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1. Ep. 490 How to Write Non-Fiction About Death, Dying and Grief with Joanna Penn kwyattmd 1:06:28

Learn why and how to share your end-of-life Wisdom and stories by writing a non-fiction book.

My guest Joanna Penn writes non-fiction for authors and is an award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of thrillers, dark fantasy, and memoir as J.F. Penn. She is also an award-winning podcaster, creative entrepreneur, and international professional speaker. Her most recent publication is the 2nd edition of How to Write Non-Fiction: Turn Your Knowledge Into Words. Today we discuss the challenges of writing non-fiction books about difficult and personal subjects like death and grief. Joanna offers her best tips and encouragement for anyone who wants to write a book but doesn’t know where to begin. Learn more about her work at her website:

thecreativepenn.com

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This episode includes:

• Types of non-fiction books and how to choose the best format for your subject matter
• Why you don’t have to be an expert or “great” writer to write a book
• Why and how to identify the target market for your writing
• Choosing the best title for your book (and why it’s important)
• The balance between writing what you think people need vs. what people want to read
• The challenge of vulnerability in writing memoir
• Why you need an outside editor or proofreader for your book

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Joanna’s online bookstore: https://creativepennbooks.com/en-us
• My interview on The Creative Penn Podcast: Writing About Death, Dying and Grief
• My interview on Books and Travel Podcast: Memento Mori: How Travel Can Help Us Deal with Death and Grief
• NEW Gift Guides for Caregivers, People Receiving Care, and People Who are Grieving
• Get my two newest books!! Stories from the Dark Night and The Tao of Death
• Get EOLU Podcast Merch here
• Conversations on Death with ChatGPT – Audiobook here; Print Book here
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Karen Wyatt Karen Wyatt MD

Dr. Karen Wyatt is the bestselling author of the book 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying, which contains stories of patients she cared for as a hospice doctor and the spiritual lessons she learned from them at the end of their lives. Her other books include The Journey from Ego to Soul, Stories from the Dark Night, and The Tao of Death. Dr. Wyatt also hosts End-of-Life University Podcast, which features conversations with experts who work in all aspects of end-of-life care. She is widely regarded as a thought-leader in the effort to transform the way we care for our dying in the U.S. In addition, she is valued for her application of spiritual principles to illness and healthcare and teaches that in order to live life fully we must each overcome our fear of death and embrace the difficulties that life brings us.