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		<title>LinkedIn Group for Fantasy/Scifi Illustrators &amp; AD&#8217;s</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve created a LinkedIn group to help connect the Fantasy/SciFi Art community. Keeping it simple, I think it could be a great resource to connect to other illustrators and art directors on a purely business/professional level.  It also has the benefit of having job boards, which could be a great place to get work. Please [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When To Say No</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The other day, an artist friend of mine asked a question: How do you know when not to collaborate with someone? It&#8217;s a great question, and begs an even larger question: How do you know when to say no to a project? There are a few different things you should consider when making the decision [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinehimmelman.com/?p=249</link>
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		<title>Mythbusting: Art is Easy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to take a minute to talk about a popular fallacy, the idea of which basically goes: &#8220;Art only requires talent.  Artists have it easy, and are lucky.  Art is not as challenging as something like math or science.&#8221; Because I am a game designer, I believe in checking out all kinds of games.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinehimmelman.com/?p=243</link>
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		<title>Tax Time</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t forget, aspiring artists: today is the last day in the United States that you can file your taxes, or file for an extension without penalty! Check out this previous post for more tax tips! Hurry, it&#8217;s not too late! P.S. Students- today is also the last day to file your FAFSA application!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinehimmelman.com/?p=240</link>
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		<title>5 Things To Bring to GDC (for Artists)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well it&#8217;s Spring Break, so I&#8217;ve finally gotten a chance to sit down and write! I spent the first few days of my break in San Francisco, where I attended the Game Developer&#8217;s Conference (GDC). While I&#8217;d have liked to attended the entirety of the convention, I only got to spend the final day, Saturday, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How-to Website Guide for Artists</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a really fantastic post for artists on how to get your own website, I had to share: [go here].]]></description>
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		<title>Crowdsourcing: What it Means for Artists</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I read this article in Businessweek from last year about crowdsourcing.  For those not familiar with the term, crowdsourcing is &#8220;the practice of using large, distributed and minimally directed groups to accomplish tasks.&#8221; In other words, a company needs a logo, so rather than search for a designer they like and pay them to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinehimmelman.com/?p=211</link>
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		<title>Pricing Art</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is something I&#8217;ve wanted to talk about for a while now, but with exams finally over, I now have some time to write! Very often people will ask artists, &#8220;How do you price your work?&#8221;  The short answer here is&#8230; it depends.  There are a lot of interesting market factors that go into that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinehimmelman.com/?p=186</link>
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		<title>The Orphan Works Bill</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to take a minute to address a big issue facing artists that surprisingly few people know about. In 2006, a bill was introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives called the Orphan Works Bill.  It was later withdrawn, then reintroduced in 2008, and made it on to Congress at that time. An orphan [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinehimmelman.com/?p=179</link>
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		<title>The Work is Done, So Where&#8217;s the Dough?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[aka Contract Breaches and Demand Letters This is the age-old question that has plagued countless artists in the past and will doubtless plague countless artists in the future. You&#8217;ve been hired by Company ABC to do some illustrations for them.  You&#8217;re smart and you work out a good contract, which entitles you to payment within [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinehimmelman.com/?p=169</link>
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