The Creative Penn Podcast For Writers

Joanna Penn

joanna@thecreativepenn.com

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Booking Overview

An interview-led writing and publishing show focused on writing craft, self-publishing, and the author business, with recurring external guests who are established authors, editors, writing teachers, and publishing-industry professionals. Agencies could credibly pitch authors with relevant books, experienced writing educators, publishing executives, and experts in indie-author business or book marketing; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally need substantial expertise, publishing credentials, or a timely author platform.

Metrics

Episodes: 300

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 60.3k subscribers

Instagram: 12.0k followers

Contact Information

joanna@thecreativepenn.com

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Host

Joanna Penn - Author, podcaster, and entrepreneur focused on writing, self-publishing, and the creative business of being an author. She is the founder of The Creative Penn.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Published authors, writing teachers, editors, publishing professionals, author-business specialists, and experts with substantial practical experience in writing or independent publishing.
Required Achievements:  
Published books, Substantial writing or publishing experience, Professional teaching, editing, speaking, or industry leadership, Expertise in self-publishing or the author business

Recent Guest Discussions

J. Daniel Sawyer - Author Voice, Writing Through Chronic Pain, Fiction And Nonfiction, And Rebuilding An Author Business.

Nicole Walker - Writing Difficult Experiences, Braided Essays, Timed Writing, Memoir, Speculative Nonfiction, And Book Promotion.

Mark Leslie Lefebvre - Creative Satisfaction, In-person Book Sales, Author Mindset, Indie Publishing, Author Earnings, And Artificial Intelligence.

Recent Topics

Self Publishing, Writing, Publishing, Author Business, Book Marketing

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Creative Penn Podcast For Writers
:

Bundles, Box Sets and Anthologies With Jamie Ferguson

July 13, 2026

What's the difference between a bundle, a box set, an anthology, and a collection? How can being part of an anthology be creatively interesting and useful for marketing? With Jamie Ferguson In the intro, Amazon Kindle increases the 70% royalty share; audiobook marketing tips (Voices by InAudio); The Builder’s Creed [Seth Godin]; Future Vision XPrize; Researching the dark side of travel [Anna Sayburn Lane]; Photos from Bruges @jfpennauthor; Bones of the Deep: A Thriller – J.F. Penn. ...

Author Voice Mastery, And Rebooting an Author Business With J. Daniel Sawyer

July 06, 2026

What happens to your creativity when you're in pain or sick, and can you ever get it back? How can you find and sharpen your author voice? J. Daniel Sawyer talks about voice mastery, writing with chronic pain, and building an eclectic author business. In the intro, leaning into your Strengths and deciding what you want to achieve by the end of the year; and Bones of the Deep by J.F. Penn. Today's show is sponsored by ProWritingAid, writing and editing software that goes way beyond j...

Writing The Hard Stuff: Turning Difficult Subjects Into Meaningful Prose With Nicole Walker

June 29, 2026

How do you write about the most painful experiences of your life without being overwhelmed by them? How can timed writing and a braided story help you untangle your hardest stories? With Nicole Walker. In the intro, Self-Publishing Pop Up Books [Self-Publishing with ALLi]; New in KU [BookBub]; The solar sail theory of indie publishing [ProductiveIndieFictionWriter]; Bones of the Deep; Selfie Awards Shortlist 2026. This episode is sponsored by Publisher Rocket, which will help ...

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