Professional Artist Is Out!
The August/September 2017 issue of Professional Artist magazine is all about education. Bonus? It features an interview by yours truly with two amazing Columbus-based artists, Cat Sheridan and Lisa McLymont, both of whom do incredible work. Check out their […]
The Art of the Punt
At the risk of overusing a football metaphor, let’s pretend you have a goal. (It can even be an actual goal if football is your thing.) You want to keep moving toward it, unwaveringly, without detour. But to get there, […]
More Than Math: Part 3
In this series, based on April’s pricing workshop at Wild Goose Creative, we’re breaking down the equation approach to calculating billable hours… And talking about why the equation approach isn’t enough. So far, we’ve worked through the equation approach […]
More Than Math: Part 2
Last month, I visited Wild Goose Creative to lead a pricing workshop that started with the “math” answer to the question, “What is your hourly rate?” Then—spoiler alert—we broke down all the reasons why the math answer is incomplete. […]
More Than Math: Part 1
Quick – What is your hourly rate? If you had to think about it too much, or if the answer is too complicated, or if you aren’t entirely sure, it might be time to revisit your pricing model. […]
More Than Math
Quick – What is your hourly rate? If you had to think about it too much, or if the answer is too complicated, or if you aren’t entirely sure, it might be time to revisit your pricing model. […]
Wear Real Pants
When I was first drafting my first book, I had a “writing outfit.” I loved wearing it during the writing hours I carved out of my schedule. I loved wearing it on non-writing days to remind me that I had […]
Lessons from Lark’s Business of Art
In October of 2012, Playwrights of New York and The Lark hosted the first Business of Art workshop, a two-day playwrights-only boot camp that focuses on business and financial aspects of running a creative career. As we conclude our […]
2015 Year In Review
969 People Strong 2015 was quite a year. We served 969 people. 969 people! Thanks for being part of our community. Who Were the 969? Some attended boot camps. Some came to workshops. Some took online classes through Starting […]
Fluid Borders
On Saturday, I chaired a panel discussion on Fluid Borders in Business, Art & Design at SECAC (the Southeast Conference of Arts Colleges) in Pittsburgh. What follows is a transcript of my remarks, and a brief summary of two panelists’ […]
