Automation & Authorship

Taylor Bailey
Automation & Authorship

I'm an automation engineer who'd rather be writing. On the show, I bring on guests to talk engineering and writing, where they intersect, and where they absolutely do not!

Episodes

  1. 10/20/2024

    #008 - Rings of Power S2E5-8 ft. Kimball Earl

    Taylor Bailey and Kimball Earl review Amazon's Rings of Power Season 2 Episodes 5-8.

    1h 50m

  2. 09/24/2024

    #007 - Rings of Power S2E1-4 ft. Kimball Earl

    Taylor Bailey and Kimball Earl review Amazon's Rings of Power Season 2 Episodes 1-4. It's better than the first Season, but not by much.

    1h 48m

  3. 01/14/2023

    #006 - Amazon's Rings of Power Season 1 Review ft. Kimball Earl

    Taylor Bailey and Kimball Earl review Amazon's Rings of Power, touching on the following topics: Characters - 0:00:51 Lore - 0:32:36 and again at 1:04:43 Music - 0:52:10 Dialogue - 0:54:02 Aesthetic - 1:00:09 Misc - 1:06:34 Do yourself a favor and listen to this at 1.25x. Email me: taylor@taylorcbailey.com DM me on Twitter

    1h 18m

  4. 01/14/2023

    #005 - Amazon's Rings of Power Ep 5-8 ft. Kimball Earl

    Taylor Bailey and Kimball Earl review Amazon's Rings of Power Episodes 5-8. Spoiler: There is room for improvement. Do yourself a favor and listen to this at 1.25x. Email me: taylor@taylorcbailey.com DM me on Twitter

    1h 32m

  5. 01/14/2023

    #004 - Amazon's Rings of Power Ep 1-4 ft. Kimball Earl

    Taylor Bailey and Kimball Earl review Amazon's Rings of Power Episodes 1-4. Spoiler: There is room for improvement. Do yourself a favor and listen to this at 1.25x. Email me: taylor@taylorcbailey.com DM me on Twitter

    1h 12m

  6. 09/22/2022

    #003 - Spot on Tatooine and other Robots in Cinema

    This episode is a short read through of an article I wrote called Spot on Tatooine and other Robots in Cinema. The videos referenced are all linked in the article, and I highly recommend checking them out to get the full picture of what robots are doing in cinema! Email me: taylor@taylorcbailey.com DM me on Twitter

    6 min

  7. 09/18/2022

    #002 - ANWA Writers Conference ft. Kimball Earl and Kayla MacNeille

    In this episode of A&A, we're joined by Kimball Earl and Kayla MacNeille mere hours after they finished attending the 2022 ANWA Writers Conference. We discuss some of the things they learned and what it was like pitching in person. You can support Kayla, Kimball, or myself here: Kayla MacNeille on Instagram Kimball Earl on YouTube Automation and Authorship on Twitter Taylor Bailey on Twitter Taylor Bailey (video production) on Instagram

    1h 2m

  8. 03/21/2021

    #001 - #PitMad with Kayla MacNeille

    On this first ever episode of Automation & Authorship, we’ve got guest author Kayla MacNeille on to discuss #PitMad (a quarterly pitching event on Twitter put on by @PitchWars) and the general writing community on Twitter. Here are a few show notes: About Kayla Kayla has been a writer for over a decade She recently finished her first serious book and now she’s entering the querying world #PitMad Quarterly querying event on Twitter Writers have 280 characters to pitch their unpublished works (3 tweets max) Other writers retweet pitches they like Agents like tweets they find interesting Writers with agent likes query those agents who will often request first 10 pages, first chapter, etc Kayla’s experience with #PitMad She recommends not promising to blindly retweet pitches, but rather promise to check them out and retweet IF you like them Kayla got a couple likes early on from random profiles At 8:30am, she got a like from an agent, which drove the mood for the rest of the day She started filling out the form but waited a bit to hit send, because it was harder than she thought it’d be She sent it later that night, followed by the first 10 pages of her manuscript as requested by the agent Two weeks later, she received a rejection letter No regrets, the agent like gave such a boost of energy and motivation that didn’t die just from getting the rejection Getting to the step of querying is a big milestone in itself and rejection letters are milestones too A rejection just means your work doesn’t match the very particular criteria the agent has, not that your work isn’t good #PitMad gave Kayla a deadline to stop her from forever nitpicking her work. It was an exercise in committing to her work. About Kayla’s book A fantasy book about five girls that are entering a stage of life that they are told is very complicated and hard (medical school). Then they find out they have magical powers. As the main character is going through what she thinks is a normal hard life, she realized there’s actually magic and that’ll give her something to focus on. Her #PitMad pitch: STRANGE CASE...ALCHEMIST’S DAUGHTER+CHARMED. Avery escaped crippling pain & a boarding school full of spies, and is hopeful for her new, rural PA home. But a murderer is enticed by magic Avery never knew she had, and he will steal it if she doesn’t master it quickly. #PitMad #F #A Pitching is incredibly difficult and takes time to craft, just like the work itself Kayla’s experience with the writing community Very welcoming Ready to share ideas and build you up Swapped synopses with other writers Still have a few people she talks to that are excited about each other’s careers Find where you fit and where your people are Follow Kayla on Instagram Follow Kayla on Twitter

    24 min
  • 8 Episodes

About

I'm an automation engineer who'd rather be writing. On the show, I bring on guests to talk engineering and writing, where they intersect, and where they absolutely do not!

Information

  • Creator
    Taylor Bailey
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Taylor Bailey
  • Show Website
    Automation & Authorship

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