Posted on December 8, 2025 at 9:11 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Joanna Penn recorded these expert interviews that authors might find valuable.
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Thriving in a time of changes: Becca Syme discusses how to embrace publishing's unpredictability, how to navigate burnout, and how to decide whether to quit something in your writing career.
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Creating while caring: Donn King brings the conversation on juggling to the demands of being a caregiver and how to maintain your creativity when traditional productivity advice doesn't work.
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Lessons learned from Author Nation 2025: Joanna Penn shares the mindset and business strategy takeaways she gathered from a recent publishing conference.
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Being more human in an age of AI: Jamie Metzl talks about techniques for writing science-based fiction as well as the various scientific revolutions and how they've affected the craft and business sides of publishing.
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Two different approaches to selling books direct: Hear which selling models Penn and Sacha Black have each chosen and why there isn't one correct strategy.
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Writing free: Jennifer Probst discusses her career journey and analyzes what makes for a long-term author career in the romance genre.
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Why structure matters more than you think: Wendy Dale explains why extraordinary circumstances along aren't enough to make a compelling memoir, along with how structure makes that difference.
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Wide-ranging advice from Laura Baggaley: This author, teacher, and theater director offers a variety of tips, from how to write climate fiction without preaching to dealing with your publisher's collapse and, unsurprisingly, how to apply theater techniques to your writing.
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