Alexa Donne | Happy with my sales? And other 🔥 questions | Winter Q&A pt 1 @AlexaDonne | Uploaded November 2021 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
I'm doing a viewer Q&A to cap off the year! This is part 1 of 2 b/c I got so many questions. You can still submit! Use the form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf81epZoRfAuPBy_7RI0SR0e7kfbGTR1YwiqUtjCYGYG_axAQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
Trad Pub Channel Recs: youtu.be/vVroj3Yg3_w
00:00 Introduction
00:48 Love/hate my own books?
01:52 Ever recognized in public?
02:52 How old when you wrote your 1st book?
03:14 Need a social media following to publish?
04:05 Do your coworkers know you write books?
05:32 Other trad pub channel recs
06:26 Do you read fantasy or romance?
07:18 Do you fear your published writing is bad?
08:24 Worst part of authortube?
09:40 Would you co-author?
10:10 All young protag books YA?
10:45 Typecasting yourself as an author?
12:05 Are paid courses worth it?
13:46 Are your books doing as well as you expected?
14:51 Mark Twain & the finality of ideas
15:45 How do you take your coffee?
16:48 Which of your protagonists would you be friends with?
18:18 How many book ideas do you have?
19:01 Will you go back to sci-fi?
20:15 Any former projects you'd rework?
21:00 College for writing
22:20 When did you start writing?
23:08 Is fanfic a waste of time?
24:41 How long to "rest" draft before editing?
25:22 Tips to get through middle?
26:55 Tips for non-linear narratives?
28:24 Dead genre/trope you'd bring back?
29:15 Advice for debuts?
Add Pretty Dead Queens on Goodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/57121698-pretty-dead-queens
Add The Ivies on Goodreads! goodreads.com/book/show/48896122-the-ivies
+BUY MY BOOKS+
Buy The Ivies from your favorite book retailer!: bit.ly/3mkxyYj
Buy The Stars We Steal from Book Depository (ships worldwide!): bookdepository.com/Stars-We-Steal-Alexa-Donne/9781328948946?ref=grid-view&qid=1603728315664&sr=1-3
Buy Brightly Burning from Book Depository (ships worldwide!): bookdepository.com/Brightly-Burning-Alexa-Donne/9781785659423
Buy BRIGHTLY BURNING on Amazon: amazon.com/Brightly-Burning-Alexa-Donne/dp/1328948935/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1500334638&sr=1-1
Get Brightly Burning on Audible.com! audible.com/pd/Brightly-Burning-Audiobook/B07H41CPVC?asin=B07H41CPVC&source_code=AUDOR2220912189OII
+LINKS+
Goodreads:
goodreads.com/author/show/16817128.Alexa_Donne
Twitter:
twitter.com/alexadonne
Instagram:
instagram.com/alexadonne
Newsletter Sign-Up:
alexadonne.com/newsletter
Website:
alexadonne.com
Wattpad:
wattpad.com/user/alexadonne
+FILMING SPECS+
Camera: Canon 90D
Mic: Rode VideoMic Pro+
Lighting: Limo Studio Soft Kit
Editing Software: Magix Movie Edit Pro
I'm doing a viewer Q&A to cap off the year! This is part 1 of 2 b/c I got so many questions. You can still submit! Use the form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf81epZoRfAuPBy_7RI0SR0e7kfbGTR1YwiqUtjCYGYG_axAQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
Trad Pub Channel Recs: youtu.be/vVroj3Yg3_w
00:00 Introduction
00:48 Love/hate my own books?
01:52 Ever recognized in public?
02:52 How old when you wrote your 1st book?
03:14 Need a social media following to publish?
04:05 Do your coworkers know you write books?
05:32 Other trad pub channel recs
06:26 Do you read fantasy or romance?
07:18 Do you fear your published writing is bad?
08:24 Worst part of authortube?
09:40 Would you co-author?
10:10 All young protag books YA?
10:45 Typecasting yourself as an author?
12:05 Are paid courses worth it?
13:46 Are your books doing as well as you expected?
14:51 Mark Twain & the finality of ideas
15:45 How do you take your coffee?
16:48 Which of your protagonists would you be friends with?
18:18 How many book ideas do you have?
19:01 Will you go back to sci-fi?
20:15 Any former projects you'd rework?
21:00 College for writing
22:20 When did you start writing?
23:08 Is fanfic a waste of time?
24:41 How long to "rest" draft before editing?
25:22 Tips to get through middle?
26:55 Tips for non-linear narratives?
28:24 Dead genre/trope you'd bring back?
29:15 Advice for debuts?
Add Pretty Dead Queens on Goodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/57121698-pretty-dead-queens
Add The Ivies on Goodreads! goodreads.com/book/show/48896122-the-ivies
+BUY MY BOOKS+
Buy The Ivies from your favorite book retailer!: bit.ly/3mkxyYj
Buy The Stars We Steal from Book Depository (ships worldwide!): bookdepository.com/Stars-We-Steal-Alexa-Donne/9781328948946?ref=grid-view&qid=1603728315664&sr=1-3
Buy Brightly Burning from Book Depository (ships worldwide!): bookdepository.com/Brightly-Burning-Alexa-Donne/9781785659423
Buy BRIGHTLY BURNING on Amazon: amazon.com/Brightly-Burning-Alexa-Donne/dp/1328948935/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1500334638&sr=1-1
Get Brightly Burning on Audible.com! audible.com/pd/Brightly-Burning-Audiobook/B07H41CPVC?asin=B07H41CPVC&source_code=AUDOR2220912189OII
+LINKS+
Goodreads:
goodreads.com/author/show/16817128.Alexa_Donne
Twitter:
twitter.com/alexadonne
Instagram:
instagram.com/alexadonne
Newsletter Sign-Up:
alexadonne.com/newsletter
Website:
alexadonne.com
Wattpad:
wattpad.com/user/alexadonne
+FILMING SPECS+
Camera: Canon 90D
Mic: Rode VideoMic Pro+
Lighting: Limo Studio Soft Kit
Editing Software: Magix Movie Edit Pro
