Austen Rachlis is a writer and filmmaker living in Los Angeles. She recently directed and produced the documentary Naughty Books, which highlighted the ups and downs experienced by self-published authors in the romance genre. Austen is a regular writer for Wondery podcasts American Innovations and Business Wars. She joins me on this episode to talk about her documentary, how the self-publishing industry has changed the publishing industry, and how it has empowered women. Join us for a truly fascinating episode of Mitlin Money Mindset™ — you will not want to miss it!

You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in...

• How Austen came to film a documentary on the self-published romance industry. [2:15]
• What surprised Austen the most about making the documentary. [4:35]
• How Amazon has changed the self-publishing space. [5:38]
• How this space has empowered Women. [8:10]
• Why as a self-published author, you are the CEO of your own company. [9:50]
• Misconceptions about self-publishing and the romance publishing industry. [11:40]
• Austen’s advice to aspiring authors considering self-publishing. [15:00]

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• Austen Rachlis is a writer and filmmaker living in Los Angeles. Her novel Hacker Mom was a launch title for Amazon’s Kindle Serial initiative. She co-wrote the short film Loop Planes, which was jointly funded and produced by Killer Films and Massify.com. It premiered at SXSW and went on to screen at over 50 festivals worldwide, including Tribeca, The Hamptons Film Festival, and the Rhode Island International Film Festival, where it won the Alternative Spirit Award. She directed and produced the documentary Naughty Books, which is distributed by 1091 Pictures. She is a regular writer for the Wondery podcasts American Innovations and Business Wars. Austen holds a BA from Hampshire College and an MFA from Columbia University’s School of the Arts.

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