Inspiration and information about writing craft and author business. For independent creatives.
Going indie, From blog to book, Proving demand for your stories, and Finding finishing energy
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Hello Creatives, It is very hot here in the UK and I am still battling my Masters dissertation. I am dredging up all my finishing energy for this one! I'm also about to start narrating the audiobook for How to Write, Publish, and Market Short Stories, coming end Sept/October, and I have some website rejigging for my fiction self as J.F. Penn. Lots to do! Are you struggling with a writing or author-related project? Click reply and let me know. We're all in it together this August! From blog to community to book: A non-fiction author's journeyHow can content marketing in a tight niche build the audience that launches your book? And how do you decide whether to hand your self-published bestseller to a traditional publisher. Suzanne Smith shares what she learned in four years of going from blog to book deal. In the intro, how to stand out as a writer in the age of AI, and thoughts on asset maintenance. Click here to listen or read the transcript Going Indie, Publishing Innovation, and the Challenges of Book MarketingHow can you tell where the real innovation in publishing is happening right now, and why is it emerging from the indie side first? How do you market your own book when you've spent 35 years marketing everyone else's? John Bond talks about Going Indie and what he's learned about authors who last. In the intro, my thoughts on writing with AI, Charles Dickens and encouragement for the 3-year-old dancing to K-Pop at the wedding, and the end of an era. Click here to listen or read the transcript How to prove demand for your storiesHow can building an audience in advance help your stories reach the people who make movies? And how can you prove there's demand for your book or screenplay before you've written it? Brooks Elms shares his advice after more than 20 years as a WGA screenwriter. In the intro, what doesn't work for book marketing and what does. Click here to listen or read the transcript
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Joanna Penn, The Creative Penn
Inspiration and information about writing craft and author business. For independent creatives.
Hello Creatives, Autumn is in the air here in Bath, and I've been in a flurry of finishing energy with my Masters dissertation (finally) now done. I'm also launching How to Write, Publish and Market Short Stories on my store now and everywhere else from 1 October. More details below. What do you want to achieve before the end of the year? Click reply and let me know. How to Write, Publish and Market Short Stories Write more stories, strengthen your craft, and grow your author career. Short...
Hello Creatives, I'm back into my dissertation at the moment, and academic writing is a challenge for sure, but worth it for the rigour of research, which I always love! Even though I'm not writing fiction at the moment, I am always open to creative inspiration, and I found much to love at Coventry Cathedral, which we visited last week. Photos above and more in the article below. Click here to visit Coventry Cathedral with me Do you find creative inspiration from traveling to new places? Or...
Hello Creatives, We're just back from a long weekend in Brussels and Bruges in Belgium where I did some much-needed book research. Photos above and more on Instagram and Facebook @jfpennauthor if you'd like a closer look. Also, do you know about the 'windowing' strategy for publishing? It's how I release my books now and might help you think about your next release. Basically, it means releasing your book in different formats and into different channels to different audiences over time, with...