# The Business of Art

A not-boring (we swear!) exploration of strategies, procedures, and how learning from other professions can support creative pursuits.

To Free or Not to Free

To Free or Not to Free

Don’t go out of your way for someone who doesn’t value you.

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4 min read

Publishing Part 1: Team Traditional vs Team Self-Publishing

Publishing Part 1: Team Traditional vs Team Self-Publishing

This mutually exclusive conundrum is where I found myself after finishing my first novel ...

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10 min read

Writing a Professional Bio So People Care to Read Your Work

Writing a Professional Bio So People Care to Read Your Work

Nailing your professional bio, and understanding that a single bio cannot rule them all, is an invaluable skill for every aspiring writer, filmmaker, director, and beyond.

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5 min read

The Power of Twitter for Screenwriters

The Power of Twitter for Screenwriters

From what I’ve experienced over the past year and some change, I believe screenwriting is a team sport.

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6 min read

What You Need To Know About Writing a Limited Series

What You Need To Know About Writing a Limited Series

This is a copycat industry—if something works, you can all but guarantee someone else is going to be right on your heels with the follow-up.

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10 min read

Not-Boring Legal Agreements for Film & TV Writers

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.

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6 min read

Feel Good

Feel Good

You have to find something, anything to latch onto—anything to keep you going.

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4 min read

Community-Building for the Timid

Community-Building for the Timid

I couldn’t escape the thought that maybe I just didn’t have the personality to make it as a screenwriter.

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5 min read

Don't Fall in Love with the Letters on the Door

Don't Fall in Love with the Letters on the Door

Once you’ve had five meetings with managers, who do you get the best vibe from? Which of them showed the most passion for your career? Who do you feel is going to work the hardest for you?

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9 min read

Notes? Notes?! We Don't Need No Freaking Notes!!

Notes? Notes?! We Don't Need No Freaking Notes!!

You will have to make changes to your story, at some point or another, that you might not want to ... This is just how the world works, for better or worse.

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7 min read

Online "Networking" Doesn't Have To Suck

Online "Networking" Doesn't Have To Suck

With every industry starting to realize how meaningless geography is in determining talent, perhaps they’ll be useful even beyond the pandemic.

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3 min read

Lessons from an Ad Agency: Fear, Hope, and Fantasy in Genre Writing

Lessons from an Ad Agency: Fear, Hope, and Fantasy in Genre Writing

One of the worst pieces of advice ever given to a screenwriter has to be: “Write what you know.” The key is relatability. If you can relate, you can write.

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5 min read

Absolutely No One is Stealing Your Idea

Absolutely No One is Stealing Your Idea

Look, I’m not going to stand here and tell you that this has never happened in the history of showbusiness. But these instances get so blown out of proportion that it creates a false narrative.

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9 min read

Lessons from an Ad Agency: Want to be the Next Aaron Sorkin? Start by Being Don Draper

Lessons from an Ad Agency: Want to be the Next Aaron Sorkin? Start by Being Don Draper

It’s all storytelling, be it a product or a film or a TV show. Combining art and business is a tale as old as time.

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Actually, Your Movie Isn't "No Budget"

Actually, Your Movie Isn't "No Budget"

We all have the same $25, so why is my film not receiving accolades? It must be because I’m a failure as an artist and not because I didn’t get $20,000 worth of in-kind loans or volunteer labor offered by a cast and crew with expensive training and access to equipment.

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4 min read
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