Jen Baxter Creative

✨I’m going live on Substack with Claire Venus .conscious, so if you’re feeling ready to wind down but not disappear this one’s for you.

✨Claire helps writers and creators build joyful, sustainable practices on Substack, and together we’ll talk about how to close your year with ease. Think scheduling posts (so you can actually rest), reflecting on what worked, and setting a gentle rhythm for the year ahead.

🎁 There’s no “push through the holidays” energy here, just practical ways to give yourself space and stay connected to your readers. Bring your notebook, your tea, and any questions about planning or scheduling your Substack posts.

🔗 Link in stories or my bio to join us for the Live or sign up for my newsletter The Skillful Scribbler

🎤Your podcast might be holding your next book.

📚Tomorrow I'm talking with Tina Dietz of about her PodCraft™ Method—how she helps authors turn podcast episodes into published books.

We'll be doing a Substack Live talking aboutall the possibilities with this method



If you have a podcast, you might be sitting on a body of work that's ready to become something more permanent.

🎙️ Friday, December 5th 3:30pm CST / 4:30pm EST

Link in stories or my bio or search for The Skillful Scribbler on Substack.

I noticed I was holding my breath while reading someone else's brilliant newsletter.

📣That voice kicked in: "You should know how to write like that already."

🤷🏻‍♀️Your brain is not always your friend.

📧 This week's newsletter is about that harsh voice that shows up when you're learning something new—and how to actually quiet it.

🔗Link in Stories.

I'm going live on Substack this Thursday with Patricia Marshall () and if you've ever felt confused about publishing costs—this conversation is for you.

📚Patricia has been in publishing for over 15 years, and she sees the same confusion with first-time authors constantly.

Things like:
👉🏽Authors who've only had friends and family read their manuscript.

👉🏽Writers with a budget that doesn't quite match the services they need.

👉🏽People who think developmental editing and copy editing are the same thing. (Super common—they're not.)

💡Here's what I've learned from working with authors at the platform-building stage: nobody writes a great book completely alone.

👀 The right professional eyes on your work—at the right stages—makes all the difference.

✨Patricia and I are breaking down what you actually get at different price points ($3K vs $10K vs $40K), the different types of editing and why they matter, and how to choose the right publishing path for your goals.

Bring your questions—we'll dig into the differences between traditional, hybrid, and self-publishing, what each path actually costs, and help you get clarity around which one is right for your book.

📅 Thursday, October 30th
 3:30pm PST / 5:30pm CST

🔗Link in stories or DM me.

🤷🏻‍♀️Can't make it live?

📧 Replay and transcript available for subscribers.

Once a month I try to take a Monday off and go somewhere new in Austin... and just be.
📚Quiet time.

So this week I was finishing up 's memoir- I know I'm late to the game on this one, but I'm a big believer books find you at the right time...

🧡 And this one solidified that belief. I'm not going though a painful divorce, but I am processing such a painful family estrangement.

What I loved about this book is how she told her story. The short vignettes so intimate and beautifully written that touched my heart. Without being a "tell all."
🫶It was skilled craft with heart & soul.

Thank you for bringing that into the world Maggie. WOW.

“I had turned into a volunteer in my unintentional nonprofit business.”

That’s how Belinda Rosenblum described her second year as an entrepreneur.

She made $155,000 in revenue.
She took home $2,000.

“Everybody else was getting paid. I wasn’t.”

The problem wasn’t her clients or her work ethic.

It was the lack of a plan to pay herself.

I see this pattern with authors building their platforms too.
We obsess over subscriber counts, open rates, and follower numbers—metrics that look impressive but don’t necessarily translate to sustainable creative careers.

So I’m asking directly:
Regardless of how much your business makes…
Who here isn’t paying themselves properly?

💬 Something tells me we’re not alone in this.

⬇️ Watch the clip in stories — then check out the full talk:

Belinda and I dove into:
— The feast-or-famine cycle that traps creators
— Why QuickBooks isn’t enough
— How to price yourself with confidence
— What it takes to actually pay yourself

🔗 Link In Stories

has opened the doors to CashFlow CEO this week. And the Offer Intensive is a bonus until midnight 10/21!

✍️ Here's the thing about building a creative business: Most of us are deeply uncomfortable talking about money and pricing our work.

🙄 We either undercharge out of fear or talk ourselves out of opportunities because we assume we're asking for too much. We don't know how to explain what we're offering or why it's valuable—so asking for money feels awkward instead of genuine.

🤷 I lived in this space for years. I knew how to build an audience and create content, but I had no idea what to offer people or how to price it confidently.

Working with Belinda Rosenblum of changed that. She helped me create my "Set Up Your Substack in 14 Days" offer, and more importantly, she taught me how to have a different relationship with money and cash flow.

🎤 Today, we're doing a Substack live to talk about it.

We're talking about the money stuff nobody teaches writers:

💰 How to get comfortable talking about money and pricing your work
💰 What to actually offer when you're building a business around your expertise
💰 How to stop undercharging before clients even push back

Tuesday, October 14th

3pm ET / 2pm CT

Link in stories—join us if you're figuring this out too.