A creative’s biggest fear—the one that keeps us up at night—is: What if the work dries up? James has hit a wall with a ghostwriting agency but Pat offers some sage advice. This is the first in what will be a series on pitching, gatekeepers, and how to shift when a reliable work pipeline goes dark.
Questions for you — please leave a comment below!
Have you lost a reliable work pipeline? What did you do?
When new work slows or dries up, what should creatives do…not do?
Gatekeeper can be our best ally and our greatest antagonist. Do you deal with gatekeepers? Has one gone sour on you?
Episode Links:
Yuvi Zalkow on Gatekeepers and Creativity - https://writerunboxed.com/2022/05/14/gatekeepers-and-creativity
Gatekeepers of the Creative Domains (what gallerists look for) - https://www.csun.edu/~vcpsy00h/creativity/keepers.htm
Artists are Gatekeepers? - https://www.reddit.com/r/aiwars/comments/15gc66q/artist_are_gatekeepers
No More Gatekeepers - https://www.ideatovalue.com/insp/nickskillicorn/2022/03/no-more-gatekeepers
