J. Thorn on Creative Income Diversification, Podcasting, and Cowriting (Re-air)

Episode 138 / We’re going back to the archives this week as we re-air an episode with J. Thorn. Sci-fi author, podcaster, teacher, and event organizer J. Thorn joins us to discuss creative ways to diversify your author income, podcasting, and what he wishes he’d known about co-writing.

Intro links:

Sara’s Kickstarter

In this podcast episode, you’ll discover:

How J. came to creative writing after teaching
J.’s transition to full-time writing
What he wishes he’d known about creative writing
The difference between developmental editing and proofreading
J.’s dislike of running paid ads and how he runs his business so that he doesn’t have to use them
Why podcasting is better for lead-generation than revenue generation
Why it’s not too late to get into podcasting
The downside of completely original ideas
How being a musician influences J.’s co-writing projects
J.’s long-running collaboration with Zach Bohannon and what J. wishes he’d known about co-writing
How J., a self-identifying introvert, runs writing events
The most difficult aspects of planning author events
J.’s mistake of quitting his full time job without a financial safety net, and how that turned out to be a good thing
Changes J. has seen and how he’s adapted to them
Thinking outside the box to create multiple streams of income