How can you outline a story based on a ‘thought dump' and interweave genre tropes you love to create a successful book? How can you use video marketing to reach more readers, even if you are an introvert? Jenna Moreci gives her tips.

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Jenna Moreci is the bestselling author of dark fantasy romance, The Savior's Series, and books for authors including Shut Up and Write the Book: A StepbyStep Guide to Crafting Your Novel From Plan to Print. She's also a YouTuber at Writing with Jenna (   / jennamoreci  ) Moreci, with over 300,000 subscribers.

• Structuring and outlining — utilizing the “thought dump”
• The planning process for including tropes in your book
• How long should an outline be?
• Conquering fears and distractions to get words on the page
• Researching publishing options as a first time author
• Getting comfortable in front of the camera through trial and error
• How to build a channel around a fiction author business
• Different goals of short form and longer form video marketing

You can find Jenna at JennaMoreci.com (https://www.jennamoreci.com/) or on her YouTube channel Writing with Jenna (   / jennamoreci  ) .

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