@literarypolitic: I didn’t make this account with the intent to ever get involved in booktok drama but I’ve gotten more and more frustrated watching this unfold over the past few weeks. Watching someone talk down to readers and other indie authors in this way is so disenheartening and I had so many thoughts, I had to share them. #audrawinter #ageofscorpius #booktokdrama #BookTok #booktoker
Everything I know about Audra Winter I learned against my will
2025-08-21 17:24:18
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Bukowski Resort :
all her deadlines have been self imposed so there's no excuse for "running out of time"
2025-08-21 18:04:34
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theyapattack :
It’s really giving “yall aren’t praising my maladaptive daydream and I cannot tolerate that”, and I don’t even know much about her
2025-08-22 16:48:19
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elsecallerreads :
like why is she hanging onto the author thing so tight. she clearly could have a bright future in marketing
2025-08-21 16:46:11
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ManateeWaifu :
Thank you! Honestly, I'm tired of people treating her like she's a literal infant. She misrepresented herself, her skill level, and the book as a whole. She's in her early 20s. She should have known better. No more kid gloves.
2025-08-21 21:59:34
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ari :
If a professor gives their students a test and 28/30 students fail, that’s gotta say something about the test or that professors teaching?? Right?? Like if you’re getting this feedback consistently by large groups of people, idk id at least hear them out 💀
2025-08-21 19:04:07
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Opal 🎀💐💝 :
as soon as I heard “is your condescension…” I sat down because I knew you were gonna cook
2025-08-21 21:20:17
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ephemeral 🪷 esteem :
tbh I hate how so many people are coddling her over her failure. some people are not meant to be authors. audra is one of them. she does not have natural talent and she has adamantly refused to implement constructive feedback to improve her writing.
2025-08-22 08:27:42
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J :
The fact she got a new editor and the first thing that editor is doing is a Q and a?! Why on earth does their editor need to do a Q and a, like is her entire team just trying to avoid doing any actual writing work?
2025-08-22 09:36:32
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EndovaElixabete :
She'll sacrifice anything but some of her ego, huh?
2025-08-22 18:23:07
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Patrick Nilan :
I guarantee no one else has a process or team anything like hers…
2025-08-21 04:04:45
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Laur :
As an indie author, it’s so hard to see her pull what feels like basically a PR stunt that gives indie authors a bad name 😭
2025-08-22 00:45:45
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Brandon :
“and in your case….*turns page*….you bombed hard” literallly dead😭😂
2025-08-23 10:09:52
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Benny911 :
Artists aren’t entitled to praise. Artists aren’t entitled to success. Passion doesn’t make you a good artist. Only failure and personal growth makes you a better artist.
2025-08-23 16:17:29
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Ash | Booktok 📚 :
you've literally said everything I think about this situation. it's wild honestly
2025-08-21 00:52:06
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joygirl 🏴☠️ :
As a writer; it doesn’t matter how much you love your world. No one cares as much as you do. And talent is a pursued interest!!
2025-08-23 13:44:30
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horatio hornblower :
exactly, she really should make a table top role playing game. she’s just not not a strong writer and she really just cares about world building
2025-08-22 04:39:05
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rexoye818 :
This is why Booktok is actually kind of bad. Authors shouldn’t be famous for their personalities. They’re not actors or singers. The WORK is what matters.
2025-09-03 17:19:57
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MB :
Sounds like she should make an RPG instead of a book??
2025-08-23 22:46:39
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SquishyBeeArt 🐝🏳️🌈🍉 :
I stopped sugar coating this whole situation after she was rude asf about me requesting a refund because she kept pushing the release date back. This whole thing should be a lesson for her for the future & instead she’s being rude asf towards the customers she lied to
2025-08-22 16:59:59
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Liz AjoWitch :
I hate that I’m one of the people she scammed. But lucky me, mine never shipped and that book is still going to be shipped out as the new version month from now😑 *no cancelations allowed…I tried. 🤦♀️
2025-08-25 18:59:58
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Matthew :
very refreshing. the amount of people who are treating her with kid gloves and expressing words of encouragement is frustrating lol
2025-08-22 13:17:52
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✿ k e l s e y ✿ :
I wanna know who the bankrolling parents are tbh
2025-08-23 02:27:13
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Victoria Jayne | Author :
Heavy on the “don’t want to be an author.” She doesn’t know what it means to “be an author.” Also, I love listening to you speak!!!!
2025-08-21 11:54:34
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Tik Toker :
I'll be completely honest I was never interested in her book. It didn't sound interesting, like she was trying to do too many things at once. The way she presented it always felt off and her energy rubbed the wrong way. So I'm happy I didn't waste my time. Artists/Authors who don't even like the art of creating or can't appreciate their audience shouldn't create, imo 🤷🏻
2025-08-21 17:16:13
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