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10 Challenges Artists, Writers, and Other Creatives Know All Too Well
Most creatives I’m familiar with know these challenges all too well.
Are you Neil Gaiman, Beyoncé, Banksy, Alex Guarnaschelli, or any other recognizable creative celebrity? I’m going to presume the answer is no (however, if yes, thanks for reading!)
Unless you have reached a level of recognizable success as a creative — be it writer, painter, chef, singer, sculptor, woodworker, and so forth — you have many challenges and struggles. Before they were recognized as successes, I bet those people had similar experiences (and still probably do, too).
Below is a list of 10 challenges that I have no doubt most creatives are familiar with. I’ve experienced most, if not all of these — or something like them.
There is no shame in this. I am sharing because I believe that it helps us to see how none of us are alone with these challenges.
Why? Because being a creative tends to be somewhat lonely.
Who else is in my head envisioning the stories I write? Nobody. And even when I share them — only I am aware of the whole vision and complete picture. That can make a person feel super alone.
