The Myth of Writer’s Block
Ever decide you were suffering from “writer’s block”? How did you define this mysterious condition? As a mental obstacle? A chronic ailment? A demon bent on tormenting you? Did you use… Read More →
Kickstarter vs. NEA: Paths to Indie Funding
- Categories: Art and creativity, Music business •
- Tags: album, art, artist, artist communities, artistic health care, arts education, arts funding, comics, community theater, creative, creative process, creative projects, creativity, crowdsourcing, culture wars, dance, design, fashion, festival, film, folk art, food, funding, funding path, games, indie artist, indie artists, indie band, indie filmmaker, kickstarter, literature, local arts agencies, media arts, museums, music, national endowment for the arts, NEA, neum, opera, paths, photography, publishing, record, technology, theater, traditional art, united states, visual arts, yancey strickler •
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- by Wampus
Have an album you’re ready to record and release? A film you want to produce and screen at festivals? How are you going to pay for it? Talking Points Memo (TPM)… Read More →
5 Tips for New Authors: Q&A with Jason Warburg
- Categories: Art and creativity, New books, Q&A •
- Tags: believe in me, fiction writing, first novel, first-time author, first-time novelist, jason warburg, robert b. parker, story, storytelling, the daily vault, tips, wampus multimedia, writing tips •
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Jason Warburg, editor of music-review site The Daily Vault and author of the just-published novel Believe in Me, shares the trials and tribulations of producing a successful debut novel — and provides… Read More →
SOPA: Your Role as Artist and Advocate
- Categories: Art and creativity, Music business •
- Tags: al franken, copyright, copyright protection, creative, facebook, google, indie artists, indie music, intellectual property, law, microsoft, motion picture association of america, MPAA, music copyright, online piracy, piracy, recording industry association of america, RIAA, ron paul, SOPA, stop online piracy act •
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Some people think the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is about censoring content creators. Others think it is about guarding intellectual property. Either way, the proposed legislation is about the control… Read More →
Jason Warburg: On Believing and Becoming
- Categories: Art and creativity, Identity, New books •
- Tags: activism, being and becoming, belief, believe, believe in me, believing, catch-22, daily vault, fiction, jason warburg, music, music novel, politics, rock 'n' roll, rock and roll, self-awareness •
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In his new novel, Believe in Me, Jason Warburg wrestles mightily with a Catch-22: to achieve something, we must believe we can achieve it. Yet if we haven’t achieved it before, how… Read More →