she once described her process as "essentially painting a huge canvas with a brush the size of an eyelash." I think I love her stuff beccause I've found that's the pace that works for me, too.
@jolonghthong
Жыл бұрын
She finds a lot of similes with writing and painting or drawing. I’ve heard three analogies about those two things from her. Wonder if she herself paints
@nini-y9c
Жыл бұрын
@@jolonghthong she does! she mentioned once in an interview that at one point it was her dream to be a painter but she realized she wasnt good enough to pursue it professionally
@jolonghthong
Жыл бұрын
@@nini-y9c that’s cool! Thanks for letting me know
@witchykit
Жыл бұрын
If I had a library like this one where I live I don’t think I’d ever leave …
@Alicia-jl6ob
Жыл бұрын
Same!! Love the libray!🤩
@deryasefer
Жыл бұрын
Omg, yesss! 😍
@krasserkekskrumel6318
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, same, I'd probably just move in :D
@floffycow2649
Жыл бұрын
We barely even have a library where I live :/ not even places to sit (except a few chairs), only books to lend…
@georgia7636
Жыл бұрын
It's nice, but the chairs are uncomfortable 😂
@Steerpikey
Жыл бұрын
Of all the routines I read and saw, this one is my favorite. It has no self-punishment elements and feels very organic and warm. The "ploughing" metaphor reminds me of what Ali Smith once said in a reading I went to: a writer is a giant stone rolling down a hill, and the books you read are the moss it collects. At the end, the giant moss ball becomes your book (she explained it in a much nicer way, but that's the core of it).
@brianwashines2645
Жыл бұрын
I see a Donna Tartt writing routine challenge I assume someone has a project that will take up ten years of his or her life. Then again I always assumed Tartt managed to get 400 to 800 words down in polished form per day despite actually writing thousands of words before getting there, mostly by longhand. It's like a painstaking sculpting process where the stone is in you and you have to fashion the pieces so they cohere in the end. It's why I admire her novels so much because so much has gone into them.
@harrisonmccartney4878
9 ай бұрын
I think plotting might be Donna's weak suit. She's a highly competent writer, so her actual writing probably doesn't require all that time, but I think she gives her ideas an enormous amount of time to mature before she commits to a vision for the novel. I'd love to read her drafts, as I can imagine things changing wildly from conception to finished product.
@eimeardonnelly8548
Жыл бұрын
I'm not a Donna Tartt fan - I'm a whole air conditioner! So I loved this video, thanks so much for making it!
@camillagrandi4201
Жыл бұрын
This comment sent me FLYING. Ten minutes after, still laughing 😂
@eimeardonnelly8548
Жыл бұрын
@@camillagrandi4201 Aww glad it made you chuckle!
@kaisetic3150
Жыл бұрын
this exactly!!
@peachy-wd6ci
9 ай бұрын
yeah the incredibly racist and xeneophobic white woman!
@bodytrainer1crane730
13 күн бұрын
It took me 30 seconds to get this! 😂
@xfilion
Жыл бұрын
Try Neil Gaiman. One tip, use different coloured pens each day to visually see how much you have written. Great video.
@ImAshley2023
3 ай бұрын
I'm a year late but she did the Neil Gaiman Video 😄
@marissanufer7313
Жыл бұрын
I always told myself I wasn’t interested in reading the The Secret History, but after moving to the Mississippi Delta region from Michigan I went into a bookstore and saw her featured due to it being in her home town of Greenwood Mississippi. After reading it and learning about her more and hearing her speak I find her to be quite fascinating as everything she encompasses seems to come off as the opposite of someone you would meet in this region. She talks and seems to carry herself as someone from northeastern old money but comes from and outsiders perspective which is why I think she’s been able to integrate herself into the world of books while creating questionable characters.
@nelzar
Жыл бұрын
She is perhaps my new favorite author/writer along with Neil Gaiman. Absolutely love every bit of her work :)
@madelinejameswrites
Жыл бұрын
I wish I had a library near me that beautiful... I'd never want to leave 😂 but I really liked this routine, the idea of having space to do something else if you're not inspired or needing to mull something over for a bit, OR keep going is really nice.
@koritsi2142
Жыл бұрын
The fact that Project Teacup is in any way related to Dorian Gray makes me sooo excited for it! 😍
@michaelasvejdova594
Жыл бұрын
I've never thought of writing in a library, but thanks to you and Donna Tartt, I'm definitely going to try. By the way, you have a wonderful library in your city. I would never leave this again!
@SuperBlondenerd
Жыл бұрын
I love these videos! 1. because it shows different writing processes and discovering what elements work for you and inspires me to try them 2. selfishly, it also shows that you are continually progressing in Project Teacup which is very exciting! Question: when you are writing in your notebook, may I ask what you are writing: Are they actual scenes you are trying to play out? Are they just notes you want to make sure you want to incorporate into the book? Ideas for later on in the story?
@hafsaali4207
Жыл бұрын
Well I know u asked Christy but I think she does problem-solving in the notebook. Like what should the particular situation be?
@thefriesofLockeLamora
Жыл бұрын
For number one, may I suggest checking Kate Kavanaugh's channel. She's done nearly all authors
@juliae.8237
Жыл бұрын
Ha! Writing/work boundaries. Yes, I get that. I am a mom and some days when the writing is going well it would be lovely to forget my responsibilities - but I am a mom who loves her kids so that helps too. Loved your video. Congratulations on reaching 80k!
@lucaelisa9286
Жыл бұрын
I gasped when I saw Dorian Gray??? I'm even more excited now
@koritsi2142
Жыл бұрын
samee
@ardennosaka750
Жыл бұрын
I love listening to you talk about the writing routine of different writers. I was listening to you while writing myself not on a novel but in a notebook, and I love hearing you talk! She seems that she has a normal routine in my books. Plus I know the feeling when you get into it to much that it is hard to get up from your seat especially when you are getting vary into it.
@TheQuietRiotProductions
Жыл бұрын
Gothic novels are great when you write fantasy and you are looking for inspiration to ground your work in reality or to further build in your world. I love a good mix and a novel like Dorian Gray is perfect for that. Love these videos.
@ChloeTheePayne
Жыл бұрын
ooooooh i love working in the library, this is such a good reminder to do that more often!
@evelyn1456
Жыл бұрын
If The Picture of Dorian Gray relates to your book thematically, I have no words for just how much I will LOVE your book. The dark, mysterious atmosphere of the book is unlike anything I’ve ever experienced from the comfort of my bedroom. I hardly remember anything else from the point of my life that I read it, because it captivated me so deeply :)
@fatimapilodia2253
Жыл бұрын
I RELATE TO THIS!
@colinarmis
Жыл бұрын
your videos are always so comfy! they feel like a big warm hug or laying under dense soft blanket
@wanderingwallawalla
Жыл бұрын
It's always so fascinating to see another writers routine. I would love to see more of these in the future, it's been such a fun series so far 😊
@deldevours
Ай бұрын
I'm loving your videos. They're so peaceful and calming. Most writing videos stress me out, but yours always seem to leave me feeling tranquil and ready to write. I've been so productive since discovering your channel a few days ago. So... thanks 🙂.
@KristinHBergenstein
Жыл бұрын
I love your red sweater. It looks amazing on you.
@loiscassels8966
Жыл бұрын
And the lipstick….
@zelihashares
Жыл бұрын
I have an urge to make a video about Virginia woolf's journaling routine, i am thankful for your inspiration and being an amiable humanbeing. 😇😇🥰😍
@koritsi2142
Жыл бұрын
17:55 HOW on earth is this gorgeous reading room in the university library so empty? Must be heaven! At my uni library the reading room is pretty much packed all day every day with several hundred students🥲
@tonydeluna8095
Жыл бұрын
I would bring my sketchbook and try sketching the library. A beautiful atmosphere
@sabrycarb26
Жыл бұрын
I loved this, and I love this series!! I would also love a video on your specific writing systems and routines, and what you use, like what goes into your decomp book etc.
@everausten
Жыл бұрын
I loved this writing routine for you because it seemed nice and not painful! I feel so bad for AuthorTubers wrecking their sleep schedules and making themselves miserable - but I suppose you won't know it's not helpful until you try it. As always the vibes were cosy and particularly dark academic 💛🌙🌟✨
@sklsdjf
Жыл бұрын
I think the immersion tip still works for fantasy, and is maybe even more important for it! even just putting up some pictures of fantasy settings around your workspace or on your desktop or playing more fantasy music I think would help immerse you in the setting so that it doesn't have to be a literal place you visit that exists in real life but rather something u build in ur imagination and work off subconsciously as u write!
@t0dd000
Жыл бұрын
I love working in libraries, but often they are not quiet. TIP: Your library may have a designated quiet work area. One of the ones near me does and it's a godsend.
@17caria
Жыл бұрын
what a lovely library--thanks for sharing!
@seriouslywhatever1031
Жыл бұрын
Omg that library 😍
@lindsay4938
Жыл бұрын
You're so pretty! This video also made me want to go to the library
@lanietzky
Жыл бұрын
Re-reading thematically linked worked sounds like a great idea!
@dariawerner7056
Жыл бұрын
I'm really loving this series! And that library *envious screech* And this is a random question that you may have answered before but I was curious to know which writing software you use :)
@gabrielidusogie9189
Жыл бұрын
New to channel. New to the idea of possibly being a writer. Where should I start? How do I start?
@HelloThere...
Жыл бұрын
Oh that’s simple-you start writing.
@andreiserban3095
Жыл бұрын
Hello there! Just wanted to say that these kind of videos suits you. That's how i discovered you, by the videos with murakami and wolf and it made me to watch you since then.
@katievr9249
Жыл бұрын
Oh gosh Christy, your videos are just so writerly and cosy. I go away from them full of yearning to write and write, to go to the library and to just watch the rain pitter patter, to make tea and eat pastries. I love the little writerly world you’ve created for us. I must work on my writing asap.
@hafsaali4207
Жыл бұрын
Wonderful video. I was desperately waiting for it. I love writing routines' challenges.
@thevahandbook
2 ай бұрын
I remember reading that Hemingway always stopped when he was in mid-flow, and knew exactly what was going to happen next. This way, he could get straight back into it in the next writing session.
@rebekahmenn2118
Жыл бұрын
I love these videos -- I don't know anything about authors' writing styles; I really enjoy this format you've created! I'd be curious to see what VE Schwab's writing style is like.
@BooksWithCarah
Жыл бұрын
absolutely adore your videos -- you inspire me so much!
@BrittanyBWrites
Жыл бұрын
The State Library is so beautiful…I’ll stay there and never leave
@nayoungkim2170
Жыл бұрын
I am really liking these challenge series. I am also curious what kind of tools you use (seeing the what's in my bag portion)? Not just the notebook but the apps etc. Thank you for the lovely videos I always put them on
@CynthiaCobos8
11 ай бұрын
Your local library is so beautiful and cozy. My local library isn’t so appealing and also has a lot of transients who hang out inside. But regardless, I enjoyed your video. Very inspirational. 😊
@melindabiddy7165
Жыл бұрын
I wish our library was as nice.
@normamccafferty3053
Жыл бұрын
Such a fun series of challenges. :) I love many of your shots- I appreciate the effort you put into making the videos looking interesting and pretty. Lastly- that library! I’m smitten! ❤
@sbu_englishclub
Жыл бұрын
What a great idea for a video! It's so interesting to see how different people write--what works wonders for one person would absolutely KILL someone else
@Rec426
Жыл бұрын
I loved this! Even though I’ve never read a Donna Tartt book (I’ve got one on my shelf to read) I do like learning about other authors routines. This definitely made me interested in going out to work more on my novel and to also have a set place to work in. I normally work on my novel in bed (I know really bad 😅) since my legs do get a little achey/stiff if I sit for a long time but I think if I’m in a different place than my house maybe it might encourage me to get more work on my novel done? 🤔 it’s something to look into anyway :)
@zelihashares
Жыл бұрын
It is great to see you, ma favorite youtuber! 🥰🥰
@asyabovt4241
Жыл бұрын
Oh my god I am so happy that someone take outside bunch of different pens cause never knows which one is gonna be used. I always have variations of writing style and use the pens depends on my mood and style I have today
@adventureswithatlas
Жыл бұрын
I have been binge-watching your channel this weekend. I absolutely love it!
@inkmatcha
Жыл бұрын
This was really inspiring! I'll try her writing routine for the weekend! Thank you for the wonderful video Christy! :)
@brontekelleghan6353
Жыл бұрын
Christy, I love these writing routines
@sofialanchodrozdowskyj8849
Жыл бұрын
I watch your videos while I work because I find them very soothing. Thank you for creating this kind of content!
@СофияРубина-р3э
Жыл бұрын
I'm for the first time here, you are so sweet and cute, and your video is so cozy! I love Donna Tartt and it was a very interesting journey, thank you! Good luck with your book and with your experiments 🔥 I'm a beginner writer too, but right now I'm on the level of exploring different books and trying to understand how familiar books work at all technically. And I noticed that Donna Tartt doesn't have any single inappropriate word or detail, this is just awesome ❤️
@deerinthewoods
Жыл бұрын
it was very inspiring, thank you!
@AdrianasWonderland
Жыл бұрын
i love those routine videos of yours. actually i love every single one of your videos, but those espiecially 🥰😍
@General_Puffball
Жыл бұрын
Really impressive production values on this channel.
@YourTrueShelf
Жыл бұрын
Wow, those libraries are absolutely gorgeous, esp the first room!! Beautiful. Nice for you to get out of the house from time to time and have a change of scene to work in.
@Demitrival
Жыл бұрын
The way you smile when you write 🥹💖
@thegrandbizzare
Жыл бұрын
Happy that I found such a cozy channel of an author in my own state! I always thought city living would be a great lifestyle. Coincidently, my aunt used to work in the Mortlock Library, although I never studied there as I went Flinders! 😂 And yes, it's also true that a 40r old male just used the word cozy! Have a good one!
@ooh29
Жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful library! Wow, Im impressed. You know I just happened to rewatch Donna Tartt's convo with Charlie Rose 1992, and here's you vlog. And it's not a coincidance. Yeah, thank you Christy for picking Her routine. I love that she's a Charles Dickens lover. Me too.
@lilyrose3
9 ай бұрын
I really like these writing vlogs! Also, you look so pretty without makeup too!
@neonoires
Жыл бұрын
I'm not a big fan of Donna Tartt outside of The Secret History (which is my favorite book of all time) but I'm going to try this.
@olafgutte5381
Жыл бұрын
Very interesting, Christy! Here in Germany I learn so little about Donna Tartt. 👍☺🤗
@arabicabqariyyah111
Жыл бұрын
Christy, I love this vlog so muchhh🥺
@floratinuviel2762
Жыл бұрын
I loved this video! The Goldfinch was so wonderfully written, such a clever story. Also writing a fantasy novel (actually a series probably) would be so curious to know your thoughts specifically for the structure of fantasy! It's taken me quite a few years after I got the initial idea to really get into writing it down. I feel like fantasy can be so momentous that's it's quite the challenge.
@witabif
Жыл бұрын
christy: my fantasy novel is over 75,000 words and its not nearly done me, who hasn't even started writing my fantasy novel yet: 👀
@colleenjune7534
5 күн бұрын
I've learned so much from you.
@faviomartinezfreitas5608
Жыл бұрын
I´m confident that following a routine would take a long time for someone to assimilate. However, I enjoy this kind of vids a lot!! Thanks a lot, Christy ;)
@Lulu-kg8cf
Жыл бұрын
Really into this series 💜
@justyna2149
Жыл бұрын
I misunderstood and thought she meant rock music for a second...🤣 Donna Tartt is a rare gem among contemporary authors. Thank you for such an interesting video on her!
@LabRat-jv3qt
Жыл бұрын
Can you do George RR Martin's writing routine? He is my favorite writer. Love these vlogs!
@RafaelToscano
10 ай бұрын
Wow, what a beautiful library!!!
@katieakin1091
Жыл бұрын
I’m writing a chapter book that’ll be a series, and I work best mid-morning until the afternoon when the sun is bright in the sky. Once the sun starts setting, it’s harder for me to write, and since I don’t get home from work until 5pm, I’m not motivated to write at that time (most of the time)
@audreychin9261
Жыл бұрын
I wanna write in libraries too but the one and only library where I live is too bright inside, weak aircon and loud high school students always comin in & out :,)
@WiteDahlia
Жыл бұрын
I love Donna Tartt! Great choice
@Rileyw239
Жыл бұрын
I’m very curious what writing program you use? And if you would recommend it? I tend to stick with Microsoft word which is fine in its simplicity but I’m curious what other writers prefer.
@thursoberwick1948
Жыл бұрын
MS Word keeps changing and they also don't make it retrocompatible. Very annoying.
@Rileyw239
Жыл бұрын
@@thursoberwick1948 very true. They definitely aren’t compatible with a lot of older tech which does make it super inaccessible which is unfortunate.
@thursoberwick1948
Жыл бұрын
@@Rileyw239 I have old files from 15-20 years ago it won't open. From an archival point of view, that's useless. The irony is that I use it for more or less the same thing I did back then.
@ReadingNymph
Жыл бұрын
Have you read the Uncensored version of Dorian Gray? I read it in October, it was fantastic
@YHLHL903
Жыл бұрын
This was so informative and inspiring!!!! Thank you!!!!
@EzeICE
Жыл бұрын
The Library in Adelaide is absolutely beautiful indeed.
@joannbaumann4028
Жыл бұрын
Thnak you. What I nice series on writing routines. Subbed!
@Mybookishbehaviour
Жыл бұрын
I would love to see you do Stephen king (for a fun time) or Brandon Sanderson (if you want to challenge yourself)
@kannot1
Жыл бұрын
I wish I was rich enough to write in a hotel in New York for a week😭💔 love Donna Tartt, wish we knew more about her
@sofianever3261
Жыл бұрын
I love these challenges
@mgtogno
Жыл бұрын
The Picture of Dorian Grey is also my favorite book, I know many quotes by heart I read it so much hahaha I love Lord Henry kkkk
@christy-anne-jones
Жыл бұрын
I love his sass. And his dialogue. He's so arrogant in a funny way? Hahaha
@ingardensallmistywetwithrain
Жыл бұрын
What a beautiful library to write in. I find your keyboard at home a bit loud though. I just found your page and find it very interesting. I`ve just subscribed. Ok break time over, now back to my novella.
@StetStudio
Жыл бұрын
There are so many lovely libraries in Pittsburgh I should really go out there to write.
@clarejean3309
Жыл бұрын
Another great writing vlog! also, in two weeks I'm meeting an author (my first time!) I'm excited but also nervous since I've never met an author before. Any advice for me? also, what is the word count for a young adult fantasy romance novel? I'm curious to know but I've got 51350 words.
@jagger5392
Жыл бұрын
got 10 seconds in, saw the library and knew you were from adelaide too!!! amazingggg
@____wicked.witch.of.the.words_
5 ай бұрын
Really loved this video ❤❤❤❤
@____wicked.witch.of.the.words_
Ай бұрын
Re-watch: One of my favorite routines ❤ 👌
@lindalangeheine5787
10 ай бұрын
I’m a bit confused why word count is so important. I’ve written/published 8 books but never even thought about that. Sometimes I was even surprised that the finished paperback was so fat.😂 I had something I wanted to get across and, when that was done, the book was complete. 😊
@rileyklingensmith5967
Жыл бұрын
You should do Hunter S. Thompson’s writing routine next haha
@socman002
Жыл бұрын
My advice to anyone interested is: if you are going to write full-time, do it in a place you are happy to grow to dislike. So, if, like me, you live in a one-bedroom studio apartment, please consider not writing there, as your home becomes your workplace. And yes, real writing is real work, which you will come to dislike as much as your old job you so wanted to depart from. But you will convince yourself you 'love' your (writing) job cause you worked so hard to get it. And you do, a little bit, but damn this reality of rewriting/editing sucks more than you'd have imagined, and so will your environment you do this work in. So please distance yourself. - Form a writer who wrote full-time for a year and now appreciates normal work again.
@pinkbagels1
Жыл бұрын
What a gorgeous library! I live in Kitchener. Our library is sterile and people are constantly wigging out on meth in front of it. My biggest peeve is a noisy library and people letting their kids run all over the place. I make it a point to check out every library of every city I visit. Winnipeg's was pretty cool--It has a huge study area that feels like a lecture hall.
@pinkbagels1
Жыл бұрын
There's tons upon tons of care for them here. It's Ontario so the cost of living has skyrocketed but they get a lot of assistance regardless of what you may hear. The problem is most of them are mentally ill to start and can barely function properly when well but there are no institutions for them. Those were dismantled here because it was it was considered an infringement on their rights. So..Where do they go? Right onto the streets! There was one very good place called Hat's Off that was for brain injury folks and when that shut down our homeless population near doubled.
@colling2741
Жыл бұрын
I have the exact same problem, literally-I'm in the same city Haha
@thedream-workdoesnotthink4512
11 ай бұрын
Barr Smith.and the Mortlock wing are great places to work
@sisterray1063
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this marvelous video. May I ask where did you buy the cardigan you wore in library? It's so beautiful.
@alexm-e4910
Жыл бұрын
Partially inspired by Christy I’ve started publishing on Vocal. Just saying that she’s made a positive impact on my life so… thanks :)
@Loupdelou-ly1ve
2 ай бұрын
Oh, I wish Brisbane had a State Library like yours. Our State Library is incredibly uninspiring, and the suburban libraries are designed, both their spaces and colour, like childcare centres which happen to include books.
@8ballstreet
Жыл бұрын
I expected this to be a 10 year long video. Massive dissappointement
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