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Guest Post: Is Your Creative Work Making You Feel Good?

March 29, 2014 by Steven Sparling 1 Comment

We’re happy to welcome back A. L. Michael for another guest post today. Andi is currently writing her next novel (due to be published soon) and is also teaching workshops on Writing for Wellbeing. If you’re in London she has a workshop coming up on Saturday 26 April. Check out all the details here —————————— […]

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Guest Post: The Post University Blogger (P.U.B.)…. Is a Grocery Shopping Guru

November 27, 2013 by Steven Sparling 1 Comment

This week we welcome back Annie Harris for another guest blog – a continuation in exploring how a 20-something emerging artist juggles her creative projects and her limited finances and finds creative freedom through sound money management. Over to Annie….. ——————————————— In my view, I’m getting old. I’m at the ripe old age of 23 […]

Filed Under: Financial, Guest Post Tagged With: Actor, blogger, creative, Creative entrepreneur, Creative Entrepreneurship, Dancer, finances, Financial, Money, Writer

Guest Blog: The Power of Knowing Who You Are and What You Do: And What that Means for your Money.

November 20, 2013 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Hello! This week we have another guest blog from A. L. Michaels. Always glad to welcome her voice here at The Thriving Creative. Without any further ado… ————————————- After having a conversation with a friend who’s recently become a self-employed artist- and as yet, has not freaked out about the insecurity and living day to […]

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Guest Blog: Post University Blogger (P.U.B.) is …a Smart and Savvy Saver

October 30, 2013 by Steven Sparling 4 Comments

Welcome back to Annie to tell us more about how she manages her money as a creative 20-something. Once again it’s fantastic to hear from her. Now over to Annie…. —————————————————- Hope you’ve all been well since my last blog post. Did you implement any of the techniques I told you about? Let me know […]

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Guest Blog: Let the Numbers Tell the Story

October 23, 2013 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

We welcome back A. L. Michaels who catches us up on how her money diet is going… ———————————————————– Numbers tell a story, and as a writer, that’s the only thing that’s getting me through this necessary reigning in of my spending. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not an extravagant spender by any means (though I’m […]

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Guest Post: Post University Blogger – Money Managing Maestro

October 2, 2013 by Steven Sparling 5 Comments

This week we have another guest blog from Annie Harris who has written two posts already for us on Networking and  another on one Juggling Jobs. As we are talking about money and finance, Annie has drawn back the curtains on how she – a young university graduate trying to make her way as an […]

Filed Under: Financial, Guest Post Tagged With: Actor, actress, Annie Harris, Artist, budgeting, creative, Creative entrepreneur, Creative Entrepreneurship, Financial, money management, Writer

Guest Post: The Power of the ‘Starving Artist’ Cliché

September 25, 2013 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

We’re happy to welcome back A. L. Michael for another of her excellent and refreshingly honest guest posts – this time it’s a bang-on-theme post about money. Enjoy. ———————————————– After a good while of being a self-employed artist, and with having to fill out my first tax form looming (and having lost my accounts book!), […]

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Guest Post: The Post University Blogger (P.U.B) is…a Networking Newbie

August 21, 2013 by Steven Sparling 1 Comment

“Take action every day. It doesn’t have to be dramatic action, but every day, stick with it. Spend time on things that make you proud, that stretch and strengthen you.” – Phillip Humbert I’m pretty new to this making-it-alone thing, when you put it into perspective. I’m two years out of university, and while it’s […]

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Guest Post: 10 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Was Published

August 7, 2013 by Steven Sparling 4 Comments

Today’s guest post is from A. L. Michael a talented writer and creative entrepreneur. Many thanks to A. L. Michael for her contribution. As a recently published writer, and dedicated creative entrepreneur, I thought I’d share some of that news that no writer really wants to hear: publication doesn’t fix everything. It’s what we all […]

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