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How To Write Narrative Non-Fiction With Matt Hongoltz-Hetling

What is narrative non-fiction and how do you write a piece so powerful it is nominated for a Pulitzer? In…

Joanna Penn

How To Reboot A Flagging Author Career With Michaelbrent Collings

What happens when you've written award-winning books, get amazing reviews from readers, and your sales still start a downward spiral?…

Joanna Penn

AI And Creativity Update: A Voice Double Conversation Featuring Joanna Penn And Mark Leslie Lefebvre

In mid-2019, I shared 9 Ways That Artificial Intelligence Might Disrupt Authors and Publishing, and one of those possible disruptions…

Joanna Penn

How To Write A Bestseller With Suzy K Quinn

How can you write what you love and still aim for bestseller status? How can you combine craft and business…

Joanna Penn

Writing And Business Lessons Learned From 500 Episodes And 11 Years Of The Creative Penn Podcast

It’s episode 500! Time flies indeed. The first episode of The Creative Penn Podcast was released on 15 March 2009.…

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Writing Action Adventure Fiction And Systems Thinking With Nick Thacker

The life of a full-time independent author involves wearing many hats. You have to balance your time between learning your…

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Writing A Series. Satisfy Readers And Make More Money With Lindsay Buroker

We live in a binge consumption culture and the best-loved stories are often those that allow a deeper experience of…

Joanna Penn

Book Marketing: How To Share The Ideas And Research Behind Your Novel

"Where do you get your ideas?" is one of the most common questions for fiction writers. So how can you…

Joanna Penn

How To Write Monsters With Philip Athans

Monsters tap into something primal that lies at the heart of being human. We have always feared what lies at…

Joanna Penn

How To Write Memoir With Marion Roach Smith

"Write something universal as illustrated by a deeply personal tale." This advice is true regardless of the genre we write,…

Joanna Penn