What lessons do we keep with us from our creative journeys so far?This week Josh and Yancey turn back the clock and take turns sharing seven things they know now but wish they knew then. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit metalabel.substack.com
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How to develop a creative career
What does it mean to build a creative life — especially when the rules keep changing?In this episode, Josh and Yancey reflect on the nonlinear paths of creative careers, from publishing forgotten essays that suddenly go viral to jumping formats, industries, and identities. We talk about true norths, timestamping your work, outsider paths, and the strange long game where your weirdest traits become your biggest strengths.This is an episode about navigating the shifting terrain of creative work — and what it really takes to find your way. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit metalabel.substack.com
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Is there such a thing as artist-format fit?
This week Josh and Yancey dive into the question of formats. How do we as artists find the right format for our work? What if we work well in one format but not another? Is there such a thing as artist-format fit?Listen in as we discuss. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit metalabel.substack.com
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Creative economic case studies (with actual numbers!)
Many creative conversations are more ethereal and emotional. What a work references, what it feels like to experience it.In this week’s episode of New Creative Era, we do the opposite and deal strictly with the numbers. How much does it cost to print a book, to run a community, to make and produce work? How much does someone make? How do those economics actually work out?Josh and Yancey walk through the economic structures of two of their own projects: Do Not Research and the Dark Forest Collective. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit metalabel.substack.com
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How to decide where to invest your creative time
In this week’s episode of New Creative Era, we answer a listener question. Jamie Reddington (Sound of Fractures) writes:“Creators struggle to choose a place to focus on — it would be good to hear from someone like Josh or you how you make the combination of platforms out side of traditional social media ones work, what you use them for. So for Josh for example: patreon, Substack, Metalabel — I think for me for example I’m looking at Patreon, because although Substack has been a good step I find people more likely to pay for information there. While patreon is more of an established language normal people understand. The fear is… not more platform 😭😩 how do you provide enough value to make these things work?”Listen in an as Josh and Yancey spend thirty minutes discussing where, how, and when we choose to post our work and why. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit metalabel.substack.com
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