Pro-tip: Every artist is a startup business, whether they accept it or not.
Some fund their art by taking other work so they can continue to eat while creating their art.
Some lucky few manage to earn enough to make their art self-sufficient.
Very few can support themselves on the profits.
While most startups fail, the artist has an advantage. The only way they fail is if they quit.
Or die with art still in them.
Most artists - eventually - fail.
#SelfPublishing #WritingCommunity
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2024-08-15 13:56:59
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