📖 how i got a book deal (after 7+ years of failure)

✨the official publisher's weekly (in brief) announcement: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/b... ✨do you have lingering questions about MOTHSBLOOD? dark academia? traditional publishing in general? i'll be answering q's in an upcoming video, so submit them here! https://forms.gle/dMX28mnaKhiHNqbX7 hello everyone! this is a video i've been waiting to make for a long, long time. it's both a breakdown of and reflection on how i got my book deal as well as a short vlog documenting some of the key moments of submission!. i'll save most of my gushing and screaming for the video, but i wanted to say again how thankful i am for everyone who has helped me or listened to me or said a kind word to me throughout this process, as well as to all of you, my wonderful viewers. enjoy the video! thank you for watching :) // ✨ timestamps: 0:00 - opening 0:11 - intro, a brief overview of my (long) road to publication 10:07 - my experience on submission (vlog) 26:42 - reflection, outro ✨ channels mentioned: ‪@KrisMF‬ ‪@kelleyiswriting‬ ✨ music: Free Music for Videos 👉 Music by Chilly Kitty - dance of the coyote clan - https://thmatc.co/?l=7CF78472 Free Music for Videos 👉 Music by Sulohland - Enjoy Life - https://thmatc.co/?l=A255F320 ✨ my published writing: MOTHSBLOOD (adult fantasy) via Bloomsbury USA - coming fall 2026 "The Fall of Esther Park" via Apparition Lit: https://apparitionlit.com/the-fall-of... "Eulogy for a Muse" via The Icarus Writing Collective: https://www.icaruswritingcollective.c... "We Cast Our Eyes to the Unknowable Now" via Grist: Imagine 2200: https://grist.org/climate-fiction/ima... ✨ links: 🇵🇸 STAY INFORMED/DONATE: https://savepalestine.carrd.co travel writings: https://wherethehellami.blog website: https://lynndjung.com/​​​​​​ instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lynndjung/?... ✨ contact me/business inquiries: [email protected] ✨tags: how i got my book deal, authortube, writing, writer, author, speculative fiction, fantasy books, fantasy writer, fantasy author, authortok, novel writing, writing advice, writing tips, how to write a novel, life as a writer, going on submission, going on submission to publishers, publishing, tradpub, traditional publishing, how to publish a book traditionally, how to traditionally publish a book, how i published my book, 2026 fantasy books, 2026 adult fantasy, 2026 sff, 2026 science fiction and fantasy, speculative fiction, publishing my speculative fiction novel, how i published my novel, book deal news, book deal announcement, going on submission vlog, submission vlog, writing life, writing vlog, publication, how to publish, write with me, , adult fantasy, genre fiction, querying, revisions, drafting, writing fantasy, writing theme, writing my book, writing a book, I’m writing a book, how to write a book, fantasy writer