The Creative Penn

APRIL 1, 2024

In the intro, Storybundle for writers ; Seth Godin on Tim Ferriss ; Amazon's investment in Anthropic ; Claude 3 direct or Poe.com ; Claude prompt library ; join me and Joseph Michael for a prompt webinar, 4 April, register here ; plus, Spear of Destiny. Some of those people might buy other books and services from you. My books as J.F.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Writers often ask how to style such titles. Many writers don’t know that the default guidelines for styling the titles of works in fiction and other kinds of creative writing are the same as for works of nonfiction, as laid out in  CMOS  8.156–201. The writer or editor objects. With italics? Quotation marks?

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Smart Blogger

APRIL 14, 2023

Tone Definition Tone, in writing, is a literary device that shows us how the writer feels about the subject matter — or, in some cases, their target audience. Be careful not to ascribe views to the writer that they may not actually agree with.) The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins (2008) [Buttercup] hates me. The Hobbit, J.R.R.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

In this wide-ranging interview on the Prickly Pens Podcast, Joanna Penn talks about changing careers from IT to becoming an independent author, the early days of self-publishing and how things have changed, inspiration for fiction, generosity as the basis for a business, and how the future might look for writers. Here's one from 2008!

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

In this wide-ranging interview on the Prickly Pens Podcast, Joanna Penn talks about changing careers from IT to becoming an independent author, the early days of self-publishing and how things have changed, inspiration for fiction, generosity as the basis for a business, and how the future might look for writers. Here's one from 2008!

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The Creative Penn

JUNE 26, 2023

Stephanie Chandler is the author of multiple nonfiction books, a professional speaker, and CEO of the Nonfiction Authors Association and Writers Conference. It turned out I was a terrible fiction writer , I just did not have the imagination. So in 2008, I started my own publishing business. Thanks for having me.

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Express Writers

MARCH 7, 2023

This is the highest amount in the history of the CMO survey (since 2008). You may have your own full-time marketing team that includes writers and designers. Put Your Content Marketing Budget to Good Use with Express Writers Outsourcing some or all of your content marketing can be a smart use of your budget.

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Smart Blogger

MARCH 29, 2023

Cupcakes and Cashmere Cupcakes and Cashmere has morphed from Emily Schuman’s 2008 “favorite things” personal blog to a thriving women’s fashion, beauty, and women’s interests lifestyle blog and online shop. Goop Gwyneth Paltrow’s multifaceted lifestyle website and Goop empire was born from her personal interest in wellness and clean living.

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Neil Patel

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Since 2008, spending on SEO from 2008 to 2020 has grown over 7x from $11.5 Some of the typical costs associated with SEO include: SEO tools, like Ubersuggest , Ahrefs, SEMRush, and others Staff-related costs, like SEO professionals, writers, editors, etc. What is SEO? SEO is an essential component of any marketer’s strategy.

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The Creative Penn

JANUARY 28, 2023

Jeremy also has interviews with travel writers like Pico Iyer, Colin Thubron, and many more on his show, or check out his website TravelWritingWorld.com Jeremy has also been on this podcast talking about the different sub-genres of travel writing, tackling imposter syndrome , and more. So, yes, it does feel like a risk.

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The Write Life

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

For anyone who saw All the President’s Men , dreaming of being a journalist or newspaper writer was a top goal for a lot of people. Along with writers, there also editors, photographers, videographers, and so on. Since 2008, U.S. It’s no secret that the internet has changed how people consume information.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

As I discuss in How to Write a Novel , I am a discovery writer. I’ve sold direct since starting out online in 2008, but it’s always been a secondary to trying to succeed on the various stores. Long-term listeners/readers know I have been talking about ‘the shadow book’ for years now, and that is a similar project.

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Neil Patel

APRIL 7, 2021

Written by Marcus Sheridan, a pool company owner who overcame the 2008 housing collapse and is now one of the highest-volume pool installers in the nation, this book takes readers through his experiences, offering tips and perspectives along the way. Does your current marketing strategy need a refresh? If so, this book is for you.

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The Creative Penn

DECEMBER 31, 2022

but now I'm ready to create at full throttle in 2023 , aided by the incredible AI-powered tools emerging for writers. I am more excited than ever this year about the books I want to write and publish. I've had a difficult few years (haven't we all?!) Here's an overview of my 2023 goals: J.F. If we race against them, we lose.

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The Creative Penn

JUNE 29, 2023

What functionality does Sudowrite have that will be useful to different types of writers? 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. Amit Gupta gives his tips in this interview.

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Words Matter by Wix

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Ethos is when a speaker or writer appeals to their authority as a means of persuasion. Of course, in order to be effective, the speaker or writer doesn’t necessarily have to have these virtues, just appear to. Of course, in order to be effective, the speaker or writer doesn’t necessarily have to have these virtues, just appear to.

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The Creative Penn

DECEMBER 25, 2022

I have been blogging since 2008, year in, year out , and just always did, and then, I just thought, you know what, I'm going to let go of the blog. I think it is the best social network because it's got the thinkers and the writers in abundance there and all of that, but I just can't cope with the drama, the Musk factor.

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The Creative Penn

MAY 5, 2023

We are only at the beginning of the opportunities of AI for wider society as well as for creativity and art, and it’s important that authors, writers, and other creatives be involved in order to shape the future as we want it to be. The development of photography might be the closest comparison to where writers are now. To do the work.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

I’ve been selling ebooks, audiobooks, and online courses since I started online in 2008. Home page of TheCreativePenn.com in Dec 2008 from the wayback machine. I first built it in 2008 and although I have kept it as streamlined as possible, it has thousands of pages and posts and lots of plugins, and inevitably some old code.

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The Creative Penn

JULY 17, 2023

In the intro, Power Thesaurus and editing tips for audio ; How Writers Fail — Kris Rusch; Finishing energy ; Sidekick for Shopify ; Shadow Survey (please complete before 31 Aug 2023). What I think they're doing, and what I'm happy to play with them in the sandbox for, is they buy books from writers and they hope that this will be the big hit.

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Jane Friedman

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

What does paranormal romance (PNR) offer that traditional, human-on-human romance doesn’t, both to the writer and the reader? You’ve been publishing in the genre in one way or another since 2008. In conversation with me, you’ve said that more writers can absolutely make a decent living writing fiction, even if they think they can’t.

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The Creative Penn

DECEMBER 30, 2022

I was worried that I didn't have anything to add to the millions of other books on writing craft, but it turned out to be useful for some people, especially those who write out of order and are discovery writers. I've been selling direct since 2008 when I started online, but it's always been an afterthought for book sales.

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The Creative Penn

MAY 1, 2023

So I've pulled out some particular quotes for writers to explore further. Kevin: I'm a discovery writer. So we kind of adopted the word ‘discovery writer,' because you know, that's better than pants. I'm a more natural editor than a writer, let me put it that way. I work with writers. That's what we call it.

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The Creative Penn

OCTOBER 8, 2023

LA: I mean, I'm kind of the cliche writer who's been writing since I could hold a pen up right. That was 2008, and it just never stopped. I mean — I call myself a binge writer. I feel like some people think that's odd—and I'm a discovery writer, so I don't plot. LA: Thanks for having me. Joanna: Wow.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Shane Millar is the author of urban fantasy thrillers and craft guides for writers, as well as a story coach and editor. Joanna: Shane Millar is the author of urban fantasy thrillers and craft guides for writers, as well as a story coach and editor. You can listen above or on your favorite podcast app or read the notes and links below.

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The Creative Penn

JANUARY 22, 2023

Because actually, I never had it in my life plan to become a writer. I studied people who sell lots of books, which mostly are fiction writers, not nonfiction writers. So I took everything he teaches as a fiction writer, I could apply it 100% on nonfiction, and it works. Marc Reklau shares his tips in the interview.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

I currently have help with comment moderation and have taken on a few writers at DPS which has helped me tremendously. This post was first published on June 28, 2008 and updated November 3, 2021. There has been a big focus upon outsourcing lately (Tim’s The 4-Hour Workweek might have had something to do with it).

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

I currently have help with comment moderation and have taken on a few writers at DPS which has helped me tremendously. This post was first published on June 28, 2008 and updated November 3, 2021. There has been a big focus upon outsourcing lately (Tim’s The 4-Hour Workweek might have had something to do with it).

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The Creative Penn

AUGUST 21, 2023

But I also came out of business of 13 years IT consulting, and I arrived as well, in sort of 2008 I started, but you know, really when indie started taking off. This whole economy is built on what I call the reader-writer relationship. And back in 2007/2008, there were a lot of sucky, scammy things. Joanna: So interesting.

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The Creative Penn

OCTOBER 23, 2023

It's interesting because you're a discovery writer, I'm a discovery writer, and I just felt the same as you. I was on YouTube in 2008. We're writers. Joanna: So you're a more mature writer, which I hope you don't mind me saying, but you also mentioned before about maybe wanting to work less. We love writing.

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The Creative Penn

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

You can support the show at www.patreon.com/thecreativepenn Tim Boucher is a hyperrealist AI artist and writer specializing in questionable alternative realities. Check Writer Beware for years of them, most of them prior to generative AI. If you support the show, you also get the extra monthly patron-only Q&A audio.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Are you the artist as well as the writer? So I am the writer. I did exactly this, back in 2008 or 2007, something like that, I printed a load of books, I had them in my living room, and I thought, Oh, I'm going to just sell them all in five minutes and make loads of money. Or how did you find your illustrator?

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Pat is a writer , blogger , and podcaster , and helps readers all across the internet create smart passive income from their blogs. He went from being laid off in 2008 to creating a website to help people pass an architectural exam – earning $7000 in his first month.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

I currently have help with comment moderation and have taken on a few writers at DPS which has helped me tremendously. This post was first published on June 28, 2008 and updated November 3, 2021. There has been a big focus upon outsourcing lately (Tim’s The 4-Hour Workweek might have had something to do with it).

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The Creative Penn

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Rachael Herron ]; My Pilgrimage Kickstarter pre-launch page ; History Quill Writer's Conference ; Get 33% off my ebooks, audiobooks and courses for the rest of 2022. Jane Friedman is the author of The Business of Being a Writer , as well as other nonfiction books. Image generated by Joanna Penn on Midjourney. Jane: Thank you.

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The Creative Penn

JANUARY 6, 2023

There are loads of things that you could do that I couldn't do as a fiction writer because it's a different story that you're telling, with different opportunities to reach readers and then to offer them things. But it feels to me like the Wild West when 2007, 2008, the early days of digital in general, which was just brilliant.

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The Creative Penn

MAY 6, 2024

If you ask other romance writers or other hockey romance writers about certain tools, right, one tool might be better than another tool for your specific genre or your specific need. I've been doing this a long time now, since 2008, and I feel like I have got stuck in my processes for an amount of time. None, none whatsoever.

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