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  <title><![CDATA[The Not-So-Lost Soul Companion: More Hope, Strength, and Strategies for Artists and Artists-at-Heart]]></title>
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  <default_description>&lt;b&gt;The Lost Soul Companion&lt;/b&gt; showed you how to survive&amp;#8230;now learn how to thrive! A gift of wit, wisdom, and understanding for writers, musicians, freethinkers, and struggling artists of every stripe!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Susan M. Brackney, author of &lt;b&gt;The Lost Soul Companion&lt;/b&gt;, keeps the encouragement coming and offers smart solutions for artists, musicians, actors, and writers ready to share their creative talents with the rest of the world. Practical and irreverent,&lt;b&gt; The Not-So-Lost Soul Companion&lt;/b&gt; is the wise, whimsical--and indispensable--next step in launching the creative life of your dreams. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;*How to keep your cool despite disastrous auditions, withering reviews, and well-meaning relatives&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;*Finding your own place on the Wheel of Creative Will&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;*How famous flounderers Ralph Waldo Emerson, Agatha Christie,and George Orwell found their true callings&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;*Artist-friendly alternatives to New York and L.A.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;*What to do when you find your art hanging in a used-furniture store&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;*How to survive as a free spirit in Corporate Captivity&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;*Marketing tips, publicity pitfalls, and the magic word to open new doors&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;*Getting the big deal: a peek at the wizard behind the curtain</default_description>
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    <body><![CDATA[The sequel to The Lost Soul Companion has more &quot;meat&quot; to it in terms of specific suggestions and ideas for living life as a creative soul than its predecessor. The author goes into a good bit of detail about possible marketing approaches to get your artistic work &quot;out there.&quot; Ide...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55588815">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu May 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Enjoyable read. It's difficult to describe but I look at her sketches and think &quot;I can do that.&quot; Maybe that's the reason I like it, it's not perfect or high art. It's just a little book for creative folks.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Well, I am supposed to be packing Rachel's books up to send to her on the left coast, but I keep running into things I want to read. This is one of them. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed this book, though not quite as much as its predecessor, &quot;The Lost Soul Companion.&quot;  Still, a worthy read.]]></body>
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