Most authors either avoid AI or use it badly. Let’s fix that.

Authors who learn to use AI find that they have more time to write better books.

In this week’s episode, Joanna Penn and I break down where to start, which tools are actually worth using, and how to get useful output instead of bland tasteless, voiceless, AI slop.

You’ll learn

• How to prompt ChatGPT like a coworker
• The best tools for images, deep research reports, audio, and marketing tasks
• Ways to use AI that you probably haven’t considered before
• The most important AI prompting tip you will ever learn

Listen now or read the blog version to learn how AI can do tasks you hate, sharpen your author voice, and give you more time to do the creative work you wanted to do when you first started writing.

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Every author needs editorial feedback. But not all feedback is good.

If you accept every edit, you risk losing your voice and writing something bland. If you ignore all edits, you risk writing something sloppy that readers won’t buy. So how do you know which edits to take and which to toss?

In this week’s episode, you’ll learn:

• 7 “Bewares” to help you sort out good and bad editorial suggestions
• Whether AI or human editors are helpful or hurtful
• How to develop good tastes that guide your writing voice
  
  
  

Editing is supposed to sharpen your writing, not smother your voice. Listen in or read the blog version to find out when you should (and shouldn’t) ignore feedback.

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Most writing conferences teach you how to write a better book or how to pursue a literary agent. But what if you have already written a great book and you need help selling it? Is there a conference for you?

Yes! Announcing the 2026 Novel Marketing Conference, a live, in-person event focused on helping you market and sell more books.

The 2026 conference is packed with innovations you won’t find anywhere else:

• 100% live, interactive sessions
• A small group of writers who write in your genre
• Guidance on creating a customized plan for your upcoming year
• Excellent teaching by experts

You’ll leave the conference with a 100-page workbook full of actionable steps to grow your author platform, increase book sales, and start the year with a clear plan.

🎟️ Early bird tickets are on sale now through September 30, 2025. Prices start at just $299, and our limited number of Super Tickets are going fast, so reserve your spot today at ​NovelMarketingConference.com​.

​Listen in​ to hear more details or ​read the blog version​ to see the tentative schedule as well as photos from past conferences.

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