Ep13: What did we learn?? Negotiation, faking it, and The Ultimate Truth

At the end of 18-months of increased blood, sweat, and tears, Honor Eastly recaps the three big things she's learned from creating Starving Artist. You can help shape the future of Starving Artist by filling out the listener survey. Click here to help us out. To discuss this episode, head over to…

Ep12: Travelling the World as a YouTube Poet with Steve Roggenbuck

Steve Roggenbuck is an American video poet who’s most famous for his youtube videos, which really have to be seen to be believed. They’re feature mostly self-recorded footage of Steve walking through the snow, the desert, a park, his house, a party, and talking / yelling directly to camera. I remem…

BONUS: quitting my job, imposter syndrome, and having the same amount of hours as Beyonce

This week we've got a rebroadcast of an episode from the other podcast I make, Being Honest With My Ex, about quitting my job, imposter syndrome, and how you definitely don’t have the same amount of hours in the day as Beyonce. Being Honest With My Ex is basically a weekly personal journal that I’…

Ep11: Taking Control Of Your Finances with Sarah Firth

This week we’ve got the second part of the interview I did with Sarah Firth, and this one is some straight up #realtalk about how money works. The first five minutes we talk about maneuvering in your creative career, the next five, Sarah gives me the low down on her best resources for getting in co…

Ep10: Artistic Integrity Is More Important Than Money with Steaphan Paton

This week we’ve got an interview with contemporary artist Steaphan Paton about artistic integrity, resourcefulness, unpacking your money story, and living on $8,000 a year. To discuss this episode, head over to the Starving Artist Facebook Page (or Instagram or Twitter, or your local dog park) (bo…

BONUS: Making Starving Artist - success, social media, and crying on instagram

This week on Starving Artist we've got a bonus episode for you! It’s not a traditional episode where I convince an artist I admire to tell me all their secrets, instead it’s a behind the scenes look at Starving Artist told through a conversation with a good friend of mine, Audrey, who interviewed m…

Ep9: Selling Your First Manuscript with Bri Lee

When I recorded this weeks interview with freelance writer Bri Lee, she had a lotgoing on. She'd just quit her stable law job to become a freelance writer, and in the two months prior had won a fellowship, scored a literary agent, and was in the middle of shopping around her first manuscript to a s…

Ep8: Two Careers and Kids with Becky Sui Zhen

In this episode I talk to musician and creative producer Becky Sui Zhen about straddling two careers, and how to make creative career plans around life decisions like Having Children (currently one of my most potent fears). To discuss this episode, head over to the Starving Artist Facebook Page (o…

Ep7: Designing Your Creative Life with Sarah Firth

This week we have an interview with Sarah Firth talking about building an approach for your work, which really means building an approach for your life! In this episode we talk about collecting data on yourself, redefining success, and why you shouldn’t pressure yourself to make money from your ar…

Ep6: How To Get Out Of Your Private Freelancer Tax Shame with Jeff Phillips

Last week we had an episode about IDEAS, so this week we’re going to do something more nuts and bolts: TAX. This week features an interview Jeff Phillips. Jeff is an artist, illustrator and tax genius, but he wasn’t always this way. This week he tells us about his private freelancer tax shame, how…