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The Controversy: Lightlark by Alex Aster | Mismarketed Trash? Plagiarism? Industry Plant?
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's time to wake up. So, let's talk about it.
Video Title: The Controversy: Lightlark by Alex Aster | Mismarketed Plagiarism Anyone? Industry Plant?
Time Stamps
0:00 - Intro
0:19 - Disclaimer
0:43 - Year of the Author Editing and Critiquing Services
1:04 - The Controversy Surrounding Lightlark by Alex Aster
1:06 - Purpossly Mismarketed or Accidently Cut?
1:50 - Is It Really Plagiarism or Just Terrible Writing?
2:01 - More Promotional Lies and Shady Selling Points
4:05 - Why Diversity Doesn't Matter In The Publishing World
5:32 - The Toxic Relationship Between The Publishing World and Readers
7:41 - The Biggest Con That Readers Fall For
8:53 - Which Book Should We Deep Diver Into Next?
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12 Aug 2023
Themes and Symbols From The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin | Literature Analysis
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 - Secrecy, Doubt, and Uncertainty
10:11 - Female Ambition vs. Societal Expectations
13:06 - The Symbols of The Stepford Wives
13:09 - Ike Mazzard’s Drawings
14:51 - Joanna’s Photography
15:55 - Outro
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5 Aug 2023
Where do Dialogue Tags Go?
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. If there is a writing or editing topic you'd like me to cover, comment it below in the pinned comment and it'll be added to the list.
Video Title: Where do Dialogue Tags Go? #AskAnEditor
Time Stamps
0:00 - Intro
0:30 - Year of the Author Editing and Critiquing Services
0:52 - Where Do Dialogue Tags Go?
1:06 - At The Beginning of the Dialogue
1:20 - How To Punctuate the Sentence Correctly
1:56 - Examples of How to Punctuate the Sentence Correctly
2:47 - Rules For Action Beats
3:04 - How To Punctuate the Sentence Correctly
3:56 - In The Middle of The Dialogue
4:08 - How to Punctuate the Sentence Correctly
4:30 - Examples of a break in Dialogue
5:51 - Examples of a full stop to the Dialogue
6:45 - Examples of an Interruption in Dialogue that Resumes
8:36 - Right From the Editor's desk! Inserting Action by Interrupting Dialogue
9:18 - Examples of Inserting Action by Interrupting Dialogue
9:59 - At The End of the Dialogue
10:12 - How To Punctuate the Sentence Correctly
11:06 - Examples of Ending Dialogue With a Question Mark or an Exclamation Point
11:38 - Examples of Ending Dialogue With a Comma
12:02 - Examples of Interchanging Said and Asked
12:59 - What Topic Should be covered Next and Outro
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29 Jul 2023
The Fear of Feminism | The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin | Analysis & Review
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 Spoilers
21:24 - Writing, Editing, Pacing
23:35 - S*x and The Housewife a Discussion
24:35 - What Can Writers Learn?
25:19 - Final Thoughts and What Should Be Our Next Classic Read?
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22 Jul 2023
What is Dialogue and Other Tips.
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 a way that works with all levels of English writers. If there is a writing or editing topic you'd like me to cover, comment it below in the pinned comment and it'll be added to the list.
Video Title: What is Dialogue and Other Tips #AskAnEditor
Time Stamps
0:00 - Intro
0:33 - Year of the Author Editing and Critiquing Services
0:54 - What is Dialogue?
1:50 - The Two Forms of Dialogue
2:33 - Why is Dialogue Needed?
2:55 - Dialogue Should do The Following 8 Things
4:43 - Why is Dialogue Needed? Continued
4:59 - What Are Dialogue Tags?
5:29 - Examples of Simple Dialogue Tags
5:56 - Examples of Dialogue Tags Conveying: Tone, Volume, Emotion, Intent
6:29 - Simple Dialogue Don'ts
7:07 - Examples of Dialogue Dont's
8:24 - Simple Dialogue Do's
8:50 - Examples of Dialogue Do's
9:47 - Comment What Writing Topic You'd Like To See next and Outro
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15 Jul 2023
Lightlark is an awful, overhyped failure from the Cult of BookTok
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 wake up. So, let's talk about it.
Video Title: Lightlark is an awful, overhyped failure from the Cult of BookTok
Time Stamps
0:00 - Intro
0:19 - Disclaimer
0:43 - Year of the Author Editing and Critiquing Services
1:04 - Characters
1:05 - Isla
2:21 - Celeste
5:28 - Azul
9:43 - Oro
12:33 - Grim
14:18 - Cleo
15:38 - Romance
22:18 - Writing and Pace
28:17 - Tournament Breakdown
32:50 - Developmental Edits
34:03 - Other Editing Issues, Patterns, and Problems
36:27 - What Can Writers Learn?
37:49 - World Building
42:43 - The Controversy
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9 Jul 2023
Welcome to Year of the Author!
Year of the Author is a popular YouTube channel known for its straightforward and easy to understand writing and editing advice, brutally honest book reviews, and hilarious commentary on controversial ideas within the writing community. New videos upload twice a week.
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