The Creative Penn Podcast For Writers

The Creative Penn Podcast For Writers


Latest Episodes

The Happy Writer With Marissa Meyer
February 17, 2025

How do you keep the happiness and joy in your writing practice, along with managing the business side of being an author? Marissa Meyer gives her tips. In the intro, How authors can price their books

Writing And Selling Short Stories With Douglas Smith
February 10, 2025

How can you use short stories to improve your writing craft across different genres? How can you make money from licensing your short stories in different ways? How do you structure a short story coll

Aristotle for Novelists, And A Strategy For Selling More Books With Douglas Vigliotti
February 03, 2025

Why is story' more important than writing'? How can you write characters that engage the reader? And how can you sell more books by connecting authentically? Douglas Vigliotti shares his tips. In th

Fair Use, Copyright, And Licensing. AI And The Author Business With Alicia Wright
January 27, 2025

How does generative AI relate to fair use when it comes to copyright? What are the possibilities for AI licensing? Alicia Wright shares her thoughts on generative AI for authors. In the intro, Publish

Building A Long Term Author Business, Dictation, Kickstarter, and Short Story Collections With Kevin J Anderson
January 20, 2025

How can you build a long-term author career with multiple streams of income? How can you use technology for the grunt work and not the fun part of writing? Kevin J Anderson gives his tips. In the intr

Balancing Creativity With Building A Business, And Author Nation With Joe Solari
January 13, 2025

How can you balance creativity with business in order to have a profitable, long-term author career? What were the successes and challenges of the Author Nation conference? Joe Solari shares his persp

Writing Tips: Craft, Structure, and Voice With Kristen Tate
January 06, 2025

Are you curious about the hidden structures that turn ordinary manuscripts into irresistible page-turning stories? Wondering how to shape your characters, scenes, and chapters so readers cant put you

My 2025 Creative And Business Goals With Joanna Penn
January 01, 2025

Happy New Year 2025! I love January and the opportunity to start afresh. I know its arbitrary in some ways, butI measure my life by what I create, and I also measure it in years. At the beginning of

Review Of My 2024 Creative And Business Goals With Joanna Penn
December 30, 2024

Another year ends, and once more, it's time to reflect on our creative goals. I hope you can take the time to review your goals and you're welcome to leave a comment below about how the year went. Did

Creative Clarity: Focus, Self-Care, And A Little Bit Of Tough Love
December 23, 2024

How can you create when there's an overwhelming list of things to do and too many competing priorities? How can you balance self-care with achieving your creative goals. In this episode, Ill share so