HALLIE BATEMAN is an illust-writer based in Los Angeles. She is the author of Brave New Work and coauthor of What to Do When I’m Gone. Her work has been featured in national publications including the New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Buzzfeed, and many others.
In this episode we talk about:
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growing up with parents who were writers whom were supportive of her pursuing creativity
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Her love of making films as a kids for fun and starting as a film major but the other students turning her off from film
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The friend that showed her who she was and got her out of her shell and owning herself
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Being crippling shy and doing what ever she could to blend in as a kid
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Where her “don’t be embarrassed even of that, even of that” direction came from
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Transferring colleges and starting to find herself and come out of her shell.
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Taking an art 101 class to fill a require the and how a dip pen changed the path of her life.
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Starting to offer illustration to anyone and everyone and putting art on her writing assignments
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Offering her art skills to a well known blog from a graduate for free and getting a film portfolio and art director credit to her name
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Why we both believe working for free when starting out is actually invaluable.
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Why she is grateful that she didn’t go to art school
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The blessing of a dream coming true early enough to realize it’s not actually what you want
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How she ended up in NYC and her first book happened
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How her brother helped her get her shit together to really operate as a business and not burn out
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Where the book with her mom came from and how they made it happen
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How a crafty afternoon planted the seeds for her recent book Directions
For more from Hallie and to get her books go to http://halliebateman.com
and @hallithbates
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