Persist

A new Createspace release, this book is a collection of essays, written over the past thirty years, addressing in a variety of ways the predicament of the artist (read: writer, musician, actor, dancer...) in a cultural climate in which celebrity and established commercial track record too often count for more than talent and quality of work. Yet artists of all kinds have to "do it"--if only because that's who they are. The book describes strategies the author himself has found to be...
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A new Createspace release, this book is a collection of essays, written over the past thirty years, addressing in a variety of ways the predicament of the artist (read: writer, musician, actor, dancer...) in a cultural climate in which celebrity and established commercial track record too often count for more than talent and quality of work. Yet artists of all kinds have to "do it"--if only because that's who they are. The book describes strategies the author himself has found to be indispensible in learning to "persist" beyond the all too familiar obstacles: he has found those resources in practice, the exercise of mental and logistical discipline, and building community. "The first and ultimate survival guide for any creative person"-Roland Reiss, Professor Emeritus, Claremont Graduate University