Letters for Creatives #29: Learning without permission
Plus: Behind-the-scenes of art exhibits
Welcome to Letters for Creatives. A newsletter with tips and resources for writers, content creators and creatives. I don’t know if you get this for the second time after I just published it by accident. Anyway, thank you for being here. You can read the archive here. Become a paying subscriber to read exclusive issues.
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A mysterious group do these things to get inspired
Early access to a piece from the upcoming book
Image: Will van Wingerden on Unsplash
Interesting ideas
This Twitter thread explains how putting your published book in the library helps other authors and you. If you are looking to improve your writing skills for poetry, look no further and dig into this.
How to manifest your dream work (> 8mins video)
Tyler Babin talked about how he prepared himself to pivot. He did what Jack Butcher would call permissionless apprenticeship. As Babin builds his photography portfolio, he would start to attract opportunities in the new direction.
It is very easy when you have the world at your fingertips. You only need time, patience and consistent practice to learn and hone your skills.
That is why you should be careful about what to learn. Twitter is an amazing way to look into an industry. (Who would have thought that you would look at spreadsheets all the time as a marketing specialist?)
When it comes to succeeding at something great, it’s about the repetitions of the work you love, no matter long it takes. You don’t know what will be a hit, but you know it only takes one piece, one song or one message to change your life. So, because you love what you do, you carry on regardless.
– Joxen
With that said, I am now open for custom poetry commissions with free international shipping.
Send me an email if you want to send a personalized poem to your loved ones or simply want a heartwarming message for yourself.
You can get just the poem or as a print. You can choose between the size of A5, A4 and A3. Use 2GS52V at checkout for 15% off. The discount lasts until 8 April.
Tools
I was finding a way to code an email. (You never know what you would learn writing a newsletter.) I found the perfect mailto tool that generates the code for you after you put everything you need for the email. It saves me a few hours of testing.
Delightful art
Image: Nicolas Krief
I have always been fascinated by museums. Nicolas Krief turned people working in museums into art in the form of photography. It lifts the veil off. The way he captures the moment makes it fascinating to see.
It takes artworks off the pedestal even though it is sacred. Art becomes sacred after I understood how long it takes to create something from nothing and the devotion to preserve it from any physical damage.
Image: Nicolas Krief
Image: Nicolas Krief
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I made some poetry stickers, magnets and items with angels floating around in my Redbubble store.
Until next time,
Celeste