Join podcast host Kathryn McClatchy and her guest, Ynes Freeman, as they discuss how authors and writers can use mindset shifts to manage their time better in order to build a successful business. Learn the power of play, creativity, and priority for creative entrepreneurs.

With her background in traditional publishing, including editing, audience marketing, and management, Ynes has guided numerous authors on the path to publishing with kindness and encouragement.

Ynes is the founder of several successful small independent presses over her career, and her authors' books have won more than 20 awards, hit #1 Amazon bestseller three times, and she is recognized as the publisher of the first novel in history written by an Armenian-American lesbian.

Ynes is a Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) who has held numerous leadership roles, and she is a board member and instructor at Writespace Houston. Ynes is a three-time award-winning short story author. Under a variety of pen names, her work has appeared in Everyday Fiction ezine, Primal Elements (a poetry collection), The Order of Us (a Moms Who Write anthology), Dragons Within, Winter Whimsy, and other anthologies. Ynes’s debut novel (Beautiful Serpent, Restless Embers) will be published in Spring 2024 through her new press, Memento Vivere.

Where to find Ynes Freeman online:

Beautiful Serpent website

WriteSpaceHouston

Ynes Freeman on X (formerly Twitter)

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• 'I know how She Does it' by Laura Vanderkam
• Shannon McRoberts
• Julia Cameron
• ire’ne lara silva
• 'The Scarlet Letter' by Nathaniel Hawthorne
• Asana
• Monday
• Notion

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