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Tips For A Long Term Writing Career And Writing Historical Fiction With Colin Falconer

It's always fantastic to speak to authors who have been writing professionally for a long time, as the perspective they…

Joanna Penn

Creative Entrepreneur: Cultivating Raving Fans And Lessons From The Music Industry

It's fantastic to hear from people in other industries with parallels to the upheavals in publishing. In this video interview,…

Joanna Penn

The Ugly Truth About Writer’s Block (And Its Cure)

Writing is hard work. The myth of the words flowing from the fingers of the anointed creative is just that,…

Joanna Penn

How To Use Wattpad As An Author With Ashleigh Gardner

Social media is great for finding fans of you, but what about fans of your writing? Wattpad might be a…

Joanna Penn

I’m Not Making This Up: Ten Lessons In Non-Fiction Writing

One of the fantastic things about being an author these days is the community aspect, and the lessons that authors…

Joanna Penn

A Tale Of Two Author Brands

Here's an outline of my two brands and how they contribute to my business, as well as my recommendations if…

Joanna Penn

How to Find the Right International Markets for Your Book

For several years now, we have seen the rise of ebooks and online print book sales in the US, followed…

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Attract National Media And TV By Using Keywords In Your Non-Fiction Book Title

Most marketing activities are (unfortunately) not directly measurable. It's widely agreed that the very best marketing is write a quality…

Joanna Penn

Stories That Kill. 7 Tips for Writing Crime

Writing crime is definitely a different kind of beast, as I found out when writing "Desecration" last year. Murder mystery…

Joanna Penn

Self-Publishing And Marketing Books For Children With Karen Inglis

Self-publishing picture books for children is doubly difficult than adult books in terms of production, because of the cost of…

Joanna Penn