How to be an Artist Without Losing Your Mind, Your Shirt, or Your Creative Compass : : a Practical Guide
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Includes index.
Answer the call -- Get a day job -- Make peace with your money -- Master your time -- Grow some work ethics -- Map your art life -- Motivate yourself.
"Whether you're a new graduate, considering a job change, or a creative type who isn&#x;t finding time to pursue your passions, don&#x;t fall for this line: 'Do what you love and the money will follow.' The world is full of starving artists, but you don&#x;t need to starve financially to thrive artistically. Author JoAnneh Nagler wants you to welcome your creativity and continue to make art&#x;but to do so with a plan. In this groundbreaking book, she provides step-by-step strategies to teach writers, sculptors, painters, musicians, designers, and other artists how to have a well-supported, well-lived life--and make art at the same time"--Amazon.com.
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The most practical book on my shelf
submitted by SurfGrape on June 17, 2018, 11:21am
This is, hand’s down, the most practical book for writers I’ve ever read. I’ve read other books that teach you how to make art while also making a life, but HOW TO BE AN ARTIST went so far beyond those books as to be in a different category.
Artists of all kinds are assumed to be airy flakes, but Nagler knows that what the rest of the world sees as scatterbrained is often simply a matter of the artist being overwhelmed or frustrated. She offers solutions that are wise, kind, and completely doable. Nagler offers clear-eyed advice on budgets, lifestyle, work ethics, motivation, and sticking with it for the long haul.
PUBLISHED
[Woodstock, Vermont] : The Countryman Press, [2016]
Year Published: 2016
Description: ix, 194 pages ; 21 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781581573671
1581573677
SUBJECTS
Artists -- Vocational guidance.
Artists -- Psychology.
Work-life balance.