The Business of Writing Podcast
The Business of Writing Podcast is where the best creative minds of our time share how they’ve built thriving businesses around their writing skills. It’s time to kill the myth that writing doesn’t pay—on this show you’ll learn how to make words work for you.
We’ll be going deep into the art and science of great writing, the business acumen you need to make your business thrive, and writers of all kinds will share hard-earned insights you won’t get anywhere else.
So if you want to master the business of writing, subscribe so you never miss an episode
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 100
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2021
BOW 60: Rachel and Laura: Building Your Warchest and Creating Leverage In Your Business
Today we’re diving in to some “meaty” topics about diversifying your business, creating multiple income streams, and building long-term wealth in your writing business.
While we’…
BOW 59: Chris Flynn: Fusing Fact and Fiction
Chris Flynn is the author of The Glass Kingdom and A Tiger in Eden, which was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Book Prize. His latest novel, Mammoth, was released in April of 2020…
BOW 58: Justine Sones: Setting Boundaries For More Creativity and Less Stress
Justine Sones is an entrepreneurial word nerd who loves drinking coffee, listening to the CBC, and talking about things that hurt. Following over 10 years of self-employment and a…
BOW 057: Dana Kaye: The 3 Part Publicity Plan
Dana Kaye is a veteran publicist and brand manager with over a decade of public relations experience. She helps authors and entertainers get positive media attention and more eyes…
BOW 056: Brendan Fredericks: The Man Behind The Publishing Curtain
Brendan Fredericks has worked in the book publishing industry for nearly twenty years. As a bookseller and events manager with Angus & Robertson he worked with authors from Steve …
BOW 055: Justin Goff: Building Wealth As A Writer
Justin Goff is well known for helping marketers and business owners scale their offers to cold traffic. He grew his own supplement company from $0 to $23 million in just under thr…
BOW 054: Rachel and Laura: How To Invest In Your Business
It seems like everywhere you turn some coach or guru is telling you to “invest back in your business.” But what does that actually mean?
Laura and Rachel fly solo today as they…
BOW 53: James Schramko: How To Thrive In Unpredictable Times
For the past 10 years, James Schramko has helped over 3000 entrepreneurs quickly double and triple their revenue while working less.
Half of his private clients earn $3,000,000…
BOW 52: Gemma Milne: How To Professionalize Yourself Without Formal Training
Gemma Milne is a Scottish creative science nerd obsessed with deep tech and good writing.
She writes about science, tech and the broad cultural issues surrounding anything that…
BOW 51: Austin Lee: Finding Space and Stillness To Build Your Writing Business
Austin Lee is a direct response copywriter based in San Diego, California. His bread and butter is long form copy for 8-figure revenue financial publishers, but he also writes in …
BOW 50: Gabby Bernstein: How To Write a NYT Bestseller Without Burning Out
Gabrielle Bernstein is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Universe Has Your Back, Super Attractor and has written six additional bestsellers.
YouTube named Gabby on…
BOW 049: Margo Aaron: Writing Business Beatdown
Margo Aaron is the recovering academic and copy nerd behind the cheeky website That Seems Important. While she calls herself the “accidental marketer” – her full-time writing care…
BOW 048: Rachel and Laura: How To Thrive In Uncertain Times
Now more than ever, people are looking for strong leadership. Your audience and your clients are no exception.
Today we deep dive into the specific actions we’re taking to pivo…
BOW 047: Danielle Weil: Million-dollar Launches and the Power of Constraints
Danielle Weill has been writing copy for over a decade – to the tune of tens of millions of dollars in sales. She’s the “secret weapon” behind some of the biggest launches for ent…
BOW 046: Suchandrika Chakrabarti: Staying Creative and Relevant in Digital Journalism
Suchandrika Chakrabarti is a London-based journalist, podcaster, speaker and media trainer.
Over the last 13 years, she has reported, written, and edited for national newspaper…
BOW 045: Amanda Luft: Freelance vs. In-House Writing
Amanda Luft is an experienced web copywriter, specializing in the natural and alternative health industry.
She’s been writing for and studying health and wellness for years and…
BOW 044: Joshua Lee Henry: Tapping Into Belief
Joshua Lee Henry is a direct response copywriter and marketing consultant, specializing in helping personal brand entrepreneurs grow their business. When he sent his bio over for …
BOW 043: Rachel and Laura: What’s Working Now In 2020?
Between the advent of the internet and the introduction of the smartphone, online marketing and writing has changed a lot over the years. If you don’t keep up with the shifting la…
BOW 042: Kirsty Fanton: Your Personal Copy Therapist
Kirsty Fanton is a launch strategist and copywriter for online course creators. She also has her own course called Brain Camp, which teaches other copywriters the psychology behin…
BOW 041: Navigating the Crazy Culture of Copywriting with Julie Hassett
Our guest today is Julie Hassett. She’s brought in millions of dollars for publishers like Agora Financial, Seven Figure Publishing, and Money Map Press as one of their only femal…