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Publishing: Why You Should Care About Ebook vs Print Formatting

One of the fantastic rewards of writing a book is being able to hold a physical copy in our hands.…

Joanna Penn

Deadly Dozen Hits The NY Times and USA Today Lists. Lessons Learned From The Box-Set

I'm extremely excited to announce that ‘Deadly Dozen,’ the thriller/mystery box-set I am part of, hit the New York Times…

Joanna Penn

Adapting Shakespeare To Thriller Pacing And Academic Publishing With AJ Hartley

One of my favorite books of 2013 was an adaptation of Macbeth, which I recommended as part of my Christmas…

Joanna Penn

Book Marketing: On Changing Book Covers

One of the main reasons for self-publishing is creative freedom and control. Many of us regularly update book blurb/descriptions, as…

Joanna Penn

Selling Books At Kobo And Publishing News With Mark Lefebvre

We're lucky to have more than one option to distribute and sell our books globally as self-published authors, and today…

Joanna Penn

Author Entrepreneur: Eight Essentials to Make Writing Pay the Bills

I left my job as an IT/business consultant in 2011 to make my living as an author, professional speaker and…

Joanna Penn

Book Rights And Licensing: An International Overview For Authors

I'm excited about how the opportunities for selling our books around the world keeps on growing! I've covered how it's…

Joanna Penn

Die Empty. Managing Your Creative Rhythm With Todd Henry

As authors, we have to manage the production of work, but also the care of our creative souls. There's a…

Joanna Penn

Writing Tips: Using Real Life Fear and Pain to Springboard Your Story

Life is full of dark times. Sadness, pain, grief and fear are aspects of the human condition we can't avoid.…

Joanna Penn

Creative Entrepreneur: The Tools I Use In My Creative Business

Not too long ago, when the web was in its infancy, you had to know programming languages to run any…

Joanna Penn