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How creatives can stay positive during darker times

Creative Boom

And when that coincides with personal struggles in getting enough work to survive, it can lead to some pretty dark thoughts. As he puts it: "If you carry on creating, the work will eventually acquire some value when you look back on it. That's just the nature of freelance work; it tends to be cyclical. "It It's not you!"

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Love to critique other people's work? Here's why a positive approach can boost your career

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Just imagine it. You've slaved over a creative project for months on end and poured your heart and soul into every aspect of it. You share it with a client, a stakeholder, a colleague or a friend, and all you get back is negativity. But hand on heart, can any of us say we haven't dished it out to others?

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5 books that will make you feel better about the world

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In a world where headlines often highlight the negative aspects of life, it's easy to fall into a sense of despondency and believe that everything is awful. However, it's important to remember that things aren't always as bad as they seem. But there are ways to right the balance. So, where does the truth lie?

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Spider in the Well: Jess Hannigan's picture book debut is a cheeky tale of secrets, lies and wishes

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We caught up with her to learn how she made it and why lies are the perfect subject for a picture book. To learn more, you'll have to pick up Spider in the Well when HarperCollins release it on March 19. It's important to help the story flow satisfyingly from beginning to end. Something is rotten in Bad Goodsburg.

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Celebrity photographer Chris Floyd shares six pieces of career advice everyone can learn from

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And people would always say quite nice things, but they'd always be really non-committal." It all sounds stressful, but eventually, it paid off. It was a one-page thing with the comic duo Reeves and Mortimer, along with the journalist Miranda Sawyer," Chris remembers. And it was the greatest feeling in the world."

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10 Useful Paper Cut-Out Fonts

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Digital design is great, it opens a range of possibilities that were unheard of previously. Paper was designed by Amy Cox out of real paper cut-outs, which makes it more real than a purely digital font. A nice touch that was added to the font is the filling of the counters, which give it a unique personality. Fake Empire.

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32 affordable tools to keep costs down when you first go freelance

Creative Boom

As the summer sun sets and the warm holiday glow fades, it's time to return to the daily grind. If it's the latter, then what are you waiting for? It's time to take your passion for creativity and kickstart your freelance venture. But it does offer all the basic features, such as layers, filters, and masking, and it's free!

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