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Discover the Magic of Storytelling for Young Hearts Are you inspired to create stories that spark a child's imagination, touch their hearts, and leave a lasting impact? "Unlocking Imagination" is your essential guide to crafting enchanting children's books that will captivate and inspire. What You'll Find Inside: Step-by-Step Guidance: This book takes you on a journey from concept to publication, offering a clear and practical roadmap for aspiring...
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"Let's not beat around the bush, Covid made a total mess for musicians, producers, bands, DJs, road crew, venue owners, lighting engineers, and anyone else involved in the industry.
The main lesson that I learnt from it all... Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
Now, during the aftermath of it all, we see the cost-of-living crisis, and now a recession... so, we need to find new ways to protect ourselves from anything that could endanger...
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Power is the most ugly term in leadership. It brings forward crass imagery and evokes the rhetoric of hard leadership. And in the arts, the entire idea of power feels as though it dirties the soft elements of artistic expression. Ignoring the discussion of power and its roles in the arts, however, does little to progress the study of arts leadership for a better future. So, these pages serve to begin this complex discussion in arts leadership-a discussion...
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The power of completion is something that can help anyone reach their goals. It doesn't matter if you are a student, a business owner, or someone who just wants to achieve a personal goal. Completion can help you reach your goals faster and more efficiently. Completion is about more than just finishing what you started. It is about taking action and making progress. It is about taking ownership of your goals and making sure you stay focused and motivated....
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Mental Health has become a buzzword in contemporary society. At times it functions as a source of positive, progressive change and at other times it functions as a nebulous suggestion for positive life experiences. In the arts world, where the psyche is consistently challenged, a leader's role in maintaining their own mental health and the mental health of their followers is worthy of discussion as a means of clarity and advancement-and that is the...
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As the days and months go by, I will be publishing a series of ebooks about the subjects that I have encountered for the last 35 years concerned with the business of music. This collection of eBooks will also be offered as a softback, hardback, and as an audio book. Each eBook will contain between 20-30 pages of necessary and critical subject matter that I feel anyone that needs to know or wants to learn critical information about the music business....
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From horror movie scores to national anthems to the crunchy sound of potato chips, sound and music greatly impact how we feel about our lives and the messages and products we encounter every day. With the right tools and understanding, anyone can cut through the meaningless noise competing for our attention and learn to use sound as a rich storytelling strategy. You don't need to be a musician or a composer to harness the power of sound. Joel Beckerman...
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In 2010, the New York Mets were in trouble. One of baseball's most valuable franchises, they had recently suffered an embarrassing September collapse and two bitter losing seasons. To whom did they turn? Sandy Alderson, a former marine who got his baseball start in Oakland, where he led a revolution in the sport. The A's partnered with Apple in 1980, pioneering the use of statistical analysis in baseball, and became a powerhouse-winning the 1989 World...
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So you've written a book-now what? Your next step is to find your readers and get that book into their hands.Eleanor Whitney, author of Quit Your Day Job, offers perspective, practical advice, and checklists for shepherding your book baby out into the wider world. Traditionally published, self-published, and hybrid authors alike will benefit from these tools and frameworks. No matter what kind of book you've written or where you are in the writing...
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Are you an author looking to get your book published? Do you want complete control over the publishing process? Then look no further than "Top Ten Advantages Indie Authors Have over Traditional".
This book outlines the top advantages independent authors have over traditional publishers. With complete control over the publishing process, indie authors can decide everything from the writing to the distribution of their book. This means more flexibility...
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From the preeminent historian of modern comedy comes an expansive history of showbiz and the culture wars
There is a common belief that we live in unprecedented times, that people are too sensitive today, that nobody objected to the actions of actors, comedians, and filmmakers in the past. Modern pundits would have us believe that Americans of a previous generation had tougher skin and seldom complained. But does this argument hold up to scrutiny?...
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Most people find proposal writing to be tedious and time-consuming--and their documents show it, but proposal writing is about more than checking off boxes on a list of requirements.
Writing a winning proposal is vital to getting a 'yes' on your next bid. That's why Tom Sant, a proposal consultant for Global 500 companies and the creator of widely used proposal automation systems, has spent his career providing hands-on guidance for crafting powerful...
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In recent years, several of America's leading art museums have voluntarily given up their finest pieces of classical art to the governments of Italy and Greece. Why would they be moved to such unheard-of generosity? The answer lies at the Getty, one of the world's richest and most troubled museums, and scandalous revelations that it had been buying looted antiquities for decades. Drawing on a trove of confidential museum records and candid interviews,...
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This charmingly illustrated guide shares ten truths about creativity, confidence, and how you can silence that stifling voice in your head.
This book is a salve for creative minds everywhere, and duct tape for the mouth of every artist's inner critic. Author and art curator Danielle Krysa explores ten essential truths we all must face in order to defeat self-doubt.
Each encouraging chapter deconstructs a pivotal moment on the creative path-fear...
15) The Money Shot: The Professional Athlete's Financial Playbook to Make the Big Time Last a Lifetime
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Having a Massive Revenue Strategy™ is critical to athletes heading into the pros; The International Center for Athletic Financial Development™ is the foundation where college and professional athletes find guidance to develop powerful financial strategies that allow them to fully enjoy their earnings both now and in the future. This book is a compilation of those strategies. Dr. Gifford brings the difficult and often taboo topic of finances to...
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As a struggling musician trying to catch a break in 1980s Philadelphia, Chris Schwartz navigated the crime-infested, morally bankrupt music industry to found and build one of the most successful hip-hop record labels in the world. That label was Ruffhouse, which launched the careers of Nas, The Fugees, Cypress Hill, and others, dominating the charts and generating global revenues of over a billion dollars.
Schwartz and his partner, Joe Nicolo,...
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