Creative Business Advice
for Creative People
Preparing for a negotiation can be exhilarating.
That rush of adrenaline that comes with conflict; the challenge of puzzling out options and alternatives to give yourself the best deal; the pride in realizing that you’re standing up for yourself and your work.
And, sometimes, the sharp pain of punching yourself square in the nose.… Read More
For many people, figuring out how to handle emotions is the most difficult part of negotiating. I often get people asking me how they can “turn off” their emotions when in conflict. There are also folks who complain that the other side is unreasonable because they are “too emotional.”
If you are one of the people struggling to get rid of emotions in negotiation, I … Read More
Remember that Jump to Conclusions mat from Office Space? You have one living in your brain.… Read More
For this installment of Good Advice I answer a question spawned by a previous post. Because I’m shameless like that.… Read More
A good portion about negotiation is crafting a deal that the other side will want to agree to. It is about building something that works very well for you and well enough for the other side to say “yes.” But we’ve never talked about how to build a good deal.
Until now.… Read More
A lot of the things I talk about on the blog take some practice; you need to test them out a couple of times before you really feel like you can add them to your box of tricks. That can feel frustrating when you’re dealing with a difficult client or trying to land a new job. So here are four things you can do right … Read More
Another Thanksgiving and another super fun podcast on freelancing!… Read More
Tomorrow is the third annual Work Made For Hire podcast on freelancing!
Each year after Thanksgiving, Dylan Meconis, Erika Moen, Bill Mudron and I get together and talk about what they’ve learned about working for themselves and being a freelancer in the last year.
We’ll U-Stream the podcast live so you can catch all of the swears and ask questions of the crew. … Read More
5 Things to Know Before You Sign Your Publishing Contract
The following is the first of five emails from a free e-course about understanding publishing contracts. You can sign up for the rest of the course here. In any publishing deal, you're in charge. That's because a publishing contract is you giving the publisher permission to use your work. They need permission and
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