There are no end of alleged “influencers” on social media telling you to chase your passion. To pull the ripcord and pursue your dreams full-time. What the...
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How to Fall Back in Love with Writing
It will happen. Eventually. You’ll do something you love, and after awhile, you’ll forget why you started. You’ll build a platform that’s succe...
141: The Secret to Making $70,000 a Month from Your Book: Interview with Hal Elrod
Most authors have two simple goals: make a difference and make some money. We want our work to matter, and to achieve the financial freedom to write full-time. Unfortu...
Here’s How I Really Launched a Bestseller (and How You Can Do the Same)
Two years ago, I launched The Art of Work, and it went on to sell over 50,000 copies in the first year. I wrote about how it became a bestseller, but I omitted one cru...
What It Takes to Become a Real Artist
You don’t change the world by following the rules.
If you want to make anything significant, you must challenge the status quo. You must embrace being a misfit, at le...
140: Stop Starving and Start Making a Living from Your Art: Interview with Cory Huff
At some point in our history, it became unsavory to make a good living from your art. Indie bands that sign with a label are “sellouts” and painters who di...