Amy Suto – The Three-Pillar System for Making Six Figures as a Self-Published Author

About this episode

Amy Suto discusses her journey from Hollywood TV writer to a successful self-published author and freelance writer, sharing her three-pillar system for achieving six figures.

Amy Suto is a seven-figure freelance writer, memoir ghostwriter, bestselling author, and founder of the top Substack newsletter Make Writing Your Job. Starting as a Hollywood TV writer working for minimum wage as an assistant, Amy discovered that freelancing could outpace traditional entertainment industry earnings. She's flown to countries like Austria to work with clients on their memoirs, ghostwritten for Olympians and NBA players, and built a thriving writing business with three income pi...

People in this episode

Host: Teddy Smith

Guest: Amy Suto

Topics covered

• self-publishing
• freelancing
• writing business
• income strategies
• memoir writing

Keywords

• self-published author
• freelance writer
• memoir ghostwriter
• writing business
• income strategies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Make Writing Your Job

Places: Austria

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