Write a book that kids want to read and parents want to buy

Posted on 04/12/2021 at 10:32 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Writing and marketing books is quite the task, no matter your audience. But the children’s genre does present a unique...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Children's literature, Joanna Penn

What the Dialogue Doctor prescribes for your writing

Posted on 04/05/2021 at 10:12 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Early on in Jeff Elkins’s writing career, he decided to analyze some ongoing bestsellers to see what characteristics they had...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Writing advice

Joanna Penn simplifies the author business plan

Posted on 03/26/2021 at 09:45 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The shoe is on the other foot at The Creative Penn, where Joanna Penn posted an interview in which she...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Joanna Penn, The business of writing

The elements of a perfect cozy mystery

Posted on 03/22/2021 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If Fussy readership is any indication, cozy mysteries have been popular for some time now. But Joanna Penn and other...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Mystery, Writing advice

The results of Joanna Penn's author income survey

Posted on 03/21/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Early this year, Joanna Penn sent out an income survey to her followers. She asked the authors who subscribe to...

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Tagged As: Joanna Penn, The business of writing

Keep your head in the writing game

Posted on 03/20/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You’ve heard athletes declare that large portions of their particular sport are actually mental and not physical. The same observation...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: C.S. Lakin / Live Write Thrive, Joanna Penn, Motivational

Blockchain for publishing (and authors who just want to understand it)

Posted on 03/12/2021 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If you see techno-heavy posts from Joanna Penn on our newswire or elsewhere and panic a bit over the terminology,...

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Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Publishing, Technology

Joanna Penn interviews the "warrior of the blank page"

Posted on 03/11/2021 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author Steven Pressfield, like many of the guests on Joanna Penn’s podcast, had plenty to say about the non-writing part...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Historical fiction, Joanna Penn, Marketing, Motivational

Joanna Penn's guide to selling ebooks and audiobooks direct

Posted on 03/07/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

One of the greatest perks of being an indie author is the freedom it grants you. Want to sell wide...

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Tagged As: Joanna Penn, The business of writing

A retired police sergeant's advice on writing better crime fiction

Posted on 03/02/2021 at 12:54 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

When we came across Joanna Penn’s interview with a former police sergeant who now advises writers on accuracy in crime...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Writing advice