I started The Creative Penn podcast in March 2009 as a way to learn about writing, publishing and book marketing as well as make connections in the industry. I recorded the first interview with a …
10 Tips For Writing Short Stories That Sell
Short stories can be a creative exercise used to explore a new idea. They can be entered into anthologies or submitted to magazines, and they can be repackaged into collections by the single …
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Merchandising For Authors With Melissa Addey
Bookstores are busy with shoppers buying presents for the holiday season right now. They're buying books, but they're also buying merchandise related to those books or author brands. Many indie …
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Going Further With Audiobooks. A Conversation With J. Daniel Sawyer
Authors talk about their 'book' in the singular, but actually that one manuscript can be split into many different kinds of intellectual property rights. Most authors now understand that they can …
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Interesting Intellectual Property And Author Branding For Enid Blyton Books
I'm getting into two new areas of publishing at the moment, intellectual property rights and also setting up a small press, so I'm on a steep learning curve. It's a lot of fun and I keep noticing …
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Productivity For Creative People With Mark McGuinness
There are so many things that authors need to do now as well as write, plus there are a lot more distractions. So how do we stay productive and creative in a crazy busy world? I discuss this with Mark …
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