Editing Through Community Critique
You've heard me expound the importance of professional editing over and over again, but I do get a lot of…
Writing The First Draft Of A Novel Using Questions And Modelling
Those of you doing NaNoWriMo will be (hopefully) wrapping up your word count soon. Whether you have made the 50,000…
Ebook Publishing On Kobo With Mark Lefebvre
Amazon is not the only game in town when it comes to ebook publishing. Yes, they may be the dominant…
Writing And Publishing Using Scrivener With Gwen Hernandez
Discovering Scrivener really did change my writing life. It helped me to organize my writing by scenes and also enables…
Writing the Heart of Your Story
I want to write books that entertain people but also make them think about deeper issues, and I want people…
Resilience: How To Deal With Criticism And Rejection With Mark McGuinness
Criticism and rejection are part of life, but perhaps particularly part of a writer's life. In the video below, I…
Public Speaking Tips. Filmed In Zurich During WriteCon By Joanna Penn
Speaking is a core part of my business, and I really enjoy sharing my enthusiasm with other people, educating and…
Writing Metaphor, Memorable Characters And Horror With Chuck Wendig
I believe it's important for us as writers to find successful authors to model, for inspiration on the journey but…
Do You Admit To Being A Writer In Public?
Why do we shrink away from claiming the word writer when people ask what we do? Louise Wise discusses why…
How To Build Your Business And Your Blog. Joanna Penn Interviewed On Women Unlimited
I'm an author of fiction and non-fiction, but I also have a business, The Creative Penn Limited. I'm a professional…