Thunder Punch Daily 52 – Cannibalizing Your Audience
It’s a bit of a quieter, mellower TPD as I ruminate about the dangers of cannibalizing one’s audience, using my own direction, projects, and fears about them as a basis for meditation. When dealing with the constant stream of ideas that come with a creative life, is the danger of spreading one’s self too thin is equal to the danger of giving your audience too many choices?
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