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No Spec: Why Design Contests Are a Bad Idea
As a design professional and a representative of AIGA, I feel it’s my duty to…
How I Stayed Focused on My Screenplay
Filmmaker Jessica M. Thompson shares some tips for staying focused on your screenplay all the…
Self-Employed Happy Hour Podcast: Designer Lori Patton
Lori joins us to talk about getting started in graphic design, getting and keeping clients,…
Busting Up Fashion’s Hierarchy of ‘Acceptable’ Shapes
I grew up queen-size—an Amazonian tree-grazing, wide hip-having, size 12.5 shoe-wearing gal—and never identified with…
The Myth and the Mentor
Wanting to share is a key ingredient to being a great mentor, and wanting to…
Songwriting and a Platform for Songwriters
Creative Resident Jesse Littlebird shares an exclusive first video of his intimate songwriter series on…
7 Productive Things You Can Do During Long Drives on Tour to Stave Off the Madness
Luckily for you, I’ve compiled a few recommendations, culled from both personal experience and the…
Mondrian: Little-Known Artist Histories #2
Cartoonist Edie Everette shows us what Mondrian may have made in the early days of…
The Proof Is in the Sausage
Tractor Brewing talks with Joe S. Sausage about building his craft sausage business and moving…
How to Keep Perspective When You’re Living the Movie You’re Making
Documentarian Tai Uhlmann explains how to keep your perspective periscopic when the rest of you…
How to Write a Mystery Novel With Your Mom
With two books written and a third in the plotting stage, we have spent many,…
Self-Employed Happy Hour Podcast: Rusty Rutherford
Comedy lovers in Albuquerque may know him as their favorite and funniest baby in diapers,…
How To Make Cruelty-Free Burlesque Feather Fans
Having located my cruelty-free ostrich feathers, I not only had to, but sincerely wanted to…
What I Know About Running an Etsy Store
Be sure to double box anything that could break in transit! I learned that (and…
Shooting a No-Budget Feature in Winter Weather
Christina Raia shares some tips she learned while freezing her ass off in zero-degree weather…
PyraBlogger News: Shannon Curtis Killing It With “I Know I Know”
Shannon Curtis reached out to her community to create the video “I Know I Know”…
Lessons From the Road: Zen and the Art of Pumping Gas
Just stand here. Stand here. Be still. Pump gas.
Self-Employed Happy Hour Podcast: Roxanne Blair
As Director of Programs for the business accelerator Creative Startups, Roxanne Blair is in the…
Knowing Your Audience
I am a writer with many personalities. This used to cause confusion in my writing…
4 Free or Low-Cost Ways to Support the Professional Musician in Your Life
It means so much when friends tell me that they’re proud of me. That’s real…