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Everyone loves a good “How to” article, so we’ve handily put ours all in one place. Whether you want to know how to collaborate, tell a story, put on a film festival or freelance, you’ve come to the right place…
Writing
How to tell a story
How to get published
Write Now: Pitching (journalism)
Ten steps to getting published
How to write a literary cover letter
How to adapt a classic
How to land a literary agent
How to set up a small press
How to find your writing voice
Writing fiction, step one: The idea
How to build a storyworld
How to set up a magazine
How to write a prize-winning play
How to blog
How to perform your writing
How to stop procrastinating
How to set up a writing workshop
How to make money blogging
How to query a literary agent
How to do an interview
How to network as a writer
How to get published in literary journals
How to create the perfect writing environment
How to review
How to be a professional poet
How to update a classic play
How to write in dialect
How to deal with difficult interviewees
How to write a ghost story
Performing Arts
How to do an audition monologue
How to understudy
How to do Edinburgh
How to change your body for a role
Dancers – staying in shape
How to be a fringe success
How to play the opposite gender
How to do accents
How to run a fringe theatre
How to look after your voice
How to set up a theatre company
How to start a music festival
How to put on a night
How to get spotted at Edinburgh
How to cast
How to set up a music management contract
How to start an orchestra
How to put on a panto
Comedy
How to write a joke
How to get ahead in stand up
Marketing/networking
How to advertise yourself online
How to network
How to create a website
How to develop a following on social media
How to build a brand
Film
How to make a low-budget film
How to start a film festival
How to go viral
How to shoot a film on a smartphone
How to make a music video
How to make a 3D film
Photography
How to photoblog
How to put on a photography exhibition
How to make a Magnum in Motion photo essay
How to be a street photographer
How to photograph at night
How to be a wildlife photographer
How to use business principles in your creative career
How to be a photographer's assistant
How to sell your photos to a magazine
How to be a music photographer
The rest...
How to freelance
How to Intern
How to collaborate
How to start a podcast
How to be a creative in the country
How to stay motivated
How to beat the block
How to build a creative career at university
How to start a collective
How to be a runner
How to make a radio documentary
How to keep working through difficult times
How to be green
How to pitch
How to set up a creative business
How to make money on the side
How to be a DJ
How to run an artist-led space
How to cope with rejection
How to screenprint
How to revise
How to: freelancing and HMRC
How to sell your work online
How to survive your exams
How to draw people
How to set up a company
How to set your career goals
How to cost and price your work
How to write the perfect invoice
How to apply to uni through UCAS
How to run a market stall
How to launch an arts event
How to run a workshop
How to be mentored
How to make a speech
How to collaborate with businesses
How to fundraise
How to lino print
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