Make a living doing what you love
“She must radiate some pheromone of inspiration and energy or something. I promise you’ll get that same spark of endeavor and purpose from reading her book, which of course you need to get right now, especially if you’ve ever harbored ambitions to start your own creative project or business but don’t know exactly where to start." –Kat Asharya
A practical field guide for creative people with great ideas for independent projects who want to achieve success and sustainability. Drawing on her years of experience helping people succeed with do-it-yourself projects based in independent publishing, music, food, art, craft, activism, and community work, Eleanor Whitney empowers you to clarify your vision, get organized, set goals, create a plan, raise funds, market, and manage your do-it-yourself project. The book is full of real-life inspiration and creative business advice from successful, independent businesses owners and creative people with projects that began in the do-it-yourself spirit.
SUBJECT: DIY / Art and Design / Microcosm Published / Craft / Creativity / Writing / Business
PUBLICATION: Sep 8, 2020
PRICE: $13.95
ISBN: 9781621061151
FORMAT: 128 pages, 5.25x6.75, paperback
WHOLESALE: $8.37
CARTON QTY: 88
ART: B&W illustrations
Marketing Notes
- Offers actionable guidance to help entrepreneurs, aspiring entrepreneurs, and creatives foster successful business ventures
- Over 15 million Americans are self-employed full time
- An estimated 27 million will leave the traditional workforce in favor of full-time self-employment by 2020
Eleanor C. Whitney is a feminist writer, musician, and editor living in Brooklyn. She has built community and content strategy for startups and arts organizations including Axiom, Managed by Q, Dev Bootcamp, Shapeways, and the Brooklyn Museum. Her first book, Grow, is a practical field guide for managing a creative business. She's currently working on her next book, Riot Woman, a collection of feminist essays, and is the host of a podcast of the same name. She loves to punch out her writer's block at her local boxing gym.
A small, innovative publishing house, Microcosm Publishing specializes in work designed to make the reader feel good about being alive, take an active role in bettering their life, and impact the world around them. Microcosm has developed a reputation for teaching self-empowerment, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, politics, and art. Our books are printed in the USA.
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