Sitemap - 2021 - Subtle Maneuvers
Advice on writing, fear, and shame
Lawrence Weiner’s “very primitive existence”
Really good writing advice from Slavoj Žižek
Joanna Hogg’s art of perseverance
Mary Ruefle does not own a computer
Louise Bourgeois’s daily routine
A megalomaniac with extremely low self-esteem
Sybille Bedford’s squandered years
Mega advice column, plus an announcement
Advice on building creative stamina
Lauren Berlant’s labor of being
“If work comes easily, it is suspect”
Advice on marketing and fame with guest columnist Ron Hogan
Machiavelli’s daily routine while writing The Prince
Subtle inspiration: a grab bag
Cézanne on the artistic temperament
Erik Satie: “An artist must regulate his life”
Alison Bechdel’s very labor-intensive cartooning process
Advice on art paralysis with guest columnist Beth Pickens
Niki de Saint Phalle’s secret jealous lover (her work)
Alice Neel on painting, money, and Russian caviar
Byron composed on horseback, Shelley gnawed a hunch of dry bread
Advice on impostor syndrome, procrastination, and getting to your real work
Time, Strength, Cash, Patience
The art life has always been a struggle
Arthur Schopenhauer followed the same routine every day for 27 years
Emily Carr: brilliant painter, terrible landlord
Advice on post-project depression
Your advice on post-project depression
Tejal Rao on food writing, aimless roaming, and the joy of deadlines
Anthony Burgess could write a novel in four weeks
Jason Polan, artist of the everyday
Advice on jumping off the deep end