Plagiarism is trying to pass someone else's work off as you… - Austin Kleon

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Plagiarism is trying to pass someone else's work off as your own. Copying is about reverse-engineering.

Austin Kleon

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Austin Kleon (born June 16, 1983) is the New York Times bestselling author of Steal Like an Artist, Show Your Work!, and Keep Going.

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Copying is about reverse-engineering.

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That’s what you really want — to internalize their way of looking at the world. If you just mimic the surface of somebody’s work without understanding where they are coming from, your work will never be anything more than a knockoff.

Try it: Instead of keeping a rejection file, keep a praise file. Use it sparingly — don’t get lost in past glory — but keep it around for when you need the lift.

You can’t wait around for someone to call you an artist before you make art. You’ll never make it.

Plagiarism is trying to pass someone else's work off as your own. Copying is about reverse-engineering. - Austin Kleon

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