Bookish Discussions
Marketing Books Through Tropes and How It Affects the Publishing Industry
If you’re a part of any bookish community, whether it’s on YouTube, TikTok, or Instagram, you’ve probably noticed a (not-so-recent) trend marketing books through tropes. Instead of getting a full synopsis or a book review, you will usually see videos that mention various tropes used in a certain book. Alternatively, you’ll see a list of … Read more
Should FanFiction Get Published as Original Work?
Whether you wanted to or not, at some point in your life you’ve either read fanfic, written it, or laughed about some of the more ridiculous examples (like My Immortal, the infamous Harry Potter fic; if you haven’t, here’s the link, thank me later). And if you think you haven’t, you’re likely wrong; just wait. … Read more
Negative Book Reviews: Are They Necessary and Why?
Over the past few weeks, I’ve seen a growing discussion on whether or not negative book reviews are okay, or even necessary. It may just be the algorithm feeding me these types of posts, but either way, it got me thinking. If you’ve spent any sort of time on my blog, then you’ll know that … Read more