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Pseudonyms: Tasha D-Drake, Tasha Duncan
Bio
Natasha is a British author with Wittegen Press and has been publishing genre fiction since 2011. Her work includes everything from horror to young adult fantasy and she has never met a genre she didn’t like. A prolific producer of short stories and novels alike, Natasha currently has over twenty five titles in her back catalogue with further releases always imminent.
Natasha has been writing since she was a young girl ever since she read The Hobbit at Primary School. She is a big fan of science fiction, fantasy and horror in all their forms and is a big advocate of fanfiction as a great tool for writers to polish their skills in a welcoming and supportive community.
Before establishing Wittegen Press with her twin sister, Sophie Duncan, Natasha was a database and systems consultant. She combines these skills with her writing to create and manage her career in the bold new eBook market.
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Merry Christmas
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Here's looking forward to a wonderful 2023 (it has to be, doesn't it ... the last few years must have just been saving up to make it amazing, it's the only explanation).
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Fallen Angel: A Christmas Romance
BAD Timing? Now This Is AWKWARD!
🎄 😇 (Christmas Romance Short Story) #comedy
Fallen Angel: A Christmas Romance
LGBTQ+ Christmas RomanceKay is preparing for her and her husband Greg’s annual Christmas party when the angel falls off her tree. She’d put him right back up there, only now he’s six foot two, naked and adorably confused. Not one to argue with Christmas magic, Kay sets about trying to figure out what is going on as well as make sure her guest is no longer sans clothes.
7 Christmas themed micro stories also included.
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YouTube How To:
Most Important Thing About Titles
I have watched many, many YouTube how to videos on what to do to make the algorithm love a video, and I have tried lots of their tips. What I am coming to realise is this:
It does not matter how good your video content is if you are a small channel, the only way to get ahead is to play the game and chase the algorithm.
One proviso, is that I am talking about my experience with YouTube shorts, which is one of the best ways to grow a channel from scratch at the moment. Longer videos require other techniques as well, but there is a lot of crossover.
The number 1 tip that seems to finally be working for my channel is this:
❗Write the title before even starting the video.❗
I spent months deciding on my stories, then trying to come up with titles that would grab viewers, and I was getting a steady viewership, but it had completely stalled in new subs and viewing number. In the past 2 weeks I have completely changed my strategy and my views have gone up considerably, so has my like count, as well as gaining new subscribers. I mean, it's nothing astronomical yet, but growth is growth.
This is my strategy:
- Sunday, go to "What is popular on YouTube" playlist.
- Look at the most successful topics.
- Create click-bait titles for my five shorts for that week, based on various hot topics.
- Decide on my overall story themes (first week I did Midsomer Murder parodies, this week comedy horror)
- Come up with stories that incorporate the title somehow, but fit the theme.
An Example
- One of the popular topics was Minecraft, so I came up with the following title: Minecraft Mystery?! 🤯 #shorts (1 min story) (Midsomer Murders Parody)
- The story itself is a ridiculous murder in a craft shop in an old mine.
Results
It’s a SCAM! Grifter Alert! 👿 #shorts (1 min story) (FUNNY Ghost Story)
Conclusion
There are many factors in creating a good title, but getting the popular buzz words in there, seems to be a really, really important one. So far the one that gets the most traction for me is "Scam/Scammer". It is a sad fact of life that negative connotations get more hits. However, if I can get a bit of humour into someone's life using a click-baity title, I count it as a good thing.
We shall have to see how this continues to pan out.
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Each week we have a theme and so there will be something for all tastes.
- 🎤Micro stories as YouTube Shorts Monday - Friday - for fun quick viewing
- Longer stories as specials from time to time.
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