Hellooo, everybody!
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
Well I guess it’s more like a bottle of wine.
Yo ho ho and a bottle of merlot.
I'm a rhyming pirate.
Alright guys, I have had a rough couple of weeks. Cliff was in the hospital for ten days.
I'm fucking tired. So I'm fucking whiped man, and I think I deserve presents. So that's
what we're doing right now. I am unboxing a bunch of goodies. I'm very excited about this. Some of
these goodies have been waiting for like a month. Just not okay, it's not okay. I need my presents,
dammit. So let's get to it. Let's unbox all this good shit. It's a bunch of books. We got
subscription boxes, we've got Go Scribbler Boxes, we got nail polish too! I’m very,
very, very excited. I'm gonna revel in all of the glory that is presents. I'm
not making any sense. It's the yo ho, merlot. Sorry. Let's just unbox shit.
(The sound of a pen scratching. LOGO.)
Alright, first up, I got a package from Sariah Wilson. You may remember that I interviewed her
on my channel in September, all about how to write contemporary romance and romantic comedy.
And after that interview, she offered to send me an arc of her upcoming book and I was like, “Yeah,
obviously!” I read her book Cinder Nanny a couple months ago. It was SO good. It's definitely one
of the top two books I've read this year. So I am super excited about this. This package is so cute
too, with all the little lips. Oh there’s a little pen at the top. Sariah Wilson. This is a cute pen.
The Chemistry of Love. This is a gorgeous cover. It is just so colorful and fun. True love requires
a little research and development, in a funny heart racing romance by Sariah Wilson. Ooh. So
the main character’s geeky, brilliant, hopelessly smitten. She's a cosmetic chemist. Oh, oh,
I think it's a fake dating book. Ooh, I'm so, oh, I'm already excited. Ooh, I get a little sticker.
Ohhh, and she signed it. “For Jenna, thanks for having me on your show. Ben Solo deserved
better.” That's cute. That's super cute. Thank you so much to Sariah for sending this to me. I cannot
wait to read this, seriously. My current read, I'll be honest, my current read is kinda boring.
But I'm halfway through so I'm pushing through. I'm just forcing myself to finish.
So I can't wait to read something that I know I'm gonna love. Thank you, Sariah.
Next, I have this package. This is from Iona Wayland. Iona Wayland is one of my critique
partners and one of my very close friends. She is a dark fantasy author, like myself. She's
also a sensitivity reader. I have interviewed her multiple times on my channel about writing
mental illness. If you haven't checked out those interviews, you absolutely should because Iona
is brilliant and gives great advice. She let me know that she was sending me nail polish. Both
Iona and I are super into painting our nails. I know it doesn't really look like that right now,
but I just left the hospital okay, give me a break. Anywho she told me that she spotted
these two nail polish that she said just screamed me. And she got them for me and sent them my way,
which is really, really sweet! They are nail polishes from a Holo Taco. I'm not familiar
with that brand, but I know Iona really likes them, and I trust her judgment because her nails
always look amazing. The packaging is so cute. It's all these tacos. (Gasps) These are so cute.
One of them's like a metallic red, of course, of course. So we've got Left on Red. Spicy,
I like it. Oh I love this. It's like a flashy red. Sometimes I like to be flashy. This one
is called Midnight Spark. Ohhh, this is beautiful! Wow. It does look like,
it's like a night sky. Thank you so much. Iona, this is really really sweet. I love nail polish
so much. I'm really excited. Next time I paint my nails, I'm gonna be doing one of these colors.
I'll just have to match it with whatever I'm wearing when the time comes. Thank you so much.
Next I have a package from Juliet Willows. And it feels like a book. “Not everyone can do what
you do, but anyone can see that what you do makes a wonderful difference.” That's real
sweet. Thank you, especially like, this has been a hard week. I really appreciate that. “Finding
your channel has given me the boost of confidence I needed to move forward with my dreams. Thank
you so much for all that you do. XO Juliet.” That was really sweet. Thank you, I'm getting
a little misty. The Lady Phoenix. Dude, this is pretty. This is a pretty cover. “To Jenna,
keep entertaining, keep inspiring, keep mocking.” (Laughs) The cover’s by Miblart you guys! They're
the same people who did the Shut Up and Write the Book cover. And I was just saying that this
is a really pretty cover. I knew it. I knew it. I'm in the acknowledgments! “Last but certainly
not least, thank you to Jenna Moreci. Finding your YouTube channel by happy accident has been
incredible. Your witty and uncensored advice is truly refreshing and immensely entertaining.
Watching your videos has enlightened me to do so much in this industry that I wasn't aware
of and I'm forever grateful. It was through one of your videos that I found Miblart.” Hey! “Who
has created this beautiful cover I'm completely in love with. Keep doing what you do, cyborg queen.
That's really sweet. Thank you so much Julia. You've totally made my day. And I—ooh,
I’m knocking over my pirate hat. I will be adding this to my TBR!
Next we have a package from The Scribbler Box! You guys should be familiar by now but if you're not,
it is a monthly subscription box for writers. Hence the “write” on the cover. This I believe
is their August Scribbler Box or September. It's really late. I had hospital shit, okay guys,
I was busy. But I'm very, very excited to open this bad boy up. This is what it
looks like. “Scribbler writing contest. Write the name of one of your secondary characters,
and why they may end up getting, being a readers favorite character. Our favorite submission will
receive a bonus gift.” I love these contests. There's so much fun. So a secondary character
that might end up being your favorite. Ooooh, I have a few. I mean there's Orion. There's Enzo,
obviously. There's Raph. But I'm gonna go with Delphi. She's gonna be your favorite because she's
fucking cool. She's just fucking cool. She's the voice of reason, she's got a little ego,
and I love, I love it. I love it. So that's my submission. Next we've got Pretzel Pete Cheese
Pizza Pretzels. That sounds fucking delicious. Cheese pizza is my favorite food because I am
a simple bitch. So I'll be gobbling those right up. Creative juices. This is so cute.
A little caddy for your drink. I don't think my wine glass will fit in it, unfortunately. Aww,
we got a really beautiful sticker that says believe. Ahhh, look at this beautiful notebook.
Look to the stars. Very inspiring and adorable. I love it. We've got the Scribbler Passport,
secondary characters. There's one of these in every box, and basically it's an opportunity for
you to learn all about a particular writing topic, and this one is all about secondary characters.
These things are super helpful and it's just a little tiny passport that gives you all this
writing help. Next we have the Publishing Process Inside Look which is self explanatory. It is,
you know, an inside look at the publishing process following a particular writer's journey. So these
things are actually like, just super interesting, and kinda give you an idea of what to expect if
you haven't traditionally published. And this is very exciting. Every single Scribbler Box has an
exclusive chat with a pro in the industry. And who is this chat with? Exclusive chat with Jenna
Moreci. Don’t think I’m familiar with her. “Meet Jenna Moreci, a number one best selling author
of dark fantasy, as well as a YouTube sensation. Using her background in business Jenna was able
to transform her writing into a lucrative career as a best selling author. On YouTube. She covers
all things writing and self publishing with her signature no BS style and snappish wit.”
This is really really sweet. I love this. Unfortunately, since this is an older box,
the chat already happened. It was great. I had a blast. Harry was so wonderful to chat with, and
I would totally do it again in a heartbeat. I am just slow opening this box. I'm sorry Harry! Life
got really shitty. But yeah, it was so much fun. And there's a chat like this in every single box,
an exclusive chat with a pro in the industry. It could be me. It could be someone else. So good
stuff right here. And now we have the book! The Brighter the Light by Mary Ellen Taylor.
When a shipwreck surfaces, old secrets are sure to follow. I wonder if this is historical fiction. It
comes with a signed bookplate, which I am going to slap in the sucker right now. And yeah, I've
gotten so many good books from Scribbler Boxes, Cinder Nanny, that one book that I said was one
of the best reads of the year was from a Scribbler Box. They just pick out really good shit. Thank
you so much to the ladies at Go Scribbler for sending me all these goodies. I have so much
fun with them. I cannot wait to give this book a read. If I'm gonna say my favorite thing from this
box. It was the chat guys, the live chat. It was so much fun. I had such a great time. And I just
saw that the chat link is goscribbler.com/cyborgs. That is so cute. And even if you miss the chat,
you can still listen to the replay of it. It'll still be available. You can probably still listen
to it. I had such a great time, and it was such an honor to chat with Harry and you know,
just answer writerly questions, and help people out. It's what I'm here for. I enjoy
it. If you're interested in the Scribbler Box, I got them linked below. Totally check them out.
Next I have a package from, it does not say who it's from. But I'm guessing it's
fanart because it's a very skinny package. That's usually the case. Yes! Oh my gosh,
this is the best day. This is from Abigail Sins. Oh my gosh, look at this absolutely stunning
portrait of Leila. Abigail drew this a while back, and I just can't get over how beautiful
it is. It's just so beautiful. And she sent it to me. She signed it on the back. “For Jenna Moreci,
keep being awesome.” Thank you so much. I didn't know you were sending this to me. It's even
more beautiful in person, somehow, because it's already beautiful online. Thank you so much. I'm
just staring at it in awe. It's so pretty. I will definitely be adding this to my fanart collection.
Next I have a package from Erica Weinert. I don't know if I'm saying that correctly.
But she let me know she was sending me a copy of her book. So I've been eagerly anticipating
this. I am super excited for it. Look at how cute the confetti is. It's adorable. Oh,
and it's red and gold, like The Savior's Champion. That probably wasn't intentional,
but I'm just gonna pretend it is. Look at this adorable book! Cursing With Style. It
is literally a dictionary for cuss words. Fuck off! Motherfucker! Shit fuck! Shitter! This is
great. Oh my goodness. And if you see it says ‘a dicktionary’ but it’s like spelt ck . Oh,
that's amazing. And it's signed. “To Jenna. Thanks for the advice and support. Please
enjoy.” Thank you for sending this to me. This is super exciting. I can't wait to dive into
this. It's I mean, it's just fucking adorable. I just, the funniest idea. Thank you so much, Erica.
And now I have one more package and it's a big one. This is from Laura Hersey, who has sent
me wonderful gifts in the past, which is so sweet. So let's see what's inside this big old box. “Dear
Jenna, enjoy this geektastic box which includes my friend and fellow trekker Josh's new book. Both
the book and poster are signed. I hope everyone is doing well and that these goodies will brighten
your day. Live long and prosper. Laura. PS: the name of Star Wars character is Grogu, and I think
you would look awesome as Wonder Woman.” This sounds adorable. I'm super excited. Oh how cute,
we got a Wonder Woman mug, and I think these are Wonder Woman socks. Yes, they're Wonder
Woman socks. You guys know how much I love my colorful socks. We got a cute little dancing
elephant. We've got the baby Yoda. Look at these socks! Sherpa lined socks. These are gonna be some
fuckin’ comfy socks, geeze, perfect for winter. It got a little dusty because the box opened,
but we got Bigfoot and Other Tales of the Supernatural. And it's signed by Josh
Pritchett. Holy-moley this is a big book. Oh I found out what the dust was. It's a bath bomb,
the bath bomb detonated in the box. Whoopsie. And we've got a poster. Oh, it's a poster of the book,
Bigfoot and Other Tales of the Supernatural. Thank you so much, Laura. This was really,
really sweet. You always go above and beyond and send me so many sweet goodies. Please don't feel
obligated. You absolutely do not have to do it. But I really, really appreciate it.
So that's all I got for today. And those are the goodies you guys sent me as always,
thank you so much for thinking of me. Thank you so much for sending me all
this cool shit. I'm super excited to read these books and check everything out. If I
unboxed anything that you are interested in, I will have as much stuff as possible linked in
the description below. Support these writers. Check out their goodies, you won't regret it.
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