Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon is a Book So Good it Should Be Illegal
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Definitely looks like a book to add to the list. Thanks for putting the 10 bullet points up there: so many truisms of the creative life you "kinda" know but have to be reminded of every so often.
You're very welcome! As I was reading I was struck by how appropriate and timely points 6,7, & 8 are to the burgeoning Steem community. Welcome aboard!
Yeah! I got this book for christmas. Nothing new under the sun but its a nice book and most of those advices are true. Followed!
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Sounds like my kind of book. Not bad for $7.54...
I might try to find it at the Library also, then if not available, maybe I will just get it from Amazon.
It's a small book and a quick read so the price is about right. It's a good one to have lying around to flip through a couple pages occasionally when you feel creativity ebbing!
I'll write this book down on a list of books I need to check out at the library. I definitely agree with Number 5: Side projects and hobbies are important. I always have something to do everyday to keep myself busy - I actually wish I could go without sleep so I could get all my side projects more attention.
Absolutely! Being sleepless (without negative effects of course) would be a wonderful super power! Kleon talks about side projects from a couple angles, such as "productive procrastination" where you can switch between projects as some get you frustrated or stumped - and pursuing multiple passions like music and art because they help to shape and inform each other.
I can think of many painters who employ the first technique, even just to avoid waiting for paint on the canvas to dry! The second point reminds me of a great comic illustrator named Ron Garney. I remember an interview where he talked about his passion for playing in a band. It bleeds into his storytelling process as he visualizes and builds his scenes as though they were musical - adding beats and crescendos of action as if he were playing a song.
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