Year of the Author

Year of the Author

Year of the Author is the 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. Professional Editing and Critiquing Services are officially available! For business inquiries, pricing, and/or availability, email: yearoftheauthor@gmail.com

Episodes

  1. The Controversy: Lightlark by Alex Aster | Mismarketed Trash? Plagiarism? Industry Plant?

    08/19/2023

    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? ****** Year of the Author Editing and Critiquing Services Editing, proofreading, beta reading, and critiquing services are officially available! For booking availability and pricing, email: yearoftheauthor@gmail.com ****** Follow me on social media: https://linktr.ee/YearoftheAuthor#Authortube #Booktube #Horrortube #TheControversy #Lightlark #bookreview #bookreviews #author #authors #writer #writers #readingcommunity ##book #books #novel #ebook #ereader #ebooks #fiction #fantasy #yabooks #read #reader #reading

    10 min
  2. Where do Dialogue Tags Go?

    08/05/2023

    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 ****** Year of the Author Editing and Critiquing Services Editing, proofreading, beta reading, and critiquing services are officially available! For booking availability and pricing, email: yearoftheauthor@gmail.com ****** Follow me on social media: https://linktr.ee/YearoftheAuthor

    10 min
  3. What is Dialogue and Other Tips.

    07/22/2023

    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 ****** Year of the Author Editing and Critiquing Services Editing, proofreading, beta reading, and critiquing services are officially available! For booking availability and pricing, email: yearoftheauthor@gmail.com ****** Follow me on social media: https://linktr.ee/YearoftheAuthor

    10 min

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Year of the Author is the 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. Professional Editing and Critiquing Services are officially available! For business inquiries, pricing, and/or availability, email: yearoftheauthor@gmail.com