"Writing a novel is like driving at night. 
You can only see as far as your headlights let you."
- E.L. Doctrow

 

RECOMMENDED READING

CREATIVE/SELF DISCOVERY:

"A Creative Companion: How To Free Your Creative Spirit", Sark

"All I Need To Know I Learned in Kindergarten", Robert Fulghum

"A Whack on the Side of the Head", Roger Von Oech

"Career Guide for Creative and Unconventional People", Carol Eikleberry

"Connecting to Creativity", Elizabeth W. Bergman and Elizabeth O. Colton

"Creating a Life Worth Living", Carol Lloyd

"Do What You Are", Paul D. Tieger & Barbara Barron-Tieger

"Fearless Creating", Eric Maisel

"Inspiration Sandwich", Sark

"The Artist's Way", Julia Cameron

"To Build the Life You Want, Create the Work You Love", Marsha Sinetar

"What Color is Your Parachute?", Nelson Bolles

"Zen and the Art of Making a Living", Laurence G. Boldt

VISUAL ARTS/DESIGN:

"100 Best Careers for Writers and Artists", Shelly Field

"Artists and Graphic Designers Markets 2000", Writer's Digest Books

"Becoming a Graphic Designer", Heller and Fernandez

"Business and Legal Forms for Graphic Designers", Crawford and Doman Bruck

"Fine Artist's Career Guide", Daniel Grant

"Legal Guide for the Visual Artist", L. Crawford

"Presentation Techniques for the Graphic Artist - How to Sell Your Ideas Effectively", Jenny Mulherin

MUSIC:

"All you Need to Know about the Music Business", Donald Passman

"Gigging - The Musician's Underground Touring Directory", Dorf & Appell

"Playing for Pay", James Gibson.

"Rock Singer's Survival Manual", Mark Baxter

"Running Your Rock Band", Bill Henderson

"Songwriter's Market", Laufenberg

"This Business of Music", M. William Krasilovsky and Sidney Shemel

"Songwriters on Songwriting", Paul Zollo

PERFORMING ARTS:

"Acting", Jaq Greenspon

"Career Opportunities in Theater and the Performing Arts", Shelly Field

"How to Be a Working Actor", Maru Lyn Henry and Lynne Rogers

"Opportunities in Acting Careers", Dick Moore

FILM:

"Film and Video Career Directory", Bradley J. Morgan, and Joseph M. Palmisano

"Opportunities in Film Careers", Jan Bone

"The Independent Film & Videomakers Guide", Michael Wiese

WRITING:

"100 Best Careers for Writers and Artists", Shelly Field

"Career Opportunities for Writers", Rosemary Ellen Guiley

"Careers for Writers and Others Who Have a Way With Words", Robert W. Bly

"Grants and Awards Available to American Writers", PEN American Center (annual)

"Money For Writers: Over 800 Cash Awards, Grants, Prizes, Contests, Scholarships, Retreats and More", Henry Holt & Co

"The Journalist's Road to Success: A Career and Scholarship Guide", Dow Jones Newspaper Fund (annual)

"Writer's Market", Writer's Digest Books (annual)

ARTISTS AND WRITERS COLONIES:

"Artists and Writers Colonies: Retreats, Residencies, and Respites for the Creative Mind", Blue Heron Publishing

"If the oyster had hands, there would be no pearl."
- Stephen Nachmanovitch

 

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