2008 Projects Sales Writing 
Jane Friedman
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Whenever I teach on nonfiction book proposals, I open up the conversation by talking about market potential ($) and how to convince agents or editors that your project has it. She had an agent who was not at all enthusiastic about her next project-in-progress about the power and freedom of living single. It wasn’t much of an offer.
The Creative Penn
DECEMBER 18, 2023
Join us for the price of a coffee a month at Patreon.com/thecreativepenn Joanna Penn writes non-fiction for authors and is an award-nominated, New York Times and USA Today bestselling thriller author as J.F. Introduction On 8 December 2008, I published my first blog post on www.TheCreativePenn.com. Do you have any questions?
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The Creative Penn
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
In the intro, Finding readers [ ALLi blog ]; Writing the Shadow Kickstarter. Today's show is sponsored by ProWritingAid , writing and editing software that goes way beyond just grammar and typo checking. Sign up for my next Kickstarter here: Writing the Shadow: Turn Your Inner Darkness Into Words.
The Creative Penn
OCTOBER 8, 2023
How can you establish a creative routine that enables you to write the books you want to write without burning out? Witt is the author of nearly 200 romance novels and novellas, and today we're talking about her book for authors, Writing Faster for the Win. LA Witt talks about her strategies. Transcript of Interview with L.A.
The Creative Penn
JANUARY 28, 2023
What do you need to consider when writing travel memoir? The clips are from Travel Writing World , Wish I’d Known Then , and Sacred Steps , and I was also on Into the Woods. I’ve included different clips on my Books and Travel Podcast, more about the walking than the writing side, so you can also listen there.
The Creative Penn
JANUARY 22, 2023
So first up — Tell us a bit more about you and how you got into writing. So I was like, if you would do for one year, any exercise, or mix, like getting up early, writing 1000 words a day, do goal setting, I'm sure in one year, you will be in a better place than you are now , or in an even better place if you're already in a good place.
The Creative Penn
JUNE 26, 2023
My books related to this interview: Career Change , How to Write Non-Fiction , Your Author Business Plan , Public Speaking for Authors, Creatives, and Other Introverts. It was devastating because when you spend your whole life wanting to write, it was just really disappointing. So in 2008, I started my own publishing business.
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