S3 Ep 6: From Corporate IT to Author Entrepreneur: Joanna Penn

Joanna Penn started off her working career in corporate IT. She did really well, and worked all over the world including Australia and New Zealand. But she was always frustrated by the lack of creativity. And after trying different ventures, in 2006 she wrote her first non-fiction book. Joanna not only decided to publish her own book but she started a blog and began to share everything she was learning about the publishing industry. She went on to also write fiction and she became a New York Times and USA bestselling author of thrillers under J.F Penn. Joanna has now written more than thirty books. She is an award-winning podcaster and her Creative Penn podcast has been down loaded millions of times. She is an international speaker and one of the most well-respected indie authors, well, in the world. Not only that, she’s still sharing all her knowledge and teaching authors how to make (a good) living from their writing. Joanna Penn has been such an inspiration to me and my Next Chapter and I was thrilled she agreed to be my guest. You can find out more about Joanna, all her books and courses at https://www.thecreativepenn.com/ And of course, my Next Chapter at elliebarkerwrites.com