/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>7011017
My memories are also in third person, anon.
I googled around and apparently it isn't unique (link is falling on spam filter):
https://www.insidehook.com/wellness/third-person-memories

>>4977694
Broke idealist here.
I would offer you my hand, but exchanging any means of communication in this thread would be inviting all these flaming snakes to bite you.

Anon, you can't do much other than try. Most "great artists" (including writers) didn't get famous in their lifetimes. Some made enough to live, although seeing your blood and tears barely keeping up with your bills won't be that fulfilling.

As for the big shots, like directors, celebrity artists, writers and creators, there are two general paths to that: luck or being a wagie.
Luck as in you get the right opportunity/attention that allows you to springboard your work into a product with enough impact that you can generate a lot of money (not necessarily to you).
Being a wagie means climbing up the ranks. Being an assistant, then a group leader, then a manager, then whatever else is above. Until you have enough authority, seniority, SKILL to take the shots and use other people's money to turn your vision into something.

Being a wagie will give you immediate returns, you will make a living (or some living) from the start, but you may never get there and hate your job.

Being an independent author won't give you immediate returns, so you'll have to build it gradually, and as with having a career, it might never take flight. You might find ways to simplify what you have to say artistically into products that are easier to sell, or try to balance authorial and commercial works.

There is no easy answer, sometimes "just draw" is the only think that'll keep you sane in this path to madness.