#44: What Nobody Tells You About Going Viral on Wattpad with Jessica Cunsolo
4/30/202628 min
This week on Off The Shelf, Morgann sits down with Jessica Cunsolo to talk about her journey from writing anonymously on Wattpad to becoming a published author. From gaining millions of reads in real time to balancing law school and a book deal, Jessica shares how it all started. Plus, we dive into her latest novel The Blind Date Agreement, her evolving writing process, and more!
CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Introduction
1:41 - How Jessica Started Writing on Wattpad
6:08 - Writing Anonymously
7:30 - Writing as a Job vs a Hobby
9:10 - She’s With Me
10:58 - Blind Date Segment
15:20 - The Blind Date Agreement
21:25 - Jessica is an Artist
23:00 - What Jessica is Writing Next
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Jessica Cunsolo· Guest0:48
I'd have my friends be like, "Wow, I'm reading this really great book. It's called She's With Me by Ava Violet. Have you read it?" And I was like, "Oh, really? This book?" And they'd be, like, talking about my book that I had written to me, and then I was like, "I don't know, maybe I should just, like, come out and tell everyone who I am." And then I posted my picture on my profile picture- Mm ... was still Ava Violet instead of Jessica Consolo. Um, and people just started recognizing me, 'cause I guess there are so many faces, and I was like, "You know what? This is who I am. I don't care. I write romance. It's fine."
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[upbeat music] Hi, everybody. Welcome back to Off the Shelf. Today's guest is Jessica