Escape Artist 18 'Reducing the Polish'

9/3/2012

In this episode we follow a long winding road of daily struggle as I describe some of my monetary and artistic challenges as of late. Eventually we wonder about the effectiveness of being prolific and being less polished when it comes to promotional efforts.

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6 Comments

Matt Greenia

9/6/2012 05:51:17 am

Just listened to 'Escape Artist' podcast episode #18. Another interesting podcast Marshall. I really enjoy your honest thoughts on your art and the art/comic business, your insights and aspirations. One point you touch on was on how much time you should put into creating and self promoting your Art. My feelings on this are simple. Quality over quantity is the way to go in my opinion. I wouldn't worry so much about covering all the bases and consistently trying to crank out new work and product. I believe if one spends more time in creating their best work, this outweighs by far the need to have more of it. The highest quality work available and then promote the shit out of that.
Rock On man.

Marshall link

9/7/2012 07:16:04 am

Thanks again Matt for listening! You know what? I really really respect that oppinion about putting out quality work. I think quality is super important and along with that clarity. Clarity in the artwork and in the storytelling I believe should not be compromised.

On the other hand however if your serious in trying to get noticed I think it really helps to have some consistent publishing to keep you in peoples sight. Maybe however it doesn't need to be the big projects, like a comic or something, that is published. It could be sketches, podcasts, blogs, or super small projects like stickers or something. Or something not art related that's easy to get out at a good quality.

But your point about having some amazing stuff you really took the time out to put your heart and soul into is definitely a way to help you stand out and I think necessary. Without that people will most likely pass you right by.

Thanks Man!
- Marshall

Christopher Battles link

9/7/2012 06:50:52 am

I thought this episode was called Reducing the Polish (as in the Polish people) at first...

Great just sharing your struggles and thoughts being real.
Thank you Sir.

K, bye

9/7/2012 07:18:12 am

lol Chris yea I had to check the spelling on that before I posted this. Because I didnt want people to think I was promoting some kind of population cleansing agenda lol... sheeesh guess it didnt work lol

Thanks for listening bro!
-Marshall

Dan Burke

9/15/2012 04:58:43 am

I teach public speaking and I gave your podcast a listen. First I am only reviewing your work to help you improve. Not to break you down.
The easy stuff to fix: 1. You snort inwards (clear your sinus) on mich as a habit. This is like burping or farting. You want to edit that out. Since it's a "habit" and part of how you breathe I am not sure you can stop. That has to go. 2. Make a list of notes to follow. You sound like you are talking and thinking about what you want to say. It comes across as if you are rambling (you talk slower than normal as you think) and maybe you are? If you make a list and just jump to topics that might help. 3. YOu said" I have so many topics..but I am not prepared to talk about them." This is pretty funny the way you say it actually. "After months of preparation and moving on to completion..we have nothing to present!" kind of statement. If you aren't ready to talk about something don't bother to mention it. Move on to a topic YOU are ready to talk about. Finally Tone: Is it me or are you very sad? I mean emotionally down. If the answer is "yes", then please do what you need to do to change all that. You come across very down and depressed on your show. I hope life is better than all that for you. Try smiling when you talk. Talk about topics that you care about and make you feel "positive". Don't complain. Let people form their opinions, and do not be afraid to GIVE your opinions. Your insights are what the show is about. You are a "guru" on your own personal experiences. Nothing wrong with sharing your ideas on your experiences. Good or bad. Good luck with the show. I also coach sports. I think it's possible to be honest, even in hard times, yet be happy and inspire yourself and others to greatness. In sports there is a lot of work and you often lose. But losing it not the worst thing. Plenty of worse things. I have done a podcast for several years.It's called the "Art Studio" on itunes. Listen to a show and see what you think. It might inspire you to feel better. Dan

Marshall

9/18/2012 05:40:16 am

Dan Thank you sooooo much for taking a listen!!! I really appreciate the critique! Most often people don't let me know what I can improve which obviously doesn't help anyone. A lot of what your saying does seem to be the case if I honestly listen to myself. The snorting thing I definitely wasn't aware of however so thank you for the heads up on that. As far as sounding down well yea... it has kind of been that way lately honestly. It can be really tough to push myself to sound more upbeat even when I am excited. Just kind of the way I've always been. But I do believe I can make improvements and am certainly willing to push towards that. Thanks again for all the advice and I'm definitely going to check out your podcast!

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