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Anniversary Episode 300. Seven Years of Podcasting with Mark Lefebvre

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Channel: The Creative Penn · 2016 · Education

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I started The Creative Penn podcast in March 2009 as a way to learn about writing, publishing and book marketing as well as make connections in the industry. I recorded the first interview with a landline phone on speaker and a hand-held recording device. It was a pretty terrible start but hey, it’s improved!

I had no idea the show would continue this far, or that it would help the community so much, or become a cornerstone of my author-entrepreneur business.

It just shows you what can happen when you consistently produce over years 🙂 You just have to start somewhere and improve other time. There’s a lesson in that somewhere …

Today's show is co-hosted by Mark Lefebvre, Director of Self Publishing and Author Relations at Kobo. He also writes horror and dark humor under Mark Leslie.

Here are the highlights and full transcript on the show notes: http://www.thecreativepenn.com/podcasts/

    Looking back at the past two years of The Creative Penn
    Reflecting on the changes with Kindle Unlimited in 2016
    How the paid advertising space has shifted for indie authors
    What has changed for Kobo since 2014
    What Joanna and Mark have learned from in the past 2 years, including missteps and mistakes
    What the future might hold for indie authors

You can check out publishing options with Kobo at http://www.Kobo.com/writinglife and also find useful tips about publishing and book marketing at http://www.kobowritinglife.com. You can find Mark at http://www.markleslie.ca and on twitter @markleslie

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