many words did you write during this writing sprint?
What was your favorite read in October?
Wishing you a fantastic November! Looking forward to following your progress
Thank you! ❤
Are you writing a new novel in November or working on an already existing project?
How many words did you write during this writing sprint?
i got 989 words in! this was super helpful!! <3 happy writing
@@tempresstohim Great job! I'm glad you found this helpful ❤
How is your Preptober going?
I'm so ridiculously behind!!!!
@@EmmaBennetAuthor That's too bad! I hope you can still start writing tomorrow.
The magazines were a good idea!
Thanks! I wish I had kept more of them, it was fun flipping through them 😄
Any name ideas for a band?
How did your week two of Preptober go?
I'm a little behind but really pleased with what I've plotted so far!
@@EmmaBennetAuthor That's great to hear!
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What are your reading goals for October?
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