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“Escape From Art Jail” Live Q&A :: Personal Brand (Part 2)

EAJLiveQAPurpleCow21280wChris Oatley and Ejiwa (Edge) Ebenebe answer your questions about how to discover and develop your Personal Brand (aka your “Purple Cow.”)

Questions Answered:

  • How do I get my drawing skills to a competitive level, while working a full-time job?
  • What online resources do you suggest to help build and strengthen the fundamentals?
  • How do creative products/works satisfy the needs of our audiences?
  • How do I create a Personal Brand when my career consists of many disparate things?
  • What are the most effective ways of growing your Personal Brand?

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“Escape From Art Jail” Live Q&A :: Personal Brand (Part 1)

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Chris Oatley and Ejiwa (Edge) Ebenebe answer your questions about how to discover and develop your Personal Brand (aka your “Purple Cow.”)

Questions Answered:

  • When do I start worrying about building my Personal Brand?
  • How can I maintain a reliable online presence?
  • Can I have more than one Personal Brand?
  • Can my Personal Brand change based on location?
  • Is it possible to make a living selling only digital products?

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Extended Interview: Novelist/ Screenwriter Abbey Cleland

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In our two-part interview for The Paper Wings Show, Abbey Cleland talked about the crazy way she made a career as a freelance writer.

She also shared some mind-blowing writing advice like:

  • Why you should think of your a novel as a house, your screenplay as a room, and your short story as a window.
  • How to work in Hollywood while living somewhere you actually like.
  • Why we should be “fiercely specific” in our pitches.
  • And how bad ideas can help you break through writer’s block.

In this extended interview – which features over 40 minutes of extra audio – you’ll hear even more surprising writing advice and some hilarious personal stories…

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How To Become A Competitive Creative Professional (Part 2) :: EAJ #10

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Because of the Internet, most artists are developing their skills faster than ever before.

“Good” is the new “average.”

In part one of this series, we discussed the importance of your Competitive Offer:

The combination of competitive advantages and personal strengths that makes you unique and useful for your target audience.

But while understanding this concept is important, knowing how to apply it is essential.

Today we’ll provide some questions that will help you discover and develop your competitive offers…

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