Alexa Donne
100K Subs Celebration + Lainey & Lindsay have AGENTS!!!
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Related links:
Your Agent Isn't Your Friend (Nor is Your Editor): youtu.be/hnYean-4PIw
Don't Piss Off Your Publicist: youtu.be/o10AsHQWinI?si=odp97vCui4d3rCoh
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction
03:02 First Off, Publishing Can Suck
04:43 Publishing Corporate Grind
07:40 Don't Email Angry
09:22 Business Comm & Email Tips
13:03 Email Subject Lines
15:42 Streamline Requests
17:53 Good Faith Approach
19:48 Understanding Work Load
21:30 Nudges & Follow-Ups
25:28 Priority Reality Check
27:20 Passive Aggressive Escalation
30:30 Fire & Brimstone/The Asshole Paradox
33:10 Media Business "Vibes"
37:24 Corporate Rigidity
39:17 In Person/Video Interaction
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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
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But seriously: I'm talking about parameters and best practices for your key business relationships in publishing: with your agent and your editor. I'm going over what an agent's job really is, and what an editor's job really is, and why that necessitates that professional boundaries be maintained--for your best interest as well as theirs!
Take a shot every time I say "messy" or "friendly, not friend"!
00:00 Introduction
03:36 The Agent-Author Relationship
05:27 Friendship Pitfalls
07:31 Your Agent's Job
10:53 Emotional Boundaries
16:18 Your Editor's Job
18:12 The Corporate Funnel
21:45 Your Editor Is Not Your Friend
24:15 Conclusion
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Buy The Ivies from your favorite book retailer!: bit.ly/3mkxyYj
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Whether you've picked up a book and just couldn't connect to/engage with the writing, or you're a writer who worries their writing is falling flat, I'm going to share how to identify overly mechanical writing, common pitfalls/facets of it, and some tips for fixes.
This is an aspect of telling and cousin topic to "show don't tell." Also related to narrate vs. dramatize, a topic I've covered before.
To that end, here are related videos you can watch as well
Narrate vs. Dramatize: youtu.be/RiA6t7MOYVs?si=tXi73xk7Evbh3wG-
Filter Word and How to Fix This "Telling" Problem: youtu.be/iF_30btPEI8?si=GFN9-XLGKrfYavxT
"Just" An Adverbs Take Down: youtu.be/xupX7eii5uk?si=veF0MZm0ICLUF4bw
Bad Fanfic Writing Habits You Need to Break: youtu.be/SmbUAKi-ovY?si=4VP_SlUJVFpkREp_
The Worst Amateur Writing Mistakes: youtu.be/yOQqxHKO-0w?si=Ryav5fyeBm184ZxV
5 HUGE Amateur Writing Pitfalls & Their Fixes: youtu.be/ZA0pW97Z6MA?si=S12eE4eWxm5qX-tw
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction/When Writing Falls Flat
03:00 Bad Bestsellers & Reader Benchmarks
05:10 What is Mechanical Writing?
08:45 Facets of Mechanical Writing
13:01 Disclaimer: Everything In Moderation
14:21 Mechanical Writing Example & Analysis
19:30 Approaching Revision of Weak Writing
20:57 Revising (Part) of the Example
24:55 Sentence Rhythm & Flow
28:17 The Dance of Detail
30:03 Vague/Leading Examples & Fixes
35:17 Final Thoughts
MERCH
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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
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In a too-long but hopefully-helpful video, I'm going over potential pitfalls of multis, thoughts on number of POVs and tense, and then finally offering as much concrete advice on WHERE and WHEN and WHY to switch POVs in your book, and HOW to differentiate character voice in multi.
As always, everything is time-stamped so it's easy for you to skip ahead or around to what you're interested in. I share a lot of examples from my writing process of The Bitter End to better contextualize... you can skip anytime I start blathering about my book :P Or, if you're here for the Alexa bookish content... this is a double feature!
I was recovering from illness when I filmed this, so forgive the slightly scratchy voice... and more edits in this one b/c I had to cut out all the coughing!
00:00 Introduction
01:38 Pros of Multi-POV
03:46 Pitfalls of Multi-POV
09:48 How Many POVs is Too Many?
12:19 Dual vs. Multi
18:01 1st vs. 3rd
22:38 Formatting & Character Weight
26:48 Choosing & Switching Between POVs
34:03 POV & Narrative Function
37:13 Inflection Points
40:14 Character Voice
42:09 The Fatal Flaw/Want
45:42 Biases
47:10 Word Choice & Thought Process
50:55 Humor
53:49 Hobbies & Background
01:01:05 Internalization
01:04:11 Fix it in the Edit
01:09:15 Good Crutches
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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
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Anyone interested in CBYX, AMA!
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction
01:52 Origin Story/Initial Inspo
07:24 MC & Dead Mom plot conceit
10:34 NorCal setting & Cold case vibes
16:50 Option Proposal & The Dead Mom's Club
20:20 Crafting Cecelia & Not Writing The Ivies 2.0
29:43 Rewriting After Sale & Act 1 Pacing
38:31 Editing Act 1
44:50 Finishing the 1st Draft
49:30 Crafting a Past Mystery/Act 2
57:45 The 3rd Act
01:01:15 Starting Dev Edits
01:07:19 Recasting Natalie's Party (RIP)
01:12:10 The Bitch Edit
01:16:17 Further Recasting in Act 2 & Editor Compromises
01:22:08 Rewriting the Ending
01:26:38 Copy Edits & My Twist Goal
01:29:25 Character Psychology Process
01:32:35 Writing Through Grief & COVID
01:39:48 Final Thoughts
MERCH
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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
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A note that while discussing Colton Haynes' memoir, I mispoke CSA as childhood sexual assault. It's abuse, rather than assault.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction
01:28 Miss Memory Lane by Colton Haynes
04:39 The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
07:25 Counting the Cost by Jill Duggar & Becoming Free Indeed by Jinger Duggar
11:41 Paris: The Memoir by Paris Hilton
13:20 The Beauty of Living Twice by Sharon Stone
14:10 Love, Pamela by Pamela Anderson
16:34 Spare by Prince Harry
20:35 Hello Molly by Molly Shannon
24:43 Friends, Lovers, & the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry
28:08 Dying of Politeness by Geena Davis
29:50 Dear Fatty by Dawn French
31:26 Beyond The Wand by Tom Felton
33:10 The Sporty One by Melanie C
35:15 Mean Baby by Selma Blair
37:22 Open Book by Jessica Simpson
39:57 I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
47:53 Confessions of Prairie Bitch by Alison Arngrim
MERCH
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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
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One way you can tell it's been so long/that I really love The Bitter End ARC is I keep looking into the viewfinder instead of the lens. Sorry about that.
00:00 Hello
02:12 Social Media Balance & TikTok
04:30 The Bitter End ARC
08:45 TBE Cover Story & Blurb
15:12 Upcoming Video Topics
19:25 Randomish Life Updates
23:38 Gushing About Hobbies
26:29 Upcoming Events & Wrap-Up
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Also I'm into cruises now?
00:00 Introduction
02:21 Life Update
05:32 Why this book took so long
10:19 Plot changes & compromise
13:15 Turning in 75% of a draft
14:53 Missing deadline & being bumped
18:58 Getting stuck/fixing the mess
24:20 Character work & final rewrites
31:30 Turning it in
35:48 Where TBE fits w/ my thrillers
37:25 Am I a Cruise Person now?/Conclusion
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I think it's funny I mispronounced Harvey Weinstein's name, too, y'all XD
THE BOOKS
She Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey: goodreads.com/book/show/44767249-she-said
Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow: goodreads.com/book/show/51022071-catch-and-kill
Molly's Game by Molly Bloom: goodreads.com/book/show/43092477-molly-s-game
The Palace Papers by Tina Brown: goodreads.com/book/show/59089872-the-palace-papers
Normal Family by Chrysta Bilton: goodreads.com/book/show/59568382-normal-family
Run Towards the Danger by Sarah Polley: goodreads.com/book/show/58284103-run-towards-the-danger
Outsmarting the Sociopath Next Door by Martha Stout: goodreads.com/book/show/52508608-outsmarting-the-sociopath-next-door
Confessions of a Sociopath by M.E. Thomas: goodreads.com/book/show/15841837-confessions-of-a-sociopath
The Cult of We by Eliot Brown and Maureen Farrell: goodreads.com/book/show/54998264-the-cult-of-we
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction
02:03 She Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey
06:27 Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow
10:27 Molly's Game by Molly Bloom
14:00 The Palace Papers by Tina Brown
19:17 Normal Family by Chrysta Bilton
23:46 Run Towards the Danger by Sarah Polley
29:06 Outsmarting the Sociopath Next Door by Martha Stout
30:20 Confessions of a Sociopath by M.E. Thomas
32:00 The Cult of We by Eliot Brown and Maureen Farrell
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Catch me at the LA Times Festival of Books at the Mysterious Galaxy booth from 2:15-2:45 PM on Saturday April 22!
Check out my episode of Thrillers by the Book Club Podcast! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/poison-dart-frogs-will-get-you-with-alexa-donne/id1641149445?i=1000605123067
00:00 Introduction
00:37 Award Nomination News
01:41 Award Nomination Details
05:00 NYC plans & vlogging
05:57 Leaving social media
08:50 Grief & burnout
10:34 Author career going forward
14:05 The Bitter End vs PDQ vs The Ivies
17:45 Re-prioritizing time/committments
21:14 Upcoming appearances/trips
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction
02:15 A Rise in Scams Warning
03:15 An Overview of 2 Scams
05:59 Legit at 1st Glance
08:03 Website Builders
09:42 Case Study 1 Backstory
11:18 Fake Employees on LinkedIn?
15:03 Website Red Flags
17:18 Google SEO Red Flags
20:10 Instagram & Fake Coverage
25:21 Key Takeaways from Case Study 1
26:07 Case Study 2 Backstory
28:41 Initial Red Flags
30:32 The AUDACITY
36:51 Instagram Fake Followers, Stolen Posts, Made Up Podcast
42:55 Red Flag Review & Predatory Practices
47:48 Instagram Aesthetics
49:21 Too Cheap to Be True
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00:00 Introduction
00:54 The path to audiobook narration
03:11 Audiobook recording process
07:07 Deciding on character voices
11:14 Working in the studio
13:27 The physicality of audiobooks
18:53 Accent work & favorites
23:15 Reading for YA
24:47 Non-fiction book recs
28:44 Getting into audiobooks & knowing your worth
33:22 Interacting with authors & final thoughts
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00:00 Hello again & TikTok
02:31 Drafting my next book
05:53 YouTube plans
06:47 IRL updates
08:32 Pretty Dead Queens release
10:33 TikTok hot take
11:09 PDQ signed pre-orders
12:06 PDQ nervousness & final thoughts
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Namely: how do you make money?
I'm sharing why "making enough money to live off" ie: write full time is not at the top of the list of my priorities for trad pub, and why I don't fuss over lower royalty rates.
00:00 Introduction
02:32 Financial Mindsets & Privilege
04:30 Earnings-first goals
07:03 Royalties vs. Advances in Trad Pub
10:14 Making Money in Trad Pub
13:09 10% for Bestsellers & Pub Success
15:56 Full-Time As the Metric for Success
20:21 Would I quit my job?
24:07 Conclusion
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Mostly I want to reassure the average author out there--you're probably doing better than you think!
Obligatory disclaimers: I'm sharing as best I can from the perspective of a midlist author. I also have the most context for YA sales numbers, though some adult genre knowledge is mixed in (and some YA stats are applicable generally to adult).
00:00 Introduction
02:11 Background & Context
04:33 Sales Benchmarks & BookScan
07:29 1st Week Sales
09:30 Peak & Drop Sales Trend
12:14 Long Term Sales Tail
16:03 Release & Build Sales Trend
17:12 Earning Out & Publishers Making Money
19:06 Career Strategy & the Long Game
23:43 Conclusion
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Some of these are REALLY GOOD! But you might be surprised which one I found slightly dry (and don't recommend to non-fiction newbies).
Correction: I say Me and My Shadows was a mini-series on CBS. It was on ABC in the US, actually.
References
The Most Difficult Shot in Movie History (And Why It Matters) by Patrick (H) Willems: youtu.be/5POb5fQ4BYM
00:00 Introduction
01:06 The Devil's Candy by Julie Salamon
06:05 Me and My Shadows by Lorna Luft
09:22 You Can't Be Serious by Kal Penn
13:20 Three Cups of Deceit by Jon Krakauer
16:22 House of Gucci by Sara Gay Forden
24:53 Apparently There Were Complaints by Sharon Gless
29:03 At Any Cost by Rebecca Rosenberg & Selim Algar
32:19 Whistleblower by Susan Fowler
36:42 The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe by J. Randy Taraborrelli
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00:00 Introduction
01:27 Break Recap
03:09 Writing (or Not Writing)
06:35 Computer crash & himbo cat
09:13 Book anxiety & mentee success
11:25 Reading update
13:01 Writing plans
14:45 Social media detox
17:01 YouTube plans
18:05 LA Times Festival of Books Appearance
20:00 Conclusion
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Writer Beware: accrispin.blogspot.com
00:00 Introduction
01:04 Post 2020 situation
03:25 Market crunch & writer panic
05:45 Floods of new agents
08:01 Unqualified & bad agents
09:49 "Hybrid" publishers
11:45 Legit trad small pubs & self pub services
14:47 "Hybrid" pubs & vanity scams
17:33 Freelance editors & trad pub
19:33 Rise in freelance editors
20:30 Developmental vs. glorified CPs
24:17 Copy editing (good vs. poor)
26:10 Paid beta reading?
27:53 Qualifications vs cost
31:47 Conclusion
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Cover credits
Designed by Casey Moses (@_thebookcase on Insta; @_caseymoses on TikTok)
Photographed by Maggie Holmgren (@margiee329 on Insta)
Publisher Blurb:
Seaview High's homecoming queen is dead . . . and she's not the first. From the critically acclaimed author of The Ivies comes a nonstop thriller about a decades-old mystery, a copycat killing, and the teen who won't stop until she discovers the truth.
After the death of her mom (screw cancer), seventeen-year-old Cecelia Ellis goes to live with her estranged grandmother, a celebrated author whose Victorian mansion is as creepy as the murder mysteries she writes. On the surface, life is utterly ordinary in the California coastal town . . . until the homecoming queen is murdered. And she’s not Seaview’s first pretty dead queen.
With a copycat killer on the loose, Cecelia throws herself into the investigation, determined to crack the case like the heroines in her grandmother’s books. But the more Cecelia digs into the town’s secrets, the more she worries that her own mystery might not have a storybook ending.
00:00 Introduction
01:08 COVER REVEAL!
02:46 Cover concept process
04:40 The photoshoot
05:56 Title font & versions
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You have until February 4 to apply and I'll notify all chosen members by February 6!
00:00 Introduction/What Is A Street Team?
01:25 What Does a Stret Team Do?
03:00 What Do You Get?
04:54 How To Apply
05:22 Cat Toy Break
05:34 Conclusion
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00:00 Introduction
00:40 IRL Stuff
09:50 Social Media & This Channel
17:23 2022 Goals
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Take a shot every time you catch my cats playing with a toy in the background!
00:00 Introduction
00:47 The Maidens by Alex Michaelides
03:21 The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
06:55 The Next Everest by Jim Davidson
09:49 Shiver by Allie Reynolds
13:33 Ten by Gretchen McNeil
15:43 The Push by Claire McGowan
17:30 The Last Resort by Susi Holliday
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Video: youtu.be/nKbEkXBRSSs
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In the video I only mentioned the latter, missing the first one--the first one is likely the original, so I want to give proper credit! This tag is all about those who do YouTube part-time.
00:00 Introduction
00:51 Q1: What's your main gig?
02:50 Q2: Why did you start YouTube?
06:29 Q3: What's your channel about?
06:57 Q4: Was YT always a side gig?
09:14 Q5: What's your schedule?
11:24 Q6: How do you stay organized?
12:25 Q7: Sponsorships
17:45 Q8: Biggest challenge?
The questions:
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2. What made you want to start YouTube?
3. What is your channel about? Do you stick to one “niche’ or do you cover a few?
4. Did you always know YouTube would be a “side gig”, or did/do you ever want to be a full time YouTuber?
5. What is your schedule like? When do you film? When do you edit?
6. How do you keep your YouTube channel organized? Do you plan videos ahead or just film what you feel like?
7. How do you feel about sponsored videos on YouTube? Have you/would you ever do one on your channel?
8. What do you think is the biggest challenge of doing YouTube part time?
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00:00 Introduction
01:35 The Third Pole by Mark Synnott
05:15 Savage Summit by Jennifer Jordan
08:40 The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore
12:07 Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe
15:07 A Familiar Sight by Brianna Labuskes
18:55 The Push by Ashley Audrain
23:00 People Like Her by Ellergy Lloyd
24:40 When All the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain
27:46 When All the Girls Are Sleeping by Emily Arsenault
30:50 Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney
33:23 Survive the Night by Riley Sager
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00:00 Introduction
01:11 Drafting timeline & word count
03:16 1st draft: Olivia & tone
07:38 Cataldo & SAT scam
11:48 Other edits for submission
13:30 Original ending
18:02 Major changes from Crown
19:56 What never changed
22:45 Ivies, Margot, & Sierra
27:29 Changing names
29:25 Rewriting Olivia
33:02 Emma, Avery, and "the bitch edit"
35:29 Final edits & COVID-19
40:05 Brainstorming a new ending
44:36 Rewriting the ending part 1
47:05 Rewriting the ending part 2
50:42 Rewriting the ending part 3
55:29 Conclusion
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00:00 Introduction
00:49 1. Planners & Clever Fox Planner Giveaway
07:18 2. Alexa Donne merch!
08:36 3. Tea stuff
10:24 4. Coffee
11:55 5. Wine subscription
12:38 6. Puzzles? Hunt a Killer?
14:47 7. Specialty streaming services
16:32 8. Book Boxes
17:49 9. Writing Courses
20:52 10. Scrivener
21:30 11. Writer tech
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Comment on the video by 11:59 PM PT on December 14 and follow @cleverfoxplanner on Instagram to enter giveaway. 3 winners will be randomly selected from the comments and each one can choose one (1) Clever Fox planner from the list below (you can choose your color!). To win must be US-based.
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00:00 Introduction
01:00 So... is Pitmad dead?
03:40 Noise + hit or miss quality
05:57 Agent feeding frenzy
09:05 And then a pandemic
10:57 Twitter & what's next
12:17 Pitch event saturation
14:07 DVPit doing it right
15:45 Getting worse & scammers
16:28 Talent pool trends
19:05 Querying works even though it's a hellscape
19:55 Final Thoughts
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00:00 Introduction
01:30 Claflin Academy
02:14 School Dorms & Halls
03:30 Kara Thomas nod
04:00 Canadian inspiration
04:52 UMD & Maryland
05:58 Parental nonsense
07:14 Sephora haul
09:13 COVID mentions (deep sigh)
11:02 SPOILERS College strategy
13:36 SPOILERS Documentary inspo
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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?
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00:00 Introduction
02:37 Publishing related grief
06:13 When a loved one dies pre-pub
07:59 Publishing during pandemic
09:13 Secret sad book feelings
11:20 Shelving vs. Pub Grief
15:00 Small wins & 2nd book syndrome
16:30 How to move on
19:12 Social media & book grief
20:47 Careful with venting
23:22 Conclusion
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Featuring LOTS of b-roll of writing and retreating and scenery and dogs with music.
Featuring Laura Kadner, also on YouTube: youtube.com/c/LauraKadner
Livestream word sprints with me TONIGHT at 7 PM PT on the NaNoWriMo channel! youtube.com/watch?v=x0k8Is_fKJw
00:00 November 1 Intro
01:58 Surprise Writing Retreat + Travel B Roll
04:02 Retreat House Tour
05:28 Nov 5 NaNo Writing
07:25 Adding a 3rd POV?
08:50 Nov 6 Teaching & Writing
11:50 Nov 7 Writing
13:26 Abrupt ending & more b roll
14:24 Final REBEL update
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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