Writers on Wednesdays: Funemployed - Living with Yourself as a Writer
Date:
With:
Justin Heazlewood
Rating:
EMERGING, ESTABLISHED
Summary:
There’s more to writing than word counts and dollars. How does one handle rejection, self-doubt, anxiety, jealousy and the other internal wrestling matches and not turn creepy?Details
What are the mental health hazards of pursing a high-risk and fanciful career? Look at the fun, emotional side of being an artist, investigate self-care and success while celebrating the unique protagonist of yourself. Make your creative journey one of kindness, respect and sustainability. (WARNING: May contain mindfulness).
You will learn
- how to define boundaries and routine in your workplace
- how to cope with obscurity
- whatever mindfulness is
- self-care for narcissists and other people
- understanding fear (and Goodreads ratings)
About Justin Heazlewood
Justin Heazlewood is an award-winning writer, musician, performer and arts activist. As The Bedroom Philosopher he has released three albums including the ARIA-nominated ‘Songs From The 86 Tram’, the video for ‘Northcote (So Hungover)’ earning nearly half a million hits. In 2014 he released his first non-fiction book ‘Funemployed’, about being an artist in Australia. In 2015 an 8-part series was commissioned for RN. He ‘lives’ in Melbourne.
Writers on Wednesdays
Read more about our Writers on Wednesdays events:
Writers on Wednesday: Making a Book, 31 May
Writers on Wednesdays: The State of the Sector, 28 June
Writers on Wednesdays: Storytelling for Social Change, 23 August
Writers on Wednesdays: Getting Published in Literary Journals, 27 September
Writers on Wednesdays: Poetry and Power, 25 October