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BookTok Feels Scammed - The Age of Scorpius & Audra Winter

🚨 Today we’re diving into the BookTok controversy surrounding Audra Winter’s The Age of Scorpius — a YA fantasy novel that took TikTok by storm… but not for the reasons you think. From viral marketing and massive pre-orders to editing disasters, shameless monetization, and the Goodreads fallout — we’re breaking it ALL down. This video is a mix of comedy, commentary, and a cautionary tale for indie and self-published authors. If you’re on BookTube, BookTok, or just love the drama of the publishing world, you don’t want to miss this. 👉 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe to Orbiting the Shelf for more honest (and occasionally unhinged) book commentary. ⏰ Timestamps 0:00 – Intro 1:28 – The Age of Scorpius 2:15 – The shameless monetization begins 4:14 – The curse of a viral first release 5:11 – Breaking down the marketing 6:19 – Ragebait & Pinterest-board aesthetics 8:00 – The “10 years in the making” marketing gamble 10:14 – Flexing the Scorpius “team” 12:12 – Pre-orders, bragging rights, and PR mistakes 12:59 – Editing disasters & the missing editors 15:23 – How the editing process should look 17:56 – The red flags of skipping agents & editors 19:40 – The review lockdown & bad faith marketing 20:25 – Audra Winter’s reaction: “You’re too dumb to get it” 22:53 – The neurodivergent defense & why it backfired 24:38 – HR-speak posts & awkward damage control 26:23 – Rookie mistakes with public edits 27:12 – The “live service” Scorpius universe (Battle Pass edition) 30:10 – Horrible Monetization 30:53 – Goodreads reviews 34:18 – Final lessons 👋 Find me here: Instagram:   / m.i.vanloo   X / Twitter: https://x.com/M_I_Vanloo TikTok: OrbitingTheShelf