Getting Things Done for Artists
August 19, 2019 3:36 AM Subscribe
I am looking for books that advise artists with day jobs on how to make the most of their limited time and energy as well as get their butts into the chair.
Most self-help books for artists either focus on technique or how to find inspiration. Or offer career management advice that assumes you are a full-time artist living off grants and residencies.
I'm looking for something closer to How to Be an Artist Without Losing Your Mind, Your Shirt, Or Your Creative Compass: A Practical Guide that talks in practical, no-nonsense terms about how to shoehorn art into an ordinary life with a day job and the usual life obstacles and distractions.
Advice on how to manage self-doubt and other psychological barriers that prevent art-making would also be welcome. I never had formal art training and have the usual issues that working outside of the system entails.
I know some Mefite recommended The Artist in the Office: How to Creatively Survive and Thrive Seven Days a Week but I didn't find it really useful. I don't really want to take photos of weeds on my way to work with my phone or doodle on office stationery.
Most self-help books for artists either focus on technique or how to find inspiration. Or offer career management advice that assumes you are a full-time artist living off grants and residencies.
I'm looking for something closer to How to Be an Artist Without Losing Your Mind, Your Shirt, Or Your Creative Compass: A Practical Guide that talks in practical, no-nonsense terms about how to shoehorn art into an ordinary life with a day job and the usual life obstacles and distractions.
Advice on how to manage self-doubt and other psychological barriers that prevent art-making would also be welcome. I never had formal art training and have the usual issues that working outside of the system entails.
I know some Mefite recommended The Artist in the Office: How to Creatively Survive and Thrive Seven Days a Week but I didn't find it really useful. I don't really want to take photos of weeds on my way to work with my phone or doodle on office stationery.
The Heart to Start is somewhat short and to the point, but sometimes that's exactly what's needed.
posted by rtgoodwin at 6:10 AM on August 19, 2019
posted by rtgoodwin at 6:10 AM on August 19, 2019
Response by poster: lownote: I've already read Show Your Work. It did have some good pointers for the internet era.
posted by whitelotus at 12:51 AM on August 20, 2019
posted by whitelotus at 12:51 AM on August 20, 2019
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