Jenna Moreci's YouTube channel almost didn't happen. She scripted ten polished, bleeped-out, professional-sounding videos before posting a single one — and none of them worked. Then, mid–bachelorette party, she posted a raw, unfiltered rant about the worst parts of being a writer. In one week she went from 100 subscribers to 7,000. This episode — pulled from the Activated Authors vault — is a reminder that the advice holds up no matter when it was recorded.

Jenna Moreci is a bestselling author known for combining sweet, swoony romance with extreme violence and bloodshed. She's also a YouTuber with hundreds of thousands of subscribers, where she shares blunt, funny, no-filter advice on writing and publishing. She's the author of The Savior's Champion and its companion novel Savior's Sister, along with the widely recommended nonfiction guide Shut Up and Write the Book.

We get into the real numbers behind building an author platform on YouTube — including the honest truth that most subscribers are there for free advice, not to buy your books — and how authenticity, not polish, is what actually grows a channel. We also talk candidly about writing her second novel while serving as full-time caregiver to her fiancé after a spinal injury and chronic pain diagnosis, why she deliberately swears and writes adult content to filter for the right audience, and where she thinks a writer's imagination actually comes from.

🎙️ What we get into:

• Why her first ten scripted, "professional" YouTube videos flopped — and what changed once she stopped bleeping herself out
• The real percentage of her 200K+ subscribers who actually buy her books, and why that number doesn't discourage her
• Why she deliberately swears and writes explicit content on camera to filter for her actual target readers, not a broader audience
• Writing Savior's Sister over roughly two years while serving as full-time caregiver to her fiancé through repeated surgeries for a chronic pain condition
• Her blunt distinction between "writer" (someone who writes) and "author" (someone who's sold their writing)
• The unique, gendered abuse she receives as a woman on YouTube, and why she still believes the platform was worth it
• How she diversified income through ad revenue, sponsorships, merch, and affiliates instead of relying solely on book sales
• Why she never covers topics she doesn't feel qualified to speak on, even when heavily requested
• Her actual monthly production schedule: one week out of four devoted entirely to scripting, filming, and editing videos
• Where her imagination comes from, and the recurring dream that stopped once she returned to writing full-time

Links & Resources:

• Jenna Moreci: https://jennamoreci.com
• Jenna Moreci on YouTube: youtube.com/jennamoreci

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📚 About Jenna Moreci

Jenna Moreci is a half-human, half-weaponized robot hellbent on overthrowing mankind. She's also a bestselling author specializing in "so cute you could barf" romance interspersed with extreme violence and bloodshed. A Silicon Valley native, Jenna hosts a YouTube channel with hundreds of thousands of subscribers, where she uses her passion for storytelling and background in business to help other creators navigate their writing and publishing journey.

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