Partner with Jay! https://www.jayschwedelson.com/contactㅤPre-order Jay Schwedelson’s new book, Stupider People Have Done It (out June 9, 2026). All net proceeds are donated to The V Foundation for Cancer Research—let’s kick cancer’s butt: https://www.amazon.com/Stupider-People-Have-Done-Marketing/dp/1637635206ㅤCheck out Jay’s YOUTUBE Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@schwedelsonCheck out Jay’s TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@schwedelsonCheck Out Jay's INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/jayschwedelson/ㅤConnect with Laura Morton on LinkedIn and explore Lasega Books at lasegabooks.com to learn about her hybrid publishing imprint.ㅤImagine writing your first book, hitting a wall, and then learning the person guiding you through it has 23 New York Times bestsellers on her shelf and 60-plus titles with names like Justin Bieber, the Jonas Brothers, and Al Roker.ㅤThat's the call Jay Schwedelson made when he started writing Stupider People Have Done It, and the person he kept hearing about was Laura Morton.ㅤShe's the publisher behind his book, the founder of Lasega Books, and she joins to pull back the curtain on what really sells, what AI can't fake, and why pre-orders quietly decide everything.ㅤBest Moments:(02:45) Four million books were published last year, and the average one sells just 300 copies(06:00) The three boxes a book has to check before Laura agrees to publish it(07:05) Why even billionaire founders walk in feeling like total impostors(09:38) How Laura spots an AI-written manuscript in under a minute(14:30) The word "intimacy" broken down into "into me you see," and why that's what readers really come for(17:00) The real reason pre-orders matter more than the launch week itself(22:15) Writing the book is only ten percent of the work, the other ninety is what most authors miss

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