The Creative Penn

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The Creative Penn Podcast just hit 10 million downloads as reported by my audio host, Blubrry! Here are some fun stats, and then I share 7 lessons learned that are also applicable for authors and other creatives. Here are some fun stats, and then I share 7 lessons learned that are also applicable for authors and other creatives.

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ProBlogger

MAY 7, 2012

I started the company in 2011, after having been immersed in the blogosphere and social media for years. Everyone keeps saying that storytelling is a precious art and if used correctly, can really help a business reach people. Having your creative, entertaining content may not be enough in and of itself. The business: RMC Tech.

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Publishing Trends

APRIL 8, 2024

She has been an independent publicist since 2011 and was previously deputy director of publicity at Scribner. At Storytel , board chair Hans-Holger Albrecht will not run for reelection at the company’s annual meeting in May. Chin-Yee Lai is promoted to creative director. At RB Media , Michael Paull joins as CEO. At Maria B.

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 30, 2011

Do you know of someone that has really stood out in 2011? In 2011 he created the Million Dollar Blog Project and launched his case study blog, Expert Enough. Early in 2011, he did blog reviews of popular sites such as Chris Brogan , Think Traffic , Smart Passive Income , and David Risley. Maria Popova. Kristi Hines.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

For the record, I do believe that you need to outline at some point, unless you’re a natural-born storyteller. There is a craft to storytelling, and if you ignore it, you’ll have a hard time finding a publisher – or readers. But it’s also a fun, exciting process of creativity and discovery. See part (a).).

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The Creative Penn

JULY 14, 2024

KimBoo: I'm one of those bog standard, ‘I wanted to be a storyteller since I was a kid.' So I did eventually get published by a small indie publisher in 2011. So trying to charge up that creativity and lean into it , rather than saying, “Okay, so now this person has to have this. I'm very excited. Joanna: Oh, good.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 11, 2012

People are storytellers (and story listeners). Creative storytelling can dissolve the wall between your message and your audience and overcome their initial defenses of skepticism or doubt. Use the classic elements of storytelling: drama, humor, mystery, surprise, peril, renewal. Because they tell a story.

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The Creative Penn

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

After many years of people saying, “AI can never be creative, AI could never write fiction (i.e. How can we use the tools to achieve our creative purpose in an ethical manner, and understand that we need to curate, edit, and take responsibility for any usage? Because yes, we’ve heard this all before. It is more nuanced than that.

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Content Hacker

DECEMBER 15, 2022

I’ve been in content since 2011. We have no idea where this is going to go, but it’s not the answer to all our content problems and it will not replace the greatest storytellers on the planet. I believe it kills creativity when you’re producing true thought leadership. Same creative. Same audiences.

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The Creative Penn

JUNE 21, 2024

How can we use AI tools to enhance and improve our creative process? How can we double down on being human by writing what we are passionate about, while still using generative AI to help fulfil our creative vision? So I basically worked in software development and network management until 2011. Then I got into writing.

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Moz

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Fun fact: the first article to appear online proclaiming that "infographics are dead" appeared in 2011. I’ve often used interactives, surveys, and photographic content, like most people producing story-driven creatives, so I focused on those as my formats for comparison. Yet, here we are. Infographics vs Interactives.

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The Creative Penn

JUNE 7, 2024

She also writes nonfiction for authors as Joanna Penn and is the host of The Creative Penn Podcast. I wrote the first book, Stone of Fire in 2009, and then published in 2011. I did leave my job in 2011, so I've been a full-time creator author, entrepreneur since then. So Joanna, it's so great to have you on. That's great.

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Buffer

JULY 27, 2017

We started the Buffer Social blog in January 2011 and since then it has been a key component in the success of the company. As an established blog, you can run the risk of dropping your standards or hoping that creativity can be scheduled in order to hit a certain number of posts in any given month. million visits every month.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

You can find more future of creativity topics here. The other thing I'd say is, you are talking to me 15 years after I started writing, and I do still have my early YouTube videos on my YouTube channel, which is the Creative Penn with a double N. There was no real issue, but it's just more of us as creatives, right?

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

You can find more future of creativity topics here. The other thing I'd say is, you are talking to me 15 years after I started writing, and I do still have my early YouTube videos on my YouTube channel, which is the Creative Penn with a double N. There was no real issue, but it's just more of us as creatives, right?

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Freelance Union

APRIL 3, 2025

With a multidisciplinary background in science, art, and business, her curiosity bridges logic and creativity, exploring the intersections of identity and emotion through visual storytelling. Artist Statement: My work explores themes of memory, adaptation, and cultural duality, shaped by my curiosity and creative uncertainty.

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