Separating Art from Commerce with Jeannine Ouellette, Bestselling Substack Writing Teacher and Award-winning Memoirist
CREATIVE. INSPIRED. HAPPY with Evelyn Skye - A podcast by Evelyn Skye - Tuesdays
My guest today is Jeannine Ouellette, author of the award-winning memoir The Part That Burns and founder of the incredibly popular Writing in the Dark, an online writing community that offers online creative writing intensives as well as literary salons.Today we talk about:* separating art from commerce* how paying attention to everyday life helps make creativity more easily accessible* building a career through different income streams and types of writing* and more.We also touch on transparency in making money as a writer. After you watch/listen to the episode, here are two posts with even more detail:* Making money as a writer* Book Deal 101: How do authors get paid (traditional publishing)I hope you enjoy the show!$1,000 and $2,500 Scholarships for Aspiring WritersCREATIVE.INSPIRED.HAPPY is pleased to sponsor scholarships for writers to further their writing education. More information here!GIVEAWAY: 1-year paid subscription to Writing in the DarkJeannine and I are partnering to give away a 1-year paid subscription to Writing in the Dark!To enter, just be a subscriber to CREATIVE.INSPIRED.HAPPY:I will choose a random winner from my subscriber list on Sunday, July 7, 2024 and will update this post once the winner has confirmed via email.Want more of Jeannine?You can find her at Writing in the Dark, as well as on Facebook, Instagram, and X.Want more writing advice and career insight? Join thousands for free at CreativeInspiredHappy.com to go behind the scenes with bestselling authors, and get access to our Book Club for Writers, creativity challenges, and more. I can't wait to see you there! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.creativeinspiredhappy.com/subscribe