Tina, Madeleine and Natasha catch up and discuss:

• Natasha's successful workshop on creativity and the nervous system, and how to get the most from creative flow.
• Natasha's title of her second book (!)
• All things small business: accounting, expenses, BAS, GST, mileage, super, income averaging, receipts. We go into the nitty gritty of running your own author business.

Please do your research and always seek professional financial advice. Our listeners recommended the below specialist accountants for writers:

• Real Thiel
• Kylie Thompson at Sorrento Strategic
• Matthew Tucker from Creative Crunchers

This week's Debut in the Spotlight is Disgraceful (Simon & Schuster, 2026) by Rachel Fox McLeod.

00:56 We catch up

01:39 Natasha's workshop chat

11:08 Tina is tinkering

18:19 Natasha reveals her second book title!

27:17 Debut in the Spotlight

28:24 The business behind the books

31:26 Accounting

35:26 Recording travel

42:48 GST, BAS And invoicing

46:27 Income Averaging and ABNs

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