At the end of 18-months of increased blood, sweat, and tears, Honor Eastly recaps the three big things she's learned from creating Starving Artist.You can help shape the future of Starving Artist by filling out the listener survey. Click here

Ep12: Travelling the World as a YouTube Poet with Steve Roggenbuck

Sep 1st, 2017 1h 17m

Steve Roggenbuck is an American video poet who’s most famous for his youtube videos, which really have to be seen to be believed. They’re feature mostly self-recorded footage of Steve walking through the snow, the desert, a park, his house, a p

BONUS: quitting my job, imposter syndrome, and having the same amount of hours as Beyonce

Aug 20th, 2017 37m 44s

This week we've got a rebroadcast of an episode from the other podcast I make, Being Honest With My Ex, about quitting my job, imposter syndrome, and how you definitely don’t have the same amount of hours in the day as Beyonce.Being Honest Wit

Ep11: Taking Control Of Your Finances with Sarah Firth

Aug 2nd, 2017 59m 59s

This week we’ve got the second part of the interview I did with Sarah Firth, and this one is some straight up #realtalk about how money works. The first five minutes we talk about maneuvering in your creative career, the next five, Sarah gives

Ep10: Artistic Integrity Is More Important Than Money with Steaphan Paton

Jul 20th, 2017 57m 56s

This week we’ve got an interview with contemporary artist Steaphan Paton about artistic integrity, resourcefulness, unpacking your money story, and living on $8,000 a year.To discuss this episode, head over to the Starving Artist Facebook Page

BONUS: Making Starving Artist - success, social media, and crying on instagram

Jul 5th, 2017 31m 7s

This week on Starving Artist we've got a bonus episode for you! It’s not a traditional episode where I convince an artist I admire to tell me all their secrets, instead it’s a behind the scenes look at Starving Artist told through a conversatio

Ep9: Selling Your First Manuscript with Bri Lee

Jun 21st, 2017 34m 10s

When I recorded this weeks interview with freelance writer Bri Lee, she had a lot going on. She'd just quit her stable law job to become a freelance writer, and in the two months prior had won a fellowship, scored a literary agent, and was in t

Ep8: Two Careers and Kids with Becky Sui Zhen

Jun 7th, 2017 1h 1m

In this episode I talk to musician and creative producer Becky Sui Zhen about straddling two careers, and how to make creative career plans around life decisions like Having Children (currently one of my most potent fears).To discuss this epis

Ep7: Designing Your Creative Life with Sarah Firth

May 24th, 2017 46m 3s

This week we have an interview with Sarah Firth talking about building an approach for your work, which really means building an approach for your life! In this episode we talk about collecting data on yourself, redefining success, and why you

Ep6: How To Get Out Of Your Private Freelancer Tax Shame with Jeff Phillips

May 10th, 2017 57m 16s

Last week we had an episode about IDEAS, so this week we’re going to do something more nuts and bolts: TAX.This week features an interview Jeff Phillips. Jeff is an artist, illustrator and tax genius, but he wasn’t always this way. This week h

Ep5: Using Your Face To Sell Your Work with Caitlin Stasey, Carly Findlay and Gorkie

May 6th, 2017 21m 32s

This episode is the first of a new kind of episode, one where I take your questions, and try to get the smartest people I can think of to answer them. This time actress Caitlin Stasey, appearance activist Carly Findlay, and cartoonist Gorkie an

Ep4: Making A Living Through Instagram with Frances Cannon

Apr 26th, 2017 1h 4m

Frances Cannon is a full-time artist, body positivity activist, and Instagram queen. I've watched Frances' work explode online over the past few years, and I sat at home thinking "what does your life look like when that happens?" Fortunately Fr

I'm sick :( + I'm doing a FREE talk about art & money and you should come!

Apr 22nd, 2017 2m 52s

Just a little update to let you know that I've been sick in bed for a week, so the next episode has been delayed (thank you for your patience) and to let you know that I'm doing a FREE talk this Wednesday and you should come if you're in Melbou

I want to answer your questions! (or get someone way smarter to!)

Apr 14th, 2017 4m 9s

This is just a little update to let y'all know two things: 1) Starving Artist is changing it's upload time to 6pm Wednesdays AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time) so it'll be ready for your mid-week commute. And 2) I'm starting a new segment

Ep3: How I Made $87,000 On My First Kickstarter with Peter C. Hayward

Apr 7th, 2017 53m 52s

Last year Peter launched a Kickstarter for his first board game, Scuttle! Which raised 3000% over it’s initial goal, and made $87,000. He then followed that up by releasing another game through Kickstarter later that year that made $89,000.In

Ep2: How To Negotiate A Raise with Wendy Syfret

Mar 30th, 2017 37m 47s

Wendy is the editor at i-D, a subsidiary of VICE, and basically the most bad-ass boss I know. She’s a nuanced, emotionally intelligent hustler, but she wasn’t always this way. A few years back she went through the process of asking for a raise.

Ep1: F#ck Plan B with Tom Dickins

Mar 30th, 2017 35m 12s

Five years ago Tom Dickins did something that many people would find stupid: on the back of advice from his friend Amanda Palmer, he decided to quit his job and, without savings, live off his art. He had no plan, no idea, but a lot of enthusias

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