Show Your Work! by Austin Kleon is a book that encourages creatives to share their work with the world. The book is a follow-up to Kleon’s previous work, Steal Like an Artist, and provides practical advice on how to share your creative process and build an audience.
If you’re a creative struggling to gain an audience, Show Your Work! by Austin Kleon is a must-read book for YOU. In this book, Kleon provides practical advice about the creative process and what it takes to build a following.
Top 10 Quotes from the Book
- “the worst troll is the one that lives in your head.”
- “Become a documentarian of what you do.”
- “Your influences are all worth sharing because they clue people in to who you are and what you do—sometimes even more than your own work.”
- “Everybody loves a good story, but good storytelling doesn’t come easy to everybody. It’s a skill that takes a lifetime to master. So study the great stories and then go find some of your own. Your stories will get better the more you tell them.”
- “Don’t talk to people you don’t want to talk to, and don’t talk about stuff you don’t want to talk about.”
- “The people who get what they’re after are very often the ones who just stick around long enough.”
- “Social media sites are the perfect place to share daily updates. Don’t worry about being on every platform; pick and choose based on what you do and the people you’re trying to reach.”
- “The world is changing at such a rapid rate that it’s turning us all into amateurs. Even for professionals, the best way to flourish is to retain an amateur’s spirit and embrace uncertainty and the unknown.”
- “Make stuff you love and talk about stuff you love and you’ll attract people who love that kind of stuff. It’s that simple.”
- “You have to remember that your work is something you do, not who you are.”
Source: goodreads
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