In this episode, the Gifted Underachievers do a deep dive with very special Gifted Achiever Joe Ponepinto. Joe is the creator and lead author of the hugely popular Substack blog Beyond Craft and cofounder and editor of the widely read literary magazines Orca and Tahoma Literary Review. On Beyond Craft, Joe and fellow writers explore confessions of a journal editor, imagine if publishing was decentralized, the writing world is full of cowards, and much more.
With the Gifted Underachievers, Joe discussed how creative work is not like any other business, the psychology of creatives, how it might work to create a market for your own work, and why emerging creatives should ask themselves about what they know about the business they are getting into.
He is an amazing creative and we found our conversation with him intellectually and emotionally challenging (in the best of ways) and deeply informative.
Listener Questions:
How do you navigate creative overwhelm?
Do you believe gatekeepers are allowing through the best work?
Do you struggle to show there is a market for your work?
Segment Links:
Joe’s Website: https://joeponepinto.com/
Beyond Craft: https://beyondcraft.substack.com
Joe’s Books: https://joeponepinto.com/publications/
The Trailor for Joe’s Book Mr. Neutron: A Satire
Q & A with Joe Ponepinto, Renee Jackson & Zach Kellian, Editors of Orca Literary Journal
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