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Checking facts with players who are still in the game

The Idea Logical Company

My insight into the commercial world of book publishing is no longer informed by daily contact with people making their living in it. And that everything that was ever made available remains on sale through “normal channels” (which is “online”, not “in store”) forever.

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Your Publishing Options With Rachael Herron

The Creative Penn

What are the pros and cons of traditional publishing vs self-publishing? With its detailed reports on how to improve your writing and integration with Scrivener, ProWritingAid will help you improve your book before you send it to an editor, agent or publisher. Those have been subsequently self-published, indie published by me.

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Lessons Learned from 12 Years as an Author Entrepreneur

The Creative Penn

With its detailed reports on how to improve your writing and integration with Scrivener, ProWritingAid will help you improve your book before you send it to an editor, agent or publisher. I was so scared of publishing it and when I was about to hit Launch on the Kickstarter back in February, my heart was hammering.

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Multi-Six Figure Book Sales And The Power Of Daily Habits With Marc Reklau

The Creative Penn

I want to come back on the waiting to win the lottery thing because I feel that that actually has a parallel in publishing, in that people are like, oh, well, this one book, if I just get the agent, if I just get the book deal, if I just get the film deal, or the TV deal, I will make a million , and I can retire.

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People Round Up, Mid January, 2024

Publishing Trends

She first joined S&S in 2008 after three years as publisher of Rodale Books. Kaitilin Harri has been named senior director of publishing at William Morrow. Jim Dassise, the western region business manager for Arcadia Publishing has left. Cindy Yen has joined as as online and digital sales coordinator.

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Different Ways To Market Your Book With Joanna Penn

The Creative Penn

Traditional versus indie publishing Short term versus long term Income versus brand building Paid versus free The book versus you as the author Stand-alone versus series Exclusive versus wide publishing Publish fast versus publish slowly Write to market versus write first, market later Online versus offline.

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My 2023 Creative and Business Goals With Joanna Penn

The Creative Penn

I am more excited than ever this year about the books I want to write and publish. If your goals are simpler — like finishing your book, or publishing for the first time, or selling 1000 copies, then fantastic! Penn — Write and publish the ‘catacomb' book, ARKANE #13, and some short stories — and maybe other fiction.