Real Artists Don't Starve: Timeless Strategies for Thriving in the New Creative Age

by Jeff Goins

Here they are, the principles every Thriving Artist lives by— the Rules of the New Renaissance: 1. The Starving Artist believes you must be born an artist. The Thriving Artist knows you must become one. 2. The Starving Artist strives to be original. The Thriving Artist steals from his influences. 3. The Starving Artist believes he has enough talent. The Thriving Artist apprentices under a master. 4. The Starving Artist is stubborn about everything. The Thriving Artist is stubborn about the right things. 5. The Starving Artist waits to be noticed. The Thriving Artist cultivates patrons. 6. The Starving Artist believes he can be creative anywhere. The Thriving Artist goes where creative work is already happening. 7. The Starving Artist always works alone. The Thriving Artist collaborates with others. 8. The Starving Artist does his work in private. The Thriving Artist practices in public. 9. The Starving Artist works for free. The Thriving Artist always works for something. 10. The Starving Artist sells out too soon. The Thriving Artist owns his work. 11. The Starving Artist masters one craft. The Thriving Artist masters many. 12. The Starving Artist despises the need for money. The Thriving Artist makes money to make art. For the rest of this book, we