Hello, Creative.

I'm Joanna Penn, and through my books, podcast and community, I'll share my lessons learned on how to write, publish and market your book — and make a living with your writing.

I'm an award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author with more than 40 books across multiple genres, with over a million sold across 176 countries and 5 languages.

I'm a podcaster, international speaker, and award-winning creative entrepreneur.

But it hasn't always been this way!

I've made many mistakes on the author journey, and I share everything on this site so you can save time, money, and heartache on your path.

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Tips and resources on writing, publishing, book marketing, and making a living with your writing.

Tools, Tutorials and Useful Resources

My list of the best writing and editing, publishing and marketing software for writers, plus in-depth tutorials on how to use them.

Listen to The Creative Penn Podcast every Monday for information and inspiration on writing, publishing, book marketing and making a living with your writing.

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Check out my Books and Audiobooks for Writers

Including How to Make a Living with Your Writing, How to Market a Book, Successful Self-Publishing, How to Write Non-Fiction, and many more.

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This site has hundreds of articles, audio podcast episodes, videos and resources. To help you get started with the most useful content for your author journey, go straight to Start Here!

Love thrillers, dark fantasy, crime, horror, or short stories?

Check out my fiction and travel memoir as J.F. Penn