I haven’t read all of this yet, but what I have read has awesome advice/input for artists (of all stripes). And so I’m posting it here. To share it w/ you and to remind myself to go back and read the rest of it already (gosh darn it!): How to Steal Like an Artist.
And the full link if the above gives you trouble: http://www.austinkleon.com/2011/03/30/how-to-steal-like-an-artist-and-9-other-things-nobody-told-me/