Thoughts on 27 Thoughts
On Blogging for The Artist

I thoroughly enjoyed the list “27 Thoughts On Blogging For The Artist” on Problogger, a guest post by Robert Bruce of Knife Gun Pen. (Thanks to Diane at Please Sir for highlighting this on her blog)

Here are a couple of points from the list I want to discuss further:

1. There’s never been a better time to be a working artist. Ever.
2. There’s never been a worse time to be a working artist (if you’re not truly dedicated to your craft).

I can’t agree more with these two points. The speed and ease of reaching to a large, international audience is a double edged sword. If you’re in the creative industry — be it music, art, design, photography, craft, film — there’s no finer time to share your talent with the world. [Read more....]