Top Ten Vloggers I Follow

Happy Wednesday Scribblers. Another week has flow by. Given all that is going on, I thought I would do something fun and share with you the vloggers I watch and enjoy.  These are shared in no particular order.

Slapped Ham: All things creepy and scary. New list videos every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. We make creepy and scary videos. On our channel you’ll find unexplained videos, scary photos, paranormal mysteries, monsters, cryptids, time travelers and ghost photos. Click here to check it out.

TrekCulture: Boldly going where no WhatCulture channel has gone before... Check them out here.

Certifiably Ingame: A nerd found a microphone and roped his friend into starting a YouTube Channel. We're a small channel with a love of all things Science Fiction, but always looking to grow and expand our content. You'll find here Top 10's, Lore, and opinions. Gaming provides more of the same with the occasional playthrough and general capers! We always encourage discussion so stay a while and maybe you'll find something to enjoy! Star Trek, Doctor Who and Mass Effect will always have a home here, but if you've got something specific, send us a request! Click here to learn more.

BrickVault: Brick Vault is dedicated to bringing you the best in Lego set unboxing, building and reviews. Created by a group of passionate Lego enthusiasts Brick Vault hopes to inspire and share our passion for Lego with the world. Find them here.

Tall Tale TV: I narrate Sci-Fi and Fantasy short stories by aspiring authors. Free audio books to help you discover new authors twice a week! Regular posts are Monday and Friday. Learn more about them here.

Afterlife: What would a professional barber for the military, and a classically trained opera singer/aspiring novelist have to say about queer life after the clubbing years? Ya know, when you turn 30 (gasp!) and suddenly everyone thinks you're dead? Yeah, well we're still here! And we have MANY stories to talk about. Queer life before the internet, before cell phones, before social media of any kind. You'd be surprised just how resourceful a young queer kid can be when all of those cool modern tools are taken away and you gotta figure crap out for yourself. We do all of this with an irreverent, though clearly queer slant, eye and full of humor while we discuss what it means to be an "older cat in the gayborhood" in this post 2020 era. Join us for the chat and maybe pick up a few fun stories and some irreverent comedy along the way! Check them out here.

Pressure Luck Cooking: You've come to a page to learn some awesome, delicious, and QUICK recipes for your Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi and pressure-cooking needs...and have some fun doing it! As I'm not a professional chef, I don't do fancy ingredients here - just the simple, everyday stuff that's easy to find! Check him out here.

FoodWishes: Hello this is Chef John, and welcome to the Food Wishes channel, where the food is the star. Watch these fun-to-make, and easy-to-follow recipes, and you'll improve your culinary skills dramatically!

I post new videos on Tuesdays and Fridays (usually), so keep checking back! Even better, join the community of astonishingly amazing people who subscribe to my channel, so you don’t miss a thing. Find him here.

Preppy Kitchen: Hi, I’m John, Creator of Preppy Kitchen! I’m a husband, dad to twins Lachlan and George, Los Angeles native, and an avid baker and cooker of all things delicious thanks to a lifelong education from my mother. My mom cooked every meal we had and I loved spending time with her in the kitchen watching, helping, and learning as she made everything from scratch. Click here for more.

WhatCulture Horror: Part of the WhatCulture Group out of the UK. They focus on the horror movie genre. Learn more here.

Want more, here are some of my other Top Ten lists as well as some Top Ten lists from some great guest bloggers:

The 10 Best Covers of 2020 (So Far) by Thao Nguyen Click here

Podcasts and More Click here

My Favorite Sci-Fi Properties by Matt Doyle Click here

Top Ten List with Jacqueline Church Simonds Click here

Book Recommendations Click here

That’s all for this week. I’m planning on doing another one of these in the future, this list doesn’t even scratch the surface of what we watch. Now it’s your turn, what are some of your favorite Vloggers and YouTube Channels that you follow? Leave them in the comments below so I can check them out. Lastly, please remember to drop me a heart/like letting me know you stopped by. If you want to help support me and my writing efforts please consider sharing this post on your social media platforms to help keep the conversation going. Until next time I hope you stay safe and have a great week.

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Writing Update?

Over the last few Blogs I’ve talked about various topics, the most recent was about Slow Burn Books if you haven’t read it check it out here.  Anyway, I thought today I would provide an update on all my writing endeavors and surprisingly there are quite a few.

To start, I was recently asked to work on a training video project ‘Know Your Rights’ for the nonprofit I work for. It was a series of vignettes about what to do when ICE confronts you.  Each video would be a different scenario.  First, ICE comes to your home. Second, ICE comes to your work. Third, a police stop. And, fourth, how an agency is to respond when ICE comes to investigate clients.  We did an English and Spanish version.

Know Your Rights!

We spent a few weeks working on the script and in rehearsals.  The thing to point out here is none of the people were professionals.  So, they were relying on my limited experience.  Regardless, I spent whatever time I had with them running lines, rewriting and changing the script and working on blocking and preparing them for taping day.

The day of the video shoot came, and we spent a full day in studio with a crew of five.  I had designed the sets and costuming as well as handled make-up (I was wearing a lot of hats that day including directing).  With the shoot finished the next week I worked with the editor to pull it all together.  The finished product is something I’m exceedingly proud of, and the videos already hit over 600 views (in just a week).  Click here to go to their channel.

I’ve been asked to work with the Editor and take the vignettes and turn them into an actual DVD that other agencies can purchase.  So, that will be cool.

Channel trailer for Tall Tale TV.

My second update is if you follow me on Facebook and Twitter (which I hope you do), you should’ve seen my interactions with Chris over at Tall Tale TV. Chris takes short stories and converts them to audiobooks that you can listen to on his channel.  It's a great way to hear about new and upcoming authors. The channel is new so there isn’t a lot of content yet, but he’s growing it.  Anyway, he had a call for short story submissions and he selected one of mine.  I recently, the last few days, got word that my story ‘The Reunion’ will be airing in the next couple of weeks.  Once, I’m given the date you can be sure I’ll be letting you know.

My next major announcement is that I have a new work in progress underway, ‘T.A.D.’  This new story is set to be a novella and much shorter than my other works.  I don’t want to give away too much because things may change, but this story has elements of time travel and focuses on angles.  I’ve gotten some positive feedback from the first chapter so I’m excited to bring the outline to life. 

My final update is about my other works in progress.  ‘A New World – Contact’ is back with a couple of Beta Readers.  ‘A New World – Conspiracy’ is still in the writing process however, I’m happy to report that Act Two is now complete, which means I’m on to the final act; Act Three.  Yay!

This leaves me with an update for ‘The Calling’ it is complete and has gone through edits.  The rest I’m going to be a little cagey about because I’m hoping to have a big announcement about ‘The Calling’ in the next few months.

Those are my updates for now.  I'd love to hear what questions you have for me ask them in the comments and I'll answer.  Feel free to share this blog with others who will find it interesting.

See you next time.