Talking story endings with Amy Jones
Joanna welcomed Amy Jones to The Creative Penn Podcast for a conversation about satisfying endings, literary devices and handling the inner critic.
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Joanna Penn shares the craft and business of independent publishing through The Creative Penn, and writes thrillers, dark fantasy, horror and memoir as J.F. Penn.
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Building a writing business with Amy Suto
Joanna interviewed former Hollywood TV writer Amy Suto about creative independence, earning through multiple income streams and finding readers on Substack.
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Characters and critique with Erin Dionne
Joanna and Erin Dionne explored how difficult choices raise the stakes for characters, how to ask for useful feedback and how a writing community can become an indie press.
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Sharing the seeds behind The Black Church
In a solo episode, Joanna explained how she collects story ideas and why she includes author’s notes. She also shared her short story The Black Church and its note about the inspiration behind it.
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Fifteen years as a full-time author
Joanna marked 15 years since leaving her day job. She had just submitted her master’s dissertation on authorship and AI resurrection, and reflected on balancing study with writing Bones of the Deep and a guide to short fiction.
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