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The Florence (Italy) Enigma for Creative People

Jane Friedman

In a total coincidence: Writer’s Digest (where I was once the publisher) is debuting their first overseas retreat this year, in Florence, Italy. My entire first solo trip in 2016 was when I simultaneously felt more alone than I ever had in my entire life and also the bravest, most fulfilled. But Florence was my first choice.

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Self-Publishing A Second Edition Of A Non-Fiction Book With Gin Stephens

The Creative Penn

How does self-publishing compare to working with a traditional publisher? This original book that I wrote in 2016, Delay, Don't Deny, and self-published, is just really the bedrock that everything else has been built upon. From 2016 to 2024, things are going to change. Gin Stephens shares her tips. The audiobook.

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My 2023 Creative and Business Goals With Joanna Penn

The Creative Penn

I am more excited than ever this year about the books I want to write and publish. Continue The Creative Penn Podcast. If your goals are simpler — like finishing your book, or publishing for the first time, or selling 1000 copies, then fantastic! I've also got some short story ideas that I'd like to finish and publish.

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On Writing and Shame

Jane Friedman

To be sure: I was proud of the essay, which explored my painful, conflicted responses to an unintended pregnancy during the 2016 election. Amazon • Bookshop I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately as I gear up to publish We Are Animals: On the Nature and Politics of Motherhood , a collection of essays that includes that Rumpus piece.

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Your Publishing Options With Rachael Herron

The Creative Penn

What are the pros and cons of traditional publishing vs self-publishing? How can you combine multiple options for a more creatively satisfying — and profitable — author career? So since then, I have published two thrillers , one was called Stolen Things , and one was called Hush Little Baby. Rachael Herron gives her tips.

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The Secret to Hitting the Creative Sweet Spot

Content Marketing Institute

This article is adapted from an excerpt in the new book The Creative Curve by Allen Gannett, from Penguin Random House. Most of what you know about creativity is a lie. Our culture has embraced the idea that creative genius is inborn and innate. You’re either a brilliantly creative content marketer or you’re not.

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The Importance Of Confident Creative Direction, Voice, And Taste, In Generative AI Art With Oliver Altair

The Creative Penn

What are some of the tools and why are creative direction, voice, and taste, so important? In the first 28 mins of the podcast, I give an extended introduction about the various legal cases around AI and copyright , my thoughts on the best way to approach it for your creative work, and how to use AI tools ethically and responsibly.