Today's episode is a solo show! Inspired by the incredible J.C. Carpenter, I'm going to be breaking down my (minuscule) earnings from Medium, discussing the history of the personal essay and how we share our innermost thoughts and feelings and relate them to others, and share a few experiments and challenges to potentially make more!

This also marks the final episode of our "test season." We'll be back in a couple months with a slightly new format and some exciting new guests. :)

Support the podcast or recommend a guest here: https://ko-fi.com/makingmoneymakingart

(The Making Money Making Art theme song was create by the incredibly talented and skilled Maiga Vidal! You can find her here: https://www.patreon.com/maigavidal)

"I want to be an agent. I want to be making money for my clients!"

In this week's episode, we're chatting with self-published author, podcaster, streamer, theatre geek, and soon-to-be NYU Master's graduate, Zara Hoffman. At the time of recording, Zara had also been interning at an agency, and we spoke at length about her desire to be an agent in the near future, and the importance of fostering agent-client relationships.

Needless to say, Zara is juggling a lot. One of the main points we discuss is how it's impossible to do it all every single day. There's a lot of time management and responsibility juggling, but when it's things you're passionate about, Zara believes it makes it all worth it.

I really loved getting to hear Zara's perspective as she straddles the line between self-publishing her own novels and working for an agent and getting her Master's in the tradpub sector. It's a really cool glimpse into the publishing world that not a lot of people get to see from so many angles! So I hope you enjoy hearing from her as much as I did. :)

Find Zara Hoffman & her work online!

Her ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/zara

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/zarahoffman

YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/zarahoffmanauthortube

And everywhere else: https://zarahoffman.com

Support the podcast or recommend a guest here: https://ko-fi.com/makingmoneymakingart

(The Making Money Making Art theme song was create by the incredibly talented and skilled Maiga Vidal! You can find her here: https://www.patreon.com/maigavidal)

In today's episode, we're chatting with USA Today Bestselling sweet romance author, Regina Duke!

We discuss what it's like to continue a long-running series (she's expecting to publish the 13th book in her Colorado Billionaires series at the end of this year) while also playing around in multiple different genres (sci-fi, mystery, etc.) and all the formats (short story, novella, and novels so far).

Regina also takes us through how the self-publishing industry has changed over the decade she's been publishing. She takes us through the great years (hitting that USA Today Bestseller list, selling tens of thousands of books in a month) and also the slow years. One of the aspects I loved most about our conversation was Regina's emphasis on celebrating those big moments but also relishing the freedom that the slower times gift her.

I had such a fun time digging into the nitty gritty numbers with Regina and also discussing how we plan to keep treating ourselves for the work that we're proud of accomplishing! And I hope you enjoy her insights as much as I did!

Find Regina Duke & her work online!

Check out her ko-fi page for her most recent updates: https://ko-fi.com/reginaduke

Her website: https://reginaduke.com

The Amazon link to her books, though she is a "wide" author so you'll be able to find her work wherever you buy books!: https://www.amazon.com/Regina-Duke/e/B005KB08YM?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1649872850&sr=8-1

Support the podcast or recommend a guest here: https://ko-fi.com/makingmoneymakingart

You can find me online at Kate Cavanaugh Writes on YouTube, Twitch, and Instagram!

(The Making Money Making Art theme song was create by the incredibly talented and skilled Maiga Vidal! You can find her here: https://www.patreon.com/maigavidal)