When searching for a book that would help aid in my quest for knowledge pertaining to self publishing and making money with my writing, I encountered many different books on the market. After searching through a few, I decided that I liked the reviews for Joanna Penn’s “How To Make A Living With Your Writing” the most. The price was perfect, only 7.99, and when on sale it was an even better price of only 4.99! Meaning that anyone can really be proactive even when on a budget. Another feature that caught my interest was Penn’s use of her personal experience as a description of this book to help draw in readers who felt like they could relate to her. Many people can often feel stuck in their jobs, not quite liking the path they head down, often feeling stuck in a never ending rut. It was nice to make that type of connection with the author because it made me feel as an aspiring writer that if she had been able to break away, that maybe I could too. Making the connection between finding a way to balance your own life with writing and happiness, rather than a job you get stuck in, suddenly seemed to become more tangible. This book is presented in a way that if you decide to purchase it, and use its content wisley, that it can impact your everyday life. If this is enough to influence your opinion about this book, here is my small summary that could help either sway or deter your decision to buy.
Joanna Penn’s “How To Make A Living With Your Writing” is a wonderfully (short) yet useful book. The length of this book can help many writers who are limited with time gain an overall understanding of the different types of content that goes into making a living off of your own writing. This book starts of with a cute, informative introduction that lets the reader know through Penns experience that “Yes it is possible!” This is where Penn informs the reader of her experience with coming into the world of writing and publishing, and then the context of how she got to where she is now and where she is planning on going. This book could be relevant for any writer who wants to quickly gain a broad form of knowledge pertaining to the different areas of options for success. This includes how to make money with books, which includes publishing options (traditional), or self publishing an ebook, printbook, or audiobook. Penn also covers more options that could “actually” make money with books. Another nice touch is her addition of other ways to make money outside of direct forms of writing and publishing, covering topics like product sales, professional speaking, freelance writing, and much more. This book was very helpful in broadening my knowledge of the options that I have as a writer to publish my own content, and other options that I could also pursue that would aid in my advancements towards success. If looking for a more in depth source, it might be best to search elsewhere. But for an inexpensive, good place to start, this book would be a good fit.
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- Ben MathewsonReviewed in Australia on December 28, 2015
A practical info Smorgasboard!
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Karens_BooksReviewed in Germany on October 28, 2020
Richtig gute Einblicke in die Englische Buch veröffentlichung
