ProBlogger

JANUARY 25, 2012

This guest post is by Jo Gifford of Cherry Sorbet Creative. Keeping fresh and creative is key to keeping on top of the game when writing different blogs across various sectors, and for various clients. After all, time is money when you are managing a number of blogs and clients. Make the info come to you—start mass reading.

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Smart Blogger

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

What you need are some blog post examples to get your creative juices flowing. To this end, we have scoured the internet to find 20+ successful blog posts in 10 popular niches. These blog posts not only cover a topic of interest to their target audience but also have features that can be used in any niche.

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The Creative Penn

MARCH 25, 2024

Holmes is a book marketing and direct sales specialist and the business partner of fantasy author, Lori Holmes. Matt has a great newsletter and courses for authors around Facebook ads and direct sales. Holmes is a book marketing and direct sales specialist and the business partner of fantasy author, Lori Holmes. Matthew: Hi, Jo.

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The Write Life

JUNE 28, 2023

Did you know the spark behind some of the best travel blogs today started in the 1700s? That’s right, travel writing rose to popularity with the use of paper, long before the age of online blogs and social media. Today, travel blogs document the world through the eyes of individuals, couples, and families.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

James Blatch is a historical military thriller author. Lessons learned from writing a second book in the series — and why ‘show, don't tell' is so difficult for new authors. Joanna Penn: James Blatch is a historical military thriller author. James Blatch: Hello Jo. Show Notes. So welcome back to the podcast, James.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 18, 2014

For many of us this day has been eagerly anticipated for about 6 months, and it represents one of two days in which you’ll meet some of the biggest names in blogging: Presenters, bloggers, media celebrities and a heap of new friends. And ultimately, influence leads to making money blogging. May I ask you what your blog’s about?”.

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The Creative Penn

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Transcript of the interview Thomas Umstattd Jr: While most authors sell most of their books on Amazon, it's not all roses and butterflies over there. It's gotten easier to do and more readers are willing to buy directly from an author's website. You can listen to the episode here , or on your favorite podcast platform. It's official.

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The Creative Penn

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In this episode, I reflect on 15 years of TheCreative Penn, and outline how I will reposition myself for the next 15 years of being an author entrepreneur. Are you pivoting your author business? Introduction On 8 December 2008, I published my first blog post on www.TheCreativePenn.com. Let me know what you think.

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Image by Iguana Jo. Overheard in Vegas at BlogWorld Expo: “I just started a blog and I’m excited to see where it will lead me.&#. Nobody really knew where the medium of blogging would lead—we were all quite happy to let thing evolve and see where we ended up. One day, the blog that started it all stopped publishing.

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The Creative Penn

JANUARY 6, 2023

Get your free Author Marketing Guide at draft2digital.com/penn. Mark Dawson is the award-winning USA Today best-selling author of the John Milton series and other thrillers, with over 6 million copies sold. What is the biggest mistake indie authors make with advertising? Mark: Hi, Jo. So welcome back to the show, Mark.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

How can digital originals/collectibles (NFTs) add value to authors and readers? This podcast is sponsored by Written Word Media , which makes book marketing a breeze by offering quick, easy and effective ways for authors to promote their books. Thorn: Hey, Jo, it's weird for me to hear you introduce me prior to us talking.

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The Creative Penn

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In the intro, Slow release book strategies [ ALLi ]; Seth Godin on how he is using ChatGPT ; Consultants using AI worked faster and produced higher quality results [ Ethan Mollick ]; DALL-E includes text and consistent characters [ OpenAI , Examples on X ]; More authors suing OpenAI [ The Verge ]. I don't have all this time, Jo.

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The Creative Penn

AUGUST 7, 2023

How can you leverage the tools available for authors to sell more copies? Get your free Author Marketing Guide at draft2digital.com/penn Ricci Wolman is the founder and CEO of Written Word Media, a marketing platform that empowers authors to market and sell their books. Ricci Wolman from Written Word Media gives her tips.

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The Creative Penn

JUNE 4, 2023

Get your free Author Marketing Guide at draft2digital.com/penn Marion Roach Smith is an author, memoir coach and teacher of memoir writing. Jo Frances Penn with Pilgrimage So can you give us some more examples of what that transcendent change might be? They're either blog posts, essays, op eds, long form essays, or books.

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The Creative Penn

JUNE 4, 2023

Get your free Author Marketing Guide at draft2digital.com/penn Marion Roach Smith is an author, memoir coach and teacher of memoir writing. Jo Frances Penn with Pilgrimage So can you give us some more examples of what that transcendent change might be? They're either blog posts, essays, op eds, long form essays, or books.

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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. Show Notes. Gabby: Aww.

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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. Show Notes. Gabby: Aww.

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The Creative Penn

AUGUST 11, 2023

How can AI tools help authors who struggle with energy and time because of disability, chronic pain, health conditions, post-viral fatigue, or other unavoidable life issues? Today's show is sponsored by my wonderful patrons who fund my brain so I have time to think about and discuss these futurist topics impacting authors.

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