Rethinking Work, Wild Marketing, and the King of Kickstarter
What if traditional art advice is holding you back?
Creative Sparks with Kevin
Quick, no pressure insights and inspiration to help you push past perfectionism, stay true to your vision and market your work authentically. Delivered weekly on Fridays.
Ignore Traditional Art Advice
Wonderful interview with Emma Gannon and Amie McNee. We all know Amie is the biggest cheerleader for anyone making art. This particular snippet was my favorite.
“I’ve never wanted a job. That confession is tantamount of blasphemy in this culture of work worship. I think our society venerates meaningless work and shames us for wanting meaningful labour.” - Amie McNee
The King of Kickstarter
Love him or hate him, you have to admit Tim Feriss is an excellent interviewer and gets some incredible guests.
In this episode he had a three hour (How insane is that?) chat with #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson. If you didn’t know Brandon has sold more than 40 million books and has raised over $40m+ on Kickstarter. If you are an author looking to learn from someone prolific, there’s no better choice.
Now This is Creative Marketing
If you think you’ve tried everything to market your book, music, or art, think again. I won’t spoil it for you but you MUST watch how Gethyn Davies uses videos to catch your attention and market his work.
Channel your inner Lucy Werner and test out fun ways to promote yourself and your work!
In Case You Missed It
A short roundup of my recent Substack posts:
This Week’s Creativity Card
Creativity often benefits from using multiple senses. How can you make something visual from something you are hearing in the moment?
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Until next time, stay motivated and stay creative.
— Kevin