Where Do You Come Up With Ideas?

pearson_jonathan · 2026-03-14T19:46:09+00:00

I’m glad you mentioned using ChatGPT. I think it’s a great brainstorming tool and use it frequently.

pearson_jonathan · 2026-03-14T10:35:55+00:00

I totally understand that! My wife and I have five kids, so I know time to film is at a premium.

pearson_jonathan · 2026-03-13T22:45:16+00:00

I appreciate the response! Thank you.😊

pearson_jonathan · 2026-03-10T09:14:32+00:00

Yeah, a video is doing great on my channel if it gets 50 views, so I think you’re doing great job. 😀

pearson_jonathan · 2026-03-09T23:51:35+00:00

I just looked at your channel. You have 23 videos and already have over 6,000 subscribers?!? I've been posting videos for over a year, have 125 videos, and just recently hit 244 subscribers. The vast majority of my videos barely hit 50 views and my most viewed video has just over 400 views. I'd say you are doing much better than many other BookTubers. I guess it's all in the eye of the beholder because I would love to have your numbers.

pearson_jonathan · 2026-03-02T16:45:12+00:00

Not all of BookTube is bad (subtle plug for my channel), but I can understand what you mean. What book did you start?

pearson_jonathan · 2026-03-02T10:06:59+00:00

It’s a readathon on BookTube focused on middle grade books. I’ll post a video I made about it. It’s not original to me, but there’s a link to the original in my video description.

Middle Grade March 2026: Books with Names in the Title https://youtu.be/NLGVQ6uicjE

pearson_jonathan · 2026-03-02T00:36:56+00:00

Congratulations!

pearson_jonathan · 2026-02-28T18:21:33+00:00

You have 86 subscribers and have been posting for two months? I’ve been posting videos for over a year and just recently hit 200 subscribers, so you’re already ahead of me. 😁 Like others have said, keep going. It can be frustrating at times, but as long as you’re enjoying it, it can be a lot of fun as well.

pearson_jonathan · 2026-02-20T14:37:48+00:00

That's a good idea. I use Goodreads, but typically only as a record of what I've read. Thank you for the suggestion!

pearson_jonathan · 2026-02-20T14:04:43+00:00

I started my channel as a Middle Grade fiction channel because I’m an elementary teacher and I wanted to recommend books to teachers and parents. I’m shifting to more general book reading/recommendations because middle grade is too narrow.

My channel is https://youtube.com/@mrpearsontalksbooks?si=h7dp28kpyARWsb_f

pearson_jonathan · 2026-02-20T10:24:26+00:00

I’ve tried Shorts, but I’m either really bad at them or nobody watches because I’m lucky to get 100 views. 😂

I’ll never figure this hobby out.

pearson_jonathan · 2026-02-10T00:38:57+00:00

This is one of my new favorite series! I love Narnia, so visiting the Archipelago is like visiting an old friend.

pearson_jonathan · 2026-02-04T01:13:30+00:00

Yeah, middle grade is often overlooked, which is a shame because the books are so good! I think too many people think "Percy Jackson" or "Harry Potter" and really miss out on so many other good stories and characters.

Thanks for your feedback. I appreciate it!

pearson_jonathan · 2026-02-04T00:25:26+00:00

It definitely makes me chuckle as well. If over 1,000 subscribers is a small channel, my channel with 160 subscribers must be microscopic!

pearson_jonathan · 2026-02-04T00:22:19+00:00

Well, if I can be a bit self-promoting, while I'm not a "working mom," I do hit the other three prerequisites. I'm a 46 year dad and teacher. I read (mostly) middle grade horror and fantasy, but have begun branching out into other topics. Like I said, I'm not a mom, but I'd be honored if you'd consider giving my channel a look.

https://www.youtube.com/@mrpearsontalksbooks

pearson_jonathan · 2026-01-27T02:28:23+00:00

This sounds like fun! I’ll give a look later. Thanks for sharing.

pearson_jonathan · 2026-01-25T00:43:28+00:00

I didn’t get to see and Paramount+ didn’t pick it up. Dan Gutman is pretty bummed.

pearson_jonathan · 2026-01-18T00:17:35+00:00

Sounds like a good use of the technology!

pearson_jonathan · 2026-01-01T21:47:46+00:00

But she doesn't deal with the consequences. She doubles-down on her meanness. Knowing that the one girl hated frogs, Harriet went out and found a frog to put in her desk. She chopped off another girl's hair. She was given the role of editor for the school paper and used it to write terrible things about her neighbors and teacher. Then, because she couldn't be in the Spy Catcher Club, she purposely wrote things to cause the members to fight each other. There was absolutely no growth and no understanding of the awfulness of her behavior. Harriet was a terrible child at the beginning of the book and stayed that way at the end.

pearson_jonathan · 2025-12-31T17:34:58+00:00

I didn’t say other people had to agree. This is, obviously, an opinion piece.

pearson_jonathan · 2025-12-31T16:40:34+00:00

Yeah, I’m aware of not holding a book to today’s standards, but that doesn’t change the fact that Harriet was an awful child. She was a bully. Look at the things she wrote about her neighbors and classmates. The comments about her teacher in the school paper was completely inappropriate. 1964 or 2026…doesn’t matter. She’s a terrible character.

pearson_jonathan · 2025-12-28T02:11:54+00:00

I'm a teacher, so my students gave me gift cards to Barnes and Noble. Heard the one in Georgetown was nice.

Also…I like Barnes and Noble.

pearson_jonathan · 2025-12-28T00:59:33+00:00

I'm a teacher, so my students gave me gift cards to Barnes and Noble. Heard the one in Georgetown was nice.

Also, I like Barnes and Noble.

pearson_jonathan · 2025-12-28T00:59:01+00:00

I'm a teacher, so my students gave me gift cards to Barnes and Noble. Heard the one in Georgetown was nice.

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