This is what we do with the Creative Consistency Challenge. We essentially “rent” an identity for a short period of time to see how it affects our lives.

When you create art for yourself, you’re not doing a lot of other things.

Are you really on the wrong path? Or have you just not been on the path long enough?

I bought a book about the publishing industry. One line, about 90 pages in, might just change everything for the next phase of my career. 

There are two ingredients necessary for people to become fast friends: a shared goal, and a common language.

I’ve been rethinking my personal content strategy recently. As part of this process, I’ve launched my YouTube channel with four in-depth videos breaking down freelance concepts.

“The ideas for the novels come from wanting to understand something.”

Your ideal content strategy can be mapped on an axis with audience size and platform. Take a look at my version.

“Sentimental art attempts to force preexistent emotions upon us”

“What’s your budget?”

“What’s your rate?” 

When I went to college, I didn’t want to go to college. I wanted to stay in my hometown and play music with my rock band.

Quantity time is quality time. The more time someone spends with you, the more value they’ll get.

I help artists get out of their own way so they can create every day. Daily lessons, daily creative prompts, a supportive community, and a proven system for consistent creativity that works with your real, busy life.

I saw a tweet recently joking that the very first books were audiobooks.

Doesn’t a clear sense of self sound nice? While we’re at it, why not strong goals, more new adventures, and good friends to go along with that? Let’s talk about how to achieve this. 

You have to be aware of this. You have a different goal than the agency, and they have a different goal than the brand. The trickle-down of these goals can taint your workflow. 

“When you talk crap about a rival, you’re reinforcing a sense of identity. You’re reinforcing who we are and who they are.” 

We hear perfectionism described a hundred different ways. Rarely do we hear it described as dangerous.

The nature of being on call is that while there isn’t necessarily work to be done all day long, there are constant interruptions when I try to do other work for extended periods of time.