Joanna Penn on Intuitive Writing for Memoir plus Kickstarter and Direct Sales Tips

<p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Episode 151 / Do you want to write a memoir? Joanna Penn joins us to share her lessons learned about writing memoir and other nonfiction. Joanna is a discovery writer and shares how the structure and content of the book evolved. We also delve into overcoming fear around Kickstarter and launches as well as what’s on the horizon for authors related to A.I. and direct sales. </span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Intro links: </span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Gift books for authors blog post from Alli:</span> <a href='https://selfpublishingadvice.org/why-indie-authors-should-publish-gift-books/'> <span style='font-weight: 400;'>https://selfpublishingadvice.org/why-indie-authors-should-publish-gift-books/</span></a></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Show notes:</span></p> <ul> <li style='font-weight: 400;' aria-level='1'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>How Joanna’s memoir evolved as she wrote it and how it became a very different book than she expected</span></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;' aria-level='1'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Why you time and perspective when you write a memoir</span></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;' aria-level='1'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Why we need to honor the intuitive urge to write something even if it may not seem like the best strategy</span></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;' aria-level='1'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Dealing with fear of judgment when writing personal stories as well as fear around running a Kickstarter (Joanna’s kickstarter:</span> <a href='https://www.thecreativepenn.com/pilgrimage'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>https://www.thecreativepenn.com/pilgrimage</span></a><span style='font-weight: 400;'>)</span></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;' aria-level='1'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>The possibilities beautiful print books</span></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;' aria-level='1'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Direct sales and the empowered mindset</span></li> <li style='font-weight