The Creative Penn Podcast For Writers

Producing Visual, High Quality Books, Thinking Differently, and Kickstarter Lessons With Holger Nils Pohl

09.04.2023 - By Joanna PennPlay

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How might thinking differently help you create clarity in our noisy world? How can you produce a high-quality print book — and successfully fund it on Kickstarter? Holger Nils Pohl discusses these things and more.

In the intro, Copyright in an age of AI [Self Publishing Advice, Monica Leonelle, Ars Technica, The Verge, The Atlantic; Insider; Kathryn Goldman; US Government Copyright Office AI Submission]; Writing the Shadow Kickstarter; Lesbians Who Write; Pretty Links;

Today's show is sponsored by Ingram Spark, which I use to print and distribute my print-on-demand books to 40,000 retailers including independent bookstores, schools and universities, libraries, and more. It's your content—do more with it through IngramSpark.com.

Holger Nils Pohl is a visual strategist, professional speaker, trainer, and coach. He's also the author of multiple books, from business to children's books, as well as the co-creator of an award-winning business board game.

You can listen above or on your favorite podcast app or read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights and the full transcript is below.

Show Notes

* Breaking out of the traditional publishing mindset

* The creative process — distilling ideas into visual images versus words

* Neurodiversity as a creative

* Living authentically and breaking out of ‘masking'

* Challenges of creating a high-quality book

* Return on investment for nonfiction authors on Kickstarter

* Six tips for a successful Kickstarter

* How creatives can create clarity and choose the right direction

You can find Holger at HolgerNilsPohl.com.

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