The Freelancer

The Freelancer explores the fiction publishing world through a queer, social justice lens. It’s for authors and industry professionals committed to building thoughtful, lasting careers. It covers how to sustain creative work in ways that prioritize care, relationship-building, and long-term artistic practice over the relentless grind of capitalism, tech-bro disruption narratives, and AI hype. New episodes will drop when I have the energy!

The Freelancer is a arts podcast hosted by Andy Hodges, with 18 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Andy Hodges hosts The Freelancer, a arts show with 18 episodes published.

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  Episode #9

  The Future of Fiction Editing with Sophie Playle

  Jun 2, 202635 minS2

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Today I'm chatting with Sophie Playle, a fiction editor and course creator highly regarded in the editorial world for her fiction developmental editing and line/copyediting courses.</p><p>We discuss her journey in editing and how the world has changed since she started in the early 2010s. We also chat about her courses, how motherhood has changed her perspective, and the impact of AI on the publishing industry.</p><p>While we can't guess what the future will hold, we do have some thoughts on how editors will feature in it, so...

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  Episode #8

  Does Your Editorial Business Actually Need to Be Visible?

  Feb 1, 202620 minS2

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>This episode is all about book editor visibility.</p><p>tl;dr: For most editors, visibility is an optional strategy, not a necessity</p><p>Tune in to hear how:</p>Visibility isn't something you have to do if you're an editor.You can have a fallow season without pressure to be visible.The pressure to be consistent can have negative mental health implications.Referrals are a significant source of clients for editors.Not all visible editors are successfulBuilding relationships is often more effective than audience building.Social media visibility can help if...

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  Episode #7

  Inclusive Language and Nonbinary Gender Outside the Anglosphere

  Jan 8, 202619 minS2

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In today's ep I'm chatting with Vesna Kurilic of Shtriga Books again!</p><p>Today we discuss inclusive language and nonbinary gender in Croatian language and fiction. We explore how culturally specific the discussions around conscious and inclusive language are, and what challenges other contexts face with different approaches toward languages.</p><p>Then we get onto grammar. In Croatian, which has three grammatical genders, you flag the speaker's gender much more often than in English. We explore what this means for getting your head around nonbinary pronouns, and what that means for...

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  Episode #6

  2025 Business Review & 2026 Predictions!

  Dec 14, 202529 minS2

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In the last episode of 2025, I discuss how the year went from a business and marketing perspective.</p><p>2025 was a big experiment in running my business without social media.</p><p>Things didn't go exactly to plan—tune in to learn which part of my business suffered, the big decisions I made at the end of the year, and find out how much I earned exactly in 2025.</p><p>I finish with some predictions for 2026. YAY!</p><p>Support the show</p><p>Queer-owned business. AI-free editing and consulting. Conscious language advocate.</p>...

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  Episode #5

  The Publishing Landscape in Croatia, with Vesna Kurilic

  Dec 2, 202525 minS2

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>How does publishing work outside the Anglosphere?</p><p>In today's ep, I'm chatting with Vesna Kurilic, owner of Shtriga Books – a small press in Croatia publishing queer speculative fiction.</p><p>We discuss how things work differently in Croatia, the yawning gulf between literary and genre fiction there (compared with in the Anglosphere), and what Anglo-American publishing could learn from Croatia and vice versa.</p><p>You can check out Shtriga Books here: https://shtriga.com/</p><p>Support the show</p><p>Queer-owned business. AI-free editing and consulting. Conscious language advocate.</p>...

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