328: How Janae Marks Went From Side Hustler To Full Time Best Selling Children’s Author

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week I sat down with</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Janae Marks, the critically acclaimed author of middle grade novels From the Desk of Zoe Washington and A Soft Place to Land. We get to hear about her journey from writing as a side hustle to becoming a full time author. Now, her best selling book is soon to be a Disney Original movie, produced by Kerry Washington! </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In episode 328 Janae shares:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How impactful and important her novels are for young Black kids </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How to get started as a new author and the reality of how long the process all takes</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The pros and cons of self-publishing vs pitching a publishing house </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How Disney Channel picked up her novel to become an original movie, executive produced by Kerry Washington</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Check out this episode and others on</span> <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/side-hustle-pro/id1126021323"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Apple Podcasts</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">,</span> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/13qDj08lBR4ymzGhXIKy8t"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Spotify</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and</span> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/sidehustlepro"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">YouTube </span></a></p> <p><strong>This episode is brought to you by:</strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><a href="https://www.hubspot.com/podcastnetwork"><strong>HubSpot Podcast Network</strong></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">- The audio destination for business professionals with content designed to help you listen, learn,