Unlock your creativity.
An inspiring guide to creativity in the digital age, Steal Like an Artist
presents ten transformative principles that will help readers discover their
artistic side and build a more creative life.
Nothing is original, so embrace influence, school yourself through the work of
others, remix and reimagine to discover your own path. Follow interests
wherever they take you—what feels like a hobby may turn into you life’s work.
Forget the old cliché about writing what you know: Instead, write the book you
want to read, make the movie you want to watch.
And finally, stay Smart, stay out of debt, and risk being boring in the
everyday world so that you have the space to be wild and daring in your
imagination and your work.
“Brilliant and real and true.”—Rosanne Cash
About the Author
Austin Kleon is the New York Times bestselling
author of a trilogy of illustrated books about creativity in the digital
age: Steal Like An Artist, Show Your Work!,
and Keep Going. He’s also the author of Newspaper
Blackout, a collection of poems made by redacting the newspaper with a
permanent marker. His books have been translated into dozens of languages and
have sold over a million copies worldwide. He lives in Austin, Texas, with his
wife and sons.
