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The Tea Cup Whale

How to Find Your Creative Niche

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Daedalus Howell
Jan 19, 2025
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1. Fishmonger, Pirate, or Tea Cup Whale?

How to Find Oneself in a Sea of Possibilities

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Finding one’s creative niche — one’s specific, unique creative calling in a sea of infinite possibilities can sometimes feel like drowning.

As creative people, our minds are awash with the flotsam and jetsam of potential notions. Some eventually dry up, beached like driftwood, and others arrive as galleons full of gold. Unless you have a creative niche within which to spend this intellectual capital, chances are you’re just treading water. Which is to say, drowning slowly.

Even whales have to come up for air. At the very least, this is what I hope this ebook will be for you – a breather—a chance to catch your breath and assess your options before plunging back into the murky depths. This is also a primer on how to find a lovely, cozy pond and become the biggest fish in it.

This ebook won’t tell you how to sell your catch of the day or how to pirate someone else’s catch (no one needs to b…

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