TAYLOR, MARIANNE: Starving Artist's Survival Guide (E-Book)

Passion, humiliation, and depravity are the cornerstones of the artistic spirit. How else to rationalize one's deliberate choice to face a life of unsigned rejection letters, calls from worried parents and collection agencies, and cups and cups of ramen noodles? Being a noble artiste is a rough gig. It's one part denial, one part masochism. And it gets all the respect of being a fry cook, without the convenient minimum wage. Only a fool would agree to such soul crushing -- until now. The Starving Artist's Survival Guideboldly reassures both the dreamer and the doer that you are not alone.Regardless of whether you are a painter, a poet, a musician, a writer, an actor, or simply paralyzed by an English lit or fine arts degree, help has arrived. Topics include the pros and cons of various artistic day jobs (&quote;People love clowns, except for the 80 percent who want to beat them up and the 20 percent who do&quote;), coping with form-letter rejections through the healing power of haikus (&quote;You, blinking red light, / A call back from my agent? / No, just goddamn Mom&quote;), a survey of artists' dwellings (from the romanticized loft to Mama's rent-free attic), and most important,&quote;Holding On: Ten Good Reasons to Keep Your Head out of the Oven.&quote;