Right before the final show of the Eras Tour, Taylor Swift spoke to her team in the team huddle, on how when anyone asks them how to choose the profession, the default is to say “no, please don’t become that”. A part of that is also reflected in her lyrics of TLOAS song, that say:
In a podcast episode, Gursimran Khamba also spoke about the fact that if you “want” to become a writer in the industry, maybe you shouldn’t.
I also fundamentally believe that if you are asking this question, writing is not for you.
An artist does not wait to be told how to become an artist. They are an artist first, and then they eventually learn to monetise, if at all they want to.
It is also a fulfilling journey if you are not fantasising on Oprah or Michelangelo, and go do the work while taking care of how to pay your bills. When the pressure is not there, the pounds manifest eventually.
