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23 Jun, 2014

3 Good Reasons to Write Fiction (and 3 Bad Ones)

Categories: Art and creativity, Identity •
Tags: author, fiction, fiction writing, novel, original fiction, reasons to write, short stories, wampus, writing, writing fiction •
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by Wampus

Ready to write some fiction? That’s fantastic. Bon voyage, intrepid scribe. I hope you pass The Great Gatsby on the highway and leave it wheezing in your rearview. Before you get… Read More →

10 Mar, 2014

Building Audience in the Content Blizzard

Categories: Art and creativity, DIY •
Tags: artist, audience, audience engagement, author, creativity, musician, songwriter, wampus, writer •
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by Wampus

The internet is a blizzard of unfiltered content. How can an artist or author build an audience in the face of it? You hear it every day: the internet helps… Read More →

17 Jul, 2013

What Is Your Creative Brand?

Categories: Art and creativity, Identity, Music business •
Tags: artist, artist branding, audience, author, brand, brand architecture, brand management, branding, context, creative, creative brand, creative branding, differentiation, graphic design, identity, logo, marketing, publisher, record label, recording artist, subtext, wampus, what you do, who you are •
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by Wampus

Artists and authors are talking about creative branding. But what exactly is a brand? And do you have to have one? As a label and publisher, we get a lot of… Read More →

26 Jun, 2013

In the Land of the Blind…

Categories: Art and creativity •
Tags: art, artist, author, bob dylan, create, creative, creative self, creative work, creativity, erasmus, fear of failure, in the land of the blind, james joyce, musician, perfectionism, perfectionist, possibilities, shortcomings, songwriter, songwriting, wampus, writer, writing •
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by Wampus

Are you a perfectionist? As you navigate life as an artist, nobody you meet — in collaboration or in competition — is perfect. You know this, yet still set impossibly… Read More →

10 Apr, 2013

Are You Serious About Your Creative Work?

Categories: Art and creativity •
Tags: artist, author, clock, create, creative, creative inspiration, creative plan, creative planning, creative self, creative work, creativity, fun, fun in being serious, inspiration, musician, nickelback, original songs, originality, PBRs, playful, playfulness, possibilities, rationalization, schedule, serious, seriousness, songwriter, songwriting, sonnets, starbucks, wampus, writer, writing, wynton marsalis •
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by Wampus

Seriously. Do you give your best to your art? Maybe you do creative work for yourself, maybe you do it for others. Maybe it’s a mix of the two. In… Read More →