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SHOW YOUR WORK! — By AUSTIN KLEON — Book Summary
10 WAYS TO SHARE YOUR CREATIVITY AND GET DISCOVERED
SHOW YOUR WORK! is written rather I would say crafted by a great writer AUSTIN KLEON. His first book STEAL LIKE AN ARTIST IS an international bestseller. The Steal Like An Artist was about stealing influence from others in an artistic way then, this book is about how can you influence others by letting them steal from you.
His book, SHOW YOUR WORK!, is helpful for all creative people who have no idea how can they self promote their work so that they get discovered by the right people. In his book, he says, in this internet era, you can do the right use of the internet to get discovered.
As a book lover, I am sure that, you totally understand that a book summary is not an alternative to reading a book. It is just an effort to motivate you to read the book.
- YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A GENIUS
In the book SHOW YOUR WORK, Austin Kleon says you don’t have to be a GENIUS to SHOW YOUR WORK, instead become an AMATEUR. Since an amateur is always open to learning new things, ready to explore new ideas. While being an amateur, learn new things and share what you learned and people who love the same thing will find you.
2. THINK PROCESS, NOT PRODUCT
Austin Kleon focuses on showing the whole creative process that is required to make a final masterpiece, let it be paintings, poetry, story or anything or any work. Take people backstage and show them the full process, in spite of the process is messy. By showing people the process, you can connect with people of the same interest in a better way. People who have the same interest love to see the process that how you are doing your art.
3. SHARE SOMETHING SMALL EVERYDAY
Austin Kleon mentions in his book to share something small every day. One single share does not mean any…
