Most people have bosses who hire them to fill a slot in the work chart and to do what they are told. And most people who are doing what they are told feel safe; it feels reliable.

Finding new ways, more clever ways to interrupt people doesn't work,

One reason I encourage people to blog is that the act of doing it stretches your available vocabulary and hones a new voice.

Kickstarter eliminates the risk that publishers and booksellers face. They have limited resources and limited shelf space, and Kickstarter is proof to them that something is going to work.

Don't hire anyone you wouldn't want to run into in the hallway at three in the morning.

You get to keep making art as long as you are willing to make the choices that let you make your art.