The Creative Penn Podcast For Writers

The Creative Penn Podcast For Writers


Latest Episodes

Expanding Audiobook Revenue Through YouTube And Podcasting With Derek Slaton
April 21, 2025

How can you shift your writing and publishing process to focus on YouTube and podcasting as a primary audiobook focus? How can you use AI tools to help you create, publish, and translate your books? D

Ebook Sales, Subscriptions, Audiobooks And Book Marketing With Tara Cremin From Kobo Writing Life
April 14, 2025

What are the different ways you can distribute and monetise your ebooks and audiobooks through Kobo Writing Life? How can you market them more effectively and reach more readers? With Tara Cremin. In

Writing Memoir From A Life In Film With Gretchen McGowan
April 07, 2025

Whats the difference between telling a story on screen and on the page? How does indie film production overlap with indie publishingand what can writers learn from the world of filmmaking? Why might

Death Valley Audiobook Chapters And Book Marketing Tips With J.F Penn
April 04, 2025

What are some ways you can market a book during a launch period using audio, video, and text? What does my JFPenn voice clone sound like narrating the first two chapters of my thriller, Death Valley?

From Hollywood To Novels: TD Donnelly On Screenwriting, Adaptation, and Storytelling That Lasts
March 31, 2025

What's the difference between writing a book and writing a screenplay? What are the different business models? If you've written a screenplay, how can you get it read? TD Donnelly talks about the chal

How Ordinary Drafts Become Extraordinary Books. Revisionaries With Kristopher Jansma
March 24, 2025

How can we avoid the mistake of comparing our first drafts with the finished books we love? How can we improve our manuscripts? Kristopher Jansma gives his tips. In the intro, Finding your deepest rea

Writing As A Tool For Grief And Dealing With Change With Karen Wyatt
March 17, 2025

How can writing help you through difficult times, whether that's a change you didn't anticipate or an experience of grief? How can you differentiate between writing for yourself vs. writing for public

Intuition, Journaling, And Overcoming Fear. The Creative Cure With Jacob Nordby
March 10, 2025

How can you release more creativity into your writing and your life? What are some practices to foster creativity in a time of change and overwhelm? Jacob Nordby gives his tips. In the intro, tips f

Writing Action Adventure And Traveling For Book Research With Luke Richardson
March 03, 2025

What are the tropes and reader expectations for action adventure thrillers? Why publish into KU and what are some of the ways to market there? How can travel enrich your writing? Luke Richardson gives

Kickstarter For Authors With Oriana Leckert
February 24, 2025

How can you use Kickstarter to help bring your creative vision into reality? What are some of the biggest mistakes authors make? What are some tips to ensure your campaign is a success? Oriana Leckert