Dissecting Booktube: How To Grow Your Channel

[@theauthenticobserver]

Solid advice and I couldn’t agree more, honesty and originality seem to be what people are responding to at the moment, which is awesome to see. And thank you for the mention

[@Arisutocrat]

"Personality is so essential. It's something that I struggle with because I don't have one." LMAO Big Mood. I feel this so hard I struggle to bring personality into my vids. I find it easier to script videos out first even if I don't stick to it completely and my less-scripted videos just don't feel like that best I can put. Although I'm a tiny channel and I do mainly single-book reviews I have found that my longer, in-depth reviews are the ones that have the most views and still continue to get more views than shorter, cursory reviews. This is a really helpful video - especially about being conscious of what type of content appeals to viewers and being on top of it.

[@JordanHarveybooks]

I'm glad you found it helpful!! I definitely struggle with showing my personality. I'm also kind of self-conscious of who I am because I constantly find myself comparing my less funny, less dramatic, less charismatic personality to other youtubers and booktubers. It's a big struggle sometimes.

[@bookishblunders4403]

As a booktube newbie I found this extremely informative and unlike any other “how to start on booktube” video. Thanks for the great content! 💛

[@JordanHarveybooks]

Bookish Blunders glad you enjoyed it and found it helpful!

[@queendsheena1]

Booktube is heading in a direction where there will be a return of regular crossover with movie adaptations. It is already happening with To All the Boys I've Loved Before and Darkest Minds. With potential adaptations on the horizon for big-name writers in the YA community on the rise, I think there will be more movie talk yet again with booktubers. Sponsored or not. I really enjoyed this video and you really discussed some intriuing topics for reads and channels alike Jordan.

[@scribblersisters1709]

I really hope you're right about the in depth, authentic discussions being on the rise. I Love that kind of content and want to see more! -Taryn

[@steamedpunk13]

I've found that I've started to treat KZbin as more of a space for podcasts (sort of). If I'm at the gym or cleaning around my flat, I can throw on a reasonably long video that for the most part I don't need to actually see. I can't really do this with lists or short-form content, since it's just too broad. It'll hit number ten, and I'll have completely tuned out numbers three through nine. Since deeper videos stick with the same theme or content, it's easier to keep track of. For instance, I listened to an hour-long breakdown of the first Fifty Shades film without paying much attention, and still found that I paid more attention, and probably learned more about writing, than I did with a ten minute video on [Insert Clickbait List Title Here]. All of this is anecdotal, obviously, but there you go. I remember one KZbinr actually saying they've started to include fewer graphics because people are viewing his videos more as podcasts than as visual content.

[@Jamhands9]

Chris Charnley same. I like putting on my Bluetooth headphones and popping on a video while I clean. Too many visuals is 1. Sorta annoying because I’m an old fart at 33 lol and 2. A pain to watch

[@JordanHarveybooks]

I think it depends on the content, but I am definitely that way with some KZbinrs!

[@steamedpunk13]

+Jordan Harvey It for sure still depends on the content and the individual KZbinr, but deeper discussion videos (and I'm all about getting deep - wink, wink, nudge, nudge... moving quickly on) typically use limited visuals. Your review of Zenith is actually a good example of this.

[@nickij7703]

I listen to a lot of documentaries on KZbin while doing other things. I find it easy to follow, like you said it's basically a podcast, and it's surprising how much you pick up from them even though you're only listening.

[@NotaBizarreJoJo]

I don't plan on starting a booktube channel, but I'll watch anyways cause it's Jordan.

[@JordanHarveybooks]

Haha thank you!

[@Frea_]

Definitely recommend 'Insert literary pun here'! Her reviews are beautifully done and unfiltered. Sadly she will not posting as usual anymore.

[@Gagging4Lit]

yes jennifer is one of my faves!

[@StarlightReader]

This is honestly so much better and more informative than the videos everyone else is doing all those "buy an expensive nikon camera and stand by the window at noon etc".

[@The_WriterVerse]

This is very eye opening, Jordan. I’m new to the community and started because I wanted to talk thoroughly about books and ended up trying to fit in with the rest of the crowd. I became uninspired by posting book hauls and trying to follow along with all the tags that I ended up not enjoying. This video made me realize that I just need to be dedicated to what it is I want to do... critically review books and not be worried that people will dislike my ranting. I’m not ranting, I’m pointing out discussion topics! Reading and discussing books makes me a better writer.

[@wangkong905]

You always know exactly how to dissect a subject and present it so nicely.

[@JordanHarveybooks]

Thank you! :)

[@Jamhands9]

As a consumer of consumer of BookTube, I will say that other consumers are having conversations about the future of BookTube. We’re tending to follow smaller creators who do the super honest longer book reviews as well as original content. I have a feeling that the traditional BookTubers will fall off more and frankly you can see it already.

[@JordanHarveybooks]

I'm not sure the big booktubers are going to go anywhere, but I definitely think there's a second generation of booktubers emerging!

[@Books_Simplified]

Watching this after 2 years and this video is a gem. Absolutely loved what you said. Extremely helpful for all budding booktubers. ❤✅

[@nickij7703]

This was such an interesting listen. You raised points I don't think I've seen in other videos on this subject. I'd love to join the community but I don't feel like I have the face/voice/confidence/personality for it. It's hard when you see super-polished videos with professional lighting and mics etc. One day perhaps.

[@JordanHarveybooks]

Everyone starts somewhere! If you really want to do it, don't make excuses, just do it!

[@ArnellaHobler]

I felt just the same as you a couple of months ago - but then I went for it anyway and decided to give it a try. I'm still not polished or confident, but I practice my scripts and do the best I can, and I'm actually getting better. Slowly, but still :) I say go for it if you really want to. You'll never know until you've tried! As for professional equipment, you can work wonders with a smartphone, some headphones and the natural light in your home (at least for a start). Just film during the day, or bring in some lamps! Anyway, it's completely up to you, of course, just letting you know that it is possible despite those limitations! :)

[@RashmikaLikesBooks]

Go for it, Nicki! You'll find your audience, and we'll support you all the way. 😊

[@scribblersisters1709]

Do it! You have to start somewhere. No one is super polish right off the bat. It takes practice. -Taryn

[@claremiller9979]

I've been watching this kind of stuff in prep for starting my own booktube channel (under a pseudonym, haha this doesn't count as self promo!) and it's such a relief to not only see new stuff past the standard "How to KZbin" tips, but to hear that standard content isn't necessary to get views - I personally never watch TBRs or wrap ups, I don't get the appeal (maybe it's a generation thing?) and I won't do them because I don't read that fast. I love discussion videos and reviews of books I'm interested in, so that's what I'll be doing. Done.

[@ChristyLuisDostoevskyinSpace]

This advice still seems applicable. Thank you so much for putting it out there and for noting so many cool KZbinrs! I'll have to keep my eye on the trends.

[@Gagging4Lit]

You were right - this was a discovery video lol. I got your video in the recommended section and appreciate the tips very much. Booktube is a niche community and i think it is great for new people starting out as there are loads of small channels to interact with who will kindly talk back with you. I agree that passion and originality is the most important thing you want to come across

[@BooksandLala]

omg you just mentioned me, ahhhhh I am so honoured. It's 1AM and I've been binge watching your videos for hours lol, will I ever go to sleep again who knows

[@JordanHarveybooks]

Haha no way! I love your videos, and I was just watching the book recommending service video last night. You're the absolute queen of innovation, so I had to mention you in this video

[@victorialaureano2034]

Absolutely loved watching this video so much! As someone who is new to Booktube (returning after 5 years of not posting content) I found myself a little intimidated starting back up again on a new channel. This was so refreshing to watch and so super helpful! Thank you so much for this!

[@JordanHarveybooks]

I'm glad it was helpful! :) Good luck with your channel!

[@bookishbliss1217]

Wow! you are so articulate, and I really appreciated this in depth review, especially since I just started my Booktube channel and am learning to navigate the waters. thanks! x

[@JeanetHenning]

Yey! Finally got to watch this. This was so interesting and I've actually been considering diving into the adaptation side of the book/movie community. I know it's not completely within booktube but still. It's a very good analysis of the booktube community but at the same time I also think its generally a good analysis of how youtube niches work in general! Really great video. I'm feeling you on the personality so much, I also need to script my videos otherwise there's no hope for me!

[@JordanHarveybooks]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! And yeah, I used examples from booktube because that's my niche, but I think the general advice is applicable elsewhere :)

[@LuxuriousBlu]

Super informative, and from a different angle. Some of these concepts are being implemented in how I’m doing my videos. I’m figuring out what works for me as I go. I’m gonna save this for future references. And you referenced a lot of the growing KZbinrs that I enjoy watching. Also, who told you, you don’t have a personality? It may not be a big one, but it’s an interesting and engaging personality. Thank you for this video, Jordan!

[@ikigaime3158]

Thinking of starting a Booktube channel to share my 'knowledge' of writing so far. Thank you for making this video! It's very helpful, especially if you're a person who over thinks even the smallest of things and decisions XD Although it's 2:04 AM in the morning and I should be asleep because of so many reasons, you uploaded and I'm watching this video even if it means ruining my sleep schedule.

[@selectpages5201]

This is the best how to booktube advice video ever. I feel like my channel is struggling and I can see some of the points you hit within my own content. Going implement these changes!

[@JordanHarveybooks]

That's great!! I'm so glad this was helpful :)

[@leathehatless]

This was a great perspective on the Booktube community, you are so great at looking at the big picture. I don't know how you do it!

[@JordanHarveybooks]

Thanks so much!!

[@ceebeegeegies]

I’m excited to watch this! Thanks for all your hard work Jordan

[@ThePsychoNyx]

This video was well done and very true as to the realities of booktube and how things are currently working.

[@JordanHarveybooks]

Thanks!

[@AlastairReviewsIt]

Thank you for making this video! It verbalized everything I was trying to understand about booktube

[@chelseabartlett8082]

Jordan you're so smart and helpful, I've been feeling at such a loss with all content creation lately, and this is helping me think in a more solid direction, which is so useful and nice! Thank you for putting so much effort into this!

[@JordanHarveybooks]

I'm so so glad it was helpful! Xx

[@sunsetxsong]

Jordan, I love this. Thanks for talking about kinds of quality content instead of just the standard "Buy a good camera/get good lighting" stuff :)

[@Juanfox64]

I"m going to start my channel soon and your video is by far one of the best ones that i have watched so far. Thanks for all the info and keep it up!

[@JordanHarveybooks]

Juanfox64 Glad you enjoyed the video!! Good luck with your channel! Xx

[@ritasmith6781]

Thank you so much for this video!! It was extremely helpful and has really motivated me to finally start up my own booktube channel. I also love you channel and I’m so glad I found it! ❤️

[@JordanHarveybooks]

Rita Smith I’m so glad it was helpful! Good luck with your channel!!

[@LuxuriousBlu]

Thank you! This video just motivated me to go with an idea I was procrastinating on.

[@TheBookRefuge]

Great video Jordan!! Thanks for these tips, its so cool to have this be personal to Booktube. Love this.

[@JordanHarveybooks]

No worries, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@bookjello3887]

Thanks for these tips! I'm just starting out and trying to learn more about the community. Love the data driven approach!

[@JordanHarveybooks]

I'm glad it was helpful!! And welcome to the community :)

[@lottasnook]

Thank you for the tips! I just started today! Very excited 😬☺️

[@danielleloveskayla]

This was such a great video with so much useful info! As a booktube newbie I definitely found your points super helpful so thank you!

[@JordanHarveybooks]

I'm so glad! :)

[@hannahcanreadsometimes]

Your content is always so well thought out and I really appreciate it! 💜

[@readwriteandblue1414]

I'm just starting BookTube, and this was so helpful. Thank you!

[@JordanHarveybooks]

I'm glad! :) Good luck with your channel Xx

[@WishFulfillment]

Your guidance in this video is incredible, thank you so much for this!

[@BookBFF]

This video was super interesting. I’ve been thinking about starting over recently because my channel started out a collab channel and then it was mostly just me making videos and I’ve been a little all over the place. I’ve been hesitant to start a new channel bc like you said it feels like everyone is just making the typical tbr, wrap up, and reviews and that got boring. But after watching this I got a few ideas! I think my favorite videos are reading vlogs (especially Regan and Naya’s). Or Caleb’s videos where he just chats. It’s also kind of interesting that everyone seems to read the same books. I find I gravitate towards channels that also show older or underhyped books. And channels that give us a glimpse into who the people are (which is why I love reading vlogs so much). Again, great video! -M

[@JordanHarveybooks]

I'm glad you enjoyed it! :)

This is SO insightful! It has definitely helped me out figure out how to grow my channel!

[@JordanHarveybooks]

That's great!!

[@authorjessicaroberts2724]

This is great advice, Jordan! Thank you so much!

[@JordanHarveybooks]

I'm glad it was helpful!!

[@hylabrookbooks]

i wasn't expecting to click on this video, i'm already a subscriber and i've been wanting to make a youtube channel for years. i finally did it even though my videos looks like it was taken back from the 90's. I love InsaneReader too for his honest and hilarious content! I think i'll have crafty videos because i'm just always making something, so i started with some book hauls (i'm obsessed with those) and I'm reciting my poetry. I think i'm going to focus on poetry, and helping others not feel so intimated by the art form. your advice in here was so great, i hope i can get skilled enough with my edits and equipment. also feel like food is something a lot of people are encorporating - so like eating hot foods or eating pizza while talking over things. im not going to do that though lol. im still getting past my comfort zone, thanks for your advice!!

[@KevenPirritano]

Good tips. I just rebranded my channel and decided on different "content". Just waiting for my new cameras to show up.

[@xChikyx]

* takes notes *

[@theoddbooksout7202]

Thanks so much for all the tips!!

[@rachaelmarie3194]

I’m a new creator! 3.5 Months in and adore it here! Some amazing tips! Especially the discovery content! So so so helpful Jordan! Fantastic information regarding longer form reviews

[@JordanHarveybooks]

I'm so glad it was helpful!

[@GraphicallyAlex]

I appreciate this a lot. I’m def looking into getting into book tube.

[@JordanHarveybooks]

Oh good, I'm glad it was helpful :)

[@alittlenotion9670]

This was such an interesting video💖 thank you for the advice

[@Selinas_Shelf]

loved this video!! i'd honestly never heard the terms discovery/staple/etc content before but the way you explained them was super informative and helpful.

[@JordanHarveybooks]

I'm not sure that they're terms used broadly, but that's what I call them! I'm glad it was helpful :)

[@martinparedes2109]

12:52 i totally see your point there, when i recently finished reading the red rising trilogy, first thing i did was to look for a long review that really got into the book instead of just a 5:00 minute thing with a score at the end (also, the trilogy was amazing, i was in like feverishly looking for the next part, i even went back and reread the 1st one and i never do that)

[@JordanHarveybooks]

I LOVE the red rising books!

[@chibikyo7]

This was a very informative and helpful video, thanks! I suppose my channel is an off mix of the artist community on youtube and the even smaller and niche community of booktube that's sort of been dubbed mangatube. Your videos are fantastic, and as you said I really love in-depth discussion videos.

[@StarlightReader]

Hey jordan i just wanted to say i love your content and it is through watching your channel that i finally found the courage to join the booktube community and start my own channel. No pressure to subscribe at all, i just wanna put myself out there and say hey, theres a new one in this community!

[@JordanHarveybooks]

Welcome!!

[@zaynesbooknook4873]

This was so informative and helpful! Thank you!

[@iLiviesimone]

Such an eloquent, informative, and wonderful video oh my goodness!!! You are such a great person to have in the community, especially with putting out videos like these. I love the discusison of where Booktube is going because this is something on my mind often. Being the niche community it is, it seems are growth can go only go so high (i.e. Christine being the biggest booktuber, but her subscriber count still being *far* smaller than that of big youtubers in the rest of the youtube world). And that combined with the fatigue over only staples like tbrs/hauls is what I think might actually launch booktube into being more creative and inventive with its videos. Coming up with new and fresh ideas I think is what people are looking for. More uniquely titled videos and more interesting reviews. Don't know how much sense I made there lol but just overall this video is so good! Great job and keep it up :)

[@JordanHarveybooks]

Thanks so much for the kind words! I definitely think originality is the way of the future in this community.

[@martireads9655]

Thanks for this video. Trying to figure my booktube shit out. I think I am going just to try to be authentic to myself I guess since I don't read a lot of YA.

[@noja1155]

How do you always know what video I need? Thank you for this video 😂

[@JordanHarveybooks]

Haha, I'm glad!

[@ProvoFresh]

Interesting and thoughtful perspective! Thanks for the content👍

[@JordanHarveybooks]

Glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@savioursgaming9562]

So off topic, Jordan but I need help. In my 'love triangle' neither of the two males are dying for the MC's affection. One is trying to guide her out of her mental illness without convincing her he loves her and the other is trying to avoid her as much as possible because he knows she's a hot mess because she's his ex. The only ex to take him seriously for that matter since he likes girls and plays a lot of them. Only she was the first one to fall for his gag and humor his 'masculinity' so he gives out hints he still wants to pursue her in order to not lose that feeling of still being wanted despite every untoward thing that has occured between them. The former understands her condition and knows she's in a vulnerable position where she will reach out and cling to any shred of affection she can get. Does that still count as a love triangle?

[@imbored-4052]

Activity A.M.- Love triangle or not I like it.👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@ransomlinder6018]

Quick!! Put her in danger so they can be melodramatic and fight for her love! Make sure they start fighting each other for no reason on the way, while letting them have more chemistry than anyone else in the book.

[@savioursgaming9562]

@@imbored-4052 Thank you so much! Would you like to read it? XD

[@savioursgaming9562]

@@ransomlinder6018 DUDE XD Note taken XD

[@kokochoiseul239]

I’d love to read this!!

[@ArnellaHobler]

Thank you for an interesting and informative video! This is very useful for me as a fledgling authortuber/booktuber. :)

[@JordanHarveybooks]

Oh good, I'm glad!

[@browniebooks2715]

For my channel I’ve definitely been trying to have unique ideas for videos instead of just doing a ton of basic tags and stuff.

[@Leilers]

Im a new booktuber and glad i found this video 😌

[@Strongwind]

DeEply informative video

[@savioursgaming9562]

This was wonderful Jordan, awesome advice, dear♡♡ I'm getting a weird sense of déjà vu from your statement about Shane.... XD

[@chiyokotakeda309]

One example when talking about how personality is so important is jessethereader. He's content isn't super funny or brutally honest, but he is always enthusiast about the things he's talking about and he is able to make other people feel the same enthusiasm and joy towards reading

[@JordanHarveybooks]

It's so true! And his and clockwork reader's channels are growing faster than any of the other big booktubers atm, so it shows!

[@LisaOfTroy]

To save my life, I do not get a lot of views on my book review videos. Seriously, I go super deep and come up with content no one is talking about and get 3 views (the Invisible Life of Addie LaRue for example). It is very frustrating!

[@bookswithtails1230]

This was such a useful video! Do you have any recommendations for current trends for new Booktubers? xx

[@aephiinguyen]

Thank u so much i just made a channel and I’ll definitely take this into consideration

[@JordanHarveybooks]

Great!

[@witchsink5047]

this was so helpful Jordan thank yooooouuuuuuuu

[@JordanHarveybooks]

I’m so glad it was! :)

[@Ralndrath]

Lol if you didn't have a personality I wouldn't be interested in your content! Keep up the great work, Jordan!

[@JordanHarveybooks]

thank you!

[@maGiCpinkBear]

I really want to start booktube channel but I have just started reading again a year or two ago. I have read so little and so slow. I am afraid that I would repeats myself with book that I read.

[@animek22x]

How much would you apply this advice to authortube? It sounds like this can crossover a lot!

[@JordanHarveybooks]

Oh, I would say it's totally applicable to any niche/community in KZbin (especially smaller ones). I just used examples from booktube, but I would say that you could take the ideas from this and apply them to authortube easily :)

[@animek22x]

@@JordanHarveybooks thank you! I love your content and appreciate the reply!

[@CodiesBookCorner]

Super interesting and insightful! *tries to figure out what category my channel falls into 😂

[@sweetescapewithVoke]

Thank you

[@MaryAmongStories]

loved this so much. thank you for making this video :))

[@JordanHarveybooks]

Glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@SunriseFireberry]

JH's vision of booktube future: book adchannels, comedy/inventive bookchannels, didactic bookchannels. What about book issues channels? An ever- wider bunch of niche booky channels? Channels that talk about a whole array of different types of diversity + books? Maybe a few channels will merge with TV shows. Who knows quite where booktube is headed? In the wise words of Gandalf, look not too far ahead. Even the very wise cannot see all ends.

[@JordanHarveybooks]

Oh, I definitely think there will be more diverse channels, there already are a ton, but this is just what I observe as being popular right now and in the near future. I'd love to see booktube get bigger and more diverse though :)

[@SunriseFireberry]

Need more non-YA, 35+, guys, & people outside AusNZ, CanUSA, & W'ern & Central Europe for instance. Someday.

[@JordanHarveybooks]

There is a huge spanish-speaking booktube community. As big or bigger than the english speaking community.

[@JordanHarveybooks]

It's out there, but you as viewers need to watch content from those creators and lift them up.

[@SunriseFireberry]

Spanish community counts lifestyle gurus, vloggers, beauty gurus etc. who may do 10% of their vids booky content as booktubers. OK then English gets Pewdiepie, Elle, Elle's sis, Carrie Hope Fletcher, & dozens of others of smaller but still sizeable channels (I have a privatized playlist of many of these English utubers, but never got around to including Pewdiepie). Spanish may be big but French, Italian, Russian, Indian aren't, just to name a few. As to what flies & what plods in the next few-or-bunch of years, time'll tell...there may be a few surprises.

[@katherinedonovan974]

How do you get rid of copyrights? This is a problem for me and my channels always deleted because of some stupid copyright. HELP!

[@JordanHarveybooks]

I would just do lots of research. I'm not sure what to say!

[@katherinedonovan974]

OK, thanks. I know you're not an expert. Thank you though, I love your channel so much!

[@katherinedonovan974]

I'm having a breakdown, I'm writing an anime crossover. And nothing's gonna stop me......

[@nightbreed9305]

I'm trying to take my channel into that analytical side. If you want good analytical content I would suggest The Dishonored Wolf, E;R, Rags, and if you want really, really analytical content watch MauLer.

[@nocturnus009]

12:50 yes, all of that. BookTube has an Entropy/Enthalpy problem. Entropy: trending towards minimal effort and maximum disarray; Enthalpy: trending to a loss of heat (in this case momentum). The content is indelible even if BookTube creators refuse to see it as such. KZbin thinks it is in the shrimp dredging business, so they need creators creating content (net mesh) to catch eyeballs & ignite engagement. The frequency of new material is more important than if it is profound. Sometimes I feel KZbin is resistant to learning the lessons of the Hollywood studio system of the last century. I'm not sure they care if creators burnout, the content has been posted, in time it will be discovered (will little help from KZbin), unfortunately at the expense of a creator that needed time to germinate & discover their voices.

[@JordanHarveybooks]

Yeah, the algorithms can be brutal. I think that's an interesting comparison with Hollywood too... I hadn't really thought about that.

[@nocturnus009]

@@JordanHarveybooks BookTube & The cinephiles on KZbin (not sure they even have a name) should do more cross-pollination. What I enjoy about the better reviewers in both communities are the people that deep dive into the story telling. (Yesterday's video from Sage on Ready Player One & Lindsay Ellis' video on movie musical's are what we NEED more of) Also, I find it funny that cookbooks in BookTube are non-existent... Especially considering how passionate iJustine is with her cooking videos.

[@themightyawesomeness]

How on to grow booktube

[@IchibanOjousama]

How on to grow booktube?

[@Mariana-pb7rk]

Amazing video!!

[@JordanHarveybooks]

Ana Saint Rose Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@sashsoph6587]

I swear the reason I love your channel is because you don’t put up hauls. Without reviews, hauls / unhauls are the most boring rubbish I’ve ever seen. Review or skedaddle. Also people reviewing without spoilers ? Very irritating - I love a good review, with non spoiler as you do, and as Kat from paperbackdreams does, and then 123 spoiler team! Edit for clarity : the reason this drives me nuts (the lack of review) is that booktube is about books! It’s fun to enjoy books, not for the sake of ‘look how many I can buy!’ But ‘look at how wonderful these are and what they do!’

[@JordanHarveybooks]

Yeah, I love spoiler reviews too. You can't get that deep into your thoughts/the issues of the book if you can't properly talk about it!

[@sashsoph6587]

Jordan Harvey bless queen Jordan the tea is true

[@imbored-4052]

Can't wait to watch the video! Love you Jordan!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@JordanHarveybooks]

Thank you!!

[@L.DacreTynan]

"Need good thumbnails....?" *looks at hands*

[@futurestoryteller]

I often wonder if you ever feel unqualified to give out writing advice, due to being unpublished, due to your age, or to an overall lack of experience, but I never make it in time to one of your livestreams to ask about it.

[@futurestoryteller]

I ask because I've been giving out writing advice to anyone who will listen since I was a little kid, but due - at least in part - to health problems my writing stalled, so I don't have any serious "qualifications" either, at this point. I'm getting older too, and I think that's worse somehow.

[@scribblersisters1709]

Anyone who writes is qualified to guve writing advice. The thing about writing is everyone does it a little different. There are many published writers who--in my opinion-- cannot write. On the other hand there are many fantastic books that were rejected by publishing companies over and over before being published and becoming extremely successful. It's one of the most subjective businesses out there. If you read you have the authority to say whether or not you enjoyed a book regardless of your background . If you write you have the authority to to let people know what works or doesn't work for you, also regardless of your background. And age is not an indication of skill or talent. I've read beautifully polished works written by authors as young as 13 and terribly, awkward monstrosities by authors on the more senior end of the spectrum. -Taryn

[@futurestoryteller]

Scribbler Sisters I mostly agree. A piece of "advice" I once saw on a screenwriting video - which was actually more of a general-use fact - was "nobody knows anything." Now, I tend to think people are too hung up on subjectivity, because I think subjectivity exists on a spectrum. However so many variables come into play that it's almost impossible to distinguish with any real authority what is "objectively true," not to mention that the kind of absolutism that would entail is equally questionable. So I think, without taking it *too* literally "nobody knows anything" is good thing to keep in mind. What works for one person might not necessarily work for someone else.

[@ransomlinder6018]

Interesting. My content is so different I’m never sure if I qualify as a booktube channel. 🧐 I guess it’s because writing content is too disparate to be called a genre.

[@JordanHarveybooks]

I think that's more authortube than booktube, but the tips still apply I think :)

[@martinparedes2109]

yaasss

[@Yesica1993]

Wow, I'm naive! I still thought that BT was about readers sharing their love of books! (Ones they're reading, not ones they are collecting on shelves & never actually reading.) But if you're saying many people are sponsored, of course they're going to say what their sponsors want to hear. What a turn off!

[@JordanHarveybooks]

I mean, it is definitely still about reader's love of books, but it's also a business! I don't think those two need to be mutually exclusive.

[@Yesica1993]

I'm just naive. I've spent my life watching movies & TV. Now that something came along that was open to anyone with a camera, it seemed an opportunity to have more personal connections with those I watch, as opposed to enjoying performances but knowing I was never going to be able to say "thank you" to them for their work that impacted me. (Or them even knowing/caring that I exist as a viewer.) Channels that deliberately do things a certain way, intentionally, to get views make me feel a bit used/manipulated. But I suppose now that it's grown so much, there's no getting around that reality. It's understandable that creators want their channels to grow. I guess I'm just idealistic, still wishing everyone was in it for the fun/love of it, without there now being even Book Tube "stars". Again, there's no way around this reality. I just need to suck it up and be thankful it exists at all.

[@cat5220]

*JORDAN YOU NEED TO READ RED SISTER BY MARK LAWRENCE GURL PLEEEASE*

[@undecodable6145]

I was daydreaming but i woke up when you say tell us your thoughts so i will tell you mine, i love booktube but MOST youtubers are addressing to the new generation and promoting useless novels which mostly talk about black magic without mentioning the color; i can predict that the millennials will be more losers than spoiled because this catagory of the society which love reading read garbage, also which i would like to see and maybe i will launch a channel for this reason is to encourage the clean minds which is not readers to read and one way to do it is a spoiler review in an apealing way of perfect and forgotten books. I know people who use to read sci fy a lot when they were young and now they are fully grown up but they are detached from reality and still addicted to this non sense.

[@DrEllert]

I don't think that I'm actually a part of this community. Still fun watching your stuff though.

[@nomdeplume2213]

If i close my eyes im okay and idk wtf is wromg with me and why the eye rolling every 10 seconds makes me want to claw my eyes out... haha

[@turtleboy1188]

How on to grow bootie

[@hannahcanreadsometimes]

Your content is always so well thought out and I really appreciate it! 💜

[@JordanHarveybooks]

Thank you so much!

[@CodiesBookCorner]

Super interesting and insightful! *tries to figure out what category my channel falls into 😂