I’m young, but I want to write a book so bad! I’m still having trouble figuring out what to write about or even *who* to write about, but I hope I’ll get there eventually! You’ve been so helpful, thank you Ana!
I'd also say that once you do have an idea, make a mood board or Pinterest board and save art, dialogue ideas, prompts etc. For more inspiration. You can also listen to music for inspiration too. Any time I listen to music, I sometimes get scene ideas or dialogue ideas.
I'm gonna write this again because it's not posting lol 😅. But I'm a young writer too (18 but been writing since 11/12) and I'm in the process of planning my book (hopefully it's the first one I complete 😂). I'd say to read books, listen to music and watch movies for inspiration. The idea I got for my book was from a movie I watched and I changed the plot, characters and expanded on the idea. Music also helps trigger scene and dialogue ideas or even writing prompts as well. I suggest watching video essays about books to get an idea of what ppl like and don't like in books or writing criticisms one I love is Skylar Earnhart. She has really good and unbiased commentary when it comes to books (saying that because it's common for readers in the community to insert their own personal biases and beliefs forgetting the characters are their own ppl and make critiques on that), watch writing creators, some good ones are Anna (who we're watching now lol), Abbie Emmons and Fiona's universe. Some more may crop up on your algorithm. Follow writing advice accounts on Instagram. A lot of them have free/paid resources that can support you with writing such as character development, word banks, effective/realistic dialogue, book structure, literary support or editing tips once you have your first draft etc. Accounts like writing peers, plottery or pantsers pen are helpful. You can also find the same thing on Pinterest. I love using Pinterest, there's always posts on dialogue ideas, character ideas, scene ideas and prompts. I'd also suggest looking into psychology, I study the subject already, as it's helpful in making more realistic and dynamic characters. These are things that have definitely helped me and may help you 🤍. Hope you get some ideas, u can let me know in the comments if you still need help ☺️. Good luck!!
fantasy is definitely challenging in the way that you feel the need to describe and hint at things rather than straight up explaining it, almost like everything is to seem mysterious/whimsical. keep it up!
Ana I just want to say you’ve helped me so much in regaining motivation to write my fantasy wip and your advice was so helpful when I was self publishing my book “Flames and shadows: the lost quest” ilysm 💗💗💗
I used to watch you when you did rainbowloom and now I am watching you write your stories and so I have watched you grown out of the years! (btw I am writing along with you aswell)
AAAHH It's here!!! I can't wait to watch!! You are very inspiring ana, and have helped me get back into writing. That being said, sometimes I just watch your videos for the chill vibes. They're very relaxing. Wishing you the best!
thank u ana! you inspired me so much to write my own book! I’m currently at the prologue but I’m so excited about this story! I’ll keep watching your vids for motivation to write!!✨✨❤
I was just finishing your latest video and then you uploaded this one and I couldn’t be happier!!!! I’m tired rn so watching ur vids is so relaxing. I literally love your vlogs so much, where you incorporate writing and lifestyle ❤❤❤
Just hit 15K on my boys' love coffee shop novella and I was fanboying so hard the other day over the latest scene as if I wasn't the one who wrote the damn thing 😂 We absolutely should fan and gush over our own work more often!
i am also writing a novel it's a romantasy i still need to figure something out here and there since my idea is still in it's purest from but watching your vids always helps me ana even tho i am young i am getting there
ive been procrastinating on writing my first ever chapter on my fantasy novel since i outline and research so much that im scared to even write words!! hopefully ill get to be able to fully write and start my fantasy novel!!ಥ‿ಥ
I always love your vlogs Ana! I completely relate to the double filter... my book is set in a kind of a science fiction/fantasy alternate reality, and as I've been editing I keep noticing things I've written in that literally don't exist in the world 🤣 It's always the little things!
im 16,000 words deep in my dark fantasy now but i remember the first 1000 words, wow , it just poured out, its mainly show not tell, foreshadowed, gave a quick view of the fantasy world, my aim, i do not over saturate the writing with tons of character names to remember, i keep the character list short an let them grow, i use easy words to flow nicely with the reading, not many speed bumps with huge words that require a dictionary
you never fail to motivate me Ana....I literally can't express the amount of gratitude I have for you!!! I am currently on chapter 2 of my book and was struggling to write things down. But then your video pops up like a savior 🥺🥺
Wow, this has been one of the best vlogs that you've ever done. I'm actually writing my 1st chapter for my own book, and watching your video has helped me. I also love your keyboard thinking about getting one myself. 🙂💕
I loved the video, it's so inspirational!!! I'm also writing a fantasy novel so it's so fun to see you working on one too :) Also ahhh where did you get that ring? I love that so much, it definitely gives the vibes of the elves in the Lord of the Rings (which I just recently watched for the first time!!!)
You're literally soooooo pretty. If you're wondering who your new subscriber is THATS Meeeee! I love your videos and I'm trying to read more and MAKING a major breakthrough in my story's plot.Thank you so much🤗😊😊
This vlog came right on time! I've been trying to find the motivation to work on my 3 novels that I started but kinda abandoned all of them. I actually love the stories I planned out I just hate my writing. But I'm working on it. Thank you for posting and sharing this with us! Also where did you get your shirt cuz it's literally so cute!
Do you have any advice on staying committed to projects? I'm a junior in high school and do a bunch of outside-of-school theatre and have several classes this year lol, so finding time to write is hard. When I do end up having time to write, I have like 5000 ideas for projects in my head. I'll start a project, work on it for like two days, and then forget about it and lose interest because I have a brand new idea I'm excited about. TvT I think it's so cool how months later you still work consistently on your projects. I've thought about just forcing myself to continue my projects, but when I force myself, the quality isn't the best it could be.
God i needed thjs j an also writing a fnatasy nivel it's a romatasy it's a series i ahve gotten the idea coullde of days before it about 5 girls who work different they fall in love with 5 dukes the dukes are lucian,ronan,jasper,capsian amd rhsy meanwhile the girls are winter,elara,kyra, Indigo, and Celeste
Ana! You told that you struggled a lot with editing ghostcide right? Well something I do to avoid that is I tell myself “Okay finish chapter 3 then edit all 3 chapters” that way in the end I don’t have to bang my head and edit 100 chapters 😅
Make Pinterest boards and listen to different playlists. I usually look up fantasy music playlists and pick through different ones and make my own playlist. You can also write a list of the things you like and pick three from the list and write about them. It's super easy if you want to practice writing.
i’m a *very* young writer, and currently working on a phycological horror book!! I love watching your vides for tips or just plain entertainment, tysm for making these videos ana!!
Ana do you like this line from my story .Leana was laying down no sign of life in her ,I stumbled across the dirty cave floor when I saw her hair was covered by snowflakes. I held her in my arms and thought of just a year ago running through the meadow and then I sobbed.
I write with a IPad (no keyboard) because I didn’t have a laptop until year 7. So I’m faster on iPad if anyone has tips to touch type lmk! (I’m very slow typer on keyboard)
im writing a fantasy dragon book rn but i feel like my writing is just so basic...does anyone have like good tips or anything to help with that? ive never wrote something like this before :(
Im writing a cutesy book about a girl who has her friend group and they burn down the orphanage they lived in along with the people in it and it's all about her and her friends living on the lam!!!! Also I LOVED your writing ASMR video and would love to see some more!!!!
I have massive writer’s block (even though I have a bazillion other books) so I’m just writing a bunch of ideas down and maybe I’ll choose one 😂 Your videos really help soothe writer’s block! Edit: I FINALLY CHOSE ONE!
Exactly! And I have such a hard time picking one because I love all of them! But when I finally choose one, I think it’s absolutely trash but I don’t want to throw it away!
I used to be apart of your discord server, is it still up? The link on your channel profile isn't active saying it's not a working link, ask for another one, and didn't see it in ur bio anymore.
I’m young, but I want to write a book so bad! I’m still having trouble figuring out what to write about or even *who* to write about, but I hope I’ll get there eventually! You’ve been so helpful, thank you Ana!
I'm a young writer, too! For me to get ideas, I just go on Pinterest and look at old paintings and try to make a story out of what I see
i can relate to this so hard 😭😭😭
Read voraciously! This will inspire and level-up your own work! Also try some writing exercises online.
I'd also say that once you do have an idea, make a mood board or Pinterest board and save art, dialogue ideas, prompts etc. For more inspiration. You can also listen to music for inspiration too. Any time I listen to music, I sometimes get scene ideas or dialogue ideas.
I'm gonna write this again because it's not posting lol 😅. But I'm a young writer too (18 but been writing since 11/12) and I'm in the process of planning my book (hopefully it's the first one I complete 😂). I'd say to read books, listen to music and watch movies for inspiration. The idea I got for my book was from a movie I watched and I changed the plot, characters and expanded on the idea. Music also helps trigger scene and dialogue ideas or even writing prompts as well. I suggest watching video essays about books to get an idea of what ppl like and don't like in books or writing criticisms one I love is Skylar Earnhart. She has really good and unbiased commentary when it comes to books (saying that because it's common for readers in the community to insert their own personal biases and beliefs forgetting the characters are their own ppl and make critiques on that), watch writing creators, some good ones are Anna (who we're watching now lol), Abbie Emmons and Fiona's universe. Some more may crop up on your algorithm. Follow writing advice accounts on Instagram. A lot of them have free/paid resources that can support you with writing such as character development, word banks, effective/realistic dialogue, book structure, literary support or editing tips once you have your first draft etc. Accounts like writing peers, plottery or pantsers pen are helpful. You can also find the same thing on Pinterest. I love using Pinterest, there's always posts on dialogue ideas, character ideas, scene ideas and prompts. I'd also suggest looking into psychology, I study the subject already, as it's helpful in making more realistic and dynamic characters. These are things that have definitely helped me and may help you 🤍. Hope you get some ideas, u can let me know in the comments if you still need help ☺️. Good luck!!
fantasy is definitely challenging in the way that you feel the need to describe and hint at things rather than straight up explaining it, almost like everything is to seem mysterious/whimsical. keep it up!
yesss you get it!! it's a fun and challenging process! 😭😭😭
Love this! I finished my EXTENSIVE planning for my first novel and somehow I am stuck at the prologue, but you are really helping to motivate me 😭💖
SAME
let’s get that prologue done! 🤩
ur one of my favourite books/writer channels! please keep continuing to make content like these!
your dog is the cutest puppy I have ever seen also I adore your channel Ana, I’m a young writer and you are truly so inspiring to me, ily 💗🤍
awww bestie you're too sweet! 🥺🤍
Ana I just want to say you’ve helped me so much in regaining motivation to write my fantasy wip and your advice was so helpful when I was self publishing my book “Flames and shadows: the lost quest” ilysm 💗💗💗
You writing inspires me to write more. Thank you for these videos Ana! 🫶🫶
i'm so glad you enjoyed it! 🤩
I used to watch you when you did rainbowloom and now I am watching you write your stories and so I have watched you grown out of the years! (btw I am writing along with you aswell)
awwww that’s so sweet! I’m so glad you’re still here 💖
AAAHH It's here!!! I can't wait to watch!! You are very inspiring ana, and have helped me get back into writing. That being said, sometimes I just watch your videos for the chill vibes. They're very relaxing. Wishing you the best!
aw you’re too sweet! I’m so glad my videos are helpful for you!
thank u ana! you inspired me so much to write my own book! I’m currently at the prologue but I’m so excited about this story! I’ll keep watching your vids for motivation to write!!✨✨❤
Hi ana! Im a young writer, and i recently started planning my first book :) judt wanted to say that ur my biggest inspiration!
Can’t wait for you to finish your novels so i can look back on your videos after reading them and think ahhhh thats what she was talking about 😉
Are her books good? Like fantasy? Looking for a friend :D
aww vee is killing it as are you with the content and writing and exploring life
I was just finishing your latest video and then you uploaded this one and I couldn’t be happier!!!! I’m tired rn so watching ur vids is so relaxing. I literally love your vlogs so much, where you incorporate writing and lifestyle ❤❤❤
10:36 OMG I LOVE YOUR OVERSHARING ❤
hahaha you're so welcome bestie
Just hit 15K on my boys' love coffee shop novella and I was fanboying so hard the other day over the latest scene as if I wasn't the one who wrote the damn thing 😂 We absolutely should fan and gush over our own work more often!
I do this with characters SO often
@PRINCESS_BUBBLEZ It's so fun honestly 😂 Also can help keep me invested in the story and avoid some burnout
YESSS i love ur vlogs queen 😌
I’m older lol about to be 30 but you inspire me SO much Ana
i am also writing a novel it's a romantasy i still need to figure something out here and there since my idea is still in it's purest from but watching your vids always helps me ana even tho i am young i am getting there
ive been procrastinating on writing my first ever chapter on my fantasy novel since i outline and research so much that im scared to even write words!! hopefully ill get to be able to fully write and start my fantasy novel!!ಥ‿ಥ
I’m in love with your vlogs, they really motivate me💗 thank you ana!🫶
I am so late BUT OMG ANA HAS POSTED AGAIN LETS GOOOO I AM ALWAYS SO HYPED FOR YOUR VLOGS! So excited to see what you will be achieving in 2025!
aww thank you so much!! I’m so glad you’re enjoying them!💖
I always love your vlogs Ana! I completely relate to the double filter... my book is set in a kind of a science fiction/fantasy alternate reality, and as I've been editing I keep noticing things I've written in that literally don't exist in the world 🤣 It's always the little things!
i know! we really need to put on some new fantastical glasses hahah
@@ananeu Exactly!
I love writing! I subbed and liked and hit the bell! :D
im 16,000 words deep in my dark fantasy now but i remember the first 1000 words, wow , it just poured out, its mainly show not tell, foreshadowed, gave a quick view of the fantasy world, my aim, i do not over saturate the writing with tons of character names to remember, i keep the character list short an let them grow, i use easy words to flow nicely with the reading, not many speed bumps with huge words that require a dictionary
i really love and resonate with your content
aww that means so much to me! 💖
Love it! You are such an inspiration! 💗💗💗💗One of my goals for this year is to publish my debut (fantasy) novel!!
I love watching your videos during my nighttime routine, so like a hour before I actually write ❤
god this just made me want to write again 😭💞 lady is soooo cute aaaa
aww lady says hiii! i adore ur kitties in ur video too!
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yaaaaaaaay! ly ana keep going ❤
you never fail to motivate me Ana....I literally can't express the amount of gratitude I have for you!!! I am currently on chapter 2 of my book and was struggling to write things down. But then your video pops up like a savior 🥺🥺
aww that's so sweet! I'm so glad you're finding inspiration! 🥺
EARLYY??? OMGG I LOVE UR VLOGS SO MUCH AHHH!
Omg you didn’t say first 😢 thank you
I love your entire aesthetic ❤
wake up!! ana posted
this is the most aesthetic video ever!! and i love seeing you excited about your projects :)
I'm also writing a fantasy project atm so this is perfect!
Wow, this has been one of the best vlogs that you've ever done. I'm actually writing my 1st chapter for my own book, and watching your video has helped me. I also love your keyboard thinking about getting one myself. 🙂💕
I loved the video, it's so inspirational!!! I'm also writing a fantasy novel so it's so fun to see you working on one too :) Also ahhh where did you get that ring? I love that so much, it definitely gives the vibes of the elves in the Lord of the Rings (which I just recently watched for the first time!!!)
yippie, writing vlog time
I do not know how you write so much (or atleast more than me) Like I can not even Finish a page without losing motivation or procrastinating.
You're literally soooooo pretty. If you're wondering who your new subscriber is THATS Meeeee! I love your videos and I'm trying to read more and MAKING a major breakthrough in my story's plot.Thank you so much🤗😊😊
aw thank you so much, you're so sweet! i'm so glad you're finding inspiration! 🥺
You have always been pretty but something about you is different like you glowing ❤
aww bestie thank youuu
This vlog came right on time! I've been trying to find the motivation to work on my 3 novels that I started but kinda abandoned all of them. I actually love the stories I planned out I just hate my writing. But I'm working on it. Thank you for posting and sharing this with us! Also where did you get your shirt cuz it's literally so cute!
im so happy! i hope you are able to get to those projects! and i got the shirt from cider
Do you have any advice on staying committed to projects? I'm a junior in high school and do a bunch of outside-of-school theatre and have several classes this year lol, so finding time to write is hard. When I do end up having time to write, I have like 5000 ideas for projects in my head. I'll start a project, work on it for like two days, and then forget about it and lose interest because I have a brand new idea I'm excited about. TvT I think it's so cool how months later you still work consistently on your projects. I've thought about just forcing myself to continue my projects, but when I force myself, the quality isn't the best it could be.
God i needed thjs j an also writing a fnatasy nivel it's a romatasy it's a series i ahve gotten the idea coullde of days before it about 5 girls who work different they fall in love with 5 dukes the dukes are lucian,ronan,jasper,capsian amd rhsy meanwhile the girls are winter,elara,kyra, Indigo, and Celeste
Love that Fine Line is the theme you write your book to - for me it's The Line by Twenty One Pilots!
Ana! You told that you struggled a lot with editing ghostcide right? Well something I do to avoid that is I tell myself “Okay finish chapter 3 then edit all 3 chapters” that way in the end I don’t have to bang my head and edit 100 chapters 😅
Make Pinterest boards and listen to different playlists. I usually look up fantasy music playlists and pick through different ones and make my own playlist. You can also write a list of the things you like and pick three from the list and write about them. It's super easy if you want to practice writing.
Ty!
i’m a *very* young writer, and currently working on a phycological horror book!! I love watching your vides for tips or just plain entertainment, tysm for making these videos ana!!
ok gal!!! new year new book
Ouuu secret book It's ok Ana please share what you are comfy with for the other projects / brief for this one
aw bestie you know I would if I could! 🥺🥺💖
@@ananeu I can comprehend its okay bestie so ready for your updates and praying for a blessed year and writing journey
standing up to act stuff out is so real 😭
Im going through so much writers block rn.. Idk how to fix it.😢
aww bestie i hope this video gives you some inspoo
@ananeu tysmm
Ana!! what is that cup? It's so cute and smaller than those stanleys!
yes! i got it as a christmas present last year! its so cute. it's called 'hydro jug' haha
That moment when you realize that the zero draft is easier to over write rather than under write
excited to be here as I finish my child protection study notes
Ana do you like this line from my story .Leana was laying down no sign of life in her ,I stumbled across the dirty cave floor when I saw her hair was covered by snowflakes. I held her in my arms and thought of just a year ago running through the meadow and then I sobbed.
Hey ana! I'm a new writer, and a HUGE fan!! I just wanna know how many words was your first chapter?
Ooh, that’s a great question! I don’t have an exact word count, but it felt like a good amount to set the scene!
I write with a IPad (no keyboard) because I didn’t have a laptop until year 7. So I’m faster on iPad if anyone has tips to touch type lmk! (I’m very slow typer on keyboard)
im writing a fantasy dragon book rn but i feel like my writing is just so basic...does anyone have like good tips or anything to help with that? ive never wrote something like this before :(
It feels illegal to be this early (8 mins)
I feel like I should be under arrest
so good to have u here bestie!!🥺🤍
Im writing a cutesy book about a girl who has her friend group and they burn down the orphanage they lived in along with the people in it and it's all about her and her friends living on the lam!!!! Also I LOVED your writing ASMR video and would love to see some more!!!!
As a beginner writer, I struggle A LOT with motivation. Any tips?
I’m 13 and writing my debut fantasy novel. My mom says if I finish it she’ll publish it 😭
thats so cool! im 14 and working on a fantasy book too
Can we have a discord server of your channel sissy? 😮😮😮😊❤
So did I miss whatever is happening with ghostcide? I thought you already were in the process of getting it published.
I have massive writer’s block (even though I have a bazillion other books) so I’m just writing a bunch of ideas down and maybe I’ll choose one 😂 Your videos really help soothe writer’s block!
Edit: I FINALLY CHOSE ONE!
I feel you! I have a whole folder of *ideas* that I haven’t written yet.
Exactly! And I have such a hard time picking one because I love all of them! But when I finally choose one, I think it’s absolutely trash but I don’t want to throw it away!
Yes! I saw this vid after 13 hours only! (I was at school)
I used to be apart of your discord server, is it still up? The link on your channel profile isn't active saying it's not a working link, ask for another one, and didn't see it in ur bio anymore.
It’s a criminal TH-cam hid this from me for 43mins 👹👹
Are there any books you recommend that you have written for teens?😂❤
Be my girlfried ❤
I just wanna say thnx to help me im working on my novel over watched your advices love u from Saudi Arabic 🇸🇦🫂
I’m 12 can I write a book
Soo, pretty random, but am I the only one who thinks Ana sort of looks like Mona Lisa??
awww
You should start rainbow looming again
Recing lord of mysteries heaven offical blessing and husky and his white cat shizun for inspo
who disliked this 😭😡