Tuesday, 9 September 2014

How To - Best Bloody Mary's Ever.

How to make the best Bloody Mary you’ll ever have. 

So, everyone knows that a good Bloody Mary is the perfect way to slide into an evening session or maybe even a cheeky pick me up in the afternoon. Either way, there are do’s-and-don’ts.



This is the way I’ve been taught to make a Bloody Mary, with my own preferences thrown in too.

You will need to acquire the following;
-          One bottle of the regular, normal old tomato juice. Britvic or Schweppes is fine, Big Tom is not. Big Tom is already spiced so you don’t really want to use that one if you’re into tailoring your own drink. Also, if you use Big Tom it will make everything I’m about to say entirely irrelevant.
-          A double, or  50ml’s, of regular vodka. Smirnoff,  Absolut ...whatever floats your boat.
-          A ‘little’ splash of Tabasco sauce.
-          A generous splash of Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce.
-          A sprinkle of Celery Salt, which you can by in the spice section of most full-size supermarkets. By full-size, I mean not a Tesco Metro. You need a proper big boy supermarket.
-          Ice
-          Lemon slice.
-          Celery stick (if you want)

1.       Combine all ingredients except juice and lemon into your glass. Stir.
2.       Pour half of your juice into your glass. Stir.
3.       Fill your glass with juice, stir and add in your lemon.
4.       Slide your celery stick in as an edible-stirer.
5.       Enjoy.

For those who don’t want ice in their juice, try this version. This is the version I make at the bar, or if I’m not being lazy. Me? Lazy? Ahem.

1.    Pour ice, vodka, celery salt, Lea & Perrins and Tabasco into a pint glass.
2.   Pour mixture into another pint glass, and then back again into the original. 
3.   Pour half of your tomato juice into the mixture (still in a pint glass).
4.   Repeat step two.
5.   Add remaining tomato juice.
6.    Repeat step two.
7.    Strain and serve into a half-pint glass, garnish with celery and or lemon.  Your Bloody Mary will be chilled from the ice in the pint glasses and will not have dissolving cubes floating about in it.
8.     Enjoy.


If you would prefer a Virgin Mary, simply follow steps 1 through 8, but don’t add the Vodka at the start. Et voila – the perfect brunch juice drink for your friends on Saturday morning.

If you'd like more recipes for cocktails and things of the like, BBC Online has some good ones, or if you want something a little sexier and daring try out the cocktails on Esquire, who are doing awesome Whiskey Cocktails for Fall at the moment. (which is Autumn to us Brits.) 

Hope you have enjoyed this how-to. I’ve quite enjoyed making it, so maybe there’ll be more of this kind of thing going on. Let me know if you do like this, if you don’t, if you like Bloody Mary’s, if you don’t. Yadda yadda yadda.



Tuesday, 26 August 2014

It's Okay not to be O.K



It’s in sadness that the internet has been flooded with tributes, posts and comments regarding the untimely loss of Robin Williams; comedy genius and, according to family, friends and cast mates, the nicest man you’d ever meet.

Once someone has killed themselves, it is easy to look back and say you always knew it would happen – the sentiment of ‘always being able to see the sadness around their eyes’ comes far too easily to people who don’t know what else to say. The truth is, unless you followed Robin William’s life closely, you probably didn’t have any inkling that this would be the path he’d take; neither did I.
According to press, and to me it sounds quite likely, Kate Middleton had various counselling sessions before her announcement that she would be joining the Royal Family – a set of strict events that has been put in place to prevent situations like Princess Diana happening again. Whilst pregnant with Prince William, Diana is said to have thrown herself not only down the stairs but also into a glass cabinet before taking further actions to end her life. (Diana did not successfully commit suicide; however she was killed in a car accident in France, August 1997. This incident is surrounded in speculation, controversy and conspiracy but a large percentage of people choose to believe the accident was just that; an accident.) From the outside looking in, it would seem Kate Middleton has adjusted well to life as a Royal and is blossoming into her role as mother to Prince George, born July 2013. However, who is to know what happens behind closed doors; the Robin Williams case illustrates that we don’t.





Certain celebrities have been more open with their depression diagnoses; Demi Lovato, Winona Ryder and Eminem are just to name a few. Lovato sought treatment for Bipolar Disorder, Bulimia and Drug Addiction in October 2010 and has since become a Mental Health advocate, raising awareness of depression and sober living.  Winona Ryder is said to have spiraled into depression after her break-up with actor Johnny Depp, falling asleep with cigarettes lit and setting herself on fire gave her the mindset to seek treatment. 

For more information on mental illness, please have a read of the following links, and don’t be afraid to ask anyone questions –
The Mental Health Foundation
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/
Rethink Mental Illness
http://www.rethink.org/

This post isn’t meant to be a list of suicidal celebrities and what they’re doing now, it’s meant to be the reassurance that all these once suicidal people are now doing things – they’ve come through it, and most importantly I think they’ve accepted that it’s okay to not be okay. 

I’ll say it again, because I know we all struggle to hear it sometimes. 

It’s okay to not be okay. 

To all my friends that I don’t ask enough - how are you? I’m sorry it’s taken me so long to realise that sometimes that’s all you need. If you have friends you haven’t spoken to in a while – just ask them how they’re doing. Sometimes it’s nice to know that someone’s thinking of you even if it’s just fleeting. I don’t want to be on your mind all the time, just for a minute when you see something that reminds me of you. 

When I get sad, and just because I do it doesn’t mean I’m depressed (people are allowed down days), I try to think about the Hugh Grant quote from Love, Actually. I’m sure you know the one I mean, but I’ll put it in anyway because it’s a nice read. 

“Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinions are starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often, it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it's always there - fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know, none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge - they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that love actually is all around.”

If you are sad, and I haven’t noticed, I am sorry. Find someone who you love or who loves you and feel special - because you are, any of you; all of you. I don’t want this post to be gushy and awkward, I just think it’s important that people understand that even in the darkest moments there will always be someone who loves you – even if it is just me.  

Being sad does not make you weird; we all get sad. Sometimes I have days where I can stub my toe ,or run out of coffee, and cry for hours. People of the world, please make sure your friends know that you love them even if it takes extra time out of your day; I can guarantee that it’ll do you good too – good deeds make everyone feel good. 

Want someone to talk to?
Samaritans UK - 08457 909090 (All)
Calm: 0800 585858 (Men, aged 18-35)
HopeLine UK – 0800 068 4141 (Young People, in general)
Me:
LTBrookman@gmail.com (Anyone and everyone.) 

For those on the ledge, please realise suicide is final. No second chances, no negotiations, no plea bargains. You are worth more than that. I believe in you.

Tuesday, 19 August 2014

First Writing Job Post-Uni - PANIC.

When I was a child I yearned to be an actress; stage, screen – you name it. And after much performance training and long ballet classes, as well as GCSE’s and a BTEC in Performing Arts I decided I wasn’t as competitive as the profession needed me to be (however, I do still belt out the Musical Theatre classics in the shower).  Acting and musicals were my childhood; my grandma and I used to spend Saturdays (and her pension) visiting West End Musicals and I still have a giant box of programs collected over the years. My adolescence was spent performing in college shows and enjoying Amateur Dramatics with Second To None Theatre Company, based in Kent, but when I came to University that all changed.

At Winchester University, I never took a dance class, I never joined the Performing Arts society – I started writing, editing and writing and editing, and writing and editing. It’s only now that I’ve realised, post-degree, that the writing-world is very similar to that of the acting/performance world. Everyone thinks they can do it, very few can. I am still yet to know if I can do the writing thing. However, I did take on my first freelance job last week. Not something I’d planned to do, but enjoyable and beneficial nonetheless.

A friend, Simon, runs a Television Studio company and he’s putting on an event in Boston this September. His PA is currently on holiday, and his ‘people’ surprised him by asking for their Health & Safety document, complete with schedule and risk assessment, three weeks too early. This is where I came in, Simon is a friend of a friend, and our mutual friend Cassi suggested me to help him out.

With no previous Health & Safety knowledge, I was incredibly dubious and nervous to even agree to help – I just didn’t want to let either Cassi or Simon down. However, I turned up eager and ready to work. A semi-stressful day and a half later and the work was finished and I was really happy with the work I’d put into the document.

Even though Health & Safety isn’t something that I want to do, and it’s not as ‘creative’ as I’d like to be writing, I am eternally grateful for the experience (and the pay, believe me!).  I am also so glad that there were people around who thought that I could do it, even when I thought I couldn’t.  Who am I to be writing about Health & Safety? I am perpetually smashing things and I’m always peppered by black and blue bruises. A bull in a china shop comes to mind, actually. A bull in a china shop, whilst copywriting. 

So, although it’s not my writing-world ‘big-break’ it’s certainly a step in the right direction. It’s inspired me to get on with my own stuff; to blog more regularly, to read more, to learn more – all so I have more to offer, more knowledge, more opinions and more practise under my belt. If something is true of both acting and writing worlds it’s that if you have a spare moment; practise. Practise doesn’t always make perfect, but it makes better than the time before. That’s pretty much all I can offer at this stage in the game, that I am better at life than I was yesterday, and here’s hoping that that’s good enough.



I’ve copied in some useful websites and things that keep me inspired and interested just because I know how shit it is to be ‘stuck’.

Ideas Tap is a completely free website that lists job opportunities, information and inspirational videos and articles to keep things fresh in your mind.

You The Designer is an awesome, slightly more visual, creative inspiration space that provides ideas on typography, graphic design as well as downloadable freebies.

And last, for today, Pinterest. Be it with interior design, quotes, fashion or recipes this website is awash with bright ideas and creative inspirations that keep me awake for hours when I really should be sleeping.




Thursday, 24 July 2014

Lust for Learning.

Learning should never stop. I believe that with my whole heart. Just because you’re done with school (be it college, or a degree, or an MA or whatever...) I don’t think you should stop learning. I don’t think you should WANT to stop learning. If there comes a day where you don’t want to learn anymore – there’s a problem. I hope there isn’t a day that I don’t want to learn anything else, because that might mean that I think I know everything or that I know enough – I will never know enough.

Anyone who doesn’t understand, I sort of feel sorry for. Not in a mean way, I just think it might be quiet lonely to never want to know anything else about anything. I like that I get hungry to learn things; it’s a good thing. I’m sure there are people out there in the world, or even the near vicinity, who think that I’m a swot, or a bit nerdy, or just all-around lame but I honestly don’t care. Because one day, I will be able to hold my own in most conversations and feel confident about what I have learned and the opinions that I have formed from my own research and learning.

Recently, I have read two books that have taught me so much about areas that I could never have studied in a dedicated institution (school, college, university) because they aren’t part of the faculty that I put myself into by choosing to study what I did at University. I am so grateful for the fact that I find these books engaging and useful because, on a rather cliché note, I will be a better/more rounded person for reading them and exploring many other subjects that I haven’t studied.

THE SKELETON CUPBOARD: The Making of a Clinical Psychologist . (Prof. Tanya Byron)

The Skeleton Cupboard is Professor Tanya Byron's account of her years of training as a clinical psychologist, when trainees find themselves in the toughest placements of their careers. Through the eyes of her naive and inexperienced younger self, Tanya shares remarkable stories inspired by the people she had the privilege to treat. Gripping, poignant and full of daring black humour, this book reveals the frightening and challenging induction faced by all mental health staff and highlights their incredible commitment to their patients.”

Featuring emotionally harrowing passages on child abuse, dealings with a physically abusive and psychotic patient, treating an older German-Jewish patient (who survived Auschwitz) now suffering from dementia who believes that in every shower she takes she is being exterminated. As well as exploring the lives of drug dependant patients, the fluctuations of T-Cells of HIV positive patients, and lastly a stand-out section on a young girl suffering from a malicious eating disorder.
Whilst all the above combined doesn’t sound like such a cheery book to read, it’s worth it. There are light moments; happiness within families brought closer together, congratulations on various remissions from disease and what seems to be an everlasting stream of hope for a better future running throughout.
Because Professor Tanya Byron is so academically decorated it makes reading the book very easy and enjoyable; believable, real and emotive. Whilst giving details of treatment procedures, the book also provides insight into the lives of various medical professionals that we as outsiders couldn’t ever fathom.
For someone who already had interest in the psychological world, I would majorly recommend this book. For someone who has no interest in the psychological world, I would recommend the book purely to learn about the human race and their feats.

DO NO HARM: Stories of life, death and brain surgery. (Dr. Henry Marsh, CBE and FRCS.)
I’m only a third or so through this book, but I’m already hooked. The chapters are split into medical diagnoses for example; Pineocytoma, Aneurysm, Haemangioblastoma etc and reading through the Aneurysm passage – I genuinely believe I could clip an Aneurysm if needed. Obviously, literally, I couldn’t but in theory I could.
"What is it like to be a brain surgeon?
How does it feel to hold someone's life in your hands, to cut into the stuff that creates thought, feeling and reason?
How do you live with the consequences of performing a potentially life-saving operation when it all goes wrong?
In neurosurgery, more than in any other branch of medicine, the doctor's oath to 'do no harm' holds a bitter irony. Operations on the brain carry grave risks. Every day, Henry Marsh must make agonising decisions, often in the face of great urgency and uncertainty.
If you believe that brain surgery is a precise and exquisite craft, practised by calm and detached surgeons, this gripping, brutally honest account will make you think again. With astonishing compassion and candour, one of the country's leading neurosurgeons reveals the fierce joy of operating, the profoundly moving triumphs, the harrowing disasters, the haunting regrets and the moments of black humour that characterise a brain surgeon's life.
DO NO HARM is an unforgettable insight into the countless human dramas that take place in a busy modern hospital. Above all, it is a lesson in the need for hope when faced with life's most difficult decisions."

The book illustrates the neuroses that brain surgeons themselves go through – the tension and pressure of holding a scalpel to the section of the brain that controls motor function; you could rid someone of their basic motor skills. Holding a scalpel to the temporal or frontal lobes? You rid someone of everything that makes them who they are and wipe away their memories as quick as condensation on your bathroom mirror.
 I don’t know if I could cope under the pressure of holding peoples’ lives in my hands – or worse than that, if you don’t actually end up killing someone, you could just remove their ability to move or talk or see or hear and surely that’s a fate worse than death – being an alive being trapped in a coffin of a lifeless body; unable to interact with the people you love.

Because I’m not quite finished with this book yet I can’t give it a definitive review but I get the feeling I will enjoy it and benefit from it as much as I did from Tanya Byron’s book. Henry Marsh became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1984, which is home in London and plays host to the fabulous Huntarian Museum which I visited with my boyfriend earlier on this year.  The museum holds a vast collection of weird and wonderful things and if you too have an obsession with the morbid and medical, I would absolutely recommend taking a trip when you’re next in London.




Overall, these are just two examples of books I have read this year that I have learned amazing things from. Of course I could just read all of the information online, but when people like Tanya Byron and Henry Marsh bother to make the information readily accessible and enjoyable – why not take advantage?

I will always yearn for more knowledge and to learn about things and I think you should too. Learn Russian. Learn the phonetic alphabet. Something. Anything. J

Tuesday, 8 July 2014

Another Baking Blog - Macarons with Jols!



When you’re life is stressing you out, I have found that baking helps. Creating something that you have complete control over makes a nice change to living constantly in the whirlwind of landlords, banks, bosses and other pains in the ass. 

So it’s Friday, the last day before the heaving weekend shifts in the bar and I decided to rope in a friend, trained pastry chef don’t you  know, and have a go at Macarons. Having been introduced to Macarons at Lauduree in Harrods by my boyfriend (also trained Chef) my heart was sold. Give me Salted Caramel, Orange Blossom, Rose or Violet macarons and my day is made – hell, my week is made. 

However because I’d practically forced Jols to make macarons with me, I  pretty much let her choose flavours. Eventually we went with dark chocolate and raspberry and then dark chocolate and coconut. The left over dark chocolate from someone’s birthday seemed to be a recurrent theme in our recipes.

With my head spinning in the differences between italian and french meringue, plus likes of The Meringue GirlsCookbook and all the fabulous flavours and colourings, I had done my research and I was raring to go.  

Unfortunately, we fell at the first hurdle. We’d run out of sugar. 

A (semi) quick trip to Sainsburies and a Starbucks coffee later – we’re back in the kitchen. First up were the macarons that were meant to be black. Black and red we thought, how decadent and daring. Our black turned out to be more grey-ish, but it still looked pretty good with the red sprinkles on top. 






Those grey-ish macarons became our fresh raspberry and dark chocolate macarons. 





Next up, we let little Max (Jols’ son) sprinkle on some decimated Coconut and we created our next masterpiece – toasted coconut and dark chocolate. 


Only then did we get to big for our boots and attempt lemon macarons. Sadly, after a small oven malfunction, our pretty pale lemon mixture turned into grilled cheese when someone (naming no names) put the grill on, rather than the oven.





So, no lemon macarons but plenty of raspberry, coconut and dark chocolate ones.
And some homemade marshmallow to boot - keeping the little one happy.

Overall, I think we did good and we had nothing but good reviews. 











Hopefully you guys think they look as good as they tasted.  

Wednesday, 25 June 2014

Lex Online - YouTube Creators: A Few of My Favourites.



In today’s Internet-Age, it seems only logical that people my age don’t watch television that much anymore. I certainly don’t. Well, the odd American TV Series every now and again, but nothing religiously. (Alright, aside from Grey’s Anatomy, but that doesn’t count.) Okay, okay. People still watch TV, but what I’m really trying to say is that people watch LESS television now. I, for one,  spend a lot of time watching people on Youtube which seems like an odd concept,  but it’s the television of today only more interactive, more personable and more accessible. 

I thought I would give you a rundown of my favourite Youtube Creators, listing their various traits, talents and topics. Quite a lot of the time, these clips of their lives on Youtube inspire and educate me – I hope they do the same for you. 

Carrie Hope Fletcher.  (ItsWayPastMyBedTime)

Carrie’s been on Youtube since March, 2011 and in that time she has amassed a whopping 500,158 subscribers on YouTube.  Carrie was one of the first YouTube creators that I watched religiously, and since her start on the web she has become a household name in one of the biggest West End Shows; Cameron Mackintosh’s Les Miserables. Having played Young Eponine years earlier, Carrie is now playing Eponine as an adult – she says it had always been her dream to play older Eponine. 

Aside from being West End Star, Carrie is also writing her own book, keeping up a blog, regularly posting on her YouTube account and writing her own music. She produces videos running a theme of her ‘big sister’ vibe, she gives her following of ‘hopefuls’  advice and posts regular ‘Ask Carrie’ videos where she strives to provide information, reassurance and charming anecdotes from her life.

Boys In Books Are Better is a hilarious homage to all the wonderful characters in Carrie’s favourite books that is the culmination of everything Carrie; books, the inclusion of her fans, singing and making people smile. 

Unfortunately, recently some of Carrie’s messages have been lost in a cloud of controversial issues surrounding her private relationships involving other YouTubers; some YouTube viewers and creators can be unforgiving and without knowing the full stories - the community can be quick to judge. Carrie has navigated the situation that she didn’t bring upon herself with grace and honesty.
Carrie Fletcher is a member of John and Hank Green’s DFTBA (don’t forget to be awesome) and this links her to my next favourite Youtuber...

Charlie McDonnell.  (CharlieIsSoCoolLike)


Charlie is an equally as British, equally as charming member of DFTBA as Carrie.
The first YouTuber I ever saw consecutive videos by; Charlie made a cup of tea, filmed it and it went viral. His quintessential British life online has collected 2,377,747 subscribers and he’s now huge everywhere – a regular at conventions such as LeakyCon, VidCon, Playlist Live and Summer In The City. 

Charlie originally started with funny little skits and songs that he’d written. He’s now progressed onto explaining tricky science in layman’s terms with concise logic but also comedy, participating in charity events and of course, commenting on some of the more controversial topics surrounding the YouTube community currently. Early- Charlie also took part in the Trock movement; Time Lord Rock, writing songs about Doctor Who with his band Chameleon Circuit which featured Micheal Aranda among other You Tubers. 

Charlie now focuses mainly on making short films and at this year’s upcoming VidCon in Los Angeles, he will be hosting his own meet-up and panel based on the production side of creating short films. From what I can gather, rather adorably, it seems that Charlie is still in complete awe that his hobby of making videos at his home computer in Bath now pays his bills and allows him to travel wherever and whenever he wants. 

One of my favourite Charlie videos is one of his earliest – he doesn’t use this the intro anymore but now he has a fabulous end card voiced by none other than THE Stephen Fry which emphasizes Charlies quintessentially British attitude. 


Louise Watson, nee Pentland. (SprinkleOfGlitter)


Mum of one, Louise is full of joy, glitter and enthusiasm.  1,446,552 subscribers watch her weekly/biweekly videos featuring her darling baby girl, ‘baby glitter’ otherwise known as Darcy and her husband Matt. Louise’s husband, not Darcy’s; that would be weird. 

Louise’s videos range from DIY Craft videos, to make up and fashion hauls, to family life as well as coping with marriage and having a young-one around. Louise quite often defends herself against what she calls the ‘Mummy Mafia’ who leave comments and messages for Louise, telling her she’s not looking after her child properly or not conducting her married self in an appropriate way, but I honestly think she’s one of the best mother’s I’ve seen. 

Not only is Louise raising a baby girl, she’s hosting her YouTube channel, attending conventions and inspiring viewers left right and centre. By the looks of it, she never stops, yet still manages to succeed at all of the above. Darcy is never sad or massively misbehaving, on camera, which speaks volumes about Louise’s ability as a mother – makes me wish people wouldn’t bash her so much. I’d like to see them try everything Louise has accomplished. 

Louise is completely real on her YouTube channel and doesn’t struggle to bring both light hearted chatty videos in line with slightly more topical videos of a serious note. Louise is capable of it all. A wonder woman, some might say. Louise has a profound honesty about her life; her struggles, her triumphs and most importantly her beliefs – she doesn’t seem to let people get to her, although obviously I don’t know what goes on behind closed camera lenses. 


Louise’s very close friend features as my next chosen ‘Top YouTuber’...

Zoe Sugg. (Zoella) 


5,054,357 subscibers makes Zoella our most popular YouTube Creator so far. Zoe Sugg, sister of Joe Sugg (Thatcher Joe on YouTube) and best friend to Louise,  is vlogging every day in June as a challenge and so far it’s paid off – she featured on Loose Women, as well as reaching 5 million subscribers and that’s just this week.  Clearly this week was a good week, but Zoe is plainly honest about her down days. I think it’s that, that love about her. Her realness on camera makes her so relatable and easy to watch that viewers feel good about themselves; if this girl on YouTube has down days like I do too, I am capable of all the success that she has too. 

Zoe suffers from anxiety and severe panic attacks, however the majority of the time we see Zoe in her vlogs and videos she is her usual charming, bright and bubbly twenty-four year old self. Managed by Gleam Futures, along with boyfriend Alfie (PointlessBlog) as well as Louise and Joe; Zoe has a PO box that is regularly filled with letters, parcels and packages from friends and fans but pleads with people not to send presents – she’s not in it for the free things and gifts, you can tell that from the sheer honesty in her videos. 

Just to truly explain Zoe’s success as Zoella, Sugg won not only the 2011 Cosmopolitan Blog Award for ‘Best Established Beauty Blog’ but also ‘Best Beauty Vlogger’ as well as Radio 1 Teen Awards ‘Best British Vlogger’ and the 2014 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards for ‘UK Favourite Vlogger’. 

When Zoe was made redundant from a job she hated years ago, she never knew how popular she would get through her blog and eventually her YouTube channel, which she only started in 2009. She also has Louise’s chattery happiness and commitment and this is what makes them a fabulous pair to watch in their many collaborations.  Her ever changing style, baking, decorative and make up/hair choices inspire viewers everywhere to be exactly who they want to be, no holds barred. You want to wear those trousers that kind of look like pyjama pants, you do it. 

Zoe is one for saying yes. Her anxiety held her back for so long and now she won’t let it anymore. As if that personal achievement wasn’t enough, she’s just been given a book deal.  Zoe has signed, apparently a two-book, deal with Penguin Books and now has her debut novel due for release in November of this year. According to her announcement video, the novel will circle a young girl whose blog goes viral and what that means for her life, love and tendency to have panic attacks. It’s going to be loosely  autobiographical,  yet I’m looking forward to reading this – to my knowledge Zoe has never talked about wanting to write a book before, so for this to come out of the blue means she obviously suffers from that writerly-need to have something perfect before she puts it out into the world. The book will be entitled Girl; Online.

Here are two videos that will hopefully encourage you to head over to YouTube and check Zoella out;


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I hope you have enjoyed this sample of a few of my favourite YouTube Creators, I will however name check a few more, for your interest:  Alfie Deyes, Marcus Butler, Niomi Smart, Tanya Burr, Jim Chapman, Fleur De Force, Jenna Marbles, CherryWallis, Emma Blackery, and Troye Sivan.

Just below here, you can find links to everyone I’ve discussed above and I highly recommend you go and check them out. Just the same as watching television, they offer the escapism and light comedic relief at the end of a day, only they’re far more relatable; they’re all real people living in the same world as us. 

Carrie Hope Fletcher – Twitter, Instagram, Main YouTube, Side Channel, Blog.
Charlie McDonnell – Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Blog.