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To survive and prosper as a writer, painter, musician, actor, filmmaker, or any other kind of artist, requires either Really Good Luck or a solid understanding of intellectual property economics. While hard work and determination can help you get the latter, Really Good Luck can only be bestowed by the gods.

So, to dive right in, artists make intellectual property. Sometimes its books or images, sometimes its screenplays or films, sometimes its radio shows or training manuals for other artists. The key thing is that artists “capture” information in a tangible, deliverable, sellable form. The property artists create is just as real as the kind that real estate agents buy. Walt Disney built a magic kingdom from intellectual property he commissioned and exploited for decades. The kingdom lives on long after Disney has moved on to greener pastures. Read the rest of this entry »

If you want to be an artist and become known as one then you need to commit your self to the idea. Make a decision to make art. This may sound obvious but it is not always as easy as it appears to make art or be an artist. Being happy about the title of ‘artist’ is a beginning and knowing that this is the path for you will help you to motivate and concentrate your thinking to do what is needed to see this happen. There is a great bit of wisdom in the bible. It says that “without a vision the people perish”. Without a goal you can easily be blown around by the wind of whatever is happening at the time. You can be ruled by circumstance instead of soaring above them to claim the prize of the path you are taking. Read the rest of this entry »