My fantasy world: Where to start reading & my grand plans

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12 күн бұрын

Since I've been getting questions about where to begin with my Hidden Lands world, I made a video about the timeline of what I've written and where it's going. Some spoilers about character marriages, children, and broad political history. I sketched the characters while chatting, which...went a bit awry, but...
The Hidden Lands books:
The Sorcerer's Concubine: books2read.com/u/4EKz8z
Doll Girl Meets Dead Guy: books2read.com/u/bPNRBr
The Broken Queen: www.amazon.com/Broken-Queen-C...
Patreon: patreon.com/user/about?u=34222724
Substack: lidiyafoxglove.substack.com/
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Inquiries: fabulousfrock@mac.com

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@tracy-marie 10 күн бұрын

Love the idea of drawing the characters instead of grabbing a photo on Pinterest for inspiration. But I only draw stick figures. lol.

@lidiyafoxgloveauthor 10 күн бұрын

Inspiration photos are good sometimes too, but ultimately...well, for starters there are no real doll people so I had to learn to sketch, LOL

@PrinceOfCloudCity 3 күн бұрын

Your dedication to giving your fantasy men eyeliner is so relatable

@DiinoLeHarlequin 10 күн бұрын

There is actually an art method that is "no eraser" it supposedly actually helps you hone your art more than with an eraser cos you know you cannot undo it

@lidiyafoxgloveauthor 10 күн бұрын

Hmm, I guess that is what I accidentally did. But I keep drawing people's eyes unevenly my entire life as a result 😅

@lesyablackbird 10 күн бұрын

genuinely cannot wait to read each and every book in this world. also i think you don't have to do this exact thing. i mean drawing and talking at the same time. you could always set out a time to draw more characters or more from one particular story off camera and then have a voice over with all the finished images and just you telling us more!

@lidiyafoxgloveauthor 10 күн бұрын

That means so much to me. And also, that is, in hindsight, a very smart and obvious way to do it...! That's great! I wanted to do a fashion one and after this one was such a mess I wasn't sure anymore.

@lesyablackbird 10 күн бұрын

@@lidiyafoxgloveauthor oh yes please do a fashion one. i was always wanting more details when reading the broken queen and got some sense of what they wore but not all.

@lidiyafoxgloveauthor 9 күн бұрын

@@lesyablackbird I'm not sure what week it'll go up, but that is definitely my next world building video and now I am definitely inspired to do live sketching with voice over!

@annieq8186 9 күн бұрын

You're one of my favorite channels now! Your fantasy world is so enthralling ✨️

@lidiyafoxgloveauthor 9 күн бұрын

This means so much to me. I was so nervous this video would be boring.

@katendress6142 10 күн бұрын

Now I want to try to learn to draw so I can draw my characters.

@jeanshelbybooks4154 10 күн бұрын

Oh my gosh, almost to 10K!! 🎉🎉

@lidiyafoxgloveauthor 10 күн бұрын

I can hardly believe it, but here we are!

@MothAtTheLight 10 күн бұрын

I admire your drawing skills and I really liked how this video turned out. Felt like I was watching a behind the scenes segment where an artist sketches and talks about their first inspirations for how things in the feature would look. The passion I could sense from the way you talked about your characters as you drew them made me want to check out one of your books, I just ordered a paperback The Broken Queen! Appreciate your humble transparency in your videos, they ooze with warmth and authenticity. Feel like I'll be checking out a book that a really good friend wrote. Can't wait.

@lidiyafoxgloveauthor 2 күн бұрын

Thank you so so much!

@unstopitable 10 күн бұрын

I absolutely loved Elf Quest. That's fine art, right there. Such a great story and characters. Sorry about the anxiety.

@lidiyafoxgloveauthor 10 күн бұрын

Elfquest is so good. I still need to read the Final Quest, though. I was putting it off because I hate to see things end but I need to just read it already.

@bxnny0374 10 күн бұрын

I'm so obsessed with this channel

@DiinoLeHarlequin 10 күн бұрын

Fyi your timer intro music + screen savers really scratched by brain good 😂 I was literally just staring at it

@lidiyafoxgloveauthor 10 күн бұрын

That's just automatically done by KZfaq, but I'm glad they know what they're doing!

@linseybachko4470 10 күн бұрын

I love that you are experimenting with your videos. I think that’s a part of every channel’s experience in the beginning. Also, you really gave me the kick I needed and I finished my first draft so thank you for sharing your journey so far. I can’t wait to see what you do next.

@CamilaPradaTV 10 күн бұрын

Thank you for sharing your talent and incredible imagination. I’m so inspired ❤❤❤

@barbarabrundige6394 10 күн бұрын

I loved this video! It was so interesting watching you draw and introduce us to your characters. I have purchased 4 of your books so far. ❤

@lidiyafoxgloveauthor 10 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@iSpySister 10 күн бұрын

Your drawings are adorable! I always struggle with how to do hair for different characters and this has been really inspiring. ❤

@lidiyafoxgloveauthor 10 күн бұрын

Oh thank you! I do put a lot into figuring out their hair...sometimes i get so frustrated when I just can't envision a hair style that suits them!

@cavaliercadaver5556 10 күн бұрын

I love your art style!

@lidiyafoxgloveauthor 10 күн бұрын

Thank you!!

@FeeBee3001 2 күн бұрын

I wish I could draw my stories. I've tried but they didn't look like my imagination and was taking away from writing time. Love seeing you drawing while talking about your stories.

@lidiyafoxgloveauthor Күн бұрын

Yeah, it helped that I honed my skill when I was young and bored. My dad is a musician and my parents dragged me to a lot of folk and bluegrass music shows as a teenager, which at the time I didn't care about at all, so I just brought a sketchbook and sketched the whole time. If I had to figure all of this out, it would be way harder. They still don't always look like my imagination though!

@briannejohnson8266 9 күн бұрын

I don't usually comment on channels, but I have been watching a bunch of your videos, and they are really inspiring and entertaining. Really want you to win

@lidiyafoxgloveauthor 9 күн бұрын

Thank you! That's so sweet! ✨️

@ACanuckinAlabama 9 күн бұрын

Terrific sketching! Keep experimenting, I think it’s working for you. Sorry about your bad week.

@genx7006 10 күн бұрын

Fascinating overview of your works! Your world-building sounds fun. You express your ideas very well. And the Elfquest painting...cool!!!

@lidiyafoxgloveauthor 10 күн бұрын

Thank you! I'm so glad to hear that I expressed it well, phew. I was sooo excited with the Elfquest art surprise and I already had a spare thrifted frame that fit it perfectly.

@JennaMarshall-fd8eo 10 күн бұрын

This is extremely fascinating! Thank you so much for sharing, the way you drew and explained your story gives me a unique and real creative vibe from you that seems to be missing with many people these days, thank you

@lidiyafoxgloveauthor 10 күн бұрын

That's so sweet, thank you. I was so nervous about this video and I'm so glad it was enjoyed.

@wranglingdragonsstudios 10 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing your sketches- it's fun to see the different ways authors world build their story.

@lidiyafoxgloveauthor 10 күн бұрын

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! The chat cut me off, but it has always been a really important part of my process to work out the culture & styles through sketches.

@Hyperboreasy 10 күн бұрын

Thank you for sharing, this made me want to do something similar (draw up the characters) for myself. Your drawing is great too!

@lidiyafoxgloveauthor 10 күн бұрын

You should! I loooove it when people draw their characters. Even when they're not pro level (as I am certainly not) it just feels so authentic.

@iko5220 4 күн бұрын

So nice! I am totally here for your world and this video!! 🥰

@cheena3836 9 күн бұрын

Great video! I like how you can get a good feel of a character’s personality just from the way they are drawn. I’m really digging your are style.

@i.b.640 10 күн бұрын

Disheveled editing Lidiya is pretty cute 😊

@lesyablackbird 10 күн бұрын

"wow what a terrible looking hand" i felt that XD that's me on the daily when sketching. love this type of vid. do more! also, don't change Lester's name! that's what my dad's phone autocorrects my name to! i have accepted it and love the whole badass character with a dork name.

@lidiyafoxgloveauthor 10 күн бұрын

Haha, that is pretty funny about the autocorrect. Okay, I will take that excuse because Lester fits him really well somehow. It's hard to change character names!

@linseybachko4470 10 күн бұрын

My great uncle’s name was Lester and my older brother loved him so much that for the first year of my life he called me Lester instead of Linsey 🤣.

@lesyablackbird 10 күн бұрын

@@linseybachko4470 love it XD

@David.M. 9 күн бұрын

I finished the "Sorcerer's Concubine". I enjoyed it. I was glad you didn't end the book with Vesla in some dangerous predictament. I am probably not your demographic for this book. I did enjoy the world that they live in and would like to read more about it. I am not really interested in the romance/steamy bits. Glad I read it and will try next one. Cheers

@lidiyafoxgloveauthor 7 күн бұрын

I tried to reply to this and I think KZfaq ate my comment. But, anyway, it's totally fine to hang out at the channel and not read my books. They do all have romance. Although The Sorcerer's Concubine probably does have the most steam per page count because I was really trying to figure out the lucrative steamy romance market when I wrote it.

@JourneytoSustainableLiving 9 күн бұрын

just came across this video and wanted to say that I love your artwork ❤ sending you support!! thanks for sharing this video 🥰

@lidiyafoxgloveauthor 9 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!

@JourneytoSustainableLiving 8 күн бұрын

@@lidiyafoxgloveauthor you're welcome! hoping we can grow on youtube together!

@abdulpadela4738 10 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing I find your setting interesting! I have a question though - if the Darumon won the war and slavery is still legal then why are the doll children able to be adopted instead of being slaves?

@lidiyafoxgloveauthor 10 күн бұрын

Yeah, I didn't clarify that very well. It's a lot to cover! Slavery is illegal in the Miralem lands and the peace treaty signed after the war did have a stipulation that all Fanarlem in the Miralem lands would remain free, so any Fanarlem who escaped or were liberated during the war remained free there. They could also continue escaping to the Miralem lands, although the Daramons were very aggressive at the border for a little while after the war.