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Quote by Nicole Georges

“For me getting paid for art is a class issue. I don't have the luxury not to care. It's great if your parents buy you a house and you can sell your 400-page book for $2. But for marginalized people it's not as cool to martyr yourself.”

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Nicole Georges

Nicole Georges, born in 1981, is a talented French illustrator known for her unique artistic style and vivid colors. Her works have gained popularity among the public. more

“A lot of young artists in particular think you can just do one great thing and then sit back and collect checks. Most artists, even people like Dan Clowes, who's one of my heroes, don't just do comics. He does paid illustration. He writes screenplays, and so forth, working and selling lots of different things.”

People Thinking Writing Different Artist Hero Great Things Selling My Hero

Author:Nicole Georges

“If you want to be an artist, you have to know that art is an ongoing practice, that you're part of a long line. Take this test: if someone offered you a billion dollars, but you could never draw another illustration or write another word, would you take it? If you reject it, you need to find another way to pay the bills, but you're still an artist.”

Writing Long Art Artist Art Is

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“Each genre has its own process. I'm very intuitive about poetry. I usually write first and second drafts out by hand. The other end of the spectrum is journalism, which is much more cerebral, more thought-out and planned. Fiction lies somewhere in between. I usually start intuitively but eventually I need to stop and consider structure, or research, or both.”

Writing Lying Journalism

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People Wonder Promise Nervous Fearful Follow Through

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