Make a Living Living

Thanks to social media, the freelancer/self-employed lifestyle has been glamorised and most 9-5ers yearning for the freedom that it provides.  According to Nina Karnikowski, that's just one half of the story. In this short book, she shares her own self-employment journey alongside other creatives from all over the world.  

This simply written and beautifully designed volume showcases creatives in diverse crafts and trades and how they are balancing working with their hands and building an online presence to market their merchandise across the globe.  All the artistes seem to emphasize the importance of just starting with their interests and with what you have, exploration and discipline. 

Making a Living Living is a great coffee table book that one can steadily read when in need of inspiration or a gift to a person seeking to pursue their passions.

A wonderfully uplifting read full of practical advice that will help you realise your dream life. Thank you 💞

Well set out with some beautiful photography and thought provoking articles. The planning pages are also very helpful in providing a clear train of thought.

Making a Living Living is about finding a balance between taking control of your life and building a successful career doing what you truly want to do. 

I really enjoyed how this book is structured using each individuals experience and their personal tips on what worked for them. It added a personal touch instead of just one person telling you the one thing they did that changed their life and how you should do it too. 

If anything, Making a Living Living is a glimpse into the lives of others and what personally worked for them. Beautiful aesthetic and wonderfully communicated, I highly recommend this book!

An inspiring read a group of people who follow their dreams instead of the 9 to5 routine.  Each individual shares their career change the bravery to change course the hard work to live their dream the joy they have in their daily routine Ives.From a woman who is now a very successful knitter a man who turned his life around echoing a very busy florist a successful photographer who know sells handmade sweaters,.So many great ideas suggestions  I will be following many of these artisans on istaram bogs to see where there dreams take them .A beautifully laid out book lovely photographs.I will be gifting this to friends a very special read.#netgalley#make a living living

I really enjoyed this book! It is made up of a collection of inspiring stories of individuals who made what they love their job. You will find a chocolatier, a potter, a freelance writer and photographer next to a knitter, a horticulturalist and many other creative heads in there. They each got four pages of photos and text about their path and their work. What I enjoyed most is the little box of advice from each of them as an overview as well as the exercise pages that are scattered throughout the book. They made me think and want to explore what exactly my passion is and how I can work for my goal. Will definitely come back to this and do the exercises or look for inspiration.

I would have liked there to be some more order, like sections for certain job areas like writing, painting etc with specific advice but the exercises can be applied to everyone as they are more of a foundation for creative people and you can gain inspiration from the individuals' stories.

Thank you to NetGalley and to the publisher for providing me a copy of this ebook in exchange for an honest review.

I thought the format of this book was excellent, and very inspiring.  Not too heavy, and just enough information to get you thinking about your own dream working life.  The photographs were very good and really lifted the book.  I loved reading about other peoples creative and successful lives, and how they got to where they are.  It is about living, and for me the pictures and the format of the book made all the difference.