Show Your Work!: 10 Ways To Share Your Creativity And Get Discovered

Product Description

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 & shakers Now in an even more forward-thinking & 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"es stories & 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; & 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 & 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