Here's Why I STOPPED Publishing Books in January 2026 (Income Report)

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🀩 Learn How to Use AI to Write 12+ Successful Books a Year! πŸ“Œ Join the Story Hacker Waitlist & Get FREE AI Prompts today: πŸ‘‰ https://www.skool.com/story-hacker/about Being a multi-passionate creator sounds great until you're living it. This month, my publishing income took a hit because I made a choice. I'm going all in on growing the Nerdy Novelist channel and StoryHacker Gold to win the School Games competition. And that means the publishing business sits on the back burner for now. . Zero new titles. Minimal ad work. Just $455 in net revenue. Not exciting, but it's real. Here's what I'm learning the hard way. You can't grow two businesses at once. You really can't. Even if you hire people, even if you try to switch gears during the day. Your brain needs one thing to focus on. So I'm choosing the channel for the next couple of months. After that, publishing gets everything. _________ πŸ”” Subscribe for more: https://www.youtube.com/@TheNerdyNovelist?sub_confirmation=1 _________ 🌐 Connect on Social Media: β–Ά LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-hamilton-61bbb526 β–Ά Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nerdy.novelist β–Ά Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nerdynovelist β–Ά Website: https://storytellingdb.com/ _________ Here's Why I STOPPED Publishing Books in January 2026 (Income Report) #incomereport #creativeentrepreneur #writerslife #selfpublishedauthor #writingcommunity

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