BIO:
Voted as one of The Guardian UK Top 100 Creative Professionals 2013, Joanna Penn is the internationally bestselling author of thrillers on the edge at JFPenn.com and non-fiction books for authors at TheCreativePenn.com, including “How To Market A Book“. She’s also a professional speaker and entrepreneur. Connect with Joanna @thecreativepenn
@SDNeeve, I’m not Joanna, but now I’m curious what a Norfolk accent sounds like. I might tune in specifically to hear it. And then all the Norfolkers would support you, and you could become a “thing.” We hear posh/conventional accents all the time. You’d be more unique!
No disrespect to Joanna, of course. Thanks for all the info. Gotta jump on the audio bandwagon…
Agreed 🙂 unique is what it is all about !
Hi Joanna.
You probably won’t see this now. But I have a question about podcasts. I think the idea is great and all, especially if you have a lovely voice like yours. But unfortunately I don’t. I come from Norfolk, and let’s just say, our dialect isn’t that grand. Don’t get me wrong, I’m proud of where I come from, it’s just, I don’t think people will appreciate my country tone, if you know what I mean.
What would you suggest I do? Should I still take a risk and go for it? Or would I be taking a risk and opening myself up to ridicule?
I’d love to know what you think on the subject.
Hi SD, I replied on twitter – but will add again here. What you think of your voice doesn’t matter. People think all different accents are exotic. I hate my voice, my mannerisms, my annoying tics – but I don’t matter – the information matters. People in the USA especially appreciate different accents – check out Game of Thrones for some truly awesome accents – hugely popular in the US! Point being … get over you and get out there 🙂
Agreed! I was thinking of the weeping angels, too!
Anyone trying to wrap their heads around the marketing, those slides really help. It’s not always a one-to-one, direct, easy-to-track thing. Be authentic, be visible, be cool. Thanks a million, Joanna.
Glad you enjoyed it Anthony 🙂
Joanna, I missed this but I’m sure you rocked it just like you rocked our interview on IndieAuthor TV! I will be posting this on my site because you know what you’re talking about..that is for sure!!!
Cheers,
Marla
PS – for everyone – my twitter handle is @thecreativepenn – it’s wrong in the bio 🙂
I’m a Dr Who fan as well – my cover for Desecration has a graveyard angel on too 🙂
You’re English, you love graveyards and the angels within and all I can think is, “Don’t blink. Don’t even blink!”
Lols that’s exactly where my mind went too! Whovians FTW!