Mid-career artists who are making 50%-100% of their living from their art - where are you?

I need your counsel and company.

Stop worrying about your book being 'original.' Shakespeare copied half his plots, and he’s doing fine.

Being a writer means waking up every day and thinking, 'What if I’m actually terrible at this?' and then doing it anyway.

Writing a novel is easy. Just invent a world, populate it with characters more interesting than you, and then make them suffer until it all means something. Simple.

You don’t need to wait for inspiration to start writing. Deadlines, spite, and caffeine work just as well."

The irony is that the "money can't buy you happiness" is so prevalent that truths like this become a headline...
www.businessinsider.com/make-200000-...

Everyone says 'write for yourself,' but have you tried writing for yourself while also desperately trying to sell your book? It’s a vibe

Books don't change your life; they give you new lenses to see the life you're already living.

Writer's block isn't real. I can sit at my desk, stare at my manuscript, and avoid writing just fine without calling it anything.