owned and maintained by Joanna Penn

What this blog is about

This website focuses on four main areas: writing, self-publishing, marketing, and entrepreneurship.

The topics covered in the blog include:

• author entrepreneur 
• creativity 
• eBooks and technology 
• marketing and promotion 
• publishing options 
• writing

It's for writers and authors who want to self-publish but either don't know how or don't have enough confidence to try. TheCreativePenn.com has been voted one of the Top 10 sites for writers three years running. The blog features both a podcast and YouTube video series.

Watch Joanna's Welcome to The Creative Penn video on YouTube.

About Joanna Penn

J.F.Penn is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of thrillers on the edge, as well as bestselling non-fiction for authors published under Joanna Penn. She is a professional speaker on creative entrepreneurship, digital publishing and internet marketing, and was voted one of The Guardian UK Top 100 creative professionals 2013.

Why I love this blog

This blog is another fantastic resource for writers and authors. Joanna is so practical in her advice, which comes from her experiences as a writer. She knows her stuff. She also drives home the point that authors and writers ARE entrepreneurs. When you subscribe to the blog, Joanna gives you the free Author 2.0 Blueprint, which tells you more about how to self-publish books and eBooks and is incredibly helpful.

Resources

The Creative Penn - http://www.thecreativepenn.com/
The Creative Penn podcast - http://www.thecreativepenn.com/podcasts/
Twitter - http://twitter.com/thecreativepenn
YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/thecreativepenn

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This week I am reviewing the blog Tiny Buddha, which was founded and is maintained by Lori Deschene.

What this blog is about 

This was one of the first blogs I started to read when I wanted to start changing my life a few years ago. It is fantastic. Tiny Buddha is about reflecting on simple wisdom and learning new ways to apply it to our complex lives—complete with responsibilities, struggles, dreams, and relationships. Over the last four years, Tiny Buddha has emerged as a leading resource for peace and happiness, with more than two million monthly readers.

You’ll find posts about happiness, motivation, inspiration, love, relationships, meaning, possibilities, mindfulness, and letting go. Much of it has its roots in Buddhism, but this is not a site about religion. It’s about ideas that make sense and make a big difference when applied.

Why I love this blog

The wisdom in this blog has helped me through so much crap in the last three years. If you are experiencing hard times, I recommend going to read about other people's experiences. This blog is all about empathy with other people; chances are you are not alone in any of your experiences.

The other great things are the forums, where you can talk and interact with other people. Check out the quotes that are famous on Tiny Buddha. The founder, Lori, also has an ecourse, Recreate Your Life Story. There are also several great books written with the Tiny Buddha philosophy.

Check all of it out and find what is useful for you :)

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The Renaissance Soul: How to Make Your Passions Your Life by Margaret Lobenstine 

courtesy of powells.com

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This week I wanted to kick off my new weekly review series titled Blog of the Week.

Each week, I will review a website or blog that I have found extremely helpful in my journey. One disclaimer: I am not getting paid to feature these blogs on my blog. I am sharing them because I believe they have wonderful content and do a wonderful job of engaging with their readers.

The blog this week is: Tranquility du Jour by Kimberly Wilson

Courtesy of Tranquility du Jour

About Kimberly 

Kimberly Wilson is the creative director of Tranquil Space yoga studios, designer of eco-fashion line TranquiliT, director of Tranquil Space Foundation, author of Hip Tranquil Chick, Tranquilista, and Tranquilologie, and writer for this beautiful lifestyle blog. Tranquility du Jour contains musings on a potpourri of my passions - style, yoga, sparkly things, vintage finds, mindfulness, all things French, do-gooding, creativity, and, of course, tranquility.

Her website is http://www.kimberlywilson.com/.

Why I Love Tranquility du Jour 

This blog was the very first blog I started following when I began my journey to really get to know my creative self.

Kimberly speaks in a very simple and direct language on topics that helped me to feel creative and inspired. I truly felt that I could be creative after reading this blog (which led me to start this blog!).

Kimberly also does a lot with mindfulness and I highly recommend her e-course Mindfulness: Tranquility Within

I also own all her books and you should check them out too! They are fantastic!

Kimberly also writes on starting your own business and entrepreneurship. Check out her e-course Creative + Conscious Business

Disclaimer

Tranquility du Jour and all related items are the property of Kimberly Wilson and Hip Tranquil Ventures LLC.

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Looking at the title of this blog, the word that will probably stick out the most is "librarian". Yes, I am a librarian and I deal with information constantly. It's my job and I absolutely love it. And I want to share my love for information.

Why did I start this blog? 

Because I have some topics that I'm really passionate about. My blog looks how to explore information at the crossover of five main things: personal information management, lifestyle design, technology, creativity, and nerdy stuff. I want to help you find the right information and resources for these topics. I also want to talk about my passion for manga, anime, and science-fiction (just to spice things up).

Join me on my journey!

I have been in school for the past 20 years of my life (and I'm only 25). This blog will chronicle my adventures as I begin to develop my life after not having much of one :). I'm going to explore personal information management, lifestyle design, technology, creativity, and all things nerdy.

I hope my information will be useful to you and please connect with me!

Welcome to Nerdy Mindful Librarian!

Topics on my blog include:

Personal Information Management

Lifestyle Design

• Wellness 
• Career/Entrepreneurship 
• Blog of the Week 
• Mindfulness
• Minimalism 

Technology

• Tutorials 

Creativity

• Writing 
• Blogging 

Nerdy Stuff

• Manga 
• Anime
• Science-Fiction and Fantasy 
• Book Reviews

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