We probably haven't met. I don't know a lot about you. Maybe you have never made a Nickle off your art. Maybe you have made thousands, but it's inconsistent, or you don't know how to replicate it. Maybe you have made a ton of money for other people, but somehow never get paid yourself. But if you are reading this, you probably are dissatisfied with your art business, but don't know how to fix it. Artists are almost never taught anything about business in their education. The

How many sayings have you heard equating speed with shoddy workmanship? "Haste makes waste" The entire tortoise and hare story "Slow is smooth, smooth is fast" Has anyone ever proven that? When your food takes a long time at a restaurant, is it generally a better meal? Someone used "quality" as an excuse for being slow, and somehow; we all bought into it. I notice that when I am on a deadline, I somehow manage to make the work happen at lightning speed. Recently, I was on an

I just finished the revised version of The Mercenary Artist's Manifesto. I forced myself to celebrate. I'm polishing my marketing plan. But... Now what? I have stated that the measure of success is not how your work is received, but in completion. But there is another problem. Starting the next one. It's not that I don't have ideas. I have more than IU could ever make. It's not that I am exhausted physically. (although, I am). The problem is in letting go. The problem is admi

An excerpt from the madness that is "The Mercenary Artist's Manifesto - Revised" "Goethe, in all his superiority; wrote “I would that the stage were a tightrope, so that no incompetent would dare tread upon it” Fuck Goethe. Fuck the notion that you can’t make something unless it’s really good. Fuck the notion that art is reserved for some magical beings apart from everyone else. I would rather see 1000 “bad” plays acted by passionate caring actors who love it, than a single p