Podcast: The Creative Penn Podcast For Writers

Information, inspiration and interviews on writing, self-publishing, book marketing and making a living with your writing.

If you need help with writing your book, or you want to learn how to navigate the new world of publishing and book marketing, then join Joanna Penn and her guests every Monday. Also covers the business of being a writer and how to make money with your books.

Travel Writing With Anna McNuff

Running across New Zealand is a tough adventure and in today’s show, Anna McNuff talks about how writing her book about the journey was a completely different challenge. In the intro, I talk about my writing progress on The Healthy Writer,

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Top 5 Mistakes Of Indie Authors With Ricardo Fayet From Reedsy

Learn from the most common mistakes that indie authors make and save yourself time, money and heartache in today’s show with Ricardo Fayet from Reedsy. In the introduction, I mention my thoughts on the Independent Publishers Guild autumn conference and…

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Writing Memoir With Roz Morris

How do you determine the line between authentically sharing your story vs. writing for therapy? How do you blend episodes from your life that might help others with aspects that might hurt people you love? I talk about these issues and more with Roz Mo…

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From Traditional Publishing To Hybrid And Indie With Crime Thriller Author Michael Ridpath

The publishing world continues to change, but authors who adapt and grow with it are making the best of both worlds, straddling traditional publishing and indie in the hybrid model. In today’s show, I talk to Michael Ridpath about his journey.

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Mastering Amazon Ads With Brian D. Meeks

Today I’m talking with Brian D Meeks about Mastering Amazon Ads. We have a really interesting chat about some of the biggest things people get wrong with Amazon ads as well as how to integrate ads into a wider marketing plan – plus,

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Stop Worrying, Start Writing. How to Overcome Fear and Self-Doubt with Sarah Painter

Self-doubt and fear of failure are a normal part of the creative process, but that doesn’t make them any easier to deal with. In today’s show, Sarah Painter talks about how to write during the inevitable ups and downs. In the introduction,

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How To Be A Writer: Traditional Publishing To Indie And Hybrid With John Birmingham

Today I’m talking with Australian author John Birmingham about his journey from the dizzying heights of the traditional publishing scene, to deciding to go indie and hybrid and his insights into how the publishing industry has changed.

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Writing Christian Fiction And Success Over A Long Career With Jerry B Jenkins

How do you write consistently over a long career? How do you deal with huge ‘overnight’ success on your 125th book? How do you balance faith and a great story when writing Christian fiction? I talk about these topics and more with mega-bestselling auth…

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Mobile, Multimedia, And An Audience Of Voracious Readers. Talking Wattpad with Ashleigh Gardner

Forget print. Look at the rise and rise of mobile reading and writing, especially amongst Millennials. In today’s show, Ashleigh Gardner talks about the latest developments from Wattpad. In the intro, I talk about how Amazon KDP Select has moved to KEN…

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Your Magic Bakery Of Intellectual Property Rights With Dean Wesley Smith

As an author, you create a piece of art. But you also create an intellectual property asset that you can license in multiple ways to provide you with a long-term income. In today’s show, I discuss the concept of the magic bakery with Dean Wesley Smith….

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