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How to start (and finish) a big creative project

Freelance Union

What creative ideas, projects, or initiatives are you hatching right now? Oh, because if you’re a freelancer or creative business owner, I know you’ve got a thing or two (or twelve!) Goal: Write a fun, actionable, business book to help creative freelancers build a fulfilling, efficient, and profitable creative business.

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AI Made Me Want to Trademark My Name. Here’s How I Did It.

Jane Friedman

I didnt have thousands of dollars, but I did/do only have one nameone I wanted to reserve for my creative works and publications. The first response: April 2024 Five months after I submitted my application, I received an email response from the trademark office. My mark was not approved. But it wasnt declined either. Then I waited.

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3 Valuable Life Lessons I’ve Learned From Writing

Enchanting Marketing

Whats your most valuable lesson of 2024? The beauty of discomfort I like the creative part of me. Creative work is inherently scary. But even more so because creativity requires showing up and being vulnerable. This is my last post of 2024. At the end of each year, I reflect on what I’ve learned.

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Review Of My 2024 Creative And Business Goals With Joanna Penn

The Creative Penn

Another year ends, and once more, it's time to reflect on our creative goals. You can read my 2024 goals here , and I go through how things went below. Shes also an award-winning podcaster, creative entrepreneur, and international professional speaker. The Kickstarter ran in June 2024 and raised 12,536 from 313 Backers.

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My 2024 Creative And Business Goals With Joanna Penn

The Creative Penn

Happy New Year 2024! 2023 was a year of change, culminating in my 15-Year Pivot , and so 2024 will be a year of consolidation and optimization of my new creative and business processes — as well as writing and creating, plus surfing the wave of more change ahead. Somehow I will get everything in audio in 2024.

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The AI Copywriter’s Toolkit: 5 Go-to ChatGPT Prompts for Supercharged Copywriting

Ashleyn Writes

Today, Im sharing five AI prompts that Ill carry into this yearand Im convinced theyll supercharge your creativity and efficiency too. VOC data (or what our Copywriting for Creatives students call it, “CVH” for Client/Customer Voice Hacking) is how you decode the messaging that resonates with your audience.

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If You Don’t Define and Present Yourself Online, Others Will Do It for You

Jane Friedman

Flash forward to 2024. As creative industries shift, we have to shift with them I was ready to embark upon the fifth iteration of my website. Her recommendations clashed with my creative instincts. When I looked into the proverbial mirror, I saw Im squarely in the creative nonfiction landscape.

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