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Being an Artist - Why It's Not About The Money  * Edited by blog owner Lillian Brummet - Originally written by Tricia Deed ( www.TriciaDeed.com ) who invites our readers to learn more   about how to make money as an artist or artisan at  https://hubpages.com/business/Employment-for-Artists-and-Craftsmen When people misuse certain art terms it causes confusion in the marketplace so let's start out today by defining artist, fine artist, artisan, and craftsman. Artist  as an individual who creates products for commercial businesses. Two examples are graphic designers and book illustrators.  A  Fine Artist  creates original, visual, and beautiful objects of art for aesthetic values. Examples include oil paintings and hand sculptures. Artisan and independent craftsmen create projects for both beauty and utility. Two examples are glass blowers, jewelry makers or a ceramic artisan. Craftsmen will replicate utilitarian objects. For instance: carpenters build ...

Pumping Iron on the First Draft  Written by: Tedric Garrison -  Award-winning writer and photographer. As a Graphic Arts Major, he has a unique perspective on the visual arts and believes that creativity CAN be taught. His photography tells a story and his writings are always visual. Tedric shares his insight and perspective at  http://writephotos.weebly.com You spend years pouring out heart and soul and the first bit of advice many new writers hear is: "don't worry about it, your first draft is always crap." I strongly disagree. The mere fact you have completed the first draft should let you know you're a winner. I've heard it said that 80% of people living in America want to write a book. That means 260 million people who want the same thing you do. But how many people follow through? Not many. How many people start their book but never finish? Too many. So, if you have a rough draft, take a moment and celebrate... you've done something millions of peopl...

-- Product Review --  While I rarely do book reviews anymore (I was a professional book reviewer for 7-8 years, reviewing an average of 500 books a year in many genres from young children to novels and non-fiction), I could not resist MX Publishing ’s invitation to review 5 different books in the Sherlock Holmes genre. I received: Sherlock Homes – Tangled Skeins – Stories From The Notebooks Sherlock Holmes And The Sword of Osman Ms. Hudson in New York No Better Place : Arthur Conan Doyle, Windlesham and Communication with the Other Side The Final Problem – a Sherlock Holmes Graphic Novel These books were delivered to my doorstep August 11 th or so in an appropriate sized cardboard shipping box, with no additional or unnecessary packaging -which is great for the environment. I have been reviewing each book separately, one at a time, and you will find that I hyperlink the titles of the books I’ve already done in the lis...