Behind The Cover: J.F. (Joanna) Penn

[@queenmysaelsheikhofsudan]

To discover Joanna penn is the greatest thing for me as a self publishing author 😊❤ Thank you

[@JackLErickson]

Shout our to Joanna for sharing her enthusiasm and talent. Keep inspiring indie authors to stretch and reach new levels of success!

[@drive2sky]

Hi Joanna!! Congratulations on your journey as a SUCCESSFUL full-time author entrepreneur! I'm so happy I found you, too! Take care ;-)

[@WaltSocha]

Some of us are a bit slower (and in their 60s)...! Thanks for your continuing inspiration.

[@EsterBenjaminShifren]

Fabulous video. So good to see, and hear you speaking Joanna. I'm your avid admirer and follower. I'm not sure why I never came across this video before. Keep up your good work and spirits.

[@NatRussoAuthor]

Loved it, Joanna! Truly inspirational.

[@nigeanddawn1]

Wonderful to see you talking for change instead of just hearing you on your podcast through my earphones. But more importantly for me, it is always inspiring to hear your story.

[@JPChoquette]

Loved this inside glimpse into your work life, congratulations on all your continued success!

[@TamelaRich]

Happy for you, Joanna. Glad you found a sunny day in London to do this video!

[@GRouston]

Good for you, nice to find something you can make a living at and love at the same time. I too am an author/speaker and love writing. Keep up the great work Joanna

[@ainataurina8377]

I am so happy that I found you. You give me most needed confidence, however, I didn't find yet how to publish my colouring book in Amazon. Those technical things, for example, how to tell Amazon staff that I want to publish...

[@Writein2012]

OMG! You are so adorable! This is why you're so successful. What made me laugh out loud was that you bought 2,000 copies of your first book before you knew whether or not people would buy them! That one tip (what NOT to do) is a huge lesson for me. You've already helped me more than you know. Thanks for all you do.

[@authorpreneursecrets]

#writinggoals - Congratulations! I enjoy listening and watching you on KZbin. I am learning so much. I am quite inspired by you.

[@MichaelParkerwriter]

Nice one, Joanna. We met at the London 'Meet up'. It's no surprise to see you again so soon!

[@ASpeakingHuman]

You look fantastic and happy! You are an inspiration to me. As a result of your passion I was able to discover so many books that helped me get a handle on what I was trying to with my book, Blood & Soul. I'm still "unknown" but my book stayed on Amazon's the bestseller's list for over 5 months. Little old me. I made a dent in the universe using KDP. Best to you in the future!

[@HenryHydeCreative]

Fantastic, Joanna, great little film!

[@Tripleyourclientscom]

Hey ***** love the shot of your writing set up, reminds me I must do sometimes in terms of changing my desk ... great video ... I'm up in St Andrews now, it was the right move for me, but the shots of London reminded of some great times there in my 20s and 30s ...

[@clewismessina6630]

Inspiring. Fantastic interview, great work, Ms. Penn. :-)

[@dhipalee9899]

wow! every word of that I could relate to. So glad to hear of your successes, it is inspirational for me and probably many other writers and authors!

[@toniparker5086]

You are such an inspiration. Love you and your book. :)

[@thewaybeyonddiets]

Wonderful Jo - an inspiring video

[@ClareFlynnwriter]

Just seen this, Joanna. Superb!

[@therealaidanlucid]

Hi Joanna, I love the video and too hope that one day I can do what you're doing. I am actually going to sign up to your self-publishing success course and I am looking forward to it because I am seriously thinking of doing what you're doing now, i.e. self-publishing my own fiction and non-fiction and hoping to make a living from it some day. Well done again on your success. ;) Aidan

[@marcusemel6734]

Thank you for this inspiration!

[@Reneekelley68]

You rock Joanna! Love ya.

[@kaylathomas9540]

So inspiring!

[@DerekMurphycreativindie]

Awesome video, you look great.

[@lydiaafeman3736]

Great story!

[@ricoshay8024]

Nice piece, Joanna! I just published my first collection of short stories with Create Space: Our First Book Of Stories Volume IV. I'll look for yours. PS - I love your writing "chair" - I'll have to give one a go. Happy Writing! Ric O'Shay

[@miguellecomte1927]

Hi Joanna. You make no video in French ? In any case, your book "How to make a living by writing", really great !

[@tkthorne9526]

As we say over the Pond, You Go Girl!

[@KevsArtStuff]

Well done Joanna, and welcome home. I'd love to hear more about your marketing strategy though (I'm sure this is part of it). Oh... and wear a helmet when cycling around London... ;) subscribed :)

[@elizabethmahenge2231]

great Joanna. I would like to be among your friends. You are a role model to me.

[@JB-hj3xj]

I can't wait until this is me!!!

[@trick0171]

Woah...cool bike! :-)

[@EricMortimer]

It's never too late to start self publishing.

[@albertsneij8]

Q: how to increase/change royalty from 30% to 70%

[@LaraineAnne]

Congratulations, Joanna. What you've achieved is equivalent to climbing a mountain even higher than Everest. It's just a shame all these videos are nothing but an advertisement for Amazon. They don't allow writers even ONE SENTENCE about how they got where they are. Perhaps because it had nothing to do with any effort on Amazon's part?

[@IsaacJavan]

Please upload new success stories, just to reassure people that self publishing is still worth it! These videos are great, but kind of old! Any new stories?