Make your book better! All the things that make writing hard: finishing a draft, revising, connecting with an audience, self-publishing or getting published, those are all the areas of expertise of this week's guest, Jacque Hamilton. Authors and writers of all kinds, enjoy her awesome advice! Get Jacque's special advice about finding time to write: https://bit.ly/TimeToWriteFreebie

Telling your story, using Spotify, and deciding about PR, these are all the things our guest this week is an expert about. Cristina Cano is a musician, PR expert, and event organizer in the music business, and will tell you about her journey and experiences in this episode!

Tracy Barnett is a queer game designer, editor, and podcaster — and the best person I know at finishing things. They are amazing at creating tiny games, releasing them, moving on and making another game! We talk about their transition to full-time game designer and stay-at-home parent which is awesome, their awesome profit-producing Kickstarter for "You are the Dungeon," and their advice for creators!

Amy Spalding writes incredible novels — YA, romance, queer fiction — and is also a marketing genius. When she officially launched her editing/consulting services, I knew I had to snatch her up for an episode to give some advice for the listener on how to navigate the world of books! Want to get published? Want to get an agent? Want to navigate a day job and a creative career? This episode is for you!

Meredith Graves is a musician and writer, has been an MTV journalist, and is now the Director of Music and Magic at Kickstarter. I talked to them about what makes a Project We Love (AND what makes Meredith, specifically, love a project). We also delve into sewing, creation, magic, and many wonderful things.

Anita Sarkeesian and her nonprofit feminist frequency fight for inclusivity in games, game culture, the game industry, as well as fighting systemic barriers for marginalized folks in many more ways. We talk about her journey through activism, video creation, podcasts, Twitch, non-profits, and management, to her current project: the Games and Online Harassment Hotline - and her future as a director!

Amy Vorpahl wants to go from being an employee to being a boss, and she came to my course to help her launch her first Kickstarter. In this interview, we talk about how she went from an actor to a badass D&D personality, and how she's leveling up to boss mode now with her album "Behold, Her Dreams!"

Parry Gripp's song are streamed a half million streams times *every day* - but this career was a "lucky accident," he says. A lucky accident full of persistence, joy, and tacos! Let's find out how he went from Nerf Herder to writing for kids tv, and why he works for himself now!

Selina Muriel went to school to make video games, but found her passion in designing clothes and lifestyle goods. She has followed her passion to being a brilliant young entrepreneur with wildly successful Kicsktarters, a 5-person company, excellent collaborations, and her products in a real-life store! It all comes from a brilliant knack for community-building on social media and a brilliant grasp of her aesthetic.

C. Spike Trotman runs the midwest's biggest comics publisher, Iron Circus Comics. She has run 28 Kickstarters with $2 mil raised. She is an indie powerhouse full of success stories, knowledge and opinions that you MUST follow and believe. I can't tell you how excited I am to have her on the show today.

Lillian Karabaic is a published author, a finance expert, a world traveler, and a radio show host. She's also one of the coolest people you'll ever meet, and on this episode we talk financial advice for creators as well as her journey from Americorps volunteer to financial hero to the non-standardly employed everywhere!

Hal Lublin is not only nice and talented (although those things are important) — he is also a podcasting prince, and today he brings his origin story to our podcast!

Literature. Hip Hop. Punk Rock. Business. MC Lars is at the top of his game on all of them, and he's been rockin' it for 20 years.

Today is another listener Q&A!

There are million reasons you can't create right now. Time. Money. Maybe... there's a global pandemic and you run a theatre company who has been doing live shows for over a decade? Well... that excuse doesn't work today, because we're talking to the New York Neo-Futurists!

Becca Scott loves games, loves making things, and has started an independent empire around these things. She is a gosh darn inspiration, and I hope you enjoy learning about her journey and insights into streaming, games Kickstarters, and making awesome things for her excellent audience!

Kevin Cole is a multidisciplinary artist who has raised $45,000 to start his own independent studio. He wanted to hire his friends and make awesome art... and he has succeeded! He has an excellent outlook sharing your personality and how that can help you build a fanbase. An amazing listen for any creator wanting to build an audience!

Raheem Jarbo was a teacher until his music got so popular he could leave and become a rapper full-time. Well... actually, it's much more complicated than that. And he has so many incredible insights about being creative and managing revenue streams, you can't miss this episode, no matter what you make!

Working hard, or working so hard you can't work anymore? Rebecca Hass specializes in "Being A Whole Person" - aka - avoiding creative burnout and staying "Creatively Well." She has INCREDIBLY helpful tips for creators on finding the balance between creation and burnout!

Live-streaming! Everybody says you have to do it! But how does it actually work? Amy Dallen has an amazing community full of positivity and video games on her twitch channel @enthusiamy. She'll teach you everything she knows about streaming, community, and fan funding in this episode!