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
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