From Brandon Stosuy, cofounder of the Creative Independent, an
interactive guide to navigating disappointments and finding happy
accidents in a creative life, filled with advice from artists across
disciplines
The third in a series of three interactive guides to the practical and
emotional sides of living a creative life, How to Fail Successfully
tackles the inevitable challenges that come with making work and
releasing it into the world. Whether you are confronting "failure" in
the form of fear, imposter syndrome, or negative feedback, this book
provides insights and exercises to help you reframe these
vulnerabilities as vital components to your process. Working artists
from all walks of life--such as musicians, authors, filmmakers, dancers,
designers, and visual artists--offer their advice throughout the book,
providing ample evidence that even the most accomplished among us deal
with ongoing self-doubt.
Part memoir, part zine, part "how-to," and part oral history, in How
to Fail Successfully author and curator Brandon Stosuy taps into his
own experiences and an incredible network of talent to provide diverse
(and diverging) perspectives on how success and failure are intertwined.
Taken as a stand-alone guide or the finale of a series (including Make
Time for Creativity and Stay Inspired), this book provides the
support you need to take creative risks and make work on your terms. The
book also includes quotes by Jason Reynolds (YA author), Björk
(musician), Matthew Day Jackson (visual artist), Josh Fadem (comedian),
Hanif Abdurraqib (poet and author), Sasha Grey (actor and DJ), Sigrid
Lauren (choreographer), and many more.
