Austin Kleon, bestselling author of Steal Like An Artist and Show Your Work, shares valuable insights on the importance of sharing your creative process. Topics discussed include using outer accountability to continuously create, the authenticity of promoting your work, and the benefits of building a community through sharing.
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Finish And Publish Your Work
Show your work by finishing pieces and hitting publish; sharing is the final step of the creative job.
Treat sharing as part of your craft, not optional promotion.
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Document Your Process Publicly
Become a documentarian by sharing your work regularly to track progress and stay honest about what you're making.
Set posting routines to create outer accountability that forces you to produce consistently.
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Promote Through Process, Not Hype
Share how you make things because audiences often care as much about process as finished work and it functions as authentic self-promotion.
Use process posts to attract opportunities and let potential clients see how you work.
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Summer is in full swing (or winter snow season for my southern friends) and you're busy, I get it. That's why this week I'm hooking you up with a powerhouse of short and sweet creative guidance from my man, Austin Kleon up on the podcast today. If you're not familiar with Austin's work, definitely check out some of his best-selling books like Steal Like An Artist and Show Your Work! Austin is a full spectrum mentor when it comes to harnessing creativity and this week we are chatting about the next important step in your creative process: sharing that work.
In this episode:
* Sharing your work keeps you honest to yourself and to your audience. There is outer accountability baked in to the process of sharing your work which forces you to continue creating more work. * Sharing your work and sharing your process is the most authentic promotion of what you're making. You are putting in the time to create the art.. Finish the job by hitting "publish". * Community is a natural byproduct of sharing your work. If you give openly, you'll receive feedback and inspiration in return and very likely much more.
Enjoy!
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