How to make a living with your writing: JOANNA PENN

April 16, 2015

Are you an Authorpreneur?

Joanna Penn left her day job in September 2011 to become a full-time author entrepreneur. She is a NY Times and USA Today bestselling thriller author under J.F.Penn, as well as writing non-fiction for authors. She is also an international speaker and entrepreneur, voted as one of The Guardian UK Top 100 creative professionals 2013.

In this video, Joanna explains how to make a living with your writing through multiple streams of income – including books in all formats, blogging, product sales, affiliate income, advertising, sponsorship, speaking – and more.

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