There’s No Crowdfunding Fairy and Also Santa Has Diabetes
We need stories, and we need stories like yours. And you must believe and trust in that to get people to donate.
Not-Boring Legal Agreements for Film & TV Writers
When your screenplay finally finds a buyer, you'll need legal advice. Ken Aguado shares insights into the legal agreements every screenwriter must know.
Interview: Jocelyn Rish
I’ve discovered that while an agent’s primary job is to sell books, their most important job is to keep their clients writing when we try to talk ourselves out of it.
Artist Snapshot: Chance Muehleck
Being an artist in the U.S. means never having to say you’re sorry but always feeling guilty anyway.
Art in Politics: An Abridged History - Censorship and Freedom of Expression
While propaganda can be perpetuated by anyone, regardless of their societal position, censorship is a unique tool that can only be used by those in positions of power.
What Composer and Lyricist Stephen Sondheim Can Teach Any Writer
Being uncaged or unencumbered isn’t really freedom in writing, it’s absurdity.
Fundamental Writing: The Fight of Your Life
Too many writers try to reinvent the narrative formula. They think we, as readers, are bored with well-executed, simple stories. Well, let me tell you this, y’all: we ain’t.
How I Hacked the YouTube Algorithm for 150k+ Views
Despite myself being an anxious asexual woman, I wasn’t a known entity in either of my other two segment communities yet. So, I started to do research.
Creating 'The Water Man': An Interview with Emma Needell on How Passion Gets Things Made
"I cannot stress enough the power of passion, when it comes to getting these things made."
Artist Snapshot: Frazer Lee
A wiser man than me once said that if you choose to make outsider art, you can expect to connect with people outside of the mainstream. I'll see you there.
Interview: Vimi Bajaj
I wanted to write about the various ways that misogyny and patriarchal mindsets are embedded within the Indian culture. And I wanted this to encompass all levels of class and construct.
Art in Politics: An Abridged History - Propaganda
What happens when that art goes from simply being influenced by politics to explicitly endorsing a political opinion? That, comrades, is when art becomes propaganda.