Alexa Donne | Y'all SPICY about Publishing | Reacting to Your Unpopular Opinions @AlexaDonne | Uploaded November 2021 | Updated October 2024, 7 hours ago.
It's here! It's time! I'm reacting to a TON of your super spicy unpopular opinions on writing, books, authortube, and publishing.
00:00 Introductions
00:58 GEN WRITING META
01:01 Too many writers
03:02 Sequel before sale
04:01 Quick edit turnaround
04:47 Idea laziness
05:41 Talent w/o publication
06:12 Writing practice isn't enough
07:02 Story Genius shade
07:36 Query trench disagreement
10:29 BIPOC writer pressure
11:34 YA & BOOKISH OPINIONS
11:39 YA books shouldn't be for adults
13:43 Writers should read adult books
15:09 Moralizing bookish content
16:44 Pity rating bad books
17:39 Thriller labeling confusion
19:32 Great thrillers hard to find
20:07 Thriller vs horror mislabeling
20:37 TRAD PUB SHADE
20:43 Illustrated cover confusion
21:37 NYT bestsellers suck
23:12 1st book bomb, career over
24:46 Agents behaving badly
26:10 SELF PUB THOUGHTS
26:27 Self pub advice zealotry
26:39 Settling for self-pub
28:27 Self pub quality
29:59 Self pub MLM girlboss vibes
31:12 AUTHORTUBE SHADE
31:15 Scammy courses
33:35 Authortubers picking self over trad
34:14 Authortube bad writing
34:41 Book deals boosting channels
36:26 Chatty writing sprints
37:51 Lindsay Puckett
38:22 Post more vlogs!
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Lighting: Limo Studio Soft Kit
Editing Software: Magix Movie Edit Pro
It's here! It's time! I'm reacting to a TON of your super spicy unpopular opinions on writing, books, authortube, and publishing.
00:00 Introductions
00:58 GEN WRITING META
01:01 Too many writers
03:02 Sequel before sale
04:01 Quick edit turnaround
04:47 Idea laziness
05:41 Talent w/o publication
06:12 Writing practice isn't enough
07:02 Story Genius shade
07:36 Query trench disagreement
10:29 BIPOC writer pressure
11:34 YA & BOOKISH OPINIONS
11:39 YA books shouldn't be for adults
13:43 Writers should read adult books
15:09 Moralizing bookish content
16:44 Pity rating bad books
17:39 Thriller labeling confusion
19:32 Great thrillers hard to find
20:07 Thriller vs horror mislabeling
20:37 TRAD PUB SHADE
20:43 Illustrated cover confusion
21:37 NYT bestsellers suck
23:12 1st book bomb, career over
24:46 Agents behaving badly
26:10 SELF PUB THOUGHTS
26:27 Self pub advice zealotry
26:39 Settling for self-pub
28:27 Self pub quality
29:59 Self pub MLM girlboss vibes
31:12 AUTHORTUBE SHADE
31:15 Scammy courses
33:35 Authortubers picking self over trad
34:14 Authortube bad writing
34:41 Book deals boosting channels
36:26 Chatty writing sprints
37:51 Lindsay Puckett
38:22 Post more vlogs!
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
