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Why We Write: A Story About AI and a Sentient Toaster Oven

Ann Handley

Source: Claudio Schwarz on Unsplash A version of this story appeared in Total Annarchy, my fortnightly newsletter that helps you be a better writer, storyteller, marketer. Get it in your inbox ; you’ll love it. * * * My friend Paul shared his out-of-office email with me. ChatGPT4 had written it. You have seen two kinds of posts: ? Or…

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Build A Successful Author Business For The Long Term With Joe Solari

The Creative Penn

How do you ensure secure cash flow and profits, instead of focusing on short-term spike sales? So I've got a creative background. So I have this strange mix of creative and analytical , and I've been entrepreneurial my whole life. It was a book about business for creatives. So I've owned and operated multiple businesses.

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Changes In Publishing With Jane Friedman

The Creative Penn

How the pandemic and increasing online sales have changed traditional publishing. Why backlist sales are so important. I was a creative writing major in college, and I went straight into a publishing job right out of college. How has the pandemic and increasing online sales changed the more traditional publishing industry?

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Using Tools To Automate Your Author Business with Chelle Honiker

The Creative Penn

How can you use automation and tools to help you streamline your creative and business processes so you can get back to the writing? Especially as creatives, I hear a lot of people say, “I just want to write the book.” Chelle Honiker gives some mindset and practical tips. ” I mean, you just can't.

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The Empowerment Of Selling Books Direct To Your Readers With Steve Pieper

The Creative Penn

Does it help you creatively? So yes, it's funny how we do that, but I do think it helps creatively. And it's really interesting because the most reliable way I've discovered to improve my Amazon sales is to just advertise my direct sales. Joanna: That's great. Steve: Absolutely. I speak of him in the third person.

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How to Answer 25 FAQs on Content Marketing

Content Marketing Institute

Among the benefits – shorter sales cycle (no. How does marketing without talking about or promoting our product/service help us create leads and sales? That calculus varies based on your product sale point, obviously, but the base principle is still the same. How do we measure content’s influence on sales and revenue?

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Using Sudowrite For Writing Fiction With Amit Gupta

The Creative Penn

I use and recommend Sudowrite as part of my creative process. You can try Sudowrite through my affiliate link: www.TheCreativePenn.com/sudowrite Amit Gupta is a science fiction writer, entrepreneur, and founder of Sudowrite, an AI-powered creative writing tool. It's almost like a creativity booster. Amit: Thanks, Joanna.

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