3 Ways to Identify Creative Flakes

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No matter what creative field you are in, at some point you will be collaborating or outsourcing parts of your work. An author gets a designer to do her book cover, a photographer might hire a make-up artist and a composer works with a recording engineer. Creatives work together across genres and fields all the [...]

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Surviving Creative Romance

Surviving Creative Romance

Let’s say you went on a business trip with your creative professional partner and came home angry, feeling neglected in favor of their work. Maybe you had a few clashes over couple time versus their career. Sound familiar? While the following is mainly focused on romantic partnerships, it can be useful with any creative boss, friend or family [...]

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The Novel I’m Not Writing

The novel I'm not writing...

I procrastinate. All the time. Too often I avoid the inconvenient or challenging by “wasting time” on unimportant stuff. So it has been for as long as I can remember. But I am not sure procrastination is all bad. It depends on what you do with the time you’re supposedly squandering. The question is not [...]

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Chris Diani Kickstarts Furry Comedy

Chris Diani, director

Filmmaker Chris Diani (Creatures from the Pink Lagoon) caught my attention when he successfully funded the pre-production of his second feature film, “Let’s Pretend We’re Bunny Rabbits” (LPWBR), using the site Kickstarter. I asked if he would be interested in sharing a bit about his project and his Kickstarter campaign, and he was. We met [...]

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Michael Schein Writes of Bones and Conquest

Michael Schein, author of

Michael Schein meets me at one of his favorite hangouts, a little second-hand book shop called the Couth Buzzard. It’s a nice place with cozy corners where people can enjoy their tea and the book of their choice. It was in one of those little corners, that we sat down. In spite of a first [...]

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From the Personal Assistant’s Desk

Lillian Cohen-Moore

This is a post by Lillian Cohen-Moore, a freelance writer, editor and personal assistant. When she isn’t spending time in libraries, cemeteries and archives, she’s a stage manager and model. I didn’t actually intend on becoming a personal assistant. Last year, it was because I applied to be an intern with an editor I greatly [...]

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Vincent Kitch Heads Seattle Arts

Vincent Kitch

Vincent Kitch is a busy man. As the head of the Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs he oversees the city’s involvement with – and funding of – the many creative groups and subcultures. Kitch was appointed by mayor McGinn in February 2011 and started work in April, after having worked in Austin, TX [...]

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