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The work-at-home artist has a particularly challenging job when looking for new digs. You have to think about all the things everyone else has to worry about – how soon after the purchase the furnace will self-destruct, when was the roof put on, what is that funny-smelling green stuff in the basement, and how much is it going to cost [...]

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Many of you responded to the  blogathon to help writer Lori Hall Steele, who was paralyzed with a mysterious nerve disorder earlier in the year. Lori Hall Steele died yesterday at the age of 44. Here is a link to her obituary. http://www.record-eagle.com/local/local_story_325105009.html Please know that your contribtutions have helped save her house for her family, [...]

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More bad news on the magazine front (in case you thought my previous post – http://createworklive.com/2008/11/15/carnage-in-the-publishing-world/ — was too negative). http://www.magazinedeathpool.com/magazine_death_pool/ The problem, in my view, is that these magazines may be failing in part because of the economy, and in part because of competition from the Internet, but the Internet isn’t really going to [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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At CreateWork Live, Karen Berger explores how artists involved in different media can survive and thrive in the creative economy. Please check the “categories” listing in the sidebar at the right of the page to find topics of interest to you, or scroll down to read the most recent posts. You can subscribe by clicking the [...]

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