for the Business of Being an Artist
The sky is falling! Or at least you’d think it is if you listen to news–especially television. We’re in for hard times, we’re fighting two wars, and things just don’t look good. Wait. Stop! Things aren’t that bad if you think of everything you have. I am truly grateful each and every day for the [...]
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I don’t like being scared. I never enjoyed haunted houses and never dressed up in a scary outfit for Halloween (I was always something like Raggedy Ann, a princess, or a gypsy). To this day, I hide my eyes and plug my ears during scary parts of movies. And I wouldn’t dare seek out an [...]
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Today (the day I wrote this) is Wednesday. I’ve traveled two out of the last four weeks, I was gone last Sunday for a lovely drive into the mountains and a book event, and I’m leaving this weekend to go to a wedding in Estes Park. I’m waiting for a new car to arrive and [...]
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When I was a teenager, my family jumped on I-40 from Oklahoma City and–looking at the map now–I don’t think we had reason to leave the interstate until we got to our destination: North Carolina. We were on a genealogy tour. Yep, it’s the family trip that most kids don’t get to take and with [...]
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I’m finishing up Christine Kane’s Great Big Dreams retreat in the mountains north of Asheville, NC. Tonight, I’m back at home and getting ready for a big week. And I can’t believe it’s October! The Get Organized class starts with a kickoff call Tuesday night, and then the INSIGHTS series begins on Thursday night with [...]
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They’re coming after you again! You open the email and darned if it doesn’t look familiar. Once again, you’re asked to donate your art for a worthy cause. Of course you’d like to help out. You’d love to save the world! But you delivered your art to that environmental group’s auction just last month. And [...]
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