July 16, 2018

Austin Kleon - SE05 / EP02

39 minutes

This week Mike talks with Austin Kleon, author of Steal Like and Artist, Show Your Work (and a new book on the way) about sketchnoting, visual thinking, the publishing business, and more in this on-location episode at Medici Coffee in Austin, TX.

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RUNNING ORDER

Intro

Everyone started a band (just like sketchnoting)

How Austin got published

Family trees and Swimming up stream

The code of good stealing vs. bad stealing

Returning to daily blogging to counter social media

Austin’s weekly newsletter

The process Austin uses to capture ideas

How Austin creates his books (farming)

Thoughts as nest eggs that attract ideas

Why the first mark is the hardest

LINKS

Austin Kleon - https://austinkleon.com

Austin’s Newsletter - https://austinkleon.com/newsletter/

Austin on Twitter - https://twitter.com/austinkleon

Austin’s latest talk “How to Keep Going” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy62eCeTnAA

Steal Like an Artist T-Shirt - https://cottonbureau.com/products/steal-like-an-artist

SxSW - https://www.sxsw.com

Harper Colins - https://www.harpercollins.com

Good Theft - https://austinkleon.com/2018/01/11/good-theft-vs-bad-theft/

David Sedaris - https://www.davidsedarisbooks.com

Ryan Holiday - https://ryanholiday.net

Robert Greene - http://powerseductionandwar.com

Calavera - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calavera?wprov=sfti1

Thoreau’s Annotated Diaries - https://www.themorgan.org/sites/default/files/images/exhibitions/galleries/6-Journal-open-to-Nov-11.jpg

The Journal of Thoreau - https://www.walden.org/collection/journals/

Ralph Stedman Painting - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg38VvhPeCs

BOOKS

Blackout Poetry - https://www.amazon.com/Newspaper-Blackout-Austin-Kleon/dp/0061732974/therohdesignwebs

Steal Like an Artist - https://www.amazon.com/Steal-Like-Artist-Things-Creative/dp/0761169253/therohdesignwebs

Show Your Work - https://www.amazon.com/Show-Your-Work-Austin-Kleon/dp/076117897X/therohdesignwebs

The Steal Like an Artist Journal - https://www.amazon.com/Steal-Like-Artist-Journal-Kleptomaniacs/dp/0761185682/

CREDITS

Producer: Jon Schiedermayer

Show Notes: Chris Wilson

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