Ability to Prioritize Creating

Books

• Living and Sustaining a Creative Life: Essays by 40 Working Artists, Sharon Louden et al., 2013 ($9.99) - Artists' words on maintaining creativity.

• The Artist as Culture Producer: Living and Sustaining a Creative Life , Sharon Louden et al., 2017 ($41.98) - A sequel

• The War of Art, Steven Pressfield, 2011 ($9.91) - A short, tough-love read about overcoming mental block.

• Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, David Allen, 2015 ($9.90) - Book on personal organization with actionable plans.

• Thinking Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman, 2013 ($8.95) - Practical insights by a psychologist about using "slow thinking" to get things done.

• Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All, Tom Kelley and David Kelley, 2013 ($32.00) - The founders of IDEO share how to nurture creativity and innovation

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Creative Community Relationships

Guides

• How to start a cooperative - For those that are interested in co-owning an artistic business with other artists, this is a great resource for you. 

• How to design, nourish, and grow a global community - For those who are interested in community, this article will help you build the one you were looking for. 

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Creative Process

Article

• What Is the Artist’s Role in Society? from Artwork Archive

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Guides

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• How to make your home and workspace fuel your creativity - Step-by-step of how to change your space to your most creative paradise.

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​Books

• The Art Life: On Creativity and Career, Stuart Horodner et al., 2012

• Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative, Austin Kleon, 2012 ($12.95) - A guide to put readers of the digital age in touch with their creative side.

• Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All, Tom Kelley and David Kelley, 2013 ($32.00) - The founders of IDEO share how to nurture creativity and innovation.

• The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life, Twyla Tharp, 2003 ($7.19) - A set of thirty-two practical exercises to help drive creativity.

• The Artist's Way: 25th Anniversary Edition, Julia Cameron, 1992, $11.55 - A classic book filled with creativity-building exercises.

 

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Documentation

Articles

• Artwork Archive - An online tool that provides artists the tools they need to get organized, save time and run their business with confidence. 

• NYFA | An A/V Presentation Primer for Artists - Advice on backing up data.

• NYFA | Business Insurance for Individual Artists - Advice on insuring your professional assets.

• How to tell the story of your creative work - Katheryn Thayer gives you tips on how to tell your own creative story.

• How to get press for your creative work - Kate Bernyk gives a guide to obtain press coverage for your creative works. 

• How to make a website for your creative work - Jason Huff is here to help if you are looking for where to start your website.

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