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Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered

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In his New York Times bestseller Steal Like an Artist, Austin Kleon showed readers how to unlock their creativity by "stealing" from the community of other movers and shakers. Now, in an even more forward-thinking and necessary book, he shows how to take that critical next step on a creative journey — getting known.

Show Your Work! is about why generosity trumps genius. It's about getting findable, about using the network instead of wasting time "networking." It's not self-promotion, it's self-discovery — let others into your process, then let them steal from you. Filled with illustrations, quotes, stories, and examples, Show Your Work! offers ten transformative rules for being open, generous, brave, productive.

In chapters such as You Don't Have to Be a Genius; Share Something Small Every Day; and Stick Around, Kleon creates a user's manual for embracing the communal nature of creativity — what he calls the "ecology of talent." From broader life lessons about work (you can't find your voice if you don't use it) to the etiquette of sharing — and the dangers of oversharing — to the practicalities of Internet life (build a good domain name; give credit when credit is due), it's an inspiring manifesto for succeeding as any kind of artist or entrepreneur in the digital age.

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"Some people are natural self-promoters. For others, it's painfully difficult to put their work out there. In this creatively designed pocket-sized book, Kleon (Steal Like an Artist) offers the latter group effective strategies that allow them to share their work without leaving their comfort zone. Kleon advises becoming part of a 'scenius' — a group of creative collaborators that can spark ideas, provide connections, and start conversations. Such groups are easily found online via blogs, social media sites, e-mail groups, and more, all of which allow individuals with like interests to connect and contribute. Kleon offers common sense advice (find your voice, don't be a hoarder) on how to demonstrate your talent, and describes a new way of operating that is less of a sell and more of a conversation. He advises readers to share something small everyday and to tell good stories, but cautions against turning into human spam. He also offers advice on how to handle criticism from online trolls, and overcoming the stigma of being a 'sellout.' Kleon's advice is sassy and spot-on. Illus. Agent: Ted Weinstein, Ted Weinstein Literary Management." Publishers Weekly Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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"[Show Your Work is] timeless; readers can return to it repeatedly throughout life and still glean useful ideas and tips....Anyone starting out (or starting over)...will find upbeat encouragement here." Library Journal

Review:

"Austin Kleon is one of the brightest new minds on the creative landscape. Show Your Work! demonstrates why. With simple yet profound insights, and an array of his amazing images, he casts aside old stereotypes of the creative life and tells what it's really like." Daniel H. Pink, author of To Sell Is Human and Drive
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About the Author

Austin Kleon is a writer and artist. He is the author of Steal Like an Artist and the found poetry collection Newspaper Blackout (“brilliant,” New York Magazine), and his work has been featured on NPR’s Morning Edition, PBS NewsHour, The Wall Street Journal, and the art website, 20x200.com. He speaks about creativity and being an artist online for organizations such as SXSW, TEDx, and The Economist. He lives in Austin and online at austinkleon.com.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780761178972
Author:
Kleon, Austin
Publisher:
Workman Publishing
Subject:
Creativity
Subject:
SELF-HELP / Creativity
Subject:
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Entrepreneurship
Subject:
DESIGN / Graphic Arts / General
Publication Date:
20140331
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Language:
English
Pages:
224
Dimensions:
6 x 6 in
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Product details 224 pages Workman Publishing - English 9780761178972 Reviews:
"Publishers Weekly Review" by , "Some people are natural self-promoters. For others, it's painfully difficult to put their work out there. In this creatively designed pocket-sized book, Kleon (Steal Like an Artist) offers the latter group effective strategies that allow them to share their work without leaving their comfort zone. Kleon advises becoming part of a 'scenius' — a group of creative collaborators that can spark ideas, provide connections, and start conversations. Such groups are easily found online via blogs, social media sites, e-mail groups, and more, all of which allow individuals with like interests to connect and contribute. Kleon offers common sense advice (find your voice, don't be a hoarder) on how to demonstrate your talent, and describes a new way of operating that is less of a sell and more of a conversation. He advises readers to share something small everyday and to tell good stories, but cautions against turning into human spam. He also offers advice on how to handle criticism from online trolls, and overcoming the stigma of being a 'sellout.' Kleon's advice is sassy and spot-on. Illus. Agent: Ted Weinstein, Ted Weinstein Literary Management." Publishers Weekly Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
"Review" by , "[Show Your Work is] timeless; readers can return to it repeatedly throughout life and still glean useful ideas and tips....Anyone starting out (or starting over)...will find upbeat encouragement here." Library Journal
"Review" by , "Austin Kleon is one of the brightest new minds on the creative landscape. Show Your Work! demonstrates why. With simple yet profound insights, and an array of his amazing images, he casts aside old stereotypes of the creative life and tells what it's really like." Daniel H. Pink, author of To Sell Is Human and Drive
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