What if My Book Doesn't Sell? | Answering Your Writing, Marketing, and Publishing Questions

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  @JennaMoreci · 2 days ago · pinned

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  @ClemPrime13 · 1 day ago

  Last time I was this early, I was using a typewriter.

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  @denisel1553 · 1 day ago (edited)

  Omg I&apos;m the first. Which is cringe af to say, and every time I see comments like this I judge the person hard. ...and now I get it 😂<br><br>Anywho, always appreciate the publishing and financial-related content, Jenna!

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  @holly27796 · 9 hours ago (edited)

  Yes, please do a video on products and programs you use for publishing and marketing!

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  @tacboy78ify · 22 hours ago

  To be honest I don&apos;t expect my book to be the next best seller, I&apos;d be happy if I could just get it published 😂

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  @darrengaroutte7744 · 15 hours ago

  When it comes to editing, both on your own and with an editor, I&apos;ve found it really helps to take a break from that project and either work on a new manuscript or just veg out and play some video games as a reward. &nbsp;I&apos;d recommend 4 to 6 weeks, trust me it really helps when you come back at a project with fresh eyes. &nbsp;Grinding to do edits back to back to get something out is just exhausting and you&apos;re more likely to miss things because your brain still remembers everything and will auto correct stuff.

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  @NomenEstLegio · 1 day ago

  Lol that advice at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFWecvAC8Pg&amp;t=1155">19:15</a> felt so real xD

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  @SophiePf · 1 day ago

  As for writing under a pen name (from what I gathered in my research): a publisher and agent would need to know your real for contractual and financial purposes, however, if you do not want your real name disclosed beyond those formalities, they cannot legally reveal it (and they have a lot experience with that! Any author coming to the game now, is far from being the first :) ). Whether you&apos;re upfront about using a pen name with them (while querying or having the book out on submission) or only reveal it when a contract is being put together and they need information by you for that, doesn&apos;t seem to matter much. I&apos;d say, if you have an agent keep them in the loop, they&apos;re there to fight on your behalf and know the ins and outs of the industry.<br><br>For self publishing it&apos;s easy, too. You only use your real name in your payment info and use the pen name everywhere else.

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  @Sundrop-Dancer · 1 day ago (edited)

  YES! I would love to see what programs and marketing tools you use! I know I can trust your judgement when it comes to apps. ♥

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  @SHII-NIVERSE · 11 hours ago

  I appreciate your views on this. &nbsp;I&apos;m a hybrid AI writer and it&apos;s refreshing to hear you are firm about your beliefs and at them same time not insulting writers like me. &nbsp;I do say that people need to be 100% honest about their use of AI though. &nbsp;I use it as part of my writing process and in some cases my initial prose but ideas and world building the characters story and everything else is 100% me. &nbsp;<br><br>I love your videos and appreciate the heck out of the extra work that writers that do not use ghost writers or ai or others to help them with any part of their book. It still took me 8 months to write and I finished my last round of editors yesterday and just commissioned my cover and map art for the book. I&apos;m so excited to publish in early January. &nbsp;<br><br>Thanks for the video, looking for a part 3 of men writing women 😅😅😅😅<br><br>Shii

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  @neasanicdhomhnaill7112 · 10 hours ago

  Your author marketing advice was awesome, Jenna. I&apos;m about to go on the book marketing journey for the first time for my epic fantasy romance novel, FateBound, and your insights are so supportive. Thank you so much for sharing. ❤️

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  @myinkworld · 1 day ago

  Omg yes! Please make an updated video on marketing! I’m struggling to build my readership on instagram and threads, it feels like everything is being posted to the void, even though I try to follow the advice of other authors on what works. If you had to start from scratch, what would you do?

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