Danielle Krage interviews Joanna Penn. Joanna is an award-nominated New York Times and USA Today bestselling author with more than 40 books across multiple genres – non-fiction and fiction (under J.F.Penn). Joanna is also a podcaster, international speaker, and award-winning creative entrepreneur. This conversation dives into Joanna’s recent book, ‘Writing the Shadow: Turn Your Inner Darkness into Words’.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Background
01:38 Understanding the Shadow
05:11 Embracing Your Weirdness
07:52 Pushing Boundaries in Writing
09:26 Exploring Family and Relationships
11:17 The Shadow in Relationships and Writing
15:09 Continuing Journey of Integration
19:24 Percolating the Shadow into Writing
21:27 Exploring the Shadow in Characters
23:26 The Shadow in Professional Lives
26:11 Tackling Fear and Judgment
27:07 Unpublished Work and Building an Author Platform
29:10 Using Email Lists for Fiction
31:49 Showing Elements of Yourself as a Creator
33:51 Examples of Memorable Characters and Their Shadows
38:12 Where to Find More About Joanna's Work
You can find Joanna’s work here:
https://www.thecreativepenn.com/the-creative-penn-podcast-for-authors
https://www.youtube.com/@thecreativepenn
https://www.thecreativepenn.com/writing-the-shadow
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https://twitter.com/daniellekrage
https://www.instagram.com/dekrage
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