Let's write a NEW book! 🖊️🎪 How I plot and research a fantasy novel

Let's start writing a new novel! Welcome to the first official project spiegeltent vlog :D I'm so exctied to be brining you this video on how I plot and research my next fantasy novel. In this vlog, I show you some early brainstorming, research and generally working on the first early dregs of the novel. I hope you enjoy the video 😊💛

My book 📖 A Year in Tōkyō: An Illustrated Guide and Memoir:
Or, if you can, order it from your local bookstore! The ISBN is: 978-0-646-86639-0

Find me elsewhere~

Equipment I use:

Lipstick I wear (lol I always get asked)

All of my music is from:

Links:

Links marked with * are affiliate links 🌼

[cassandralynnreads]

“I fell down these stairs once” was Christy lore I didn’t know I needed 🤣🤣

[meysician]

I find myself literally counting down the days to a new video by Christy because it's where I can finally find some peace 🤍

[oaster]

As a theatre major, id completely recommend looking at the work of Le Coq, he was a frech physical theatre artist whose work has just the right level of creepy but beautiful

[jesstheninth]

I love the winter and autumn vibe in this video. Im in America so the summer has been awful, thanks for the reprieve from the heat!

[Wallisimo]

YES! Starting a new project to keep your mind off of submission is the best strategy! It was the only way I could distract myself while waiting for my book to sell. So excited for this new story!

[circleofleaves]

💚Hi Christy! 💚💛🧡💛💚I'm Australian and I was very much involved in the circus community here in Oz for over a decade (before chronic illness & disability took me out). I was a teacher/trainer in both youth and adult circus, a bit of performance but I preferred teaching, involved in training spaces, conventions, festivals, going to & supporting friends gigs/shows, being part of crew at events, and involved when I lived in the UK and travelled in Europe. It's such a vibrant scene that beautifully explores human potential, creativity, ideas and collaboration, and I met some of my closest friends through this wonderful community. A couple of my favourite Aussie circus companies/troupes are 'Circa' and 'Gravity & Other Myths'. I'm looking forward to see what you do with this next project.

[JeanetHenning]

Not sure how plausible this idea is but while I was watching one of your "writing like" videos the other day, I couldn't help wondering if you could do something like that where you review the pros and cons of different world building methods. (the snowflake method etc) as you use them to flesh out your new novel.

Regardless lovely video as always. They provide so much tranquillity.

[kaylacross]

I just gotta, say I love all of your videos because they give me that push that I need to write, but these one's are my favorite. I absolutely love the cozy and productive feeling that your writing vlogs give off!☺

[e_nyuszi]

I love how your video's aesthetic kind of matches your book!!

[BarbaraBoholm]

I LOVE bats so you made my day just by that short clip but also so excited for you and your different projects, so lovely!!!!🦇🦇🦇🦉🐿🫖☕🥧🍵🕯📓🖋Warm hugs coming your way all the way from Sweden

[catherinelapointe]

I love starting my Sunday mornings slowly with your cozy vlogs! The Fall/Winter vibes almost make me forget the heat of Summer here... 💛 I really hope you get good news for Project Teacup. Looking forward to reading it one day. 🤞📖 Have a good week!

[simonchenstories]

So inspired by you and your transparency. It’s so helpful in my own novel writing practice, you’re like a professor!! Lots of love from New York. ❤

[riotgrrrlreadskatie]

You are such a breath of fresh air on the YouTube writing/reading community. I love your videos so much. They aren't clickbait-y, they're encouraging and inspiring! Much love from Chicago xoxo

[thejoyfultutor]

Loved this. It was so helpful to see just how much planning, plotting and dreaming you do before you even start your novel. I’ve been contemplating writing a book for so long and finally just started this planning, plotting stage, but a recent course I attended made me panic that I’ve not thought of my central concept as I have a cool setting and characters but no central conflict at the moment and the course made me think perhaps I’m just not cut out for a novel length bit of writing! You’ve restored my faith!

[invictusyou]

Its wonderful to have a writer companion
Whose interested in all the generes that I enjoy
Your literally incredible!!!
Grateful to find you in my finite lifetime, in this infinite timescape

[tonydeluna]

Hello Christy Anne Jones,
I love the sound of your voice! It’s very soothing and relaxing! You are such an incredibly talented and gifted person who loves to write and shares it to the world! Don’t stop God bless!

[jullubus]

I find it really interesting that you call the project spiegeltent 🌝✨ i am from the Netherlands and in Dutch a spiegel is a mirror ( and tent is the same in English ) ... So my theory is that part of the story takes place in one of those mirror mazes you see around the circus 🪞🎪

[India-thur]

This is so exciting! I've never been a big writer, but I've been so inspired in the last like, 6 months, to start writing something. And I'm currently in the planning/draft 1 stage of my first novel. And I feel that its so bad, but I'm enjoying writing so much!

[LittleDreamer]

I always forget the southern hemisphere is the opposite of ours so while we sit here in the heat all sweaty you guys have winter and it somehow always baffles me 😅 Good luck with your new project!

[levantos]

Very inspirational, best of luck Christy! I keep collecting book idea's and partially writing 1-2 books at the same time in odd chapters all out of sequence. One day I'll collect all these chapters together and tell the story I've been thinking for the last decade for my kids :)