Austin Kleon has written another tightly focused and useful book for creative people or people who wish they were.
Tag: art
On the 21st Century Opportunities To Make a Living as an Artist
It used to be next to impossible to make a reasonable living as an artist in any medium. It's still not easy. It was never easy. It will never be easy. Today, making a living as an artist or entertainer is hard in ways that are different from the way it was hard in the …
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Grumpy Musings About AI
There are legitimate concerns about AI and the impact it will have on people who write, paint, make songs, and do graphic design. It will change things but mostly for the commodity producers.
Recommendation: Everything Is a Remix
Everything is a Remix is a documentary that encapsulates a great deal of what I think about creativity.
Why Do Gaming Grognards Love History?
Old school RPG gamers tend to have a deep interest in history. In this essay, I explain why that is and what effect it has on the style of game we run and play.
Is Sword-and-Sorcery Making a Come Back?
I see signs that there are some writers returning to sword-and-sorcery. I don't expect to see Del Rey or Tor publishing anthologies of new stories. I think we are in the beginning stages of a small but spirited small press revival of the genre. I have a few ideas why that might be.
Book Review: Make to Know
Make to Know is a book about art and creativity. Ostensibly, it is for "creative people," but I think it has something for all of us to consider.
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