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  • Creativity Sucks

  • And 30 Other Things I've Learned While Living a Weird, Amazing, Crazy, Creative Life
  • By: Phil Hansen
  • Narrated by: Keith McCarthy
  • Length: 3 hrs and 26 mins

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Creativity Sucks

By: Phil Hansen
Narrated by: Keith McCarthy
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Publisher's Summary

An essential guide for artists of all levels on how to live and work as a creative, from a popular artist and TED speaker.

When we're kids, our parents tell us that being creative is fun, fun, fun. But when you decide to turn art into your career, whether that's painting, writing, drawing, or sculpting Edgar Allan Poe out of earthworms, that's when things get tough. Let's be honest. Creativity isn't always fun. It's also hard work. 

In this insightful and heartfelt guide, artist and speaker Phil Hansen shares his hard-won wisdom from the front lines of life as a professional creative. Paired with his edgy art, Hansen provides advice for the difficult moments - the slumps, the creative blocks, the times when something you love doesn't resonate with the world - and gives you the pep talk you need to get through the tough times. He also shares helpful tips on how to put yourself in the prime creative mindset, how to build a support system, and how to create art that sells. 

This audiobook includes a downloadable PDF of illustrations from the book.   

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio. 

©2020 Phil Hansen (P)2020 Penguin Audio

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