About this project

The Starving Artist's Diet is a humor book that takes a realistic look at contemporary artists and what they have eaten (or not eaten) to survive. It takes the issue of art and eating very seriously providing humorous truths we can all relate to. Obviously an artist can't live without art, and eating is pretty important too. This is a book that celebrates artists, their work, and some of the crazy things they're willing to do to keep creating. The Starving Artist's Diet is an authentic look at artists and features their real stories.

This is your chance to pre-order The Starving Artist’s Diet book and be a part of something very monumental – the very first book published by Jack Lugar.

With your investment, a skilled designer will be hired to put all the pieces of this book together. It will consist of text, pictures, illustrations, and plain ol' style that is appropriate for a book about art, artists, and food.

By pledging a small sum to this book, even as low as $5, you will be rewarded with a special PDF version of The Starving Artist's Diet as well as an acknowledgment in the book. For only $15 you will receive an actual physical copy of the book. And the more you pledge, the more you'll get.

The Starving Artist's Diet is the official guide to eating when you have little or no money in your pockets. It will inspire the reader to think outside the box when it comes to stopping the hunger pangs and keep on creating. The Starving Artist's Diet is not your traditional diet book, of course. While you may actually lose weight by following some of these tips, you very well may actually gain weight. The Starving Artist's Diet is really a fool proof weight loss /gain / maintenance eating program that allows you to achieve the weight goals you desire. Let's face it. If you remove all the credit cards from your wallet and only carry some pocket change and a couple singles, you quickly begin eating like a Starving Artist... or starving like one.

Together, with your investment, this is what we're going to make:

1. A PHYSICAL BOOK
It will feature around 150 pages of laughs (maybe a few tears), tips from real artists who are making it happen, whimsical food illustrations, and special guidance to avoid starving to death.

2. AN E-BOOK
With the introduction of the iPad and other technologies, The Starving Artist Diet will be a perfect fit. Allowing readers to directly connect to the featured artists and see their most recent work.

3. THE STARVING ARTIST'S COLLECTOR EDITION
As absurd as it may sound, for anyone who contributes $100 to the project they will receive the book delivered in a Starving Artist's Diet branded cereal box. Just like The Zone and South Beach Diet have their own products, so does The Starving Artist's Diet. Well, not really, but we will have a branded cereal box to poke a little fun at all those crazy diet books and their branded food that clutter our shelves.

ON FUNDING

Please note that your credit card won't be charged for the amount you pledge unless we get all $3500 or more in funding by September 21st. If you have problems with the payment system here, please email us (info@starvingartistsdiet.com) and we'll figure out an alternative payment method.

WHY?

Because this is a fun project.

The juxtaposition of the artist who will do anything to survive and create compared to our diet focused culture as a whole, allows us to laugh at ourselves and also celebrate humanity. I love what this book has developed into and now it will become a reality.

Also, Kickstarter is a great way to publish a small project. We are pre-selling the books to guarantee an audience. In the past publishers have made a book and then marketed it like crazy to find the audience. By doing it this way, the risk is diversified. And on your part, well, you really have no risk at all. If you invest and we reach our funding goal then you'll receive a copy of the book, any other reward you designated and the opportunity to tell others you were one of the first to invest in The Starving Artist’s Diet. If the goal is not met, then you've lost nothing.

The Starving Artist's Diet is a great gift book. It speaks to artists, their families, friends, art enthusiasts and people who like to smile. It’s a relevant book we can all relate to. The Starving Artist's Diet will be the art school graduate's survival guide. They'll have pages dog-eared. They'll have sections highlighted. And if desperate enough, they may actually eat one of the chapters. I promise that the book will be high in fiber.

Thanks for your investment in bringing The Starving Artist's Diet to life and for being a part of this community.