Year of the Author

On Today's episode, we're doing a deep dive into TikTok's least favorite YA Fantasy novel Lightlark by Alex Aster. We're also discussing how the author was a BookTok industry plant, how popularity is controlling the publishing industry, and how horribly overhyped Lightlark was. At this rate the publishing industry is trolling all readers and it's working to their advantage. It&...

In today's video we're delving into the themes and symbols from The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin, which happens to be one of my all time favorite classic books. Coming in at a whopping 144 pages, this is a quick and easy read. Time Stamps 0:00 - Intro 0:48 - Year of the Author Editing and Critiquing Services 1:10 - Sexism and Power of the Patriarchy 3:27 - Equality and Societal Change 6:15...

In today's episodes, I'm breaking down everything about dialogue tags. If you're looking for straightforward and easy to understand writing and editing advice, you've come to the right place! I'm not here to flaunt a large vocabulary to prove I'm intelligent. I'm here to simplify complex writing and editing advice in a way that works with all levels of English writers....

Today's classic book review is about one of my all time favorite books, The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin. It's a short novella and is a quick and easy read for those wanting to check it out for themselves, which I encourage everyone to read it. Time Stamps 0:00 - Intro 1:01 - Disclaimer 1:21 - Year of the Author Editing and Critiquing Services 1:45 - The Story Breakdown With ALL the Spoiler...

In today's episodes, I'm breaking down everything about dialogue, from what it is to why books need it, and some other tips. If you're looking for straightforward and easy to understand writing and editing advice, you've come to the right place! I'm not here to flaunt a large vocabulary to prove I'm intelligent. I'm here to simplify complex writing and editing advice in...

On Today's episode, I'm ripping apart TikTok's least favorite YA Fantasy novel Lightlark by Alex Aster. We're also discussing how the author was a BookTok industry plant, how popularity is controlling the publishing industry, and how horribly overhyped Lightlark was. At this rate the publishing industry is trolling us all and it's working to their advantage. It's time to wa...

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