America — Season 9 — BEING FREELANCE - Podcast and Community for freelancers

What is it you really want to do? - Children's Picture Book Author and Illustrator Maddie Frost

Burnt out from teaching, Maddie took her love of illustration and stories and forged a new career for herself as a picture book author and illustrator. It began with one simple question from her husband: “What is it you really want to do?”

“I was always meant to be on this path,” Maddie says, “I just had to make the choice.”

Author and IllustratorSteve Folland8 December 2019illustration, author, children's books, America, USA, Twitter, agent, getting an agentComment

Sink or swim - Designer Evan MacDonald

Evan had always intended to work freelance full-time, having taken gigs on the side of employment for years. When he and his wife relocated to Argentina, it was time for Evan to make the switch.

With 4 daughters under 10 and not much of a financial buffer, it was a risk. Has it paid off?

Graphic designerSteve Folland13 October 2019finding clients, networking, work-life balance, travelling, travel, America, USA, Argentina, United StatesComment