Alexa Donne | Reacting to Your Unpopular Writing Opinions (from Kate Cavanaugh!) @AlexaDonne | Uploaded August 2021 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
The wonderful Kate Cavanaugh did a SUPER FUN video reacting to totally anonymous unpopular opinions on writing, publishing, and authortube... I had so many thoughts, I just had to react as well! Go watch her video, which includes even more unpopular opinions: youtu.be/PGVf4LhgqFE
I pulled out the ones that got me hottest under the collar ha. I get CONTROVERSIAL on the last few. Stay until the end :P
00:00 Introduction
01:13 Authors who dream of film/TV are fake novelists
04:52 Authortube hinders writing
07:52 Authors who give advice don't follow it
10:13 Pantsers who can't outline are undisciplined
12:59 You can tell if a book will be good based on the 1st chapter
14:40 You don't have to read to write books
16:52 Authortube dying
19:03 Word count goals and slow drafters are better
22:07 1st person is lazy writing
23:47 Indie publishing & financial privilege
26:25 Authortube is all aesthetic and little actual skill building
29:47 Save the Cat & story structure are formulaic and bad
32:12 Fanfic writing is as good as/can be better than original published works
36:39 Trad pub won't exist for the next gen of writers if it doesn't change
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Mic: Rode VideoMic Pro+
Lighting: Limo Studio Soft Kit
Editing Software: Magix Movie Edit Pro
The wonderful Kate Cavanaugh did a SUPER FUN video reacting to totally anonymous unpopular opinions on writing, publishing, and authortube... I had so many thoughts, I just had to react as well! Go watch her video, which includes even more unpopular opinions: youtu.be/PGVf4LhgqFE
I pulled out the ones that got me hottest under the collar ha. I get CONTROVERSIAL on the last few. Stay until the end :P
00:00 Introduction
01:13 Authors who dream of film/TV are fake novelists
04:52 Authortube hinders writing
07:52 Authors who give advice don't follow it
10:13 Pantsers who can't outline are undisciplined
12:59 You can tell if a book will be good based on the 1st chapter
14:40 You don't have to read to write books
16:52 Authortube dying
19:03 Word count goals and slow drafters are better
22:07 1st person is lazy writing
23:47 Indie publishing & financial privilege
26:25 Authortube is all aesthetic and little actual skill building
29:47 Save the Cat & story structure are formulaic and bad
32:12 Fanfic writing is as good as/can be better than original published works
36:39 Trad pub won't exist for the next gen of writers if it doesn't change
Add The Ivies on Goodreads! goodreads.com/book/show/48896122-the-ivies
Add Murder, She Texted on Goodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/57121698-murder-she-texted
+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 t6i
Mic: Rode VideoMic Pro+
Lighting: Limo Studio Soft Kit
Editing Software: Magix Movie Edit Pro
