This week’s video is a “write with me” video (complete with a ‘heart attack’ moment at the end so don’t have your volume up too loud, lol).
I haven’t been recording as much footage these days because I seem to have worked myself into a routine/rut. I wake up. I go to work. I watch some YouTube videos. I make dinner. I write. Bedtime. Then I do it all over again. It’s not very exciting to me, so I assume it won’t be exciting for anyone else either. Who would want to see that?
So, while I figure out how to get myself out of this rut, I’ll probably be posting videos like this. Little experiments to see what kind of content (hopefully writing-related content) I can make.
So you remember how I told myself that I’d continually post vlogs every week? And then I forgot but I kept vlogging so now I’m on #24 but I haven’t posted any in a long time so really they’re just for me since they’re not made “public” on YouTube? You don’t? Well, that happened.
LOL
Anyway, here’s a mini-vlog for this week:
I was hoping to get a new camera for the holidays, but it didn’t work out. There was just too much adulting to do so I’m still shooting with my cell phone. It’s not the best phone but it gets the job done. For the most part. LOL
*raises coffee mug*
Here’s to “hopefully not forgetting to post next week!”
I could just insert a pointed joke about Microsoft Outlook, but instead I’m just going to forewarn you that I made a mistake in the captions at the 4:24 mark. Instead of Overlook Hotel, I call it Outlook Hotel. I blame the allergy meds, but lack of sleep might have been the culprit, lol.
Husbando and I had a successful first week of NaNoWriMo. The week wasn’t without its struggles though. While Husbando is struggling with a few character motivations, I have been struggling with my own motivation for the story.
I love my characters and both critique groups seem excited about the story (which is great). I think, though, this might not be my future series. I can see this as merely a standalone (sub)urban dark fantasy.
I’ve been dabbling in bookbinding and papermaking as well. I love being crafty so this is a great way to incorporate my love of books into my crafty side as well.
Normally, my vlogs run from Sunday through Saturday. This last Saturday ended on a sad note, so I thought I’d continue the vlog through my entire weekend (which also included Monday).
Highlights include:
The last week of Preptober
The beginning of NaNoWriMo
Crafty crafty (specifically, bookbinding and papermaking projects)
Awkward social thing
Teddy and Aggie
Thanks for watching. And thanks for indulging in my vloggy experiments.
Last week was rough. I was going through some personal stuff at the beginning of the week, which (I assumed) would set the tone for the rest of the week. But–as it turns out–I have a great support system. With Husbando, Teddy, and some close friends, I was able to salvage the week after all.
Doing a vlog is a weird thing. For the past few weeks, I was busy enough that I spend a chunk of the weekend editing my vlog instead of working on it a little each night. What I’ve realized is that I often forget a lot about what has happened at the beginning of the week. Even important things. For example, how awful the start of my week was.
Anyway, here’s last Sunday’s vlog!
Next Sunday’s vlog is going to be full of writing stuff since it is the week before NaNo 2021!
So I’m a boring human being and I do absolutely nothing all day, which is why it makes no sense why I’ve been dabbling in vlogging.
And yet, I find it therapeutic.
It’s like journaling. I get to record the things going on in my life for posterity. I also get to play in a new medium. As of right now, I’m still just using my “not so up-to-date” smartphone and the default video editor that came with Windows, so it’s not fancy.
I get over the frustration of older technology by telling myself that this is some sort of trial or that I’m “paying my dues” and will eventually level up. Then I can get a better camera (and not a smartphone that consistently tries to refocus, even though it was already focused) and a video editing program (and not one which offers me the use of 3D emojis, only to tell me that none of them are actually available to me. WHY OFFER IT THEN?!).
*clears my throat*
Anyway…
I like to think I’m getting better.
My friend and I have been trading vlogs each week. We’ve been playing with our formats and layouts, testing what types of vlogs we want to make. I’ve decided I like the format of weekly vlogs. Sometimes they all of the footage is themed. Most of the time, it is a log of the interesting things I happen upon each day. They always cover Sunday through Saturday, starting with errand day and ending with cozy critique days.
It’s been ten straight weeks of vlogs so far and I still like it, which is promising!
Here is my latest:
We’ll see how the content changes in November when NaNoWriMo starts. I may try my hand at a few “write with me” style videos.
Jocelyn DeVore 