Books by Brandon Stosuy

An interactive guide to staying creatively curious in your own life, curated by Brandon Stosuy (cofounder of The Creative Independent), with quotes and advice from artists across disciplines The second in a series of three interactive guides dedicated to the practical and emotional sides of living a creative life, Stay Inspired explores how to grow an idea into a project and how to keep the spark of creativity present in your daily life. This guide poses a series of questions on themes of tapping into your own story and circumstances of inspiration, identifying your influences, finding inspiring communities, and initiating partnerships and collaborations. Working artists from all walks of life¿musicians, authors, filmmakers, dancers, designers, and visual artists¿offer their responses to the questions posed throughout the book, providing an inspirational framework for discovering new ideas, channeling your influences, and making work in conversation with others. Part memoir, part zine, part "how-to," and oral history, in Stay Inspired, author and curator Brandon Stosuy taps into an incredible network of talent to provide diverse (and diverging) perspectives on how creativity can be inspired and channeled into your independent work, collaborations, and communities.

WELL-CONNECTED AUTHOR: Stosuy has access to a remarkable list of artists who have contributed to the series and will continue to promote it. He has more than 30,000 followers on Twitter, 5,000 followers on Instagram, and is becoming increasing influential through The Creative Independent, with more than 65,000 Instagram followers. ONGOING INTEREST IN CREATIVE SELF-HELP: Books that demystify the creative process are evergreen. Think Julia Cameron¿s The Artist¿s Way, Austin Kleon¿s Steal Like an Artist, and more recently, Adam J. Kurtz¿s Things Are What You Make of Them. BROADLY APPEALING: Stosuy¿s approach sets itself apart by including diverse voices across disciplines and generations. His books appeal not just to makers but to anyone whös interested in what it means to live a creative life.