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Writing and Publishing: Facebook Live Q&A Replay 3 July 2016 with Joanna Penn

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Channel: The Creative Penn · 2016 · Education

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The video recording has time stamps below so you can fast-forward to the questions you're interested in.

And I'll be doing it again on Sunday 24 July 3pm US Eastern / 8pm UK time.

1:56 - Book launches
5:34 - What would you do differently in your habits if you were just starting as a full-time author?
7:30 - How far down the line were you before your podcast got traction and what helped grow the audience the most?
10:32 - What are your thoughts about "just in time" purchase of ebooks?
12:25 - How important are book trailers and streaming audiobooks?
14:25 - Any tips for finding keywords for books?
15:24 - How is your Bookbub beta add going?
16:52 - How do I market my book?
18:26 - Any ideas to promote a first in a series if I'm not a proven name?
19:41 - When you write fiction novels do you stop reading other fiction?
20:44 - What are you thoughts on starting one's own publishing company?
22:28 - Would you consider publishing books for other people?
24:07 - Finding interior book designers
25:07 - Where did I buy my mug?
26:09 - What is the best approach to organise co-writing with Scrivener? 
27:31 - Perma-what? - Permafree
28:31 - How can I do better when I have lots of books?
29:27 - How long does it take you to write a full-length novel from idea to published?
30:14 - Be as generous as you can but don't let it impact your own creative work
31:07 - Thoughts on promoting your own books in book fairs
32:26 - Do you know any successful authors who write using dictation and are "pantsers"?
33:00 - What location/venue is the most beneficial for selling books?
34:35 - Do you recommend removing pictures in an ebook version of a book?
36:16 - How can you get Amazon to bundle parts of a series into one product?
38:31 - What is your recommended word count for a non-fiction book?
39:28 - What made you decide to sell books from your website in dollars instead of pounds?
40:47 - My experience with Stone of Fire prior to publication.
42:08 - How do you get so much done? 
43:08 - Does the perma-free strategy work for books that aren't part of a series eg literary fiction?
46:13 - Long-term strategy for writing
47:28 - What do I think about a book of children’s' poetry or picture books?
48:25 - How are you finding working on screen writing after working on novels?
49:15 - What am I doing next week?
50:31 - Do you have any suggestions for books on improving dialogue
51:08 - For a mystery series do I need to commit to self-publishing versus traditional?
51:54 - What is your favourite writing advice book?
52:34 - Is it OK to plan a lot of books in advance?
53:47 - Do I use Smashwords or Draft2Digital?
54:13 - Do you consider research on consumer psychology for book cover design?
55:49 - Where do you find experts to advise on cultural elements of books?
56:35 - Do you think an author should stick to one genre?
57:14 - How do you stay so positive when it feels like nothing is working?


I hope you found this useful!

Come along to the next Facebook Live Q&A on Sunday 24 July at 3pm US Eastern / 8pm UK.

Just turn up at http://www.Facebook.com/TheCreativePenn and I'll be there! You can just type your questions as comments and I'll answer them live. I'll also be talking about what I did for my launch this week so you get some inside info :)

If you can't make it, no worries, I'll post the replay the week after. If it's popular again, I'll make this a semi-regular event. Please do let me know in the comments below if you enjoyed this more casual approach

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