@Danielle Marietta have you ever worked with an expert before?

@Danielle Marietta I completely get that, I thought the same way at first but one thing I learned the hard way is that results usually don’t come from avoiding cost, they come from intentional investment every author I know who’s moved past that early stage put something back into their books, even when it felt uncomfortable what changed things for me was finding the right help the pro I work with never pushed pricing he asked my budget first and worked within it, that made all the difference, Sometimes it’s less about how much and more about who and why, What kind of support do you feel would help you most right now, visibility, clarity, or just direction?

@Danielle Marietta I’m the same way, I usually start writing right away too. I love that early momentum, but I’ve learned that having at least a loose outline saves me from a lot of heavy rewrites later, jumping around between chapters actually helped things come together for me as well. Do you find your stories flow differently now that you outline first?

@Author Laura William That shift really does change how you think. If I were starting again, I’d focus on building a small backlist first, then keeping readers, and only use ads later. Ads feel way less stressful when there’s something solid behind them. What about you, what are you finding hardest to prioritize right now?

@Author Laura William Great question. What’s worked best for me has been a combination of strong positioning first (cover, blurb, and keywords) and then light, controlled promotion and I found that even small ad spends work much better once the book is clearly speaking to the right reader and I also focus a lot on consistency rather than big bursts. what about you, what have you tried so far?