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Hi everybody! I'm Joey Paul and I'm an indie author, and welcome back to
my channel. I write young adult fiction across a variety of genres and if think that might interest
you then think about subscribing below. Excuse the Miss Tortellini, she just wouldn't get down. So
today I'm gonna be doing questions from you guys, I have ten questions and a bonus one, that have
been sent to me over various social media, and I'm gonna answer them here and now. So, number one:
do you ever wish you could be more productive? Yes and no, like I get a lot done, I know it doesn't
seem like that from my weekly vlogs and the fact that I only work for a couple of hours a day,
but I do get a lot done. I could get more done if I wasn't sick, but I am sick, so it seems
pointless to try and wish for something that I can't achieve, if that makes sense. So yeah,
I think I'm enough productive for how I am. Number two: will you be releasing one book or two books
next year? I did do a video on this, which I will link up in the cads, but I will be doing one book
next year. Just simply because I don't like having odd number books, and I don't wanna do another
three book year, so I'll just do one book next year and two books the year after. Number three:
has the break from publishing/editing helped? Do you think it's been a good thing? Yes,
I do. I think it's really helped me hone my focus, it's given me more chance to work on revisions
for both Second Pang, and the next book in the publishing cycle. I think it's been a very good
thing, I've very much enjoyed this time away from editing and publishing, and all of that hassle.
I call it a hassle, but I really do enjoy it so it's just a necessary part of the process. So
yeah, it's it's been a good thing to be away from that, and a good thing to have a bit of downtime.
Number four: do you have any regrets on books you've published? If so,
which ones? I have regrets on how I went about publishing them, I have regrets where I wish I'd
done more research, and looked into things more, and of course, the early books, I wish I'd looked
into their covers a bit more and stuff like that, instead of waiting until later to redo the covers.
But I don't have regrets of which books are out there, as such, I like the books as they are,
I think I could write them better now, but also I couldn't when I released them, so y'know,
apples and oranges. But I don't really have regrets in that I think there's a book out there
that shouldn't be out there, if that was the case, I'd unpublish it. Number five: will there be more
book trailers for your older books? That's the plan, but whether it happens or not is another
matter entirely. I don't do the music for them, I pay somebody else to do the music for them,
and it really does depend on their workload, and stuff like that. So obviously, I'm not gonna
pressure them to do something when they're busy enough as it is, so it makes sense to just do it
on their own timeline, and then there is really no rush to get them out. But that is the plan
that there'll be more book trailers for my older books. Number six: I can't believe how fast the
kittens have grown - I know! - why the pasta name for one and not for the other? So the reason for
this question is because people know that I pretty much have pasta cats. I have a Miss Spaghetti,
also called Hetti, I have a Miss Tortellini, and I had a Miss Penne who died a couple of years ago.
The reason there is a Tortellini and there is a Mink is because Tortellini is my cat,
so she got a pasta name, but Mink is Mx. D's kitten so they got to choose Mink's name.
Number seven: do you ever cut a chapter or whatnot, and wish you could release it anyway?
Usually not, no, because if I cut a chapter it's because it doesn't work for the story,
or because it's a filler chapter, or because it's a plot hole. So I don't really want to
release it and have it not make sense. So there's not really anything that I cut that isn't needed.
If it's something that's needed then it stays in or it gets rewritten or whatever.
But if it's something that's not needed, if it's something that doesn't make sense to the story,
then it wouldn't make sense to release it anyway either. And there's never really
been a chapter that I've cut and thought: god I wish that could still be out there,
because like I've said it's either been a plot hole, or it's not been needed or it hasn't
made complete sense, and even rewriting it still wouldn't make it make sense. So I don't think so,
no. Number eight: question for a video, do you have a favourite series of yours?
I only really technically have two and a half series [LAUGHING] I have two complete series, and
one that's started, like the Cramping Chronicles has started, and then obviously I've written the
other books in the series already. And there are series that I've written, that haven't yet reached
publication. But do I have a favourite? Oh it's like choosing your favourite child! Not really,
I like them all for their own individual reasons, which I know sounds like a cop out, but it's the
truth. I like Dying Thoughts for the story that it is, I like Lights Out for the trilogy that it is,
and Cramping Chronicles takes me to a new place, and I really enjoyed writing it, and yeah,
I like it for what it is. Number nine: do you ever find your process changes from book to book?
Not really. My process has kind of stayed the same from book to book, how I've gone about planning
and outlining might have changed a little bit, but as I've gotten into more books I've found that my
process has stayed mostly the same. When it comes to editing or revising books, then yes my process
changes from book to book, which is one of the reasons why I really struggle with it because
I don't have a set thing that I can think: okay I did this last time and this is how I'm gonna
go about it this time. Like it really just does depend on the shape of the book when it comes to
revisions and stuff like that. My drafting process doesn't change, but my revision and
editing process changes all the time, and I kinda wish it wouldn't. And number ten: are
you still tracking time? When do you plan to do a breakdown for the year? I am still tracking time,
I plan to do a breakdown in February. Simply, February because I record a month in advance,
and so January's videos will be recorded in November, because I have to record December videos
at the time as they are being published as such, because they're time sensitive. So I
will do a breakdown in what will be my January, but the video won't go live until February,
but that's when I plan to do a breakdown. I am still tracking my time, I'm very much enjoying
seeing the breakdown, and all of that stuff, so I will share that with you in February.
And the bonus questions: I adore the Lights Out trilogy, any chance you'd go back to that world?
I don't think so, no. I mean never say never, but I don't see another story there. So
I think the story is done. And there's not really much more for me to do in that world as
such. I don't think I'll go back to it, I just don't think there's the story there for me to
to go back to it. So there we go, those are my eleven answers to eleven questions from you
guys. If you ever have a question for me, all you have to do is shoot it to me over social media,
I will generally answer it there and then, but sometimes I hoard them for videos like this. So do
you have any questions for me? Lemme know in the comments down below. So that's all I've got time
for today, if you wanna support my channel you can comment, like or subscribe. I post new videos on
Thursdays. You can find me all over social media, and my books are available everywhere. And don't
forget to pick up Lights Off, the third in a young adult dystopian trilogy. And also don't forget to
grab a ticket for Author City in Birmingham in July 2022, where I will be signing books.
All the links for which are listed below. Thanks for watching and remember to keep writing! Bye!