How This Solopreneur Found Success by Ditching the Rules (Johnny B. Truant)

Johnny B. Truant shares his journey from aspiring writer to artisan author. Through his story, he reveals how creative discovery, authentic connections, and his definition of success shape his life. You’ll take away his insights on compromise, true fans, and building a fulfilling creative career. Making It! explores the lives and stories of entrepreneurs as they share their unique perspectives on their success and the path to making it. “Evenings and weekends are for family now. Maybe I’ve seen too many movies about people missing opportunities with their kids until it’s too late.”— Johnny B. Truant Guest Bio: Johnny B. Truant is one of indie publishing’s early authorities, having created and co-hosted the original Self-Publishing Podcast with Sean Platt and David Wright. He is also the author of the indie cornerstone guide Write. Publish. Repeat, and hosted the Smarter Artist Summit author conference in Austin, Texas from 2015-2018 with the same two partners. On the fiction side, Johnny is the bestselling author of Fat Vampire, adapted by The SyFy Network as Reginald the Vampire. His other books include Pretty Killer, Gore Point, Invasion, The Beam, Dead City, Unicorn Western, and more than 100 other titles across many genres. Originally from Ohio, Johnny and his family now live in Austin where he's finally surrounded by creative types as weird as he is. Resources or websites mentioned in this episode: Mirasee Johnny’s website: JohnnyBTruant.com Credits: Producer: Michi Lantz Editor: Michi Lantz Audio Editor: Marvin del Rosario Executive Producer: Danny Iny Music Soundscape: Chad Michael Snavely Making our hosts sound great: Home Brew Audio Music credits: Track Title: The Sunniest Kids Artist Name: Rhythm Scott Writer Name: Scott Roush Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION Track Title: Sweet Loving Waltz Artist Name: Sounds Like Sander Writer Name: S.L.J. Kalmeijer Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION Track Title: Elven Forest Artist Name: Hartzmann License code: MLYEF5IN9BJ4AE9F Publisher Name: Uppbeat Track Title: Brave New World Artist Name: Simon Folwar License code: UWKSFWJ6ZJZUXWIT Publisher Name: Uppbeat Track Title: Wild Daisy Artist Name: AVBE License code: YT3FYWBTSD4YH7D2 Publisher Name: Uppbeat Special effects credits: 24990513_birds-chirping_by_promission used with permission of the author and under license by AudioJungle/Envato Market. To catch the great episodes coming up on Making It, please follow us on Mirasee FM's YouTube channelor your favorite podcast player. And if you enjoyed the show, please leave us a comment or a starred review. It's the best way to help us get these ideas to more people. Episode transcript: How This Solopreneur Found Success by Ditching the Rules (Johnny B. Truant)  coming soon.