CREATIVE. INSPIRED. HAPPY with Evelyn Skye

How Your Personal Mission Can Shape Your Books and Career with Brian Weisfeld, founder of The Startup Squad Foundation


Listen Later

My guest today is Brian Weisfeld, co-author of four middle grade books—both fiction and non-fiction—as well as the founder of The Startup Squad Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to teaching kids about entrepreneurship.

Today we talk about:

* how a personal mission can drive your writing career

* the differences in writing fiction, nonfiction and graphic novels

* what Brian has learned through some ups and downs in publishing

* how to come up with out-of-the-box ideas for book events to promote your work, and so much more

I hope you enjoy the show!

» Past podcast episodes live HERE

Special swag and autograph offer:

Brian has generously offered to send autographed bookplates and some swag to anyone in our podcast community who purchases his books. To get an autographed bookplate and swag, just send an email to [email protected] and mention the CREATIVE. INSPIRED. HAPPY podcast in the subject line!

✍🏼 And don’t forget about our $1,000 Scholarships for Aspiring Writers (more info here).

🟨 Full video version available free at CreativeInspiredHappy.com, along with $1,000 & $2,500 Scholarships for Aspiring Writers, a Book Club for Writers & Curious Readers, behind-the-scenes insights into a bestselling authors' life, mini-creativity challenges, and more.



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
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

CREATIVE. INSPIRED. HAPPY with Evelyn SkyeBy Evelyn Skye

  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5

5

33 ratings


More shows like CREATIVE. INSPIRED. HAPPY with Evelyn Skye

View all
The Business by KCRW

The Business

656 Listeners

Pop Culture Happy Hour by NPR

Pop Culture Happy Hour

10,928 Listeners

Helping Writers Become Authors by K.M. Weiland

Helping Writers Become Authors

967 Listeners

The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience by Kelton Reid

The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience

218 Listeners

Writing Excuses by Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler

Writing Excuses

1,293 Listeners

Pivot by New York Magazine

Pivot

8,888 Listeners

The Rewatchables by The Ringer

The Rewatchables

13,660 Listeners

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett by DOAC

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

6,554 Listeners

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard by Armchair Umbrella

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

68,705 Listeners

Fiction Writing Made Easy by Savannah Gilbo

Fiction Writing Made Easy

1,371 Listeners

The Shit No One Tells You About Writing by Bianca Marais, Carly Watters and CeCe Lyra

The Shit No One Tells You About Writing

735 Listeners

The Mel Robbins Podcast by Mel Robbins

The Mel Robbins Podcast

20,790 Listeners

Open Book with Jenna by TODAY, Jenna Bush Hager

Open Book with Jenna

967 Listeners

No Write Way with V. E. Schwab by V. E. Schwab (Author)

No Write Way with V. E. Schwab

58 Listeners

Wild Card with Rachel Martin by NPR

Wild Card with Rachel Martin

623 Listeners