
Creative, Not Famous
Ayun Halliday(Author)
Microcosm Publishing
Published on 9. June 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-64841-059-8 (ISBN)
Description
Few artists achieve fame and fortune, but that doesn't mean your creative life can't flourish. Writer, illustrator, zinemaker, and playwright Ayun Halliday interviewed dozens of creative people and shared her own experiences to produce this rallying cry for the "small potato"--someone whose focus is making cool, meaningful work and living a creative life rather than achieving wealth or celebrity. Sections range from the practice of artmaking to wrangling self-doubt to DIY marketing and self-promotion. Along the way, Halliday shows that your art can bring you satisfaction, success, community, and a modest income--without losing sight of your reasons for doing it in the first place. Want to amp up your creativity with weird, juicy activities? Check out the Creative, Not Famous Activity Book, a standalone companion workbook and journal for all flavors of creators.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Bloomington, IN
United States
Illustrations
1 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 145 mm
Width: 147 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
204 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-64841-059-8 (9781648410598)
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Person
Ayun Halliday is the Chief Primatologist of the long running, award-winning zine, The East Village Inky, and co-founder of Theater of the Apes. She is the author of seven books, including No Touch Monkey! And Other Travel Lessons Learned Too Late and the Zinester's Guide to NYC. She created and hosts the ongoing Off-Off-Broadway variety show, Necromancers of the Public Domain. Ayun lives in New York City with her husband, playwright Greg Kotis. Find her online at ayunhalliday.com