10. The best books have already been written.
9. My ideas are too conceptual to be confined to a commercial market.
8. I can make more money by self-publishing my dystopian-paranormal romance novels.
7. Other jobs that pay better: circus performer, used car dealer, phone psychic. pyrotechnician, lifeguard, court reporter.
6. I’m looking to attract a more intellectual audience.
5. It’s no fun without violence, drugs or nudity.
4. Celebrities are taking over my craft.
3. No one needs illustration when you can steal stock photography off the internet – for free.
2. In 10 years, books will be obsolete anyway.
1. It’s so easy a child could do it.
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Is it the weekend yet? The blog has been feeling a little neglected the past few days, due to the fact that it has been CRAZY busy around here. It’s just one of those weeks… something scheduled every day, the “social butterfly” lifestyle that leaves me feeling more exhausted than cool. I don’t have time to paint or write . . . I barely have time to eat!
Here’s another thing that I missed when I was too busy: The Sketchbook Project 2011. I’d sworn I’d fill up the Moleskine (after all, I bought and paid for the chance to be in the exhibit), but after all the holiday rush, the pages were still blank. I need what my mother calls “brain space” to concentrate on art – blocks, not seconds, of free time to complete something like that. And when there’s no brain space available, sometimes you just have to call it quits.
Just because I’m not participating this year, doesn’t mean the traveling Sketchbook Project exhibit isn’t worth checking out. And hey, it starts right here in Brooklyn this weekend!
Go see the thousands of sketchbooks from February 19-27 at:
Brooklyn Art Library
103A N. 3rd St.
Brooklyn, NY 11211
Open Tue – Sun
Noon – 8pm
Closed Mondays
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I noticed that in #7, you did not include librarians in the list of jobs that pay better than a career in children’s books. And as always, Calvin and Hobbes have a comment that speaks volumes. Hey – when you have a chance, please be sure to inform all three parents what it is you plan to do with your high-priced college diploma. Love ya ! !
Hee hee… don’t worry, I’d never give up on kids’ books. APRIL FOOLS!