Hey y'all just a quick heads up the episode you're about to listen to is 8 to 10 years old

now these episodes were intended to be evergreen and I still believe there's a lot of good

information in these early episodes, but I do want to let you know that some of my ideas have evolved

over time. Times have changed since we made these episodes and ultimately I'd like to think I've grown

a lot as an artist and a human and that these don't necessarily represent my best work or the best of the podcast.

If you're new around here, I suggest starting with the most recent episode or

at least go back to around 300 and move forward from there.

Enjoy the episode. Hey everybody it's me, J Miller and this is the creative Pep talk

podcast where we talk about making good money making great art and I just talk to you about the things that I'm learning the

things I've learned about doing that learning about how do you make a living not just a few dollars but how do you make a living, not just a few dollars, but how do you make a living on creativity?

How do you find your place in the world if you're a creative person?

Is there a place for you and it's a topic that is close to my heart and it's been real in my own life and

so that's what the show's about.

Before I get started, I'd like to thank illustrationage.com

slash creative pep talk.

They're the syndicate of the show.

They're a fantastic fantastic a fantastic illustration resource go check that out so

today on the show we're talking about is your work good is your work good is the problem not your marketing your

promotion what you're doing online your social media engagement all that

grub blah blah you know is the work actually good all that

Grib blah blah. You know is the work actually good cutting to the core now. I hope that doesn't sting and I hope it doesn't make you afraid

because you don't need to be afraid right I think making art is in

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