You can be a successful creative entrepreneur and an introvert. It's all about finding the best way of working for your personality and your business goals, as I discuss today with Cat Rose. In the intro, I talk about the importance of thinking long-term, both about your creative projects, but also about building assets and making sure your writing is not just about short-term cash flow. Check out Dean Wesley Smith's article on day job thinking, his book, The Magic Bakery, and episode 332 on the importance of intellectual property for writers who want to make a sustainable income for years to come. Today's show is sponsored by Draft2Digital, where you can get free ebook formatting, free distribution to multiple stores, and a host of other benefits. Get your free Author Marketing Guide at www.draft2digital.com/penn Cat Rose is an author, podcaster, and creative coach. Her latest book is The Creative Introvert: How to Build a Business You Love on Your Terms. You can listen above or on iTunes or your favorite podcast app or read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights and full transcript below. Show Notes * The definition of an introvert and how it’s not the same as being shy * Working freelance and finding clients before other streams of income begin to flow * Juggling creative work and business with quality of life * The importance of consistency in podcasting * Tips on how to pitch to be on a podcast * Surviving and thriving at networking events * Reasons creatives fail at doing what they love * Identifying what your pay-offs are to make the hard work worth it You can find Cat Rose at TheCreativeIntrovert.com and on Twitter @CreativeIntro Transcript of Interview with Cat Rose Joanna: Cat Rose is an author, podcaster, and creative coach. Her latest book is The Creative Introvert: How to Build a Business You Love on Your Terms. Welcome, Cat. Cat: Hi Joanna. Thanks for having me. Joanna: It's great to have you on the show. Tell us a bit more about you and how you got into writing. Cat: Writing has actually always taken a backseat for me to visual forms of art. For most of my life, I've been into drawing. Illustration was my dream job for many years until I tried it and actually decided it was better as a hobby than a job for me personally. It wasn't until I started blogging in 2013 that I really decided that I loved writing, at least non-fiction. I've never been much of a creative writer, but I basically started blogging because I was reading lots of them...