Podcasts

Audios will be posted at least every 2 weeks and will cover Interviews, Inspiration and Information on Writing, Publishing Options and Book Marketing.

I love to hear your feedback so please email me with any comments or suggestions at: joanna@TheCreativePenn.com

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Here is a list of the podcast episodes. Click to listen or download.

#117 – The empowerment of indie publishing with David Gaughran

#116 – Writing epic fantasy and becoming a pro author with Michael J Sullivan

#115 – Getting attention and no publisher needed with Jim Kukral

#114 – Lessons learned from publishing innovation The Domino Project with Ishita Gupta

#113 – Self-publishing and ebook predictions for 2012 + Kindle Select with Steven Lewis

#112 – The importance of indie books with Indie Reader Amy Edelman

#111 – The Joy of English with Jesse Karjalainen (grammar and English language usage)

#110 – Serial fiction with author entrepreneur Sean Platt

#109 – The Art & Craft of Story with Victoria Mixon

#108 – Six figure self-publishing with Robin Sullivan

#107 – Social media marketing enthusiasm with Dan Blank

#106 – Writing literary fiction with Roz Morris

#105 – Book Cover Design Tips with book cover designer Anthony Puttee

#104 – How to get book reviews with Dana Lynn Smith

#103 – How to write fight scenes with Alan Baxter

#102 – Publishing Guide to Twitter with Jon Reed from Publishing Talk

#101 – Writing thrillers and action-adventure with David Wood

#100 – What I have learned in the last 2 years – 100th podcast celebration – by Joanna Penn

#99: Writing Historical Romance and the Christian market with Jody Hedlund

#98: The Art and Science of Lightbulb Moments with Tom Evans, The Bookwright

#97: Book Marketing Q&A with Joanna Penn

#96: Getting a book deal from your online platform with Jim Hopkinson, Wired’s marketing guy

#95: Kindle sales and pricing with Stephen Windwalker

#94: Researching your novel and experiences in publishing with Warren Fahy, author of Fragment

#93: Book Marketing for Introverts with Ruth Ann Nordin

#92: Social media marketing strategy with Marian Schembari

#91: On leaving traditional publishing for ebook sales success with LJ Sellers

#90: Crime Fiction: The Truth about Police Investigation with Joe Giacalone

#89: Writing Chick Lit with Benison Anne O’Reilly

#88: Lessons for writers from the theatre with David Farmer

#87: Book Launches and Marketing for Pentecost and Save My Soul with Joanna Penn and Zoe Winters

#86: What writers get wrong about psychology with Carolyn Kaufman

#85: Copywriting and patience with traditional publishing with Iain Broome

#84: Nailing your novel with Roz Morris

#83: Branding yourself and productivity tips with Mars Dorian

#82: Creative Entrepreneurship and Content Marketing with Mark McGuinness

#81: Writing mysteries with Elizabeth Spann Craig/ Riley Adams

#80: On changing your life, writing and marketing a book with Joanna Penn

#79: How ‘Machine of Death’ became an Indie Amazon Bestseller with David Malki !

#78: How to improve your blog with Annabel Candy from Get In The Hot Spot

#77: Achieving goals with Ian Usher, who sold his life on eBay

#76: Kindle bestsellers, Blog Book Tours and and ebook success with Scott Nicholson

#75: Writing, Blogging and Authenticity with Justine Musk, TribalWriter.com

#74: Ebook design and Romance writing with Moriah Jovan

#73: Editing a novel with Steve Parolini, the Novel Doctor

#72: Writing Fantasy and Being a Pro-Novelist with Philippa Ballantine

#71: Killing the Sacred Cows of Publishing with Dean Wesley Smith

#70: Multi-media publishing and book promotion with Greg McQueen from Big Bad Media

#69: Ebook publishing inspiration with Mark Coker from Smashwords

#68: Being an indie author and self-publishing with Zoe Winters

#67: Writing your life story with Jo Parfitt

#66: Writing and Neuroscience with Livia Blackburne

#65: Writing Memoir and Using Scribd for Book Promotion with Hyla Molander

#64: How to use Book Trailers Effectively with Darcy Pattison

#63: Copywriting that sells your books with Paul Lonergan

#62: Ebook publishing with Michelle Halket, ireadiwrite Publishing

#61: Spoken Word Poetry with Ami Mattison

#60: Authenticity, Creative Expression and Beating Fear of Judgement with Robert Rabbin

#59: How to Write a Book Proposal with Gary Smailes from BubbleCow

#58: Inspiration for Authors on Resilience, Accepting Criticism and Being an Introvert with Clare Edwards

#57: Self-Publishing and Book Marketing Tips from Dan Poynter

#56: Writing Books for Children with Fiona Ingram

#55: How to build buzz for your book with Aggie Villanueva

#54: How to be a NY Times Bestselling Author with Scott Sigler (with transcript)

#53: On Frugal Book Promotion with Carolyn Howard-Johnson

#52: Using Writing Software To Organise Your Novel and Being an Author-Entrepreneur with Harriet Smart (Includes Transcript)

#51: First time novel publishing experience with Graham Storrs

#50: Advanced Blogging Tips for Authors with Blogging Teacher, Paul Cunningham (Includes Transcript)

#49: Using video for book promotion with Gideon Shalwick, internet video expert (Includes Transcript)

#48: Crime writer Seth Harwood on new publishing paradigms and author marketing

#47: How to find your authentic writer’s voice with Julia McCutchen

#46: Writing romance and first time novel experiences with Dean Mayes

#45: Crime writing and tips on getting an agent with Sam Blake

#44: Book Design with Joel Friedlander, The Book Designer (with transcript)

#43: Creating iPhone apps for your books with Tom Evans, The Bookwright

#42: Writing Supernatural Themes and Fight Scenes with Dark Fantasy Author Alan Baxter

#41: EBook Q&A with Joshua Tallent from EBookArchitects.com (Includes Transcript)

#40: Beat Procrastination with Peak Performance Coach, Rajeev Dewan

#39: Book Marketing: Your Questions Answered by Joanna Penn (with transcript)

#38: Self-Publishing, your questions answered in interview with April Hamilton, Indie Author (Includes Transcript)

#37: How to Write Your First Book with Joanna Penn (interviewed by Lenore Miller)

#36: Writing Family Humour and Fulfilling Your Dreams with Jane Grieve

#35: How to become a Wealthy Author of Non Fiction Books by Debbie Jenkins

#34: Blogging Basics for Writers with Joel Williams, The Blog Tech Guy

#33: Tips for sci-fi/ fantasy authors with Philippa Ballantine, J. Daniel Sawyer & Chris Lester

#32: J.C. Hutchins on Writing Thriller Novels and Publishing Success for 7th Son

#31: Mur Lafferty on Writing Novels and Top Tips for NaNoWriMo

#30: Alexis Grant on Writer’s Retreats and Travel Writing

#29: Matthew Cavnar from Vook.com on How the Vook is Changing Publishing

#28: SelfPublishingReview.com Henry Baum on the Opportunities in Self Publishing

#27: Neal Hoskins on Publishing Books as iPhone apps

#26: Dana Lynn Smith on Book Marketing Plans

#25: Julia McCutchen on Brilliant Book Proposals and the Traditional Publishing Process

#24: Tony Eldridge on Adventure Novels and Book Marketing

#23: Medialoper Kirk Biglione on Ebooks and Digital Media

#22: Alastair Humphreys on Travel Writing and Achieving Outrageous Goals

#21 Lauren Roche on Writing as Therapy and her Inspirational Memoir

Guest podcast: Me interviewed on Booksquare University about Using Web 2.0 tools for authors

#20: Grant McDuling on The Business of Selling Words (and make a 6 figure income)

#19: Jeffrey Kafer on being an Audiobook Voice Talent and tips for authors DIY

#18: Trevor Young, PR Warrior on marketing and promotion ideas for authors

#17: Joanna Penn on Writing and Publishing interviewed by Frankie Mueller

#16 Tom Evans, the Bookwright, on overcoming writer’s block

#15 Pip Ballantine on her 12 year overnight success podcasting to traditional publishing deal

#14  Tee Morris on performance, podcasting and social media for authors

#13 Joanna Penn (yes, me!) on How Publishing Has Changed and Why Authors Must Too

#12  Iggy Pintado on the power of connection for authors

#11: Heather Wallace on Print-on-Demand – what is it and how can you use it

#10: Author 2.0 teaser featuring tips from great interviews with some big names in the web 2.0 author world!

#9 – Podcast: Joan Kremer on Writing and Authors in Second Life

#8 – Podcast: Steve Tiano on Book Design and Layout including tips for self-publishers

#7 – Podcast: Author Seth Harwood on podcasting to print publishing and building your author platform

#6: Podcast: Dale Beaumont on being an Author Entrepreneur

#5: Podcast: Karen Schmidt on being a professional speaker and author

#4: Podcast: J.C Hutchins explains the cross-media phenomenon “Personal Effects: Dark Art”

#3: Podcast: Roger C. Parker: Tips for a successful author platform

#2: Podcast: Ron Nash on writing, publishing and web 2.0 book promotion

#1: Podcast: Rachael Bermingham explains her tips on promotion after selling over 1 million books

{ 10 comments… read them below or add one }

I Write I 2writewithpassion February 13, 2011 at 4:24 pm

Hi Joanna,

I think I have found a gold mine! I just came across all these podcasts. What a wealth of great info for writers. I’m looking forward to listening to them. Thanks for sharing.

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Joanna Penn February 14, 2011 at 1:31 am

I’m so glad you’ve found me! I love to interview people so this podcast will keep on going!

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Shirley Corder April 26, 2011 at 2:42 am

Joanne, for folk like myself who live in countries remote from the USA and all your writers conferences, this site is an amazing resource. Thank you for all you put into it.

Shirl (S.Africa)

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Joanna Penn April 27, 2011 at 4:34 am

I’m so glad to be useful Shirley. I really enjoying sharing the journey and blogging & podcasting are pretty addictive once you start as it’s so rewarding to be part of a community.
Did you know I am also in Australia and soon to move back to England so it’s not as if I’m in the US either!
Thanks, Joanna

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Roseanne Schmidt April 30, 2011 at 11:09 am

I’ve been listening and listening and listening. Taking many many many notes. Now, I’ve downloaded about 20 or 30 or so of these great Podcast Interviews to put on my mp3 player. I’m still craving this information. Like, iWrite (the first commenter here), I feel like I stumbled into a gold mind of information.

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Tara July 23, 2011 at 10:12 am

I have just printed your ebook Author2Blueprint (“,) Thanks a lot for sharing!

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Vanisha September 22, 2011 at 8:58 am

Joanna, this website is SUCH a godsend. I’m in love with writing and publishing as an industry, and your blog is such a lovely and amazing resource. I’ve just started a female-identified press to increase the presence of women in science fiction and fantasy, and as SOON as I get my press website up and running, I will definitely publicize thecreativepenn.com until the cows come home. Lol, I’m already blowing up my Facebook page with your fantastic audios and blog posts. You’re absolutely amazing, and thank you for all the inspiration! :-)

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Joanna Penn September 23, 2011 at 12:56 am

Thanks so much Vanisha – I’m glad you’re enjoying the podcasts and I appreciate any spreading the word. There’s so much we can all share from each other!

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Tony Vinyoh November 19, 2011 at 12:33 pm

Hi Joanna,learned a few good lessons from your interview with Mark Coker on Youtube,love the fact that you engage every medium to pass on ideas that work,I’m a newbie, I’ll feed from these podcasts.

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Joanna Penn November 21, 2011 at 3:42 am

I’m glad you’re enjoying them Tony – there’s lots for you to catch up on and more coming! There’s so much to learn about this new world :)

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