Even as you try to publish your work and make a name for yourself, you still have to pay the rent. These resources will help you think about different ways to make money and provide tips on investing wisely when it does come.
Amanda Clayman on Artists and Money
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While many artists and writers accept financial distress as part of the creative life, Amanda Clayman, a psychotherapist specializing in financial wellness, knows better. Here she shares her advice on how artists and writers can achieve both their creative goals and financial security.
Alan Ziegler on Teaching Creative Writing
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For the many writers who have an MFA in writing, teaching creative writing is one way to support themselves or supplement their income. Alan Ziegler, author of The Writing Workshop Note Book and Professor and Director of Pedagogy and Teacher Training at Columbia University's creative writing program, offered invaluable advice on teaching creative writing in this interview for About.com.
How to Make a Living as a Poet by Gary Mex Glazner
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In order to support himself as a full-time poet, Gary Mex Glazner convinced a hotel to create a poet-in-residence position; secured sponsorship to take poets across America and make a film about it; and got Pontiac to hire him to promote a new car, among other things. In How to Make a Living As a Poet, he shares these and other stories, encouraging artists to be creative and practical in supporting themselves.
