Taking charge of your professional life. How to assess, plan, and take action ; How to assemble the essential tools to support your work -- Circulating your work. How to get started : peer networking, readiness, and creating your own opportunities ; How to introduce your work to the professional community : researching and exhibiting in nonprofit spaces ; How to build long-term professional relationships -- Supporting your work. How to earn and manage money ; How to find even more support : grants, residencies, gifts ; How to read and work with the fine print : contracts, legal issues, and the art of negotiation -- Maintaining your practice. How to structure your day-to-day operations ; How to build community to survive being alone.