The Business of Creativity and the Gig-Economy

Meet Johannes Larsson, a 25-year-old Swedish entrepreneur whose business makes a passive revenue of $400K a year - allowing him to work remotely an... (2018)

The Surprising Way I Became a First-Time Author. I stumbled on a high-pay, low-prestige way to enter the publishing world—and overcame my reservat... (2018)

What interviewing an author a week for several years has taught me about finishing my novel (2018)

How My Novel 'Carrie Pilby' Became a Netflix Movie. It took 14 years of false starts, navigating Hollywood, and a modest payout for my book Carrie... (2018)

A writer explains her dedication to becoming a published author—and how her approach has changed over the last decade... (2018)

The Secret World of Colorists and Letterers. Colorists and and letterers bring a silent medium to life, and their work often goes undetected—espec... (2018)

Okwui Okpokwasili Talks About the Making of 'Bronx Gothic'. The dancer and choreographer Okwui Okpokwasili takes the stage alone in her acclaimed... (2018)

Playing bystanders and party guests was supposed to be a temporary gig. It turned into a viable, and surprisingly fulfilling, way to make a living.... (2018)

Like with many STEM-oriented fields, music production and sound engineering are dominated by men—though that’s very slowly changing. (2018)

My Life as a Fashion Historian and Costume Curator. As a fashion historian, my job is to learn from other people’s clothes—a task that is challengi... (2018)

Often times when I attend a conference or a networking event I am surprised how many people operate at the periphery of the tech industry. Social m... (2018)

With the median income for romance authors tripling in the e-book era, other gig workers could stand to take a page from these novelists' books. ... (2018)

Have you ever read a post that has left you feeling wholly inadequate because you know you can't live up to the high standards they layout? Well, t... (2017)

**I’m about to make a bold statement.** The quality of a design and the monetary cost of producing or procuring that design have absolutely no rela... (2009)

For most creative professionals, this story is a familiar one: A client reaches out to you. They need a name, or a logo, or a website, or an app. A... (2013)

TEDx Talks Published on May 15, 2014 Zach is a filmmaker, born and raised in Portland.He started his film journey at age seven when his parents... (2018)

It was a Tuesday in July and I was sitting in the "cartoonist lounge" on the 20th floor of the Condé Nast building in Times Square with an envelope... (2018)

A full-time gig is antithetical to creative pursuits — or so we’ve been taught to believe. The truth, though, is that artists have always had other... (2018)

How do creative people come up with great ideas? Organizational psychologist Adam Grant studies "originals": thinkers who dream up new ideas and ta... (2018)

Imposter syndrome can be especially prevalent among creatives–In/Visible Talks.com’s Arianna Orland knows firsthand. Here’s how she works through i... (2018)

A year of living better Guide "Great news! You can be a creator. Follow these steps to find your inner writer, composer, finger-painter, chef, l... (2018)

For a young writer looking to break into showbiz, a new trend in TV production—so-called “mini-rooms”—offers a leg up; for many others, it suggests... (2018)

I spent the past couple of months going down the Creator Economy rabbit hole. Here is a map of 150+ companies I found. (2020)

Professional social networks like LinkedIn have long been a mainstay of business, but what if you are more of a creative bent where LinkedIn looks ... (2017)