“Five percent seems very little to ask when you consider that the artist, through his or her efforts over many years, is largely responsible for the increased value of their work.” YearsLittlesSeemsArtistValuesAsksMoneyEffortFivePercentResponsible Author:Joe Fafard
“In order to even begin to learn how to play his instrument, it takes the guitarist weeks to build calluses on his fingertips; it takes the saxophonist months to strengthen his lip so that he might play his instrument for only a five-minute stretch; it can take the pianist years to develop dual hand and multiple finger coordination. Why do writers assume they can just “write” with no training whatsoever-and then expect, on their first attempt, to be published internationally? What makes them think they're so much inherently greater, need so much less training than any other artists?” ThinkingNeedsWritingYearsFirstsPlayHandsMightArtistOrderFiveGreaterWeekMinutesMonthsTrainingInstrumentsAssumingFingersLipsMultipleFive MinutesGuitaristPianistFingertipsCoordinationCalluses Book:The First Five Pages: A Writer's Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile Source: The First Five Pages: A Writer's Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile
“Today they forget you in five years. They give an artist nowadays four or five years and that's it. Some of them don't have that. They get a couple of releases. If you don't sell two million copies, you're gone, you're out of here.” IfsGivingYearsTwoTodayArtistForgetMillionsGoneFiveFourCoupleSellsReleaseFive YearsCopiesForget You Author:George Jones