The 7 Pillars of a Sustainable, Income-Generating Author Life You Love
Sharon Woodhouse, Conspire Creative
The findings of an indie book publisher turned social scientist! Building a sustainable, income-generating author life, career, sideline, part-time enterprise, or full-time business is possible. Woodhouse knows it’s possible because she’s observed, documented, and tested what she’s seen work for the hundreds of authors she’s published and coached. She shares these 7 pillars and what comprises them with you, why an entrepreneurial approach is the best path for most authors to reach their goals, and easy steps for start building your own business today. For authors and the publishers who love and advise them!
Key Takeaways
- The 7 pillars of a sustainable, income-generating author life you love
- Why entrepreneurship is the best path to reach author goals, big and small, financial and non-financial
- Easy ways to you can start building an author business, of any size or scope today

Speaker Bio
Sharon Woodhouse was the founder and publisher of Lake Claremont Press, a Chicago-based indie publisher specializing in nonfiction books about Chicago, for 25 years. She’s the current owner of Conspire Creative, a book business agency that offers coaching, consulting, project management, and business support services for authors and indie publishers. She writes and teaches about all aspects of creating holistic, income-generating author businesses you love and finding your place in the vibrant ecosystem of books on Substack, Medium, and elsewhere. Her latest book is “The Profitable Author: 1,001 Ways to Build a Business You Love Around Your Books.”
