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What are some of the key elements in writing horror? How can you be successful writing and self-publishing in the genre? With Boris Bacic. In the intro, ISBNs made easy [Self-publishing Advice]; Written Word Media’s 2024 author survey; Taylor Swift self-publishing [Morning Brew]; Thoughts on audiobooks [Seth Godin]; This is Strategy: Make Better Plans – […]
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0:00.0 | Welcome to the Creative Pen podcast. |
0:03.7 | I'm Joanna Penn, thriller author and creative entrepreneur, bringing you interviews, inspiration and information on writing craft and creative business. |
0:14.7 | You can find the episode show notes, your free author blueprint and lots more at thecreativepen.com. |
0:22.5 | And that's Penn with a double N. |
0:25.0 | And here's the show. |
0:26.5 | Hello, creatives. |
0:27.7 | I'm Joanna Penn. |
0:28.9 | And this is episode number 778 of the podcast, and it is Friday, the 25th of October, |
0:35.3 | 2024, as I record this. |
0:38.5 | In today's show, appropriate for spooky season, I'm talking to Serbian author Boris |
0:44.9 | Bachich about writing horror as well as how his success came about in Kindle Unlimited. |
0:51.4 | So that's coming up in the interview section. |
1:04.0 | In writing and publishing things, new authors often have lots of questions about ISBNs, and the self-publishing advice blog from the Alliance of Independent Authors has just put out a new guide, |
1:10.5 | ISBN's Made Easy. It covers what ISBNs are, the Alliance of Independent Authors has just put out a new guide. |
1:12.4 | ISBNs made easy. |
1:16.2 | It covers what ISBNs are and why they are important. |
1:22.3 | Reasons to own your own ISBNs, even if you have to pay, which you do in some countries and not in others, what formats to use them on, where to find them, common pitfalls, as well as a Q&A. |
1:28.8 | So go and read that if you are still unsure of what to do with ISBNs. |
1:33.4 | I seriously get questions every single week on this and I always send people over to |
1:38.2 | self-publishing advice.org. |
1:41.3 | Written Word Media's 2024 Comprehensive author survey is out. |
1:46.7 | And definitely have a look at it as it's got so much in and they had quite a lot of authors, |
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