Episode 059 / Thriller author and creative entrepreneur Joanna Penn of The Creative Penn podcast joined us this week to talk about learning from mistakes, the importance of mindset, and taking the long view in your writing career.

The sun is out in Houston and we’re recovering from the great “snow-apocalypse” of 2021. Jami has running water again (yay!) and her lockdown novella, Locked in Love, launches this week and at the end of the novella she’s giving away her brides novella as a lead magnet. Sara is writing and researching a possible French translation.

Question of the week: What is your approach to translations? Did it change after listening to Episode 58 with Tonya Anne Crosby?

Come over and say hi to Jami and Sara in the WIKT Facebook group! You can find show notes and links at wishidknownforwriters.com.

In this podcast episode, you’ll discover:

• Getting better with practice - the continual opportunity to grow in your craft
• The importance of backlist for established authors
• What Joanna learned from marketing her first book and why she doesn’t use those tactics now
• The assumptions Joanna made in the beginning of her writing career about podcasting and writing fiction and why they were wrong
• How Joanna used what she learned from a failed business to create a business and life she enjoys
• Joanna’s tips on how to choose a pen name
• Why multiple streams of income are so important for authors
• How authors can prepare for the growth in subscription services in 

Links: 

The Creative Penn

J.F. Penn

Books and Travel podcast 

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