Was your first book a bit of a passion project? If you're going to commit to writing in the long term and want to earn a living wage from it, you need a plan.

That's one of the topics I address in this week's interview with Orna Ross. She is the Alliance of Independent Authors director, and she also coaches students on creative planning.

I wanted to know more about her creative planning process and how writers can benefit from it. I started our conversation by asking her to describe her background and how she first broke into self-publishing.

If you have questions, suggestions, or feedback for the show, please tweet me at @bryanjcollins.

I'd love to hear about your writing projects and what writing podcasts you're listening to at the moment.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Are there more opportunities to self publish today
• How creative planning works
• Tips for what you should and shouldn't be doing
• How to decided what to work on next
• Taking time out for creative play
• Can business be fun and creative?
• Shifting from a hobby to a business

Resources:

• Alliance of Independent Authors
• Creative Self Publishing by Orna Ross
• Self Publishing Advice
• OrnaRoss.com

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