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Our huge annual sale starts TODAY, with 30% off every single one of our career-changing courses, and up to 50% off our amazing value bundles! Plus join the Make Art That Sells teachers for a FREE Zoom event TODAY to get your career questions answered plus giveaways galore! The Make Art That Sells Cyber Sale is our biggest sale of the year, so don’t miss out: if you’re thinking of taking a course with Make Art That Sells in 2025, you won’t find our courses cheaper than this! Why take Make Art That Sells courses? Now over ten years old, Make Art That Sells is one of the oldest and most established online illustration schools around. Over the course of that decade, we’ve taught more than 30,000 students from more than 100 countries around the world. All of our courses are taught or co-created by a consummate instructor: art agent,

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Mark your calendar and get ready to give your creative career a big boost with some huge discounts: our huge annual sale kicks off NEXT TUESDAY, November 19th, with savings across every single one of our career-changing courses, and up to 50% off our fabulous bundles! Want help deciding which courses to take? Get your free copy of our gorgeous Sale Guide, packed with worksheets, and start planning your amazing creative career. Where will the next 12 months take you? This is our biggest sale of the year, with 30% off every single one of our career-changing courses and even bigger savings on our incredible bundles! Don’t miss out! Oh – and if you’ve been wondering about Lilla’s brand NEW course for 2025 … the guide might contain a little spoiler about those too … Here’s what you’ll find in your gorgeous Sale Guide: Details of Lilla’s brand NEW course

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What’s the secret of life for creative people?

Lilla here. This is the final one of five newsletters in which I’ve been sharing some of what I know from being an artist, an art agent, an author, a speaker, a columnist and more for more than three decades. You can find the previous newsletters here: The 5 traits of successful illustrators How to make time for your art (and why your messy sink is a good thing) How to get down to the business of creating in just one hour How to kick envy’s butt (and what it says about you) Today, to finish off, I’m going to talk to you about the secret of life. Isn’t that great? The secret of life for creative people The first key to success for creative people is structure and organization, and here’s why: our minds are bursting with ideas, colors, shapes, and thoughts, which makes us naturally non-linear. image Because

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How do you kick envy’s butt? And what does it say about YOU?

Lilla here. This is the fourth of five newsletters I’ve written for you to share some of the lessons I’ve learned from three decades (and counting!) of working in the creative industry, as an art agent, an author, an illustrator, a columnist, a speaker and more. If you missed the other newsletters, you can find them here. I’ve been navigating the creative industry for more than 40 years, as an illustrator, an art agent, an author, an entrepreneur, a speaker, a columnist and more. I want to share what I’ve learned with you! Today, I want to talk about something that everyone, no matter their level of success, has experienced: envy and competition. And I’ll show you how to overcome envy! How do you kick envy’s butt? There’s a lot of beautiful work out there, and you have two ways to respond to it. Let’s say you see a stunning

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How to get right down to the business of creating with just 1 hour

Lilla here. I’ve created a series of five newsletters for you that are packed with the knowledge and wisdom I’ve gleaned from decades in the creative industry, as an art agent, an illustrator, an entrepreneur, an author and more. I’ll be answering some of the big questions I get asked, and sharing some of the things I think you need to know to make it as an illustrator. Hi, I’m Lilla! I want to share some of the things that I’ve learned from my 30+ years in the creative industry. So far, I’ve talked about 5 traits which will help you to be successful as an illustrator and how you can make time for your art, even when you have a ton of other things going on too (I’ve been there!). Check them out here. In today’s newsletter, I’m going to build on the last one by sharing some ideas

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How to make time for your art

Lilla here! I’ve put together a series of five newsletters for you, where I’ll answer some of the big questions I often get asked after decades in the creative industry. I’ll also share key insights you need to know to succeed as an illustrator. Some career highlights for me so far include publishing my first book, I Just Like to Make Things, writing my regular column for Uppercase magazine, speaking gigs, and launching my jewelry craft line. I’m thrilled to pass on everything I’ve learned over the past 30 years! In the last newsletter, we discussed five traits that can help you thrive as an illustrator. If you missed it, you can catch up here. How to Make Time for Art (And Why your Messy Sink Might Be a Good Thing) Today, let’s dive into something every artist faces: how do you make time for art when there are so

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The 5 traits of successful illustrators

Have we met? I’m Lilla Rogers, an art agent of 30 years, a former full-time illustrator, a writer, a speaker, and more. Over the next five newsletters I’m going to share some of my insights from my decades in the creative industry. I hope you’ll join me! Hi, Lilla here! I’ve been immersed in the creative industry for more than 40 years. As well as co-founding and teaching at Make Art That Sells, and more recently taught at live retreats in Europe, I’ve also founded a top art agency, worked as a busy full-time illustrator, an author, and a columnist, and I licensed my jewelry for my own craft line. I’ve gathered a wealth of knowledge, insight, and wisdom from my time in the business, and I’m excited to share it with you. Over the next five newsletters, I’ll be sharing some of my most valuable insights and observations from

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LAST CHANCE to create your arty book pitch!

Hurry HURRY – Lilla’s last LIVE course for 2024, My Arty Book Pitch, closes TODAY! If you’re dreaming of holding your very own arty book in your hands – just like the students below – then you don’t want to miss this. Lilla says: “Let’s make beautiful book pitches together! Sign up now – I truly can’t wait to see what you do in class!” Beautiful art-driven books illustrated by Katie Vernon and agented by Lilla Rogers Studio. Let Lilla share everything she knows about writing, illustrating and pitching arty books from decades in the business! Sign up now. Sign up now and get instant access to all the course materials released so far, including your first Mini and Big Assignment, tons of video lessons from Lilla packed with information and inspiration, a blobby vision board, and an expert interview – plus there’s still time to submit your art to

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Write and pitch your own arty book: class starts TODAY!

Hurry hurry – Lilla’s final LIVE class for 2024, My Arty Book Pitch, starts TODAY, and we can’t wait to see the incredible book pitches you’re going to come up with – don’t miss out, sign up now! Writing, illustrating and pitching your very own arty book is easier than you might think (for one thing, did you know you don’t even have to write the whole book to pitch it and get a publishing deal?), and in My Arty Book Pitch, Lilla will lead you through the entire process step by step. Plus you’ll get weekly LIVE reviews with Lilla, weekly exclusive interviews with industry experts and published author-illustrators like Lisa Congdon and Meera Lee Patel, weekly assignments to build your pitch bit by bit, tons of insightful quizzes and worksheets, and lots more. Read more about the course and what you get here. And don’t forget, Lilla will

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Replay of Live with Lilla: My Arty Book Pitch!

Join Lilla as she talks about her unique illustrated non-fiction book course, My Arty Book Pitch. In this incredible course, she’ll guide you step by step to create your own ready to send arty non-fiction book proposal, and share everything you need to know to write, illustrate and pitch your very own art-driven book. If you missed the fabulous Live event with Lilla, watch the replay below! We hope to see you in class.