Vicky is extremely excited this week because she invited Joanna Penn onto her podcast—and Joanna said yes! Come and join us as we wend our way through theology degrees, travelling, career-changing decisions, the joys of indie-publishing, and how writing fiction is different from non-fiction. Bonus ribbons: I asked Joanna about how to get started writing fiction and her generous and full answer knocked my socks off. Enjoy!

Key Takeaways:

[3:35] A little bit about Joanna and the work that she does!

[9:55] How did Joanna transition from the corporate world to being her own boss?

[14:25] Technology is great! It's removed barriers to creating and publishing your own art out there.

[16:45] When the Kindle came out, the whole world changed!

[17:50] Passionate about the future, Joanna shares what she's looking forward to in the next couple of years.

[19:45] How will traditional publishing change over time?

[21:25] What inspired Joanna to write fiction?

[27:35] Joanna shares what kind of mindframe you need to be in to write fiction.

[32:50] If you're an expert in a particular writing style, you just have to let that go and learn something new when writing fiction.

[34:50] Joanna shares a little bit about the traveling memoir she's writing.

[37:45] Want to write in a genre? Spend some time studying the greats!

[40:35] Don't write things you think you 'should' write.

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