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Transitioning To A Full-time Creative Career With Blaire Palmer
If you want to become a full-time author-entrepreneur, it's not just about quitting your job and starting to write. There are many challenges to face as you go through the transition.
In today's show, I talk to Blaire Palmer about mindset, routine and productivity, cashflow management, and more.
In the intro, big publishers are changing the way they license books to libraries [Authors Guild], which means there is more opportunity for indies to reach libraries through services like Draft2Digital, Overdrive through Kobo Writing Life, and FindawayVoices for audio. [More on publishing wide here.]
Plus, my interview about Artificial Intelligence and its potential impact on indies with Orna Ross on the AskALLi Podcast, and my home audio booth setup if you want to get into narrating your own books. I also recommend the Unemployable Podcast if you want to learn how to build a ‘7-figure small' business.
Today’s show is sponsored by my audiobooks for authors, How to Market a Book Third Edition, Business for Authors, How to Make a Living with your Writing and The Successful Author Mindset, available now on Audible. If you need some more inspirational audio that will give you actionable tips to make more money with your books AND stay sane while doing it, check them out on your favorite audio store [links and samples here]!
Blaire Palmer is an author, coach, professional speaker, and podcaster at ABrilliantGamble.com.
A former BBC journalist and radio producer, Blaire helps people escape the day job and work on what they truly love. Her books include The Hyper-Creative Personality and The Recipe for Success.
You can listen above or on iTunes or your favorite podcast app or read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights and full transcript below.
Show Notes
* Why working experience and running a business are different
* On the different types of communities that solopreneurs can belong to
* Mindset shifts necessary to run your own business
* The pros and cons of being self-employed
* The necessity of pivoting when you’re an entrepreneur
* Charging what your work is worth, even when you love doing it
* Multiple streams of income and how they support creatives
You can find Blaire Palmer at