My latest non-fiction title, 10 Things to Forget: to be Creatively Free was a blast to write. On this blog, I’ve been writing on topics that didn’t make it into the book. You can read the other posts here and here. Forget Validation “People confuse fame with validation or love. But fame is not the reward. The reward is getting fulfillment out of doing the thing you love.” Claire Danes As an artist, you can take lots of risks. You can be innovative, a trendsetter, do something people have never seen before. And people may cheer and throw lots of money at you. Or they may throw tomatoes and insults.