reading my bad (problematic) YA fantasy book 😖 | writing mistakes from my first novel
revisiting the first book i ever wrote, a young adult court politics fantasy, and discussing why it didn't work / how it could have been improved. ↡ line editing videos i've made about this book ↡ • line-editing my YA fantasy book 🌈 charact... • let’s look at a YA fantasy prologue: FIRST... ☕️ support the channel by leaving a tip or get access to beta reading slots + extra/early content by joining my monthly memberships: https://ko-fi.com/krismf/tiers 0:00 intro 0:43 why this book failed 2:58 c word romance kinda 4:35 the logline 5:50 what was i TRYING to write 9:53 court politics fantasy road trip mystery 11:55 unbalanced ensemble cast 14:50 zuko wannabe and internal conflict 18:03 main character energy but no substance 20:27 knight character 21:17 boring prose 24:47 abolish the monarchy + rethinking character arcs 30:49 adult vs young adult 32:27 conclusion ₊˚⊹⋆₊˚⊹⋆₊˚⊹⋆₊˚⊹⋆ 📬 business enquiries: [email protected] / about / i'm kris (she/her), a speculative fiction writer documenting my writing process, ongoing projects and chatting about craft ☀️ / published work / SWAY WITH ME UNTIL WE BLEED (Augur 6.1): https://augursociety.org/sway-with-me... / where to find me / 💌 free newsletter: https://kmfajardo.substack.com/ ☕️ support my work through ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/krismf website: https://kmfajardo.com/ socials: / km_fajardo / krismfajardo / krismfajardo / krismfajardo 🎧 Music provided by Chillhop Music Yasper - Good Friends https://chll.to/24759b69 ⌨️ *my keyboard: https://epomaker.com/products/epomake... ↠ the keyboard switches I have are the LEOBOG Reaper Switches (*affiliate: I make a small % commission from orders purchased through this link.) #authortube #writing tags: writing, writer, fantasy, YA fantasy, young adult fantasy, books, fantasy novel, writing tips, writing craft, authortube, author, editing a book, writing advice, editing tips, fantasy tips, write with me, revise with me, edit with me, book revision, booktube, fantasy book excerpt, fantasy book example, reading my book
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