Ep. 1101 – But Where’s Home? Writing & Promoting a Multi-Voiced Family Saga with Toni Ann Johnson (@toniannjohnson)

“You have to feel valuable within yourself.” – Toni Ann Johnson Today’s featured award-winning author is an actor, award-winning screenwriter, audiobook narrator, college professor, and the 2021 Flannery O'Connor Award winner, Toni Ann Johnson. Toni Ann and I have a fun chat about her latest book, “But Where's Home?: A Novella and Stories”, dealing with the emotional weight of the book's final story, leveraging unused material for future work, and more!

Key Things You’ll Learn: How Toni Ann’s large manuscript evolved into three separate, published award-winning books How she uses her acting skills to bring characters to life What she’s done differently with marketing her latest book compared to her last book Why self-care is a must for creatives. Especially introverts.

Why it pays to know your worth and not to chase validation Toni Ann’s Site: Toni Ann’s Books: The opening track is titled, “Unknown From M.E. | Sonic Adventure 2 ~ City Pop Remix” by Iridium Beats. To listen to and download the full track, click the following link. https://www.patreon.com/posts/sonic-adventure-136084016 Please support today's podcast to keep this content coming!

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