306: Creating For The Audience Vs. Creating For Yourself... A Writer's Ramble

A ramble about the age-old creative dilemma—the tension between the audience and creator, who we make things for and why, and where integrity, and struggle, often appears.

Mentioned

My Audience-of-None Article — https://withjoewehbe.com/an-audience-of-none/

The Fountainhead, by Ayn Rand — https://aynrand.org/novels/the-fountainhead/

My Da Vinci video — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0oe7G0jXuI

My book, Holy Sh!t, It’s Only… Tuesday? — https://www.itsonlytuesday.com.au/

SUMMARY & TIMESTAMPS0:00 Introduction and Creative Struggle

2:08 Looking back at this podcast journey

3:07 Navigating Creative Shifts

4:28 Balancing Personal and Market Demands

9:17 Exploring Artistic Integrity

17:56 The Audience of None Concept

25:50 The Interesting Struggle With My Book

34:00 Our Systems Don’t Always Fit Creativity, And That’s Okay