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Zeitgeist: Spitting on the Grave of C.S. Lewis
A female voice for Aslan. Who’s the real villain in this decision?
How to Relaunch Your Book
Is your book ready for a comeback? Learn how to relaunch a book effectively and maximize your chances of success with these tips.
Zeitgeist: How to Sell to Adults Who Will Never Grow Up
Toys R Us is opening 120 stores as adults drive toy sales. Learn how authors can sell collectible editions readers display like trophies.
How to Write Short Stories with Joanna Penn
Discover tips on how to write short stories and improve your writing journey step-by-step towards novel completion.
Zeitgeist: How SSRIs Change What Women Want to Read
A quarter of American women are on medication that changes their brain chemistry, and it is changing what they want to read.
Zeitgeist: Dolly Parton, Female Sleuths, and Clean Comedy
Zeitgeist shifts evidenced by a unifying entertainer, a clean comedian, and female detective novels.
Get More Time to Write by Using a Grok Bot
Transform your writing process by learning how to create an AI agent for authors that performs tasks while you focus on creativity.
Will Your Back Matter Get Your Book Banned on Amazon?
Discover the key to effective back matter in books. Learn how to engage readers and enhance your marketing strategy in those final pages.
Platform
Platform
My Worst Takes & Mistakes Over 500 Episodes
Discover advice for authors that has stood the test of time (and always will) and what advice you can cast off like a crumpled first draft.
How I Fight Off Copyright Trolls Targeting My Blogs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrM68ayZhSk This article walks through several real-world encounters with copyright trolls targeting my blogs, how their schemes work, and the practical defenses I used to fight them off without paying. It also shows how DMCA...
Reader Magnets Are Dead? Why Most Reader Magnets Fail
Discover strategies to create a good reader magnet that will engage readers and boost your newsletter subscriptions.
How to Get a Professional Email Address
Your email address might be the first thing an agent or editor sees. Learn how to make a good first impression with your email address.
When to Ignore Your Editor
Discover 7 issues authors must beware of when getting editorial suggestions from humans or AI and when to ignore or accept the feedback.
How to Get Started with Author School Visits and Make Your Book Playground Famous
Selling books for kids is a challenge. Discover how you can connect with young readers, positively impact schools, and sell more books.
Adapting a Podcast to YouTube
Discover the keys to adapting a podcast to YouTube. Understand what works best to grow your channel effectively.
AI Optimization for Authors
Transform your approach to book marketing with AI optimization for authors. Find out how AI can help readers discover your book.
Publishing
Publishing
Get More Time to Write by Using a Grok Bot
Transform your writing process by learning how to create an AI agent for authors that performs tasks while you focus on creativity.
The 5 Tiers of Audiobooks: Which One Should You Publish?
Finding out how to make an audiobook can be easier than you think. Learn affordable ways to bring your book to life.
Estate Planning for Authors: How to Protect Your Books (and Your Family) After You Die
Learn how author estate planning can ensure your writings are preserved and managed by the right people after you are gone.
Why Amazon is Terminating Innocent Authors
Find out what to do if your Amazon account is suspended. Learn the steps to recover your account and get back to publishing.
How to Become a Professional Writer With Joanna Penn
Learn the mindset and approach to create a sustainable professional author business that appeals to readers and builds your career.
Why Your Book Isn’t Selling: Metadata with Dave Chesson
Discover how metadata for books can significantly improve your book sales and visibility in online stores like Amazon.
How to Format a Book With Vellum
Learn how Vellum can save you money, time, and headache when formatting your next book or reader magnet.
Author Taxes – A 2026 Guide to Avoiding Jail & Overpaying
Taxes for authors don’t have to trigger panic. Discover rules for bookkeeping and taxes and what common mistakes to avoid.
Promotion
Promotion
Zeitgeist: Dolly Parton, Female Sleuths, and Clean Comedy
Zeitgeist shifts evidenced by a unifying entertainer, a clean comedian, and female detective novels.
Will Your Back Matter Get Your Book Banned on Amazon?
Discover the key to effective back matter in books. Learn how to engage readers and enhance your marketing strategy in those final pages.
Why Your Cover, Blurb, and Hook Are All Just Guesses
Discover how split testing can help you write a book readers will love and help you sell that book to the right readers.
The Atlantic Just Declared the Age of Reading Is Over
Post-literate America, the Google Gemini lawsuit, AI audiobooks winning, and indie authors out-earning traditional. Plus: is the debate hurting your creativity?
Stop Guessing: How to Know If Your Book Marketing Is Working
Discover how to make your book marketing profitable by tracking your online and in-person marketing and advertising in a single dashboard.
Apple’s Cheapest Laptop Ever: Should Authors Buy the MacBook Neo?
Discover which laptops give authors the best value for the money in 2026.
Your Friends Lied About Your Book Cover
Discover how to find a good book cover that attracts the right readers and drives clicks that lead to sales across all platforms.
How to Become a Professional Writer With Joanna Penn
Learn the mindset and approach to create a sustainable professional author business that appeals to readers and builds your career.