How to Make a Living with your Writing

[@charuuppal7043]

Returning to this after listening to it years ago. So clearly articulated and so honestly shared. So very helpful. Thanks,

[@redarising]

Awesome informative video. Others should learn from you how to do this right. No gimmicks no superficial info, no hard selling. All that isn't necessary. Help people first and we will buy. See now I'm going to buy your business book and possibly more with just your one plug for it. Thanks so much!

[@GaryKlineCA]

Thank you, excellent video, excellent presentation. You manage to cover quite a bit, very concisely, with excellent references on how to dig deeper. This video has been invaluable.

[@thecreativepenn]

glad you found it useful :)

[@apdmont]

Great video. And tips. Your English is so clear and perfect to me... Thanks!

[@kylewattssurfing3266]

Amalia Pedemonte Yaaawwwesomeee!!!!!++++:)))))

[@gutlessband5825]

Sweet video. Really dig this sort of stuff. Would like to see more. Keep it up.

[@waynejones5635]

Thank you for sharing this video. The growth and expansion of digital formats worldwide is certainly promising..

[@Jr513Moreno]

I love your videos. Very informative. Thank you

[@ghostfrequency6920]

quite good reasonable advice,and simple to understand.

[@TonnyPoker]

Thank you Joanna, i love your videos, you always give very good information, i wish you the best

[@StarcomIndonesia12122020]

This is absolutely a fabulous video with lots of useful information!

[@e-care-books9867]

Words of Wisdom from Joanna!

[@juliastankevych6835]

Honest and straightforward! Thank you for sharing!

[@Forde1980]

Darn you're good, Joanna!

[@ricardox7810]

Thank you for this. I will refer back to your suggestions -- very inspiring! Good luck.

[@philipmann5317]

Fantastic tips and advice. thanks so much for posting this.

[@eddyaruda486]

Thank you for your help. You are an inspiration!

[@detoxlady6777]

Thank you Joanna!! I love your videos, I'm a new suscriber.

[@aileenoconnor]

Thank you so much, your content is of such high quality, with no deception or eventual hard sell, I'm eating up your stuff at the moment and may well buy one of your books soon...best of luck Joanna!

[@thecreativepenn]

Thanks, glad to be useful :)

[@judycullins2372]

Thanks Joanna, This is so inspiring, I'm going to post the link for my 15,000 members in my Linkedin Book Writing, Self Publishing and Marketing group.

[@mokai1618]

Great video. Thank you so much for this insightful and inspiring video.

[@Willowgrey31]

Excellent work - thank you!

[@marthabulluck7183]

I always enjoy the information that you share. Thank you.

[@365connection]

Super helpful! Thanks Joanna!!!!

[@albertderek]

Great video Jo. Thanks

[@A-Nonnie-Mouse]

Omg--are we all from accounting 😆 I left my job as an accounting professor to focus on creative writing--no more academic writing.

[@bimalnair]

wonderful! thankyou so much for such a detailed & well covered content on this topic. You are fab! Its 2020 and it would be awesome if you could make a part 2 of this same topic on your journey so far from 2015 till date...am extremely eager to know how things have changed for you & the writing market in these 5 years. Please please make a part 2 video of this Joanna!

[@thecreativepenn]

I am planning to do some new videos in 2020 - so watch this space :)

[@hollystringer7639]

I enjoyed this video and so informative. Thank and wish you all the best. Love how you include your speaking w/ creative slides.

[@thecreativepenn]

Glad it helped :)

[@venuskazimi3738]

Waww!!! This is absolutely an amazing video with looooaaads of useful information! Thank you SO MUCH!

[@MyJourneyonHCG]

Thank you for such an inspiring vlog!! I have a short romance story that I want to make a full novel...any advice? Do you think I should start from scratch?

[@AntoineBandele]

What is the expense for having an audiobook done?

[@thecreativepenn]

It will depend on the length of the book - usually around $150 - $300 per finished audio hour - so a 6 hour audio (around 60,000 words) would be about $1200 at $200 per finished hour - but it's based on the book and the narrator's rate

[@AntoineBandele]

Thank you Joanna.

[@russelladams9147]

Thank you so kindly for your time. Incredible information.

[@TrevorSchmidt]

Very helpful Joanna! I especially liked your insight on audiobooks and where that industry is going. :) +Joanna Penn

[@enough_of_propaganda]

Thank you very much! This is very useful. E. Nickell

[@Nicole-gq3nd]

this is awesome and a companion to your books Business for Authors, How to Make a Living With Your Writing and How to Market a Book! I have all three in audio form. Is there a download link for this video? I'm blind, so I'd be using this as a podcast episode. Maybe you could do videos on podcasting.

[@thecreativepenn]

Glad you liked it :) I should do a video on podcasting - I'll add that to the list - thanks for the suggestion.

[@YearoftheMosquito]

Hi, how can I turn my book into an audio book? Or what good services or websites are out there I can submit my book to?

[@WILLIAMSBENTO-m8r]

Can i break a large self help book into smaller ones. Thank you so much for your videos!!!

[@thecreativepenn]

Of course, you can do little books instead of one huge tome

[@DeleceFordStorytelling4u2]

Great info as usual

[@MarkECooper]

Excellent episode

[@adhsnuggles]

I love your videos.. do you have any videos on what platforms can they sale their books?

[@thecreativepenn]

Just check this page: www.TheCreativePenn.com/publishing

[@JayJay-lr5wm]

New follower, greatfull for your channel..

[@tzoneo8029]

Okay J.F., Thanks for the Video. But I must confess that this title was a bit tricky for me. At first I couldn't figure out where you were going with it, but now I see clearly how it turned out. But a quick one: I want to know if Draft to Digital has its own platform for selling eBooks apart from being an aggregator to other channels like kobo etc. In other words, can I upload my book on D2D and deselect all the other distribution options. Thanks.

[@thecreativepenn]

D2D now has their own store through Smashwords, but it is mainly a distributor.

[@tzoneo8029]

@@thecreativepenn Thanks.

[@familyrocketship]

Fantastic video Joanna!

[@thecreativepenn]

Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@johnparnham5945]

I'm discovering that self publishing is very expensive especially if you're on a low income as I am . How long would you say would it take to generate an income from scratch?

[@thecreativepenn]

It's not expensive compared to any other business. It totally depends on what you're writing, how many books you write, how you market and many other factors. More here - thecreativepenn.com/makealiving/

[@derrickchance5608]

Thank you for this information ... You took time out of your day just to help other people ... I say again THANK YOU ! Team multiple sources of income 😎😎😎

[@thecreativepenn]

Glad you found it useful!

[@bennminor4183]

Great author, great persona, great smile! Inspiring. I look forward to being better :-)

[@bobbikalule]

I am that writer that just wants to write and leave the marketing to someone else. How many people are doing that and can you point me the direction to hire someone for the job. Thanks

[@thecreativepenn]

Hi Tonya, it's best to go the traditional publishing route then. Check out literary agents in your genre. You can also hire marketing and PR people if you go the indie route - try www.TheCreativePenn.com/reedsy

[@alwynmaguire8037]

I think to whom you market your book to has a derogative impact. For instance the children sector is absolutely saturated and is far more competative. Cook book's are the same, so I'd like to add that focusing on your niche' is the most important factor to whom your audience are going to be. You've really got to get your thinking cap on would be my advice to people wanting to make a living from writing.

[@hawkins413]

Nice video.

[@MorusAlba1975]

50:23 This is easier for those who want to write stories or self-help books. For those who want to write controversial and politically incorrect non-fiction, there is a problem...

[@bsparks7556]

Not to be critical, but it seems you've told us where things are going but not "how" to get there. Did I miss something?