fiftieth writing vlog! thirteenth book!

CONTENT WARNINGS: I pretty openly discuss topics of mental illness, religion (specifically Catholicism), implications of internalized homophobia, child neglect, & suicidal ideation, so tread carefully if these topics are sensitive for you!

In today's writing vlog, I talk all about my new novel(la), BODY BACK! Buckle up because I spill allll the tea.

QUESTIONS FOR YOU:
1. What are you currently writing?
2. Would you ever write the same characters in a completely different story?
3. Are you writing just for yourself or to publish (or both)?

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
0:06 - BB project history
1:47 - Why am I writing BB?
2:18 - Harrison's development through the years
9:42 - What I want to write in BB
12:12 - How Lonan's internal conflicts intersect with Harrison's in BB
13:41 - BB's themes
14:21 - Harrison's psychology in BB
15:09 - Why I want to write BB (Rachel's redemption arc)
16:26 - Basic info (genre, age category, POV)
17:01 - The logline
17:19 - My BB inspirations (music recs!)
18:54 - What's the difference between BB and my other books?
20:57 - Reading excerpts from BB
24:41 - The BB book cover
24:55 - Why BB is so personal to me

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CONNECT WITH ME:
Twitter:   / rachellwrites​​​​​  
Instagram:   / rachelxwrites  
Website: https://bit.ly/3rq2vz5
Tumblr: https://bit.ly/3BhAtK3
Pinterest: http://bit.ly/2qdKsyM​​​​​

ALL MY PUBLISHED WORK: https://bit.ly/3CYT7Y1

MY STORIES:
→ "The Species is Dead" in Minola Review: https://bit.ly/3wEnkqE
→ "Mama Lives in My Mouth" in Young Voices: https://bit.ly/3yRzBKg
→ "Primary Organs" in The Malahat Review: https://bit.ly/2Tl0yWu​​​​ & read an excerpt: https://bit.ly/3fzSQR1
→ "The Wolf-Antelope Will Not Come for Us" in filling Sation: https://bit.ly/2UhCxjH
→ "Where to Run When the Lamb Roars" in The Temz Review: https://bit.ly/3GN246M
→ "Fig" in Fractured Lit: https://fracturedlit.com/fig/
→ "Jasmine’s Brows and Cuts,” in The Puritan, https://bit.ly/3mBsPDA
→ “Slaughter the Animal” in The New Quarterly, https://bit.ly/3BURVqb
→ “Eat Well” in CAROUSEL, forthcoming

MY POETRY:
→ "We sell skin on sale" in Augur Magazine (poetry): https://bit.ly/3vBvQH3
→ "the drive-up microphone at burger king" in carte blanche:
https://bit.ly/3sm6RoE​​​​​
→ "A burial" in The Fiddlehead: https://bit.ly/3oMU7ID
→ "The night my mother learns to use the bus" in The Fiddlehead: https://bit.ly/3oMU7ID
→ “What’s the difference between good and god” in CV2 https://bit.ly/3y9WXwT
→ “At night, I rest my limbs in water and search for my mother’s father’s mother’s mother’s tongue” in Augur Magazine, forthcoming
→ "My Wolf Lives on the Windowsill" in Grain Magazine: [print only]

ABOUT ME
Hi y'all! I'm Rachel, a twenty-year-old writer from Toronto. I've been writing for eight years and am in my final year of my BA in creative writing. On my channel, rachel writes, I document my writing journey and try to post once a week (usually on Fridays).

DISCLAIMER:
I'm only one writer, and approach each video from my experience/expertise. While I make content like writing advice videos on this channel, it's important to me that my viewers ultimately write in the way that best resonates with them. :)

ASK ME ANYTHING: https://bit.ly/34wRv7u

Music by Naomi - Saturday Light - https://thmatc.co/?l=023EA492
Outro: This is not a joke by Monplaisir

My equipment:
→ Camera: Sony ZV1
→ Vlog mic: Rode Video Micro
→ Sit-down mic: Blue Yeti OR Blue Snowball iCE
→ Editor: Premiere Pro

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