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Why ‘art for arts sake’ goes hand in hand with ‘starving artist’

January 14, 2015 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Why 'Art for Arts Sake' goes hand in hand with 'Starving Artist'

Are you a starving artist? Are you putting your artistic ideals above your responsibility for looking after your body and soul? Are you clinging to romantic notions of ‘art for arts sake?’ That art is only sullied if you let it mingle with the world of commerce? I’m afraid if you are clinging to these […]

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Idols, Mentors, Colleagues and Fans – Build a Team in 2015

December 31, 2014 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Build your team, Find a Mentor

I have two professional colleagues who are always talking about ‘their team.’ How ‘their team’ advises they do this, or ‘their team’ has plans to do this, etc. Every time I hear it I experience a pang of jealousy. I don’t have a team. It’s me. My computer. My ‘cup of joe.’ And that’s it. […]

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Season’s Greetings

December 24, 2014 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Season's Greetings

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5 Reasons to come to our Marketing for Writers Workshop

September 14, 2014 by Steven Sparling 2 Comments

Here’s 5 compelling reasons to join me and A L Michael on 27 Sept for Marketing Bootcamp for Writers

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The secret to getting ahead in any creative field (that no one tells you)?

August 20, 2014 by Steven Sparling 2 Comments

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Day 24 – Keep In Touch

July 24, 2014 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Keep in Touch In any business there are only 3 ways to increase your revenue: Increase your prices Get more customers to purchase Get existing customers to buy more Of these three, the most effective is #3 – Get existing customers to buy more (or buy again). This is why you want to keep in […]

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Are you an artist?

June 27, 2014 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

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The ‘July Challenge’ about to start

June 26, 2014 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

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Is being an artist really a ‘job’?

June 25, 2014 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

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28 June – Join me for Speak Up!

June 24, 2014 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

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