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A Book for All Aspiring Artists

For All Writers, Musicians, Filmmakers, Visual Artists, Dancers, Photographers, Designers and Actors

This book helps them learn to answer these essential questions:
• What factors contribute most to success in the arts?
• Do you have enough talent?
• What do you need besides talent?
• What are the myths about creativity?
• What is real creativity and how do you cultivate it?
• How do you get through tough times?
• How do you deal with criticism?
• How do you “get the breaks” in your field?
• What foundation principles don’t change?
• How do you hang on to the important things in life?
• How do you keep from “selling your soul?”
• What if you don’t make it?

It will help any aspiring artist to save years of trial and error and avoid many of the common pitfalls of creative careers.This is a real mentor in a book.

"Success in the Arts: What It Takes to Make It in Creative Fields" will be published on February 1, 2007, by Elfstone Press.

Click here for  the Table of Contents for "Success in the Arts" (PDF 44K)

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Read a review by Patricia Fry