The ‘poor, starving artist' myth has kept a lot of creatives down, but we're living in a time of abundance – of creativity, of global readership and of the opportunity to publish and reach them.

In this interview, Honoree Corder shares her abundance ideas for authors, plus some interesting ideas for expanding income streams.

In the introduction, I mention that I'm still working on the Creative Freedom course, which is only for those serious about making a living with their income. I put out a video on the Roadmap this week, and you can still get the free video series at www.TheCreativePenn.com/freedom

This podcast is sponsored by Kobo Writing Life, which helps authors self-publish and reach readers in global markets through the Kobo eco-system. You can also subscribe to the Kobo Writing Life podcast for interviews with successful indie authors.

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Kobo’s financial support pays for the hosting and transcription, and if you enjoy the show, you can now support my time on Patreon. Thank you for your support!

Honoree Corder is an author, speaker, executive coach and entrepreneur. Her latest book is Prosperity for Writers: A Writer's Guide to Creating Abundance.

You can listen above or on iTunes or Stitcher, watch the video or read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights and full transcript below.

* Business funnels for authors and using a book as a calling card.

* Several different ways to make money from books, including specialty printing for corporations.

* Confidence, claiming our own value and shifting to a prosperous and abundance mindset.

* BOLO and how to use this strategy to shift our mindset to one of abundance and prosperity.

* The need to recommit to our plans when roadblocks get in our way and the hard work it takes to keep going.

* On the necessity of writing more than one book and repurposing the assets you already have in place.

* The acronym FAME and the importance of each element, including having a production plan.

* Why scheduling matters in each day and also for a production plan.

You can find Honoree at HonoreeCorder.com or on twitter @honoree and the book is available on Amazon here.

Transcription of interview with Honoree Corder

Joanna: Hi, everyone. I'm Joanna Penn, from thecreativepenn.com. Today I'm here with Honorée Corder. Hi, Honorée.

Honorée: Hi.

Joanna: Hi. It's good to have you on the show. Just a little introduction.

Honorée is an author, speaker, executive coach,

In today's show, I tackle more of your questions from The Creative Penn survey about self-publishing and marketing. The last Q&A show was one of the most popular of the podcast, so I hope you enjoy this one too.

In the intro, I mention that I visited Highgate Cemetery yesterday and if you're a fellow taphophile, you can see my pics on Pinterest here. I also mention the ups and downs of Amazon this week, with Joe Konrath and Hugh Howey both singing the praises of KDP Select, while a report on working conditions in the New York Times has been getting a lot of negative press.

I also talk about my progress on the course website for the new Creative Freedom course and how I'll be unveiling the roadmap video this week. It's my attempt to demonstrate what most authors are missing in their author business and why most authors don't make a living with their writing. You can get all the free videos at TheCreativePenn.com/freedom

This podcast episode is sponsored by 99 Designs, where you can get all kinds of designs for your author business including book covers, merchandising, branding and business cards, illustrations and artwork and much more. You can get a Powerpack upgrade which gives your project more chance of getting noticed by going to: 99Designs.com/joanna

In the Q&A section, I go through:

* Book translations, foreign rights sales and audio books. Here's my roundup of translation posts.

* Getting into libraries and the advantages / disadvantages of KDP select. Here's the Alliance of Independent Authors' guide to libraries.

* Draft2Digital and Smashwords and the different sites they distribute your book to.

* Paid advertising, hiring help for all that indie publishing entails, and the motivation behind being an indie author.

* The different lengths of novels and novellas and the distinction between book series and serials and Wattpad's model for serialized book releases.

* The different audiences for print and eBooks.

* Blogging and ISBNs and whether they're necessary for a writing career.

* On the advisability of crowdfunding for authors and the motivations for marketing your books.

* Getting traffic to a website without a platform and the reasons for that traffic.

* The hard work of being an indie author and the choices we make about what we want to do with our time.

If you enjoyed the Q&A, then you can get more videos and audios on making a living with your writing and managing your time at TheCreativePenn.com/freedom.

Q&A Transcription

Joanna: Today we are doing a Q&A session and I have again picked a whole load of questions, mainly on self publishing and marketing from the survey I did a few months back. I still have 2,

Sometimes I just have to interview people I think are super cool and today I talk about swordfighting with Guy Windsor

I love meeting people who challenge me by what they accomplish and how they work.

Chandler Bolt has inspired me with his focused and ‘work smarter' approach and today I interview him about how he does it. Here come the productivity tips!

In the intro, I talk about the launch of Deviance and the Desecration promotional approach, plus how Amazon's Follow button now seems to work (see the pic here). I also mention the free video series on 11 ways to make money as an indie author and thank you for all your wonderful comments. Over 2000 people have now watched the video and I'm super happy that it's going down so well

It's always good to learn from industry professionals outside our direct area of writing. Today I discuss genre, loglines and getting a film deal with Charles Harris.

In the intro, I mention some VERY exciting news!

I've just hired my husband out of his corporate job to join the business and that gives me more time to serve the community

Regular listeners will know that I am a (not so closet) futurist.

Today I get to indulge my passion with Future of Publishing author, publishing consultant and speaker, Thad McIlroy. Yes, we both get super excited about mobile, digital, global sales and the creative disruption of indies!

In the intro, I round up my time at ThrillerFest and talk about how Nook has shuttered all international stores except the UK, plus the release of iOS 8.4 iBooks which will have integration with iTunes, which bodes well for audiobooks.

And of course, I have to mention Amazon review pain and the Authors United protest. Plus, Deviance, the final book in the London Psychic trilogy, is now on pre-order at Amazon, Kobo, Nook and iBooks.

Thanks to Kobo who did a Buy 3 and get 30% off promotion for my J.F.Penn thrillers last week, resulting in getting up to #4 in Mystery & Thriller in Canada, just behind Girl on a Train. My sales at Kobo this month have been super duper

I learned a ton of new stuff about social media in this interview with Frances Caballo from SocialMediaJustForWriters. I know you will too!

I've scheduled this in advance as I am away in New York for Thrillerfest. In the intro I mention Deviance, which is out on pre-order right now at a reduced price of US$2.99. It's also July so I reflect on my own 2015 goals at this mid year point and encourage you to reflect on your own.

This podcast episode is sponsored by 99 Designs, where you can get all kinds of designs for your author business including book covers, merchandising, branding and business cards, illustrations and artwork and much more. You can get a Powerpack upgrade which gives your project more chance of getting noticed by going to: 99Designs.com/joanna

Frances Caballo is an author and social media strategist and runs the fantastic site, Social Media Just for Writers.

You can listen above or on iTunes or Stitcher, watch the video on YouTube or read the notes and links below.

* On the time suck of social media and how to avoid it, including Frances' four-step process for an effective social media strategy. You can also check out Frances' book: Avoid Social Media Time Suck.

* The importance of the 80/20 rule on social media, as well as the influence of images.

* Why social media is not the Shopping Channel and the importance of following the social rules.

* On authenticity, being genuine and being consistent with your brand, while still respecting your own boundaries about what personal information you share.

* On which sites writers should be on based on the demographics of the audience for their specific genre.

* The importance of a professional presence on social media, including avatars and bios.

* Tips for Pinterest and ways to create more traffic to your blog, including tracking where traffic is coming from, as well as tips about creating and managing images for the various social media sites. Using WordPress plugin Social Warfare for more shareable images.

* On the new mobile video app Periscope, now owned by Twitter.

* Advertising and the issue of some social media sites being pay to play now, as well as balancing the different type of marketing strategies that are available – content marketing, attraction marketing and paid advertising.

* The future of social media, including Project Lightning on Twitter.

You can find Frances at her website, SocialMediaJustForWriters.com and on twitter @caballofrances

I'm super excited about growth in audiobook sales in the coming year and today I discuss lots of interesting aspects with Jeffrey Kafer, award winning voice talent and narrator for one of my latest audiobooks, One Day in New York.

In the intro, I mention my tech and health gremlins, the KDP Select page count freak out, the Self-Publishing Summit and the webinar with Nick Stephenson on finding your first 10,000 readers. I also update on my writing: How to Make a Living with your Writing is out now in ebook formats, and Deviance is out on pre-order.

This podcast is sponsored by Kobo Writing Life, which helps authors self-publish and reach readers in global markets through the Kobo eco-system. You can also subscribe to the Kobo Writing Life podcast for interviews with successful indie authors.

Kobo’s financial support pays for the hosting and transcription, and if you enjoy the show, you can now support my time on Patreon. Thank you for your support!

Jeffrey Kafer is a professional audiobook narrator and an award-winning voice over artist. He recently narrated my first male character audiobook, One Day in New York, and he also runs the audiobook promotion site, AudiobookBlast.

You can listen above or on iTunes or Stitcher, watch the video or read the notes and links below.

* On changes in the audiobook market and why it's a good time for authors to do audiobooks.

* The pros and cons of ACX and options available to US & UK authors who use the service, including royalty sharing with the narrator.

* On ways that authors can get the attention of good narrators.

* Whispersync explained and how it effects royalties for narrators.

* On audiobooks in languages other than English.

* On Jeff's audiobook promotion site, called audiobookblast.com, how it works and how it differs from BookBub.

* The frustrating lack of granular categories on Audible and whether this could change.

* The importance of quality audio clips when marketing an audiobook, ways to get these and what to avoid.

* Working collaboratively with a narrator and the resulting new piece of art.

* The future of audio, including Google Auto, CarPlay and streaming services.

So much of becoming a successful author, indie or otherwise, is about mindset.

Today I talk to Susan Kaye Quinn about some of the biggest issues we all have as writers: self doubt, fear of judgement and comparisonitis. We also go into branding and tips on organizing your marketing.

In the intro, I mention some time critical info, plus my fantastic night at CrimeInTheCourt – you can see the pics here on my author FB page – the launch of How to Make a Living with your Writing, and the audiobooks of Gates of Hell and One Day in New York. It's been a big week!

This podcast episode is sponsored by 99 Designs, where you can get all kinds of designs for your author business including book covers, merchandising, branding and business cards, illustrations and artwork and much more. You can get a Powerpack upgrade which gives your project more chance of getting noticed by going to: 99Designs.com/joanna

Susan Kaye Quinn is a former rocket scientist now bestselling speculative fiction author and today we're talking about her super book, The Indie Author Survival Guide.

You can listen above or on iTunes or Stitcher, watch the video or read the notes and links below.

* On the journey from rocket science to writing books.

* On making a living as a writer and the indie-author revolution that the mid-listers are spearheading.

* On the toxicity of comparisonitis and setting reasonable and personal writing goals and objectives.

* The big lie of traditional publishing and the areas of validation and approval, as well as writers' mission statements, and the personal reasons why we write, which can help with decision making in our writing careers.

* On experimenting with what works for us and what doesn't in our writing careers. Also fear of judgment and how it can hold us back from fully expressing ourselves in our work, and what we can do to deal with that. Susan has a video on dealing with fear on her site here.

* Susan's top recommendations for book marketing including the three key elements. What to do if your books aren't selling and knowing your target market.

* The longevity of writing careers,

Today I’m answering some of your questions from The Creative Penn survey – talking about self doubt, what defines a good book, discipline and habits, ideal genres, editing and time spent on marketing.

In the intro, I mention the changes with Amazon Kindle Unlimited payments move to page reads as well as machine learning for reviews; Apple's change to pre-orders allowing up to a year in advance without metadata. I also mention the Facebook Ads for Authors course and Self Publishing Podcast #62 show on autoresponders.

This podcast is sponsored by Kobo Writing Life, which helps authors self-publish and reach readers in global markets through the Kobo eco-system. You can also subscribe to the Kobo Writing Life podcast for interviews with successful indie authors.

Kobo’s financial support pays for the hosting and transcription, and if you enjoy the show, you can now support my time on Patreon. Thank you for your support!

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