A Book about helping people find your work by Austin Kleon
May 8, 2025
When I’m struggling with posting my work, I always remind myself that no one is reading it anyway – so I can write anything I want. Spend any amount of time reading online advice and you come away with “post something every day”.
The message in this book is “Share” something every day. Uh oh, that’s a little harder.
But that’s the book, 10 Ways to share your creativity and get discovered. I’m not sure I want to “get discovered”. My anonymity is comforting – knowing no one is reading allows me to write. To wander and wonder –
I’m not sure I’m particularly creative either – it took me months to choose a paint color for my living room – and 3 years to find a picture to hang. My gardens are never up to snuff and I don’t have anything brilliant to say about the books I read.
And yet, without them …
That’s my project – documenting my reading journey – backward and forward. It’s the books that that brought me through my darkest days (well, the books and my therapist).
All kidding aside – for those of us without the amazing mentor, or therapist, whose parents and friends give bad advice, the books are always there.
Read them, use them, it helps.
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