Audiobooks narrated by Joanna Penn

Writing the Shadow: Turn Your Inner Darkness Into Words

Do you want to connect with readers on a deeper level?Do you want your books to stand out in a sea of content by being authentic and personal in your writing whatever the genre? Are you interested in creative self-development? If yes, Writing the Shadow is for you. This is a book of my heart and it contains many personal stories — but this book is really about helping you reach readers with your words — and move to the next level in your writing. We all long to write boldly, without filters or fear. To spin stories that capture the messy beauty of what it means to be human. Tales that lay bare the truth of living — darkness and all. But something holds us back. Whispers of “Who do you think you are?” and “You don’t have permission to write that.” Our own self-censorship and the judgment of others keep us from writing freely — and sometimes, from living fully. But all great art taps into darkness, and your most compelling work emerges when you embrace your full humanity—both light and Shadow. In Writing the Shadow, I’ll guide you on an intimate journey to explore the darkness and discover the gold lying hidden in its depths. Gold that may be the source of your best creative work in the years ahead. The Shadow is calling. It’s time to turn your inner darkness into words. “I love everything Joanna Penn does, but Writing the Shadow is the icing on the cake. Ms Penn has found the gold within the darkness and has lit a candle to show us the way.” Steven Pressfield, author of The War of Art

Joanna Penn (Author), Joanna Penn (Narrator)

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How to Write a Novel: From Idea to Book

Writing a novel will change your life.It might not be in the way that you expect, but when you hold your book in your hand and say, “I made this,” something will shift. The process of getting to that point will light a spark in your creative soul and help you discover unexpected aspects of yourself. It will be one of the things you are most proud of in your life. I’m Joanna (J.F.) Penn, award-nominated, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of 18 novels and novellas with nearly a million books sold in over one hundred countries. This book will help you write your first novel, or improve your creative process so you can write more books and reach more readers. It covers mindset, ideas and research, plotting/outlining and discovery writing, aspects of craft from character to setting to voice and much more, how to write a first draft, and work through an editing process to a finished book. If you want to (finally) write your novel, then buy How to Write a Novel today.

Joanna Penn (Author), Joanna Penn (Narrator)

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The Relaxed Author: Take The Pressure Off Your Art And Enjoy The Creative Journey

Do you want to be a more relaxed author?There are plenty of books and tips on writing faster, learning more marketing tactics and strategies, trying to maximize your ranking, hitting the top of the charts, juicing the algorithms, and hacking different ad platforms. While these are all important things — which the authors themselves regularly write and talk about — it's also important to recognize that your author journey is a marathon, and not a sprint. Joanna Penn and Mark Leslie Lefebvre have been in the business long enough to see authors burning out and leaving the writing life because they turned what they love into a hamster wheel of ever more production and marketing tasks they hate. It doesn't have to be this way. This book is a collection of tips on how to be a more relaxed author — and return to the love that brought you to writing in the first place. Includes: Relaxed Writing, Relaxed Publishing, Relaxed Marketing, and Relaxed Business.

Joanna Penn, Mark Leslie Lefebvre (Author), Joanna Penn, Mark Leslie Lefebvre (Narrator)

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How to Make a Living with Your Writing Third Edition: Turn Your Words into Multiple Streams Of Incom

Do you want to make a living with your writing? Do you want to turn your words into multiple streams of income? I’m Joanna Penn and I left my corporate job a decade ago to become a full-time author entrepreneur. In this completely updated Third Edition, I’ll explain how I make a living with my writing and share tips from other writers on how you can do it too with practical, actionable advice that you can implement for yourself. If you love to create and you’re ready to learn fresh skills in a fast-changing environment, this book will give you lots of ideas on how to make money with your words. Each chapter provides ideas you can use to research each opportunity in more detail and questions to guide your thought process. Sometimes it’s just about knowing what’s out there in order to find what’s right for you. Part 1: How to Make Money with Books - 1.1 Your publishing options and how the industry has changed - 1.2 Your book is a valuable intellectual property asset - 1.3 Traditional publishing - 1.4 Self-publishing or becoming an indie author - 1.5 Write more books - 1.6 Write books that people want to buy - 1.7 Publish in multiple formats - 1.8 Publish globally - 1.9 Sell direct to your audience - 1.10 Market your books Part 2: How to Make Money with your Writing in Other Ways - 2.1 Your author ecosystem - 2.2 Affiliate income - 2.3 Crowdfunding, patronage and subscription - 2.4 Professional speaking, teaching, performing, and live events - 2.5 Online courses - 2.6 Advertising and sponsorship - 2.7 Physical products and merchandise - 2.8 Freelance writing and ghostwriting - 2.9 Consulting or coaching - 2.10 Author services - 2.11 Other ways to make money with your writing The transition to making a living with your writing

Joanna Penn (Author), Joanna Penn (Narrator)

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Your Author Business Plan: Take Your Author Career To The Next Level

You are an author. You turn ideas into reality in the shape of a book. You turn the thoughts in your head into valuable intellectual property assets. You understand how powerful the written word can be. Now it's time to use your words to create a business plan to take your writing career to the next level — whatever that means for your situation. I'm Joanna Penn and I've been a full-time author-entrepreneur for almost a decade. In this book, I’ll guide you through the process of creating a business plan that will help you achieve your creative and financial goals. It’s relevant for fiction and non-fiction authors, as well as those who want to include other products, services, and income streams. It’s also applicable whether you’re just starting out or if you already have a mature author business. A plan helps at any stage of the journey. - Part 1 covers your business summary and author brand, taking you through the process of deciding the overall direction for what you want to achieve and who you want to serve. - Part 2 goes into the production process around your writing, publishing and licensing, products and services. - Part 3 covers your marketing strategy and author eco-system. - Part 4 goes into the financial side of your business, from mindset to revenue and costs, as well as paying yourself now and into the future. The final chapter will give you a framework for simplifying your plan and turning it into achievable steps across a chosen timeline. It's time to take your author career to the next level. Let's get started on your business plan.

Joanna Penn (Author), Joanna Penn (Narrator)

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Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, and Virtual Worlds: The Impact of Converging Technologies On Au

Artificial Intelligence is already embedded in much of our daily lives and it's increasingly moving into realms that impact authors and the publishing industry. We need to embrace the opportunities and engage in conversations around possible threats in order to reinvent our industry for a very different future. The pandemic of 2020 has accelerated converging technologies and changed human behavior across the globe to favor digital business models. In this book, I discuss current technological and societal trends and consider the opportunities for authors and the publishing industry over the next decade. - Writing in the age of AI, including Natural Language Generation models like GPT-3 - Copyright law, Blockchain for smart contracts, and micro-payments - AI-assisted translation - Voice technologies, streaming and subscription - Virtual worlds and augmented reality - Global, digital, mobile. A wave of new writers. It’s time to change our business model. If we embrace this wave of converging technology, we can create abundance in our industry, enabling new forms of creativity, growing the market with new products and experiences, and expanding revenue for the entire supply chain. We are creators. We turn ideas in our heads into books in the physical realm. We can use these technologies to surf the wave of change and invent the decade ahead — together. I hope you will join me on the journey.

Joanna Penn (Author), Joanna Penn (Narrator)

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Audio For Authors: Audiobooks, Podcasting, And Voice Technologies

Do you want to create, publish and market your audiobooks? Are you ready to use podcasting to grow your author brand and reach more readers with your books?Audiobooks are the fastest-growing segment in publishing with double-digit growth in markets across the world. Podcasting has gone mainstream with listeners consuming audio on mobile phones and in-car devices, as well as through smart speakers. Advancements in voice technology continue to expand possibilities for audio creation and marketing. With such rapid growth in opportunity, how can you position your books in an increasingly voice-first world? I've been podcasting for over a decade as well as narrating and producing my own audiobooks since 2014. I'm an avid consumer of audio content and I'm also experimenting with AI voice technologies. In this book, I'll share everything I know so you can position your books and your author brand for the next shift in reader behavior. You will discover why now is the best time to get into audio, plus: PART 1: Audiobooks - Writing, adapting and editing your work for audio - How to find and work with a professional narrator, or narrate the book yourself - Audiobook recording, editing, and production - How to self-publish an audiobook - How to market audiobooks - The money side of audiobooks PART 2: Podcasting - Why podcasting is important for authors - How to research and pitch podcasters - How to be a great podcast guest - Should you start your own podcast? - Podcasting equipment, software and distribution options - How to launch and market a podcast - The money side of podcasting PART 3: Voice Technologies - Dictation - Voice assistants, smart speakers and devices - Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the future of voice

Joanna Penn (Author), Joanna Penn (Narrator)

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Productivity for Authors: Find Time to Write, Organize your Author Life, and Decide what Really Matt

Do you want to write more but feel frustrated at your lack of time? Are you doing ‘busy’ work instead of moving toward your creative goals? Is your To-Do list overwhelming?It’s time to stop, reassess and take control of your time. This book will help you discover the path to becoming a productive writer. Learn how to: - Identify what’s really stopping you from reaching your goals - Say no and set boundaries for others — and for yourself - Find more time to write - Make the most of your writing time - Dictate your words for a more efficient and healthy writing life - Use outsourcing to buy yourself more creative time - Work with co-writers to produce more books - Use tools for specific aspects of productivity - Focus on physical and mental health to boost your productive time I’ve been writing and publishing for over a decade and in this book, I’ll share my lessons learned in order to help you become more productive and, hopefully, save you time, money and heartache along the way. If you want to become a more productive writer, download a sample or buy now.

Joanna Penn (Author), Joanna Penn (Narrator)

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Public Speaking for Authors, Creatives and Other Introverts: Second Edition

Are you an author or creative preparing for success? Do you want to learn to speak effectively in front of an audience? All successful creatives have to speak and present in public, whether that's at a festival, on a podcast or radio show, or as part of earning multiple streams of income. But you don't have to be like Tony Robbins, bouncing around on stage with a booming voice and larger than life personality. You just have to be you and tell your story in your own way. In this book, I'll share everything I know as a professional speaker, author, and introvert. It includes the practicalities of speaking, as well as mindset issues like anxiety, plus the business side if you want to make speaking an income stream. You will discover: PART 1: Practicalities of Speaking Types of speaking, deciding on your topic, preparation, managing your energy, tips for slide packs, handouts, workbooks and more, personal presentation, giving the talk, managing people, panels, feedback and testimonials, performance tips, improving your speaking over time PART 2: Mindset Tackling anxiety, growing your confidence and authenticity PART 3: The Speaking Business How to get speaking events, running your own events, marketing, generosity and networking with others, your speaker brand, website and speaker's page, professional photos, email marketing, content marketing, social media, video, audio, how much to charge, increasing your revenue streams, financial considerations. Conclusion and next steps.

Joanna Penn (Author), Joanna Penn (Narrator)

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Successful Self-Publishing: How to Self-Publish and Market Your Book

Do you want to successfully self-publish in ebook, print or audiobook formats? There are thousands of new books being published every day, but many self-published books quickly sink to the bottom of the pile. Many authors are frustrated because there are so many options for self-publishing, and they don't know which one to choose or what will be best for their book. Others spend thousands of dollars to publish and end up broken-hearted with the result. But it doesn't have to be this way. I've spent the last ten years self-publishing bestselling fiction and non-fiction books and in 2011, I left my day job to become a full-time author entrepreneur. I've made lots of mistakes along the way, but through the process of self-publishing 27 books, I've learned the most effective way to publish and market your books. In this book, I'll share everything with you. The book includes: - What you need to know before you self-publish - Why self-publishing an ebook is a good idea - How to format an ebook - Exclusivity and going direct - How to self-publish an ebook - Why self-publish a print book - Print-on-demand will change your life - What you need to know before you print - How to self-publish a print book - What to do if you want help with the publishing process - How to self-publish an audiobook - After self-publishing - How much does it cost to self-publish? - How do you get paid when you self-publish? - Book marketing principles - How to market fiction - How to market non-fiction Plus, links to more useful resources. If you're ready to successfully self-publish, then download a sample or buy now.

Joanna Penn (Author), Joanna Penn (Narrator)

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Business For Authors: How To Be An Author Entrepreneur

Are you ready to take the next step in your author journey?Art for the sake of art is important. Writing for the love of it, or to create something beautiful on the page, is absolutely worthwhile and critical to expand the sum of human expression.But I'm not here to talk about creativity or the craft of writing in this book.My aim is to take the result of your creativity into the realm of actually paying the bills.To take you from being an author to running a business as an author.I was a business consultant for 13 years before I gave up my job in September 2011 to become a full-time author-entrepreneur. I worked for large corporates and small businesses, implementing financial systems across Europe and Asia Pacific.I've also started a number of my own businesses: a scuba dive charter boat in New Zealand, a customized travel website, a property investment portfolio in Australia as well as my freelance consultancy. I've failed a lot and learned many lessons in my entrepreneurial life and I share them all in this book.In the last six years of being an author, through tempestuous changes in the publishing world, I've learned the business side of being a writer and I now earn a good living as an author-entrepreneur. I'm an author because it's my passion and my joy but also because it's a viable business in this age of global and digital opportunity.Part 1: From Author To EntrepreneurThe arc of the author's journey, definition of an author-entrepreneur, deciding on your definition of success. Plus/ should you start a company?Part 2: Products and ServicesHow you can turn one manuscript into multiple streams of income by exploiting all the different rights, various business models for authors and how to evaluate them, information on contracts, copyright and piracy. Plus/ putting together a production plan.Part 3: Employees, Suppliers and ContractorsThe team you need to run your business. Your role as author and what you're committing to, as well as co-writing. Editors, agents and publishers, translators, book designers and formatters, audiobook narrators, book-keeping and accounting, virtual assistants. Plus/ how to manage your team.Part 4: CustomersIn-depth questions to help you understand who your customers are and what they want, as well as customer service options for authors.Part 5: Sales and DistributionHow to sell through distributors and your options, plus all the information you need to sell direct. ISBNs and publishing imprints "" do you need them? Plus/ your options for pricing.Part 6: MarketingKey overarching marketing concepts. Book-based marketing including cover, back copy and sales pages on the distributors. Author-based marketing around building your platform, and customer-based marketing around your niche audience and targeted media.Part 7: FinancialsChanging your mindset about money, and assessing where you are now vs where you want to be. Revenues of the author business and how to increase that revenue. Costs of the author business and funding your startup. Banking, PayPal, accounting, reporting, tax and estate planning.Part 8: Strategy and PlanningDeveloping your strategy and business plan. Managing your time and developing professional habits. The long term view and the proces

Joanna Penn (Author), Joanna Penn (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Joanna Penn