{"id":6685,"date":"2025-12-04T15:40:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T15:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/?p=6685"},"modified":"2025-12-04T15:40:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T15:40:51","slug":"from-solo-to-supported-how-authors-find-community-w-jessie-kwak-a-peoples-guide-to-publishing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/from-solo-to-supported-how-authors-find-community-w-jessie-kwak-a-peoples-guide-to-publishing\/","title":{"rendered":"From Solo to Supported: How authors find community (w\/Jessie Kwak) | A People&#8217;s Guide to Publishing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Being an author can often be an isolating experience. From writing to marketing, you&#8217;re often running solo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jessie Kwak, author of FROM CHAOS TO CREATIVITY and FROM SOLO TO SUPPORTED, joins us on the podcast this week to talk about building community as a freelance author, making connections as an introvert, and leaning into what people will notice about you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/57935\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/57935\">Get FROM SOLO TO SUPPORTED here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prefer an audio experience?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/microcosm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Listen to the episode on your favorite podcast app<\/a>.<br>Get the\u00a0<em>People\u2019s Guide to Publishing<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/3663\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>, and the workbook\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/zines\/10031\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>!<br>Want to stay up to date on new podcast episodes and happenings at Microcosm?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/confirmsubscription.com\/h\/r\/0EABB2040D281C9C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Subscribe to our newsletter<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Being an author can often be an isolating experience. From writing to marketing, you&#8217;re often running solo. 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