Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Welcome back! Today we're looking at three great Indie novels by new authors, and discussing the role of Booktube in discovering Indie Authors.

Novel 1: Draconis by Ryan Night, a military Sci-fi. draconisnovel.com

Novel 2: The Witch of Ellesmere by Kirsty Inic, a YA classic fantasy. kirstyinic.com

Novel 3: Chasing Luck by Ovannes Galstian, an absurdist fantasy comedy. https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0CZ4NGMKT?ref_=mr_referred_us_au_au

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0:00 Intro
1:40 The Elephant in the Room – Booktube and Indie Author Pitches
6:03 Draconis – A Military Science Fiction
7:14 Plot
8:55 WorldBuilding – Hard Science
11:24 Characters
12:50 Weaknesses
14:10 Final Thoughts
A Witch of Ellsemere – A Young Adult Classic Fantasy
14:59 Concept
16:04 Beautiful Writing – Editor Story
18:04 Plotlines
19:03 Worldbuilding
19:43 Characters
20:25 Weaknesses
20:49 Final Thoughts
Chasing Luck
21:29 Concept
22:15 Plotlines
23:44 Worldbuilding
24:09 Characters
25:15 Weaknesses
27:05 Final Thoughts
27:38 Which do you Prefer?
28:08 Outro