Letters to a Young Artist: Straight-Up Advice on Making a Life in the Arts--For Actors, Performers, Writers, and Artists of Every Kind

Anna Deavere Smith

Letters to a Young Artist: Straight-Up Advice on Making a Life in the Arts--For Actors, Performers, Writers, and Artists of Every Kind
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
Country
United States
Published
15 January 2006
Pages
240
ISBN
9781400032389

Letters to a Young Artist: Straight-Up Advice on Making a Life in the Arts–For Actors, Performers, Writers, and Artists of Every Kind

Anna Deavere Smith

From the most exciting individual in American theater" (Newsweek), here is Anna Deavere Smith’s brass tacks advice to aspiring artists of all stripes. In vividly anecdotal letters to the young BZ, she addresses the full spectrum of issues that people starting out will face: from questions of confidence, discipline, and self-esteem, to fame, failure, and fear, to staying healthy, presenting yourself effectively, building a diverse social and professional network, and using your art to promote social change. At once inspiring and no-nonsense, Letters to a Young Artist will challenge you, motivate you, and set you on a course to pursue your art without compromise.

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