Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered

In his New York Times bestseller Steal Like an Artist Austin Kleon showed readers how to unlock their creativity by xcstealingxd from the community of other movers and shakers Now in an even more forward-thinking and necessary book he shows how to take that critical next step on a creative journeyxgetting known Show Your Work is about why generosity trumps genius Itxs about getting findable about using the network instead of wasting time xcnetworkingxd Itxs not self-promotion itxs self-discoveryxlet others into your process then let them steal from you Filled with illustrations quotes stories and examples Show Your Work offers ten transformative rules for being open generous brave productive In chapters such as You Donxt Have to Be a Genius Share Something Small Every Day and Stick Around Kleon creates a userxs manual for embracing the communal nature of creativityx what he calls the xcecology of talentxd From broader life lessons about work you canxt find your voice if you donxt use it to the etiquette of sharingxand the dangers of oversharingxto the practicalities of Internet life build a good domain name give credit when credit is due itxs an inspiring manifesto for succeeding as any kind of artist or entrepreneur in the digital age.