04-09-2007, 03:46 PM
I agree with the whole minstrel's dilemma thing b/c that pretty much is my life. I write ads for my main income, and then my own stuff on the side for more of a creative outlet. (Thankfully, I do enjoy the ad biz.) When my book came out a few years ago, I knew I had to foist it on the masses, and that is what I did. It doesn't mean you have to compromise your integrity or that of your work, it just means as Pete said, you want the buying public exposed to that work.
We've all got to make a living, you know. Pete's probably got a castle or two to heat and cool as well! Ha. Shakespeare was probably a millionaire in his time. I agree there are some cases where the term "selling out" is applicable, but I think it is mostly overused -- as mentioned above...artists don't often have control of their own work.
We've all got to make a living, you know. Pete's probably got a castle or two to heat and cool as well! Ha. Shakespeare was probably a millionaire in his time. I agree there are some cases where the term "selling out" is applicable, but I think it is mostly overused -- as mentioned above...artists don't often have control of their own work.