Rebutting My Harsh Writing Advice

Today I am rebutting some of my own harsh writing advice! All advice has nuance, and mine is no exception. I'm delving into the other side of some of my harshest points!
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01:02 Your 1st book is going to suck
02:50 No one cares about your book as much as you do
04:24 Writer's block doesn't exist
06:00 A very important note on mental health & self care
08:24 Sometimes you're not good enough for trad pub
10:12 You have the time to write
12:42 Nothing is original
15:08 No one cares about your memoir
17:14 How you debut matters
18:49 Some writers shouldn't write some ideas
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[@capricioushelen]

When people click on a video called "Harsh Writing Advice" and get mad that the video contains harsh writing advice 🙄 I really liked your advice, younger me definitely could have used a wake up call like that to take me down a peg 😂

[@lauramccullagh980]

I needed this today; I've been making all kinds of excuses not to write...I'm 3/4 of the way through my first novel and I keep trying to convince myself that its not a good concept or that nobody will care about it. But if I've cared about it enough to have it sit in my head for over a year and then get this far in it, its worth my time and worth a bit of a kick in the pants. I appreciate your voice as a tough love cheerleader. Thank you <3

[@lexalina132]

One thing i've found super helpful: i may not have time to write, but i may have time to plan. I work Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and go to school Tuesday Thursday. I work at a daycare keeping tiny humans alive, and naptime and my break is really my only free time during a long af shift; and school is school, that's my focus when i'm there. I have a little notebook with me and i plan during naptime and break. Apparently, making sure small children don't die in their sleep is a really good environment for planning a novel xD i mean, what else am i gonna do? Sit there and stare at them for several hours? X3

[@JulianGreystoke]

I'm all about harsh writing advice. Even when it makes me sad haha

[@AlexaDonne]

Thank you everyone for watching, and thanks in advance for respectful conversations in the comments! We don't all have to agree, just listen to each other!

[@philipwarden906]

On the subject of writer's block: I had a friend in a writer's group tell me she believed when you have "writer's block" it just meant the story was getting good and you needed more time to process which way the scene or plot was going.

[@tessa3474]

I love that you put that message out there about stepping down and allowing marginalized people to tell their stories from their perspectives even though you didn't really want to talk about it. I'm also HERE for your harsh writing advice because how the hell else are we gonna grow if we can't allow ourselves to learn from our flaws? Don't stop being honest. Or harsh ;)

[@aaronwang5204]

BTW-Your comment about nobody being interested in your memoir is the single most spot-on comment in all the "Beginning writer's mistakes" videos on TH-cam. I have a friend who is planning on an autobiography as his first book. Literally, no one (besides him) is interested...

[@lightquest2]

The titles have literally been “harsh writing advice” and people are mad? Lmao I can’t anymore 😂 Alexa keep doing you and thank you for the content! 🙌🏾

[@aimiluu]

We LOVE a self-aware and wise authortuber who isn't discussing what everyone else is. Thank you for the video!

[@thelaughingstormbornagain1297]

Your advice has been really helpful, I haven't been writing seriously very long but your advice has helped me use that time better.

[@r.brooks5287]

I am already looking forward to your vid on rebutting this Rebutting My Harsh Writing Advice vid. You could title it ''For Those Who Didn't Listen To What I Actually Said the First Two Times''.

[@SuperHappyNotMerry]

I definitely agree so much with the writers block thing. I often find it's newer writers that tend to romanticize writers block as this magical thing that not only gives you an excuse to not write, but also validates you as a "tortured writer type".

[@Amyreadsalot]

I found your channel recently, and I have probably watched two dozen videos in a couple of weeks. I liked you and your style from the very first one, but this is the video where I decided I love you, in a completely platonic youtube fan sort of way. The way that you can see all sides of a subject and present it in a genuine way that doesn't seem hypocritical and means different things to different people is so mature and proves how passionate and knowledgeable you are about what you are talking about. Thanks so much for making these videos and sharing your take.

[@davontekh]

Publishers are hesitant to publish a writer writing a character from a different POV wow the industry is changing

[@jennifer9567]

Always love your videos Alexa! I completely agree with your writers block idea! If you are "scared" of it, then it will stop you, especially when things get hard.

[@2nuh761]

Love these personal rebuttals! This is my brain 24/7. Thanks!

[@elaylamoore]

I love your harsh advice. I just need this to hear and learn more about writing. So thanks for sharing. ☺️

[@aylin7925]

Thank you for this video! Makes me rethink everything I have planned and hopefully it leads to something good!

[@purpleghost106]

Rewatching this again, it's one of my favourite of your videos. It gives me motivation and hope