FINALLY finishing my fantasy novel! ☁️ cozy, productive writing vlog

Welcome back to another writing vlog! In this one, I am finally finishing my fantasy novel, Project Tea Cup. I hope you enjoy this cozy, productive vlog. I am SO RELIVED that project tea cup is finished again. I can't forsee another HUGE edit like this happening so this really does feel like the last huge edit? Regardless, the whole thing was an absolute ordeal. I worked so, so, so hard on this book guys. Fingers crossed it's almost ready for submission xx

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[chloeryder]

3am in New Zealand, I’m in a panic studying for my neuroscience finals, but here I am, attempting to channel your success. I’ve had enough caffeine to knock a medium sized horse over. Send prayers. I’m so proud of you

[IckleRonnikens]

the smile on your face whenever you talk about project teacup is so infectious, its clear how much you care for this world that you've created, and that you've put your heart and soul into, as you so eloquently stated, and whilst you might feel exhausted and burnt out now from so much work, I sincerely hope for you that it now gets published, as I'm sure it will, and that those of us who have been on the journey with you - whether it be from the very start, or more recently - will get to experience the wonder of it like you have, and smile in the same way that you have, with each page that we turn...

[WillowTree]

Christy, I JUST stumbled across your channel a couple hours ago and have been binge watching all your videos since. Its rare to come across a channel that is astetic, helpful, cozy, ect and your channel checked all the boxes :D I subscribed instantly.

[medsm]

The parasocial relationships youtube brings about are always a fun thing to analyse, but I feel like I've never been so proud of someone in my life 😂❤ good job, I really hope this novel will see the light of day because I am so excited and happy for it and for you and I would love to support you by reading it. All the best!!

[stormyignorance]

Good luck on submission, Christy! As another SJGA client, I was also pushing myself for a 2-month revision timeline before sub, but I ended up taking half a year. My friend told me that revision is such a luxury, and that no one reads a book and thinks, "Wow I wish this writer had spent /less/ time editing this book." I ended up selling in a week, and I do think it's because I took my time with revision and took it as far as I could. Your hard work will definitely pay off!

[hyleore]

I usually watch these writing vlogs on Sundays when they come out, and often I'm feeling lazy because it's my off day, and these vlogs always give me motivation to spend a little time on my writing projects. I'm really thankful for that, because I'll take any little chunk of time or progress.

[circleofleaves]

If/when Project Teacup gets picked up by a publisher, I'm going to smash that pre-order button SO hard, which I encourage others to do as well if they're able to (or add it to your birthday/christmas wish-lists as a pre-order if your family does such things) because pre-orders actually really help the writer and publisher. 🌟⭐🌟Congratulations on finishing it! I'm crossing my fingers, toes and internal organs for you!
Christy, with your love of Anthony Doerr's writing and your interest in Istanbul/Constantinople, I wondered if you've yet read Cloud Cuckoo Land? It's SO good, one of my favourite books of the year so far and one of the best books I've ever read. 💚🧡💚

[starklingspars]

12:03 am midn8ght Melbourne time. Glad to see a Project teacup update. Wil make a cacao and enjoy the vid

[ashrodgers]

Wow, Christy - I've been here right from the beginning of Project Teacup, and it's so insanely inspiring to see how far you've come! I'm genuinely so impressed, but not at all surprised that you've made it this far - it's so clear how much you love this project, and I really hope I can read it someday! :)

[kat_in_wonderland]

Congratulations on Draft 6 and getting to submit your book to your agent! We are all so incredibly excited for you and proud to see your journey; it's had a lot of struggles but YOU'VE MADE IT and it's a constant reminder that we can too! Enjoy your rest :) xx

[juliandherbooks]

Congrats for finishing draft 6!! You did great! <3

[cosysageleaf]

I’m so happy I found your channel!! I’ve just started working on my novel again after taking a while away from it, and your vlogs are so inspiring for me! And I also love that you’re wearing a Sleep Token shirt omg! Several of their songs are on my novel playlist. I look forward to hearing more about PT and your journey!💕

[SeptaSeven]

Just found your channel today, I've been listening to your videos all day while doing things around the house. I just finished your video about finding an agent, thank you for sharing that story.

[mechanarwhal]

Congratulations on your finished draft!!! I'm sure we've seen only a fraction of the struggle you put into writing this and you can be so proud that it is finally done. So much love to you. We will all be manifesting the best possible for this book! <3

[Mariea]

Your way of writing / editing is not ridiculous. I'm coaching writing in an academic setting and this is a common "writing type", whó often have dificutlies in editing. We always advise those types to take almost half of the entire time they have to work on a project to the editing process, since writing under time pressure is hard for this type. Maybe you want to look into these writing types and strategies to help, if it troubles you.

[loki_l_]

Hey no kidding. Im super close to finishing my own fantasy novel too! Im almost at 90k words and Im 2 chapters away from completing the first draft! Getting so excited that I managed to write 2, 200 words during my writing session yesterday.

[IddeforTaylorSwift]

I’m so so happy for you, really! I’ve been here since you finished it last year back in August I think, and started querying it. I know it’s not a long time, it’s been less than a year but I’ve been watching every single one of your videos ever since, and seeing you work on this story over the past few months was really beautiful to watch. I wish you all the best and I really really hope that Project Tea Cup is published soon and that I finally get to read it!

[Bosque]

omg, congratulations Christy!! Good job 🥰I have been following your channel since you had less than 100 subscribers, so seeing you succeeding in your dreams makes me so happy for you girl!! 🥳 I can't wait for the day I get a copy of your novel :')

[retr-ykxb]

As a 15 yo author I find your channel amusing and I hope to achieve your level of aestheticness 😭

[_soggy]

I'm so excited for you, Christy! I've watched your channel ever since the beginning, and following your journey has been so motivating and heartwarming, from start to end! <33