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Austin Kleon

Show Your Work!

Use ten simple moves to broadcast your brilliance and claim the recognition—and revenue—you deserve.
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Core Biz Category:
Marketing
Growth Category:
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Engagement
Acquisition
What's You Learn?
Process beats polish when building an audience – Show Your Work! by Austin Kleon reveals how sharing your journey attracts more fans than hiding until perfection.

This comprehensive creative sharing summary and main concepts outline:

  • Document, Don't Create - Share works-in-progress to build authentic connections
  • Teach Everything - Explaining your process establishes expertise naturally
  • Amateur Advantage - Beginners' enthusiasm resonates more than expert distance
  • Daily Sharing - Small, consistent posts beat sporadic masterpieces


The hidden gem: Kleon's "vampire test" – if sharing drains you, you're doing it wrong.

Your Click.Apply.Grow™ path: Post one process photo today. Share a lesson learned. Credit influences openly. Creators showing work consistently gain 10x more engaged followers than perfectionists.

Share the journey. Find your people.

About the Author

Austin Kleon is a writer and artist whose creative manifestos have inspired millions to embrace their artistic side while building sustainable careers.

Author of Steal Like an Artist (1 million+ copies sold), Show Your Work!, and Keep Going. Work featured in Wall Street Journal, NPR's Morning Edition, and PBS NewsHour. His newspaper blackout poetry exhibited internationally. TED and SXSW speaker. Newsletter reaches 100,000+ creative professionals weekly.

2025 relevance: As AI reshapes creative work, Kleon's philosophy of "stealing like an artist" helps creators find their unique voice in the algorithm age.

Creators following Kleon's daily practice methods report 300% increase in creative output. His sharing strategies help artists build audiences without selling out.

The artist's guide to thriving in the digital age.

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