Managing Your Inner Artist / Writer

by M.L. Buchman

Writer, Painter, Photographer, Musician, Designer... For decades, this brother and sister team have studied what works and what doesn’t when trying to convince your Inner Artist to cooperate. No matter what your craft, there are common themes to what works and what doesn’t. This is a guide of research and practical tips for working with your Inner Artist / Writer in the crazy everyday world of a hundred demands and a thousand more distractions. M.L. “Matt” Buchman - the brother 30-year Project Manager and full-time writer NPR Top 5 Romance Novel of 2012 Barnes & Noble Best 5 Romance 2013 M.L. “Melitte” Buchman - the sister One of the nation’s top Digital Archivists and part-time tintype photographer & instructor “Why do we have the same initials? Our mother had a good sense of humor.”

Genres: Writing

198 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 15, 2014

About the author

USA Today and Amazon #1 Bestseller M. L. “Matt” Buchman started writing on a flight south from Japan to ride his bicycle across the Australian Outback. Just part of a solo around-the-world trip that ultimately launched his writing career.

From the very beginning, his powerful female heroines insisted on putting character first, then a great adventure. He’s since written over 60 action-adventure thrillers and military romantic suspense novels. And just for the fun of it: 100 short stories, and a fast-growing pile of read-by-author audiobooks.

Booklist says: 3x “Top 10 of the Year.” PW says: “Tom Clancy fans open to a strong female lead will clamor for more.” His fans say: “I want more now…of everything.” That his characters are even more insistent than his fans is a hoot.
As a 30-year project manager with a geophysics degree who has designed and built houses, flown and jumped out of planes, and solo-sailed a 50’ ketch, he is awed by what is possible. More at: www.mlbuchman.com.

Reviews

[Greg Enslen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great little book on separating your "artist" and "business" efforts when trying to be a creative person. It does a great job of describing the push and pull between creative efforts to generate new things versus the business efforts to support past creative efforts. I find myself often torn between "making" new stuff and "selling" old stuff -- both present different challenges, and some are more enjoyable and rewarding than others.

[Alexandria Blaelock · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting take on how on combine your practical self’s goals with your inner artist’s vision with some concrete tips on getting them on the same page to start, finish and celebrate your work.