As an artist don't be afraid to create JUST TO create. Create without having a goal in mind, or person you're creating it for. Your art will NATURALLY provoke emotion in others REGARDLESS if you planned it or not. There is no singular RIGHT way to create, do what's best for you.
βI think about who gets to be a writer or an editor, who can afford to wait for that livable salary or that higher advance.β
In light of all the Granta discourse, this by @nicolesjchung on writing and financial precarity is excellent: esquire.com/entertainment/boβ¦