I’m on hiatus for a week… In the meantime, I invite you to browse the more than 70 articles on this site, covering subjects like freelancing, copyright, performing, teaching, writing, skills independent creatives must have, and other topics. Please feel free to comment on any of the posts, and I’ll be with you again next [...]
Archive for October, 2008
On Hiatus
Posted in Uncategorized on October 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Fod Fest Footage
Posted in Music, Performing, tagged Daniel Pearl, FOD Fest, FODFest on October 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Some unedited footage from the West Coast leg of the Fod Fest tour. Wish I could have been there! http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=45501975
When is a Deadline a Deadline?
Posted in Freelancing, Writing, tagged deadlines, procrastination on October 24, 2008 | 8 Comments »
All right, I know the answer to this: A deadline is when the person paying you says that it is. I’m not sure how the time stamps work on this blog software if you’re in a different time zone than I, but let me just say that I am starting to write this at 8:20 p.m., [...]
Getting in Print: The Query Letter
Posted in Freelancing, Writing, tagged query letters on October 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So let’s say, you have thought of a story idea about your field of work that seems like a good fit for a magazine or newspaper. How do you go about placing it? A query letter is the traditional way thorugh the publisher’s door. (Actually, in the old days, submissions came in “over” the publisher’s door [...]
Getting in Print: Writing About Your Work
Posted in Uncategorized on October 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Magazines and newspapers don’t only publish the work of professional writers; they also publish articles by specialists who have something valuable to say or teach. This means you. (Okay, backtrack there: It MIGHT mean you… more on that below…) Meantime, Just consider how many people attempt to do what you do: Maybe they try it for recreation or for self-expression, or maybe they [...]
Getting in Print: Public Relations
Posted in Business Issues, Marketing, tagged public relations on October 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Let’s say you’ve got your event listed in all the newspaper calendars (which you learned how to do at http://createworklive.com/2008/10/15/getting-in-print-local-listings/). But now you think it deserves a bit more print than a teeny mention in 6-point type. You want an article about it. Maybe even a picture. After all, newspapers and magazines are full of articles about just such [...]
Getting in Print: Local Listings
Posted in Marketing on October 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Let’s say you have a show coming up — concert, exhibit, poetry reading, whatever…. And you want an audience. Let’s also say, you want more of an audience than your four most loyal students, your two best friends, and your mom… You’ve go to get the word out — beyond your usual suspects. Now, to be [...]
More on Fod Fest
Posted in Creative Communities, Music, Performing, tagged Daniel Pearl, FOD Fest, FODFest on October 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The fourth annual FODFest is in full swing, and I wanted to describe what playing at opening night was like so anyone living near one of the 14 concert venues can get a feel for why this is something you shouldn’t miss. The opening night concert had by far the biggest and most impressive venue on the [...]
Telling Your Story in Print
Posted in Freelancing, Writing on October 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Read anything interesting lately? Where? Sure, the Internet — you’re here now. But where else? The Internet has had a huge influence on the way we communicate, but it’s not the only way we take in and share knowledge about what’s going on. If you’ve been on a train or a plane lately, chances are you’ve [...]
Post FodFest Concert
Posted in Music, Performing, tagged FOD Fest, FODFest on October 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We did the first concert tonight, and I’m too exhausted to blog about it. But here’s (most of) the schedule: 10/10 – Mahaiwe Theater, Great Barrington, MA 10/11 –Narrows Arts Center, Fall River, MA 10/12 – Acoustic Café, Bridgeport, CT 10/13 – Sullivan Hall, NYC 10/14 – IOTA, Washington, DC 10/15 – The Grey Eagle, Asheville, [...]
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