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Ultimate Career Pivot: Political Lobbyist to Fantasy Author

featuring JV Hilliard

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If you are thinking about a creative career but the fear of leaving your current industry and “starting again” is holding you back, then this episode is a must listen.

I had the opportunity to speak with J.V. Hilliard, about his epic career journey pivot; from political lobbyist to published fantasy author.

And, his story doesn’t end there; with new books, an Augmented Reality game and a graphic novel on the horizon, this is a good news story that will inspire you to take the leap and follow your creative dreams.

Happy listening!
xo Abi

More About JV Hilliard

Born of steel, fire and black wind, J.V. Hilliard was raised as a highlander in the foothills of a once-great mountain chain on the confluence of the three mighty rivers that forged his realm’s wealth and power for generations.

His father, a peasant twerg, toiled away in industries of honest labor and instilled in him a work ethic that would shape his destiny. His mother, a local healer, cared for his elders and his warrior uncle, who helped to raise him during his formative years. His genius brother, whose wizardly prowess allowed him to master the art of the abacus and his own quill, trained with him for battles on fields of green and sheets of ice.

Hilliard’s earliest education took place in his warrior uncle’s tower, where he learned his first words. HIs uncle helped him to learn the basics of life—and, most importantly, creative writing.

Hilliard’s training and education readied him to lift a quill that would scribe the tale of the realm of Warminster, filled with brave knights, harrowing adventure and legendary struggles. He lives in the city of silver cups, hypocycloids and golden triangles with his wife, a ranger of the diamond. They built their castle not far into the countryside, guarded by his own two horsehounds, Thor and MacLeod, and resides there to this day.



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