Joanna Penn on Taking the Long View to Create a Life you Enjoy Around your Writing

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Episode 059 / Thriller author and creative entrepreneur Joanna Penn of The Creative Penn podcast joined us this week to talk about learning from mistakes, the importance of mindset, and taking the long view in your writing career.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The sun is out in Houston and we’re recovering from the great “snow-apocalypse” of 2021. Jami has running water again (yay!) and her</span> <a href= "https://books2read.com/u/3yzlLJ"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">lockdown novella, Locked in Love,</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">launches this week and at the end of the novella she’s giving away her brides novella as a lead magnet. Sara is writing and researching a possible French translation.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Question of the week: What is your approach to translations? Did it change after listening to</span> <a href= "https://wishidknownforwriters.com/100-translations-tanya-anne-crosby-on-lessons-learned/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Episode 58</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">with Tonya Anne Crosby?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Come over and say hi to Jami and Sara in the</span> <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/304647074240099/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">WIKT Facebook group</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">! You can find show notes and links at</span> <a href="https://wishidknownforwriters.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">wishidknownforwriters.com</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this podcast episode, you’ll discover:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Getting better with practice - the continual opportunity to grow in your craft</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The importance of backlist for established authors</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span styl