POV: You're truly the starving artist

Back when I worked in corporate, I would wave off doing anything creative in favor of chasing the bag. But girlbossing wasn't for me — choosing creativity over that corporate job and six-figure salary was the right call, I guess.

It's true that most of the old white guys we tout as the authors of Great American Classics™ had wives typing their manuscripts, cooking their dinner, cleaning the house, and paying the bills. But we're in the age of social media and self-publishing, where it's possible to garner a following and get your book booking as a solo act! No book deal needed, so long as you can pay your way.