#039: Jenna Moreci – YouTube for writers, diversifying income streams, and cultivating superfans.

Activated Authors

English - June 11, 2020 23:01 - 49 minutes - 47.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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Previous Episode: #038: Drew Starling – The power of short stories, real-time feedback, and emotionally insulating yourself.

Next Episode: #040: Julie Hiner – Growth through challenge, the welcoming arms of writers, and embracing your genre.

Jenna Moreci is a half-human, half-weaponized robot hellbent on overthrowing mankind. She’s also a best selling author specializing in so-cute-you-could-barf romance interspersed between extreme violence and bloodshed.

A Silicon Valley native, Jenna hosts a YouTube channel with over 210,000 subscribers (at the time of recording) where she uses her passion for storytelling and background in business to help other creators navigate their writing and publishing journey. When she’s not writing or ’tubing, Jenna enjoys listening to music, cuddling with her dog, and kissing her fiancé’s gorgeous face. Her other talents include prolific cursing, spilling/dropping things, accidentally making people cry, and cooking.

In this episode we go deep into:

How Jenna accidentally makes so many people cry
How Jenna first got started with writing
Choosing passion over smarts
Jenna’s introduction into YouTube and how she made it work
What it takes to make it on YouTube
Why ‘being yourself’ is so important online
The success of “The 9 weird habits of writers"
Why you don’t need to wait until you’re published to start a YouTube channel
The importance of honesty
What it means to be a writer on YouTube
The harsh reality of being a woman on YouTube
Why writers should consider YouTube
A platform for superfine and multiple streams of revenue
How long does it take to make film, edit, and upload videos to YouTube
What the conversion rate is from YouTube hits to actual book sales
Targeting the right audiences and sticking with your gut
Jenna’s writing process for her latest books
Preserving mental wellbeing while juggling writing and caregiving
How Jenna keeps the creative well filled
Jenna’s love for Greek mythology and the foreshadowing dream
Why Jenna writes

Jenna answers questions from Patrons:

Yanni Jade: How long did it take for you to write The Savior’s Sister and edit it to the point where you were happy with the end result?

This week’s question:

Based off the content of this week’s interview, I’m posing the question: How successfully do you engage with your readers and/or fans?

Find out more about Jenna:

https://www.jennamoreci.com/

https://www.youtube.com/jennamoreci

https://twitter.com/jennamoreci

https://www.instagram.com/jennamoreci/

https://www.facebook.com/authorjennamoreci

The Savior’s Champion: https://amzn.to/2MLqzYp

The Savior's Sister: https://amzn.to/2MHGPtu