The Creative Penn Podcast For Writers

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Managing Your Author Business Over The Long Term With Tracy Cooper-Posey Oct 30, 2023

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How can you reinvigorate your writing process, breathe life into your backlist, and prepare your author business for the rollercoaster that is publishing? Tracy Cooper-Posey gives her tips. In the intro, Authors Guild results [The Hotsheet]; more Promo Stacks with Written Word Media; Amazon’s robot [BBC]; Amazon’s generative image AI for products [Venture Beat]; Shutterstock’s […]

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Stop Trying To Do Everything With Patricia McLinn Oct 23, 2023

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How do you keep up with everything you need to do as your author business grows? How do you decide what to focus on as the industry changes — and you change, too? Patricia McLinn discusses her challenges with a big backlist of books and a mature indie author business. In the intro, Self-publishing’s ongoing […]

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Writing The Soul Of Place With Linda Lappin Oct 16, 2023

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What is soul of place or genius loci and how can you write it in a more immersive way in your books? How can you discover it closer to home, as well as write real settings more authentically, and invent it for your fiction? Linda Lappin gives some tips in this interview. In the intro, […]

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Let Your Dark Horse Run. Writing The Shadow With Joanna Penn Oct 13, 2023

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How can you let your creative dark horse run? What is the Shadow — and why explore your Shadow side? This episode features excerpted chapters from the audiobook of Writing the Shadow: Turn Your Inner Darkness Into Words, written and narrated by Joanna Penn, available on Kickstarter until 25 October 2023: www.TheCreativePenn.com/shadowbook (link will redirect […]

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Writing Faster Without Burning Out With LA Witt Oct 09, 2023

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How can you establish a creative routine that enables you to write the books you want to write without burning out? How can you balance a sustainable work ethic as an author as well as spending time away from the desk. LA Witt talks about her strategies. In the intro, Spotify introduces 15 hours of […]

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Adapting To Change With Jessie Kwak Oct 02, 2023

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As much as we try to plan for things, sometimes life happens and we have to adapt to a new situation. Jessie Kwak talks about adapting to life as a freelance writer and author after being injured, and her tips for managing work and energy. In the intro, I mention Accessibility for All, the interview […]

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Writing And Publishing A High Quality Photo Book With Jeremy Bassetti Sep 25, 2023

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How can you create a high-quality photo book and publish it on Kickstarter? How do you market a beautiful, high-value book? Jeremy Bassetti talks about his photo book project, Hill of the Skull. In the intro, Slow release book strategies [ALLi]; Seth Godin on how he is using ChatGPT; Consultants using AI worked faster and […]

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Lessons Learned from 12 Years as an Author Entrepreneur Sep 18, 2023

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In this solo episode, I talk about my lessons learned from 12 years as a full-time author entrepreneur. You can read/listen to previous updates at TheCreativePenn.com/timeline. In the intro, Finding readers [ALLi blog]; Writing the Shadow Kickstarter. Today’s show is sponsored by ProWritingAid, writing and editing software that goes way beyond just grammar and typo checking. […]

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Writing And Producing Audio Drama With Joanne Phillips Sep 11, 2023

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What’s the difference between an audio book and an audio drama? What are the steps to write a script and produce it? Joanne Phillips gives her tips. In the intro, Amazon KDP’s new AI content guidelines; AI at the heart of what Amazon does [The Verge]; Writing the Shadow Kickstarter; 1000 Libraries Kickstarter; Today’s show […]

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Using AI Images In Your Book Cover Design Process With Damon Freeman Sep 07, 2023

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How can you expand the possibilities of book cover images with AI? What are some of the controversies and how can authors and designers work together with AI tools to create original design? Book cover designer Damon Freeman discusses his views. There are lots of links in the show notes below to specific resources, but […]

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