Why Real Artists Don’t Have To Starve

Ever wonder how creatives really succeed? Read this book summary to find out.

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Welcome to The One Percent Better Club 📚 - your weekly dose of brilliant ideas from the world’s best nonfiction books that are going to help you be one percent better today than you were yesterday! This week, I’m talking about the book Real Artists Don’t Starve by Jeff Goins. So if you’re ready for that one percent upgrade, then let's get started! 🚀

One Sentence Summary:

Real Artists Don’t Starve offers timeless strategies that will turn any starving artist into a thriving artist.

Who Should Read This Book Summary? 🤔

• Aspiring artists

• Creatives who are looking for new inspiration

• Anyone with a side hustle

Why Should You Read Real Artists Don’t Starve?

If you’ve ever wanted to pursue a career in writing, art, or music, then you’ve probably heard the following advice from people:

• “Don’t quit your day job.” 

• “No one succeeds doing that.”

• “If you strive to be an artist, chances are you’ll starve.”

The idea of the starving artist has been around for centuries, but is this idea actually true? 

In the book Real Artists Don’t Starve, bestselling author Jeff Goins believes it doesn’t have to be.

In this book, Goins challenges the idea of the starving artist by debunking the ideas that originally created it. And in its place, Goins replaces those ideas with timeless strategies that will turn any starving artist into a thriving artist.

This book isn’t just for writers, painters, and poets. It’s also for graphic designers, business professionals, and creatives of all types.

Here are the 3 best ideas that Jeff Goins gives in his book Real Artists Don’t Starve:

Let’s go!