I Planned on Quitting Booktube in 2020 & Why I Stayed
Channel: Pucksandpaperbacks
Date: 2021-01-02

[CC] In 2020, I planned on quitting Booktube, after 6 years of my Booktube channel. In this video, I talk about my feelings about being a small booktuber, creative burnout, views, which videos I've made that deserved more recognition, and reflecting on how I managed my Booktube channel in 2020 in quarantine. 

I did the The Reflections Tag created by Everything Elle. I call this the Resolutions Tag, but it's the Reflections Tag, oops! 

Created by Everything Elle 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkOVy9IzjJI

NativeGirlsReading Native Lit Challenge: 
https://www.instagram.com/nativegirlsreading/?hl=en
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/c9df52b4-5e83-49ee-887d-4815a0d9630a

Kathy's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1tDXbZ7C8g

Questions
1. Did you reach any bookish goals?
2. Shout out a bookish person/people you felt really supported by 
3. What's been your favorite video you've uploaded?
4. Name a video that didn't do as well as you thought it would
5. What did you really struggle with on your channel? 
6. What are some things you want to improve? 
7. What do you want your viewers to know?

Help The Philippines: 
https://helptheph.carrd.co/ 
Learn more: https://helptheph.carrd.co/#updatednews

Noria's livestream #EndSars: 
TW/ violence and police brutality 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9m_W_BEmxI&t=5s

Learn More/Ways to Help #EndSars 
https://endsars.carrd.co/
https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1NGgLonadxN963Hf7-bXfh5XaQYRzfkyuCJ5AK6q_124/mobilebasic

Justice for Quawan “Bobby” Charles (tw: photo is graphic) 
https://www.gofundme.com/f/26s4fjvluo
Native American Latinx Owned Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Xpreshuns?ref=search_shop_redirect
Black Visions Collective: https://www.blackvisionsmn.org
Campaign Zero: https://www.joincampaignzero.org
http://www.qdep.org/donate/
https://devinmichaellowe.com/black-trans-travel-fund
Know Your Rights Camp: https://www.knowyourrightscamp.com/legal
Homeless Black Trans Women Fund 
https://www.gofundme.com/f/homeless-black-trans-women-fund
Trans Women of Color Survival Fund
https://www.twocc.us/media/survival/
Get INFORMED: https://getinformed.carrd.co/
https://issuesintheworld.carrd.co/

Ban Conversion Therapy: https://www.change.org/p/ban-gay-conversion-therapy-for-kids

Black Booktuber's Videos to Watch: 
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjUV9Uhb4kS-2WjYI9EEwa4ZMJOSo5qvy
Black Owned Bookstores: https://www.cntraveler.com/story/black-owned-bookstores

Black Non-Fiction Book Recs (CeciliaReads) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqnipCEamkg
Native/Indigenous Booktubers (Et tu, Brody?) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmMuoLSCxYC_kPrYQSVw-8EhvRKktBxia

See my channel list for monthly BIPOC Booktuber recommendations.

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What I Use: 
+ Canon EOS REBEL T5i
+ Lens - EF-S18-55mm
+ Editor: Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2020
+ Adobe Photoshop CC 2020 for thumbnails 
Outro Music by Goosetaf - Bumblebee - https://thmatc.co/?l=46ACA9D8

Hi! My name is Alex, I'm a trans guy & my pronouns are he/him/his. 

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