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Writing Horror And Selling Direct With David Viergutz
How can you sell a fiction experience rather than just selling a story? How do our personal obsessions arise in our books, whatever the genre? David Viergutz shares his thoughts in this episode. In...
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Self-Publishing Training Manuals And Focusing On Your True Fans With Guy Windsor
What needs to go into a training manual if you are teaching physical skills? How can you focus in on your super fans and create only for them, while still making a living from multiple streams of...
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Lessons Learned from 13 Years as an Author Entrepreneur
In this solo episode, I talk about my lessons learned from 13 years as a full-time author entrepreneur. You can read/listen to previous updates atTheCreativePenn.com/timeline. Joanna Penn writes...
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Pivoting Genres And Growing An Author Business With Sacha Black
Success as an author comes with challenges around managing money, setting boundaries, and living sustainably without burning out. Sacha Black/Ruby Roe talks about her lessons learned after five years...
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Selling Books In Person At Live Events With Mark Lefebvre
How can you be successful at connecting with readers and selling books at live, in-person events? What are some practical tips as well as mindset shifts that can help you make the most of the...
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How To Make Readers Laugh. Writing Humour With Dave Cohen
How can you bring laughter into your books regardless of genre? What are the challenges of writing a novel after an award-winning career as a comedy writer for TV and radio? Dave Cohen shares his...
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The Perfect Wine Requires The Darkest Sacrifice. Blood Vintage Out Now
In the rolling hills of Somerset, England, an ancient evil ripens alongside the grapes of Standing Stone Cellars … Blood Vintage is out now on Kickstarter. Author J.F. Penn reads the sales description...
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Why Am I Launching Blood Vintage On Kickstarter?
In this video, I talk about why I'm launching Blood Vintage on Kickstarter, why the platform provides fantastic opportunities for backers, and helps authors make beautiful books. You can watch below...
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Author Mindset, Writing And Marketing Non-Fiction With Ariel Curry
How can the ‘hungry author' mindset help you become more of a successful author? Why do you need to shift your point of view to that of the reader so your book resonates with them? What are some of...
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Where Did The Idea For Blood Vintage Come From?
How did visiting two English vineyards spark the idea behind Blood Vintage, a Folk Horror novel? J.F. Penn talks to Natalie Maclean on The Unreserved Wine Talk Podcast. You can listen to the full...
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Writing Historical Fiction And Non-Fiction With Emily E K Murdoch
Can you be successful as an author across different genres and different pen names? How do traditional publishing and going indie compare? How can you diversify into multiple streams of income as an...
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7 Lessons Learned From Over 10 Million Downloads Of The Creative Penn Podcast
The Creative Penn Podcast just hit 10 million downloads as reported by my audio host, Blubrry! The podcast is also the main content on my YouTube channel @thecreativepenn, which has had over 3.9...
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Scaling An Author Business With Rachel McLean
How do you successfully scale an author business? How do you delegate to your team as well as continue to research and write the books you love? With award-winning crime author, Rachel McLean. In the...
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Writing Horror With Boris Bacic
What are some of the key elements in writing horror? How can you be successful writing and self-publishing in the genre? With Boris Bacic. In the intro, ISBNs made easy [Self-publishing Advice];...
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