Bleeding Ink

[Jeff Goins] In which we explore the space between


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Before this podcast Jeff Goins and I engaged in a riveting discussion on the dizzying responsibilities an artist must fulfill to increase their odds of commercial success. Part chief officer, part brazen artist, part handshake-get-in-your-face salesperson, creatives must split their personalities or find delegates for these roles. How does one go about this? Jeff has some ideas—as Jeff brims with ideas and quotes and “Have you read…?” and my-goodness-Jeff-let-me-get-my-pen-out! He is mid-distillation, having thrown together a frothy funky mash and, for the first time, has shared his fermentation process in this very episode. (tips hat)

Take today’s successful artists. They share moxie, a gusto for disruption. They do not sit on their laurels and await discovery—they thrust themselves upon the world and use every friggin’ smartcut available to cast a spotlight on their work. This model of disruptive-artist will become the norm. Self-patronage is the new A&E record contract. The internet, with its Kickstarters and Patreons and Crowdfunds and Who-Knows-What, is the seedbed for this bold strategy to leap from unknown to making a mark and affording a good life.

To quote Jeff: “The future for creatives is bright. Very bright.”

I can’t help but squint my eyes either. Enjoy.

SNIPPETS
  • How do you capitalize the W in Writer and make it your career
  • How to own your dreams and believe in yourself
  • The single habit that will start you on your writing path
  • Debunking the myth of earning the title “writer”
  • How to take back the definition of your identity
  • How resonance and finding your voice are one and the same
  • Why publishing an e-book can reach the most people
  • Gain insight into liminal spaces
  • How Beavis and Butthead are zen philosophers
  • Why studying the lives of others can lead to drastic changes in your own life
  • “I just knew” vs putting in hard work for finding purpose
  • How Walt Disney found his purpose
  • How to search for momentum instead of moments
  • Listening to your life instead of steering it
  • How the Hero’s Journey applies to the writer’s journey
  • Why commercial art was an anomaly in the history of commerce
  • Why self-patronage is the future
  • Why creative success entails a dance between art and commerce
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    Bleeding InkBy [email protected] (J.S. Leonard)