The Worth of Creativity

There is a danger of confusing the inherent worth of creativity with what often seems its natural commercial end point. The world needs us all to be writers and creators, even if our work is witnessed by no one but ourselves. By anyone's standard, there are a plethora of great books that have never been published. And after all, writing is how I make my living, so I'm definitely not knocking it. But it is important not to conflate the act of creativity with selling the products of that creativity.