Creativity Is for Tricksters, Not Martyrs

Valerie Jégo Marsh
7 min readMar 28, 2021

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There is a myth of martyrdom surrounding creators; some elements might be the starving artist, the misunderstood, the marginal, the elusive muse, the isolation, etc. Living from your creativity is not a requirement. If it’s painful, just don’t do it! There are…

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Valerie Jégo Marsh

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