The Surprises You Meet When Sharing Your First Book with the World
About two weeks ago, I published my first book. It is not a novel, nor anything related to science or fiction. My book is a collection of what I’ve learned while walking the path of recovery—from years of medical misdiagnosis, physical trauma, and a late diagnosis of ADHD and autism. Within its pages, I share what has been truly helping and healing, including how spiritual teachings guided and supported me along the way.
Through this journey, I offer insights that might help others who have faced similar experiences. I intentionally avoid dwelling on the painful parts, as the purpose of my book is to uplift, to encourage, and to inspire others by showing that there are tools and teachings that truly help.
After publishing my book as an e-book and sharing about it on my social media channels, I was surprised by the messages I received. Some companies offered to make my book a bestseller if I paid them 10,000 euros. Others promised a long list of positive reviews in exchange for various amounts of money. And there were even those who wanted to handle the marketing of my book in certain countries, on the condition that I share more than half of the revenues.
While I certainly understand that everyone needs to make a living, all the people who wrote to me missed one crucial step when reaching out: they did not read my book first. They hadn’t even looked at my website or learned anything about me elsewhere. Their approach seemed focused mainly on business and profit, rather than the deeper message of my book. That is why I could not respond to their messages.
Their services may certainly be valuable for books based on material facts or fantasy stories. However, their marketing approach felt a little too strong for a book like mine, one that explores sensitive subjects such as PTSD and AuDHD and shares the deeply personal journey of a human being finding their way through life.
These marketing strategies may work well for neurotypical people, who make up most of society. For someone with neurodiversity like me, though, the ideas they suggested felt a bit overwhelming and out of place, as if something delicate was being handled without enough care. And yes, I understand that from a publisher’s perspective, my book may not seem “perfect.” But that kind of modern perfectionism would take away the very authenticity that makes my book meaningful.
When you write a book about healing from the perspective of the Soul and the higher Divine Realms, channeling that pure divine light, the specific words matter far less than one might think. What truly touches and cradles a reader’s heart is the energy, the love, and the conscious light that flows gently between the lines. The more a reader opens their heart to that light, the more of this beautiful, healing energy they can absorb and feel.
The loving intention of my book is to share a message of healing and hope. Its spiritual purpose is to inspire and encourage people all around the world who may be going through very difficult times. Buying fake reviews or using flashy bestseller marketing strategies does not align with the precious spiritual light that this book carries within.
This is why I chose to wait and kindly decline those offers. The right publisher will be someone who takes the time to read my book first and understands the spiritual light within it with their heart.
In the meantime, we can trust that divine guidance and the sacred laws of our beautiful universe will always lead the right messages to the hearts that are open, ready, and longing to receive them.
Every word, every spark of light, finds its way to where it is meant to shine.
With Love and Light,
Jeanne
💗
Discover The Unbroken Heart – The eBook
Here you can send Jeanne a big cup of coffee ☕
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The Reality and Prejudices of Living with Chronic Illness:
People around the world often think that living in Europe automatically means that you are living in financial wealth. That is an old belief, and it is so far away from today’s reality. It makes no difference if you are living in France, Germany, Switzerland, or Austria: if you are dealing with life-long health issues that make you lose one job after another, you end up at the bottom. Without being able to get a job because of your health issues, you lose everything, including the people who called themselves your friends when you still had a job.
Living with social aid money in one of the most expensive countries in the world leaves you with zero. You cannot have a car or any other extras. People like me do not get a haircut in a salon; I have cut my own hair for many years. You learn to be humble and appreciate the small things. Yes, the little money I have left, I put it into these websites to help others who are in similar situations.
But unlike those with resources, people in my situation have no budget left for big marketing campaigns. I am not doing any of this for fame or similar reasons; it is a heart-project. This is why, for me, publishing my book and offering the services I share on my websites represent a more serious hope to have at least a meaningful work, than they do for others.
🌿
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About two weeks ago, I published my first book. It is not a novel, nor anything related to science or fiction. My book is a collection of what I’ve learned while walking the path of recovery—from years of medical misdiagnosis, physical trauma, and a late diagnosis of ADHD and autism. Within its pages, I share what has been truly helping and healing, including how spiritual teachings guided and supported me along the way.
Through this journey, I offer insights that might help others who have faced similar experiences. I intentionally avoid dwelling on the painful parts, as the purpose of my book is to uplift, to encourage, and to inspire others by showing that there are tools and teachings that truly help.
After publishing my book as an e-book and sharing about it on my social media channels, I was surprised by the messages I received. Some companies offered to make my book a bestseller if I paid them 10,000 euros. Others promised a long list of positive reviews in exchange for various amounts of money. And there were even those who wanted to handle the marketing of my book in certain countries, on the condition that I share more than half of the revenues.
While I certainly understand that everyone needs to make a living, all the people who wrote to me missed one crucial step when reaching out: they did not read my book first. They hadn’t even looked at my website or learned anything about me elsewhere. Their approach seemed focused mainly on business and profit, rather than the deeper message of my book. That is why I could not respond to their messages.
Their services may certainly be valuable for books based on material facts or fantasy stories. However, their marketing approach felt a little too strong for a book like mine, one that explores sensitive subjects such as PTSD and AuDHD and shares the deeply personal journey of a human being finding their way through life.
These marketing strategies may work well for neurotypical people, who make up most of society. For someone with neurodiversity like me, though, the ideas they suggested felt a bit overwhelming and out of place, as if something delicate was being handled without enough care. And yes, I understand that from a publisher’s perspective, my book may not seem “perfect.” But that kind of modern perfectionism would take away the very authenticity that makes my book meaningful.
When you write a book about healing from the perspective of the Soul and the higher Divine Realms, channeling that pure divine light, the specific words matter far less than one might think. What truly touches and cradles a reader’s heart is the energy, the love, and the conscious light that flows gently between the lines. The more a reader opens their heart to that light, the more of this beautiful, healing energy they can absorb and feel.
The loving intention of my book is to share a message of healing and hope. Its spiritual purpose is to inspire and encourage people all around the world who may be going through very difficult times. Buying fake reviews or using flashy bestseller marketing strategies does not align with the precious spiritual light that this book carries within.
This is why I chose to wait and kindly decline those offers. The right publisher will be someone who takes the time to read my book first and understands the spiritual light within it with their heart.
In the meantime, we can trust that divine guidance and the sacred laws of our beautiful universe will always lead the right messages to the hearts that are open, ready, and longing to receive them.
Every word, every spark of light, finds its way to where it is meant to shine.
With Love and Light,
Jeanne
💗
Discover The Unbroken Heart – The eBook
Here you can send Jeanne a big cup of coffee ☕
🌿
The Reality and Prejudices of Living with Chronic Illness:
People around the world often think that living in Europe automatically means that you are living in financial wealth. That is an old belief, and it is so far away from today’s reality. It makes no difference if you are living in France, Germany, Switzerland, or Austria: if you are dealing with life-long health issues that make you lose one job after another, you end up at the bottom. Without being able to get a job because of your health issues, you lose everything, including the people who called themselves your friends when you still had a job.
Living with social aid money in one of the most expensive countries in the world leaves you with zero. You cannot have a car or any other extras. People like me do not get a haircut in a salon; I have cut my own hair for many years. You learn to be humble and appreciate the small things. Yes, the little money I have left, I put it into these websites to help others who are in similar situations.
But unlike those with resources, people in my situation have no budget left for big marketing campaigns. I am not doing any of this for fame or similar reasons; it is a heart-project. This is why, for me, publishing my book and offering the services I share on my websites represent a more serious hope to have at least a meaningful work, than they do for others.
🌿
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