We both wrote bad books. So what?
I just released two collaboration videos with Mel Torrefranca, a fellow author and YouTuber, which I think you’ll really enjoy.
I recently got the chance to talk with Mel Torrefranca, a fellow author and YouTuber currently living in Thailand. We just released two collaboration videos, which I think you’ll really enjoy.
The video on my channel documents the incredible story of how and why Mel ended up moving to Thailand, training in martial arts, and living with monks in the process of writing her upcoming book Nightshade Academy.
The video on Mel’s channel is a discussion about our shared experience of writing, publishing, and later unpublishing books we wrote as kids. We explore our origins as writers, and why we continue to write and publish books despite our early failures.
As always, I'd love to hear what you think in the comments.
I’ve got several new videos on the way about books, writing, and the process of starting my independent publishing company. Subscribe if you don’t want to miss them.
Thanks for watching!
– Grayson
Recommendations
🎹 Music: The main title from the score of The Queen’s Gambit by Carlos Rafael Rivera
(Never seen the show, but just discovered the soundtrack, which I’ve been enjoying.)
📘 Book: Show Your Work by Austin Kleon
(A fun, helpful guide to getting your creativity and work discovered in the age of the internet. It’ll make an appearance in my next long-form video on YouTube.)
🎬 Film: Parasite (2019), directed by Bong Joon Ho
(Dark, suspenseful, clever, and humorous at times—unlike anything else I’ve seen, in a good way.)
P.S. I’ve been posting daily writing tips videos, each around 30 seconds or less, every day this month on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Check them out, or share them with any writers you know!