Chaz Hutton: From Post-It Notes To A Book Deal Thanks To Instagram and a Witty Sense of Humour

Drown the Noise

It's funny how your life can change in a instant. Charles 'Chaz' Hutton, also known as Insta Chaz, was working as an architect when he started uploading his stick drawings to Instagram.

He didn't really think anything of it. Just that his friends liked his cartoons. All of his drawings cleverly depict his own life musings. He originally was drawing for his friends amusement, which he would post in a chat group while bored at work - it was never meant to be a launching pad for a new career.

Within months, he had gained a massive cult-like following. Something he never thought was possible, growing up on a farm. But the internet is a powerful tool. At the time, he had moved from Australia to England and decided to give the whole cartoonist life a go. Publishers approached him for a book deal, and he's now a published author. He didn't even think books still existed (joking).

What's awesome about Chaz, is he doesn't sugarcoat how difficult being a freelancer is; but he's also figured out how to make this whole 'life' thing work, in an unconventional way. If you want to laugh a lot and hear how you can take a hobby and hopefully turn it into a paying gig, then you'll want to hear this one!