Working Artist, Starving Artist: The New Business of Show Business

The rules of the game have changed and you have to have a sense of business in order to survive. The good news is, it’s a lot easier than you think.

This book is for anyone in the performing arts: from actors to designers, musicians to dancers, technicians to directors; anyone who is in search of artistic and career fulfillment. A New Perspective:

What separates the truly successful from everyone else? Why do truly talented people seem to get pushed to the side? The secret lies in your thinking. Once you change your thinking, success comes to you.

A New Approach:

If you do what everyone else is doing, should you expect a different result? Of course not! To make a living doing what you love, you have to go against the grain. This book is step one.

A New Definition:

This is a guide to help you define your own success, no matter what level of the entertainment business you are on. You’ll learn that everything you once considered concrete is subjective and that you are the one who gets to make the rules.