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The Creative Penn

Joanna Penn

Writing, self-publishing, book marketing, making a living with your writing

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Intuitive Discovery Writing And Serial Fiction With...

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2024/07/15

How can you lean into intuition and curiosity to embrace discovery writing? How might serial fiction fit into your business model? KimBoo York gives her tips and more in this interview. In the intro, BookVault now has integration with PayHip; 7 lessons learned from 5 years writing full-time [Sacha Black, Rebel Author Podcast]; My author […]The post Intuitive Discovery Writing And Serial Fiction With KimBoo York first appeared on The Creative Penn.

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Preparing Your Manuscript For Pitching Agents With...

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2024/07/08

How can you make sure your manuscript is ready for submission to an agent — or for publication if you go indie? What are the benefits and challenges of traditional publishing? Will they really do all the marketing for you? Renee Fountain talks about these things and more in today's interview. In the intro, Referencing […]The post Preparing Your Manuscript For Pitching Agents With Renee Fountain first appeared on The Creative Penn.

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Turn Words Into Wealth With Aurora Winter

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2024/07/01

Can you have a business with a soul through writing? How does the business of fiction differ from non-fiction? What are some tips for pitching a book for film & TV? All this and more with Aurora Winter. In the intro, 100 book marketing ideas [Written Word Media]; 25 indie authors tips to finding success […]The post Turn Words Into Wealth With Aurora Winter first appeared on The Creative Penn.

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Overcome Your Challenges And Write Your Book. A...

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2024/06/27

It's hard for anyone to write a book and get it out into the world, but it's even harder if you have health challenges. Daniel D. Bate is severely dyslexic, completely blind, and physically disabled due to severe joint damage and extreme brittle bones. He is a partially recovered, partial paraplegic. Despite his challenges, Daniel […]The post Overcome Your Challenges And Write Your Book. A Disabled Writer Shares His Journey. first appeared on The Creative Penn.

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Writing Hard Truths And Tips For Writing Non-Fiction...

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2024/06/24

How do we write authentic humanity into our books, whether that's our own experience or a fictional character's? How can we embrace the challenges of life and the author journey and make the most of the opportunities along the way? Efren Delgado gives his tips in this interview. In the intro, How to plan and […]The post Writing Hard Truths And Tips For Writing Non-Fiction With Efren Delgado first appeared on The Creative Penn.

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Collaborative Writing With AI With Rachelle Ayala

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2024/06/21

How can we use AI tools to enhance and improve our creative process? How can we double down on being human by writing what we are passionate about, while still using generative AI to help fulfil our creative vision? Rachelle Ayala gives her thoughts in this episode. Today's show is sponsored by my patrons! Join […] The post Collaborative Writing With AI With Rachelle Ayala first appeared on The Creative Penn.

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Writing Through Fear With Caroline Donahue

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2024/06/17

What are some of the common fears that writers face? How can we work through them in order to create more freely? Caroline Donahue gives her tips in this interview. In the intro, How to avoid indie author scams [ALLi; Writer Beware]; Financial strategies and mindset [Self Publishing Advice]; Apple Intelligence at WWDC [The Verge; […] The post Writing Through Fear With Caroline Donahue first appeared on The Creative Penn.

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Click Testing Ideas And Selling Direct With Steve Pieper

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2024/06/10

What are the pros and cons of selling direct and building an ecommerce business for your books? How can you use click testing on Meta to help refine your creative and book marketing ideas? Steve Pieper explains in this interview. In the intro, The Hotsheet with Jane Friedman; 20 ways you should be using AI […]The post Click Testing Ideas And Selling Direct With Steve Pieper first appeared on The Creative Penn.

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Writing Modern Thrillers Based On Ancient Relics and...

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2024/06/07

In May 2024, I was interviewed for the Ancient Heroes Podcast about my inspiration for writing modern thrillers based on ancient relics, historical places and artifacts, as well as tips for writing a series and why Kickstarter is important for established and new authors alike. You can listen below or on Spotify, Apple, or your favourite […] The post Writing Modern Thrillers Based On Ancient Relics and Historical Places. J.F. Penn On The Ancient Heroes Podcast first appeared on The Creative

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7 Tips For Writing Action Adventure Thrillers With...

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2024/06/05

What are the tropes of action adventure thrillers? How can you please readers and sell more books? J.F. Penn shares her own tips and also features excerpts from interviews with other thriller writers. J.F. Penn is the award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the ARKANE action-adventure thrillers, the Mapwalker fantasy adventures, […] The post 7 Tips For Writing Action Adventure Thrillers With J.F. Penn first appeared on The Creative Penn.

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The Seasons Of Writing With Jacqueline Suskin

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2024/06/03

How can you adopt the seasons of nature in your writing? How can you allow periods of rest as well as abundance? Jacqueline Suskin explores these ideas and more in this interview. In the intro, thoughts on children's book publishing [Always Take Notes Podcast]; how to market a memoir as an indie author [ALLi]; A […] The post The Seasons Of Writing With Jacqueline Suskin first appeared on The Creative Penn.

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Outlining Tips And Video Marketing On YouTube With...

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2024/05/20

How can you outline a story based on a ‘thought dump' and interweave genre tropes you love to create a successful book? How can you use video marketing to reach more readers, even if you are an introvert? Jenna Moreci gives her tips. In the intro, my new ProWritingAid tutorial; Embracing change and starting over […]The post Outlining Tips And Video Marketing On YouTube With Jenna Moreci first appeared on The Creative Penn.

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Using ProWritingAid For Editing Your Manuscript

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2024/05/16

We all want to make our writing the best it can be, and in this video, I demonstrate how you can use ProWritingAid to improve your manuscript before working with a human editor. Watch below or here on YouTube. Time stamps 00:27 — Why use an editing tool anyway? 01:22 — How I use Scrivener […] The post Using ProWritingAid For Editing Your Manuscript first appeared on The Creative Penn.

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