# The Business of Art

Unless you’ve got a Business Degree in your back pocket, the idea can feel a bit overwhelming. It’s okay, I’m right there with you—so are a lot of other Creatives.

... if you’re a tired, overwhelmed producer, what seems more appealing? A 10-page document of straight, unformatted blocks of text, or a pretty pitch bible with lots and lots of pictures?

... we were not asking writers to reinvent the wheel; it was about what they could do with that wheel. And that usually started with great writers giving us characters that surprised us.

You do have to justify why you are the right person to write it, but it’s not because you have it as a lived experience. It’s because it evoked an emotion in you that drove you to write the story.

Nonprofits and similar orgs can benefit from a little Hollywood magic to capture audience attention ...

Alarm clock openings were never in style. They're not in style now. They will never be in style.

She always gave us a wall to paint on or to draw on, no matter where we were. Art was everything. I never felt poor because we always had art.

Newsflash to those sitting in a classroom right now or are considering registering for the fall semester … Classes do not hold any value whatsoever for a future employer.

There was a moment, where I just knew I needed to shake things up ... “I'm gonna leave my job.” And I put in my two-weeks’ notice.

Someone asked me this week for the latest and greatest, “right,” right now, new ideas in book marketing.

... a little piece of my heart whispered: This could be a place where you could write, too.

I’m sorry, or you’re welcome …

... how-to guides, tutorials, FAQs, listicles—they’re all often considered evergreen. But what about evergreen scripts?

Bringing up the subject to a few friends, I realized we all had kept the same deep, dark secrets to ourselves.

Consider them positive thoughts, helpful suggestions, and a few cautionary warnings regarding the pursuit of cinema in Hollywood.