The Creative Penn

MAY 8, 2023

How can we make choices for our own creative business while respecting the decisions of others? Michael Anderle (LMBPN), Joanna Penn (The Creative Penn), and Dan Wood (DRaft2Digital) at London Book Fair, April 2023 Dan Wood is the COO of Draft2Digital , which helps authors self-publish alongside excellent support. What do we do next?

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Content Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

In 2013, it raised another $11.5 Narrative Science “rents” Quill mostly to financial clients for whom it can create 10- to 15-page financial reports in a matter of moments (what would take a writer possibly weeks to put together). It can generate content in seconds what would take a team of writers possibly weeks to develop.@AInsights

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

How can we shift our mindset to thinking about a long-term creative career? To invest in something that is outside the norm of what we are “supposed to be doing” I think is really valuable, both for keeping us engaged and creative, and also pushing the envelope on something that might be the next big thing.

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Content Marketing Institute

JANUARY 4, 2019

Writers know strong stories capture audiences and bring concepts to life. But content writers also need to bring rhythmic qualities to their work. Instead of seeing ourselves as the writers or original content creators and then having editors review it, what if we saw ourselves as collaborators, building pieces together?

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The Creative Penn

MARCH 27, 2023

In the intro, I mention the 6 Figure Author Podcast , The Writers Well Podcast , and Reid Hoffman's new Possible podcast. She’s also an award-winning podcaster, creative entrepreneur, and international professional speaker. The first Kickstarter campaign I backed was Seth Godin's The Icarus Deception back in Jan 2013.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 19, 2017

Ryan Holiday is a writer and media strategist. Here are a few of my favourites: How Creatives Should Negotiate via Tim Ferris. He is a prolific writer and content curator and shares so many useful resources via his Twitter account. Mid 2013, she launched her new blog The Write Life. Ryan Holiday. Don’t be.

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Kayleigh Moore

MARCH 9, 2023

So often, we tend to take advice from the noisy marketers on social media (disguising themselves as expert writers) who really just want you to buy their course or training or whatever-the-hell. Laura is currently a member of the English faculty at Spoon River College where she teaches creative writing, composition, and literature courses.

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Jodi Wilson did that on New Year’s Eve 2013. “Che had started school in 2013 and all of a sudden his world was much bigger and I had less control. To tell you the truth, my energy and enthusiasm for blogging was waning and I needed a boost, as a creative and a writer. Something more you.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 10, 2013

And the blogosphere is a great place to get inspiration for setting and meeting those goals… Image courtesy Moyan_Brenn, licensed under Creative Commons. Zen Habits: Simplify the Internet , which seems like a sort of call to simpler action in 2013, even though it’s not pitched as a new-year post. Blog branding in 2013.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 8, 2013

Welcome to 2013! Image courtesy Lore & Guille, licensed under Creative Commons So to help you out, I’ve compiled this list of our 20 most popular articles from 2012. Looking to 2013: A Commitment to Blogging Smarter … With a Little Help. Why not make it a monthly checklist for your blog in 2013?

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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. Stephanie Chandler is the author of multiple nonfiction books, a professional speaker, and CEO of the Nonfiction Authors Association and Writers Conference.

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Jane Friedman

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The dour conclusion, probably the writer’s predetermined conclusion when she began her research: more or less. This article makes the classic mistake of conflating all kinds of artists and creative industries and painting them all with the same brush. So let’s get straight to it. You can be visible to such people with a tiny following.

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The Creative Penn

JULY 31, 2023

How can you write fast but also make your creative process sustainable for the long term? Dan Willcocks talks about his creative and business approach. Writing was never something that I kind of foresaw as a career because I never thought it was achievable to become a writer. That works for them, they publish books.

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ProBlogger

JULY 17, 2014

While not all of them will be relevant to your situation, my hope is that they’ll help to get your creative juices flowing and enable you to come up with some ideas that will enable your blog to grow at a faster rate. Is it time for you to boost your content output with a team of writers? The aggregation of marginal gains.

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Grammarly

MARCH 7, 2023

Furthermore, it provided just enough structure to challenge him creatively. Writers today use iambic pentameter for a variety of reasons. Among them: Tradition: Iambic pentameter has a long and storied history in English poetry, and many writers choose to use it as a nod to that tradition. Why use iambic pentameter?

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Grammarly

JUNE 16, 2023

Literary devices are techniques or flourishes that a writer can apply to their writing— imagery , personification , and allusion are all examples of literary devices. There are different points of view that a writer can use. A story can have as many settings as the writer chooses.

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 30, 2011

Maria Popova describes herself as “interestingness curator and semi-secret geek obsessed with design, science, storytelling and combinatorial creativity” She is the editor of the much-loved Brain Pickings , which she described as a “a destination for indiscriminate curiosity.” Her book, Swept , will be out in 2013.

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Neil Patel

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Beacon technology first gained popularity back in 2013 when Apple unveiled the iBeacon. It really all just boils down to creativity and application. Step 5: Understand the Creative Ways Businesses Use Beacons. Another creative use example is the dating app Mingleton. Savvy digital marketers are much like savvy writers.

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The Creative Penn

AUGUST 21, 2023

Plus, my next book for authors Writing the Shadow: Turn Your Inner Darkness Into Words will be out on Kickstarter in October, sign up for the pre-launch here ; Great examples of creative extras in Sara Rosett's campaign Murder in the Alps ; and I'm on the Travelling Through Podcast on a walk and talk along the canal.

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The Creative Penn

AUGUST 14, 2023

.” [ The Verge ]; Amazon AI tool coming for writing product descriptions [ The Information ]; FTC antitrust lawsuit [ Politico ]; Amazon is “eliminating dozens of its private label brands” which may help “placate antitrust regulators” [ Wall St Journal ]; “Amazon will be disrupted,” says Jeff Bezos (in 2013) [ Insider ].

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The Creative Penn

OCTOBER 20, 2023

You can also listen to a recent episode with Thomas on Novel Marketing and Christian Publishing on The Creative Penn Podcast. But it is not 2013 anymore. CEO of Author Media, and this is the show for writers who want to build their platform, sell more books, and make a living writing books worth talking about. That's right.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 5, 2017

Nikki: I think sort of locked away all those years as a journalist was someone who was just yearning to have a chat as opposed to writing in an editorial structure or creative structure. It’s end of 2013 and I had a question from a reader saying, “I like all the outfits you put on the blog. All the creative is mine. Nikki: Yeah.

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 11, 2018

I can’t think of any superpower that would be more useful for content marketers than to have a sneak preview of all the important developments, trends, technologies, and key disruptors that will impact our strategic and creative decisions over the next 12 months. It will reinforce quality and creativity in content more than ever.

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The Creative Penn

DECEMBER 5, 2022

How can you change your mindset to one of creative abundance and productivity? Financial factors that influence the decision to become a full-time writer Revitalizing a series with Facebook ads The importance of a positive mindset and how to stay motivated for the long term. And I think I became a writer because I love reading.

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Article Writing

JUNE 5, 2023

Corporate speak was invented by copy writers but a while back people started switching off. Find Connection “Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 5, 2017

Nikki: I think sort of locked away all those years as a journalist was someone who was just yearning to have a chat as opposed to writing in an editorial structure or creative structure. It’s end of 2013 and I had a question from a reader saying, “I like all the outfits you put on the blog. All the creative is mine. Nikki: Yeah.

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The Creative Penn

JUNE 12, 2023

But first up— Tell us a bit more about you and how you got into writing and podcasting, and now running a business for writers. I went to a writers' conference to sell my book, and I was in the marketing session, and the lady speaking was like, “You've got to start a blog. first appeared on The Creative Penn.

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The Creative Penn

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

I'm one of those that I always knew I wanted to be a writer. So I wrote over 60 of those, all different genres , really just exploring my voice and my style as a writer. And in 2013, I got into indie publishing and haven't looked back. So I think writers should definitely have that diverse cast. Sarah: Oh, absolutely.

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The Creative Penn

AUGUST 11, 2023

Show Notes Using AI tools to overcome brain fog and help brainstorm AI tools to help writers with disabilities How to stand out in a saturated market Generative search for creating a more nuanced search Using AI as a co-writer and having fun What is the Future Fiction Academy and how does it help others? I think you meant 2013.

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CoSchedule

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

CoSchedule Blog Since its humble beginnings as a marketing blog & calendar in 2013, CoSchedule has grown into a marketing solution offering several products and thousands of free marketing resources. link] gives writers insight and ideas how to publish great content. Show people creative ideas for using your products.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 9, 2018

She shares her challenges and insights when it comes to collaboration, not listening to critiques, and working with multiple writers. My blog is a collaboration of women writers sharing the quirks and eccentricities unique to life on a tropical island. I started my blog in February of 2013. Start a Blog Course.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

This is a guest contribution from author and freelance writer Steff Green. Jason Kottke , writer of one of the longest-running blogs on the web, states that the blog’s demise came about because the fundamental purpose of blogging was no being fulfilled with other media. Image via Flickr user Spondle.

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ProBlogger

JULY 18, 2018

Back in 2013–14 I spent some time editing Daily Blog Tips , where I fielded a lot of comments, enquiries, guest post requests, and so on. Have you ever seen (or even left) a comment on a blog with the name field filled in as something like “SEO guru” or “India Travel Tips” or “Top Freelance Writer”? It’s not that hard.

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ProBlogger

JULY 23, 2019

Blogs 3 to Present: Jeff wanted to make a living as a writer, but didn’t know how. . Based on his experiences as a writer and blogger, Jeff will be the keynote speaker at ProBlogger’s upcoming Evolve 2019 in Melbourne. You Are a Writer (So Start Acting Like One) by Jeff Goins. Tribe Writers . Write every day .

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Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Column Five describes itself as a creative content agency. 500 2013 list of fastest-growing media companies in the United States. A healthy content marketing company will have a roster of regular and consistent writers on their team. Stable writers are skilled at writing, grammar, logical consistency, and storytelling.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 14, 2014

At SearchDecoder blog we did an in depth headline analysis looking at the most popular posts of 2013. Top 10 Most Popular Posts on SearchDecoder Blog in 2013. Supreme writers craft cliffhangers filled with mystery and intrigue. Taking a cue from some of the best title writers on earth is a simple way to create a viral post.

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Intergrowth

MARCH 5, 2023

So if you hire content writers to write blogs for you, or a web developer to build your website, that’s a marketing effort. FoxSports.com became a famous example when it laid off a significant number of content writers to invest more in video content. Or, you might keep it all online with social media and content marketing.

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