The Autonomous Creative
By Jessica Abel
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Episodes: 35
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What does it take to become a successful writer or artist? Go behind the scenes with amazing professional creatives in a wide variety of fields to find out what, exactly, it took for them to be able to quit the day job and build a creative career fully committed to the work they're most passionate about.
As a creative yourself, you know that whenever two artists or writers get together, inevitably the conversation turns to, “No, but seriously, how do you do it?”
This show is that conversation. And you’re invited.
As a creative yourself, you know that whenever two artists or writers get together, inevitably the conversation turns to, “No, but seriously, how do you do it?”
This show is that conversation. And you’re invited.
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How to find clients and build your audience without relying on social media, with Meg Casebolt
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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How to quit undercharging for your work, with Rauni Higson
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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How to make more money without investing more time, with Samantha Clark
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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How to move from intention to action, with ADHD coach Emily Zilber
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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How to end burnout and tap into creative flow, with Gabriela Pereira
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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How to find (and actually talk to) your ideal clients, with Sarah Marie Lacy
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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Stop waiting for permission to be a professional creative, with Henry Thong
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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How to handle your creative business finances—even if you’re “not a math person,” with Shawn Fink
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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Are you exploiting your own creative labor? with Tara McMullin
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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Life is more than an endless slog of tasks, with Sarah Von Bargen
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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Embracing your limits in order to find creative freedom and fulfillment, with Oliver Burkeman
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Dec 29, 2022 |
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Discovering your creative system (and the perpetual motion machine), with Austin Kleon
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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The need to feel extraordinary, with Alison Bechdel
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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Making the leap from (art) school to pro creative, with Brendan Keen, Mariel Capanna, and Brittany Bennett
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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From full-time teaching to full-time comics, with Gene Luen Yang
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Crazy artists making a living doing what they want to do, with Tomm Moore
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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Pushing the limits of the possible with Josh O'Neill of Beehive Books
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Aug 03, 2022 |
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Running a creative business on your own terms, with Jenna Weiss-Berman
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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Boundaries, balance, and burnout, with Shannon Wright
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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Writing 1.3 million words (and learning how to slow down), with Sonia Simone
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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Nurturing your creative ecosystem, with Didier William
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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How to protect your creative time, with Myla Goldberg
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May 19, 2022 |
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Creative problem solving and creative self-care, with Victoria Lansford
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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Challenging the dominant culture: intent vs. interpretation with Ronald Wimberly
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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Building a healthy relationship with your creative work, with Nicole Lewis-Keeber
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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When it's time to walk away from a creative career (and why that's totally OK), with Julia DeWitt
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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What does it actually take to find 1,000 True Fans? with Matt Madden
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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How to go from making some money to making a living as a creative, with Matt Madden
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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Kickstarting strange and amazing comics (and making a living!), with C. Spike Trotman
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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Envy as a virtue: How to turn your greenest eyed demon into a tool for success, with Lisa Frühbeis
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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Navigating the midlife pivot to a creative career, with Martha Rich
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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Why being multi-passionate is your strength, with Sarah Firth
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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How to start a school and still find time for art, with Tom Hart
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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When to quit your day job (or when not to!), with Robbi Behr and Matthew Swanson
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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How to finish writing your novel: don't write for free, with Alexander Chee
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Sep 30, 2021 |