Are you struggling with self-doubt, fear of failure or comparing yourself to other authors? In this interview, Joanna Penn talks about the successful author mindset. (Yes, it's an interview with me!) In the intro, I talk about the week's publishing news, including the launch of ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2209323">Amazon Prime Reading, KU page reads allegedly affected by Page Flip, and the new digital-reader.com/2016/10/03/real-story-amazon-bans-free-review-samples-compete-amazon-vine-program/">ban on incentivized reviews that does NOT relate to books. I remind everyone to focus on what you can control, which is writing great books and connecting with customers. I also get excited about Mark Zuckerberg in Lagos meeting with entrepreneurial Nigerians, and how Peter Diamandis' book Bold talks about 5 billion more people coming online by 2020. If you own your rights, you can publish everywhere. We live in constantly changing, exciting times 🙂 Today’s show is sponsored by The Successful Author Mindset, available in ebook, print, workbook and audiobook formats here. Joanna Penn is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of thrillers under J.F.Penn. She also writes inspirational non-fiction for authors and is an award-winning creative entrepreneur and international professional speaker. Her site, TheCreativePenn.com is regularly voted one of the top 10 sites for writers and self-publishers. This interview first appeared on the Big Gay Fiction Podcast – thanks to Jeff and Will. You can watch the original episodes on video here and here. Here are the highlights and the full transcript is below. * What are the most common mindset issues for authors? * On fear of rejection, fear of criticism, imposter syndrome and self-censorship * How to deal with comparisonitis (comparing yourself to more successful authors) * How to be gentle with yourself, but also tough enough to get things done * On writing non-fiction as well as fiction * My influencers, including Steven Pressfield and Seth Godin * Producing a workbook as well as a standard print book * How mindset issues evolve over years of being an author * Long term thinking and making the shift into full-time author entrepreneur * Advice to an author suffering from career issues. [This is the post we discuss.] You can buy The Successful Author Mindset in ebook, print, workbook and audiobook formats here. Transcript of interview with Joanna Penn Interviewer: We're excited to welcome Joanna Penn to the podcast. Joanna is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling thriller author as well as a writer of nonfiction books for authors. She's an independent author who has written twenty titles...