Most truly original art and literature doesn’t sell well, or if it does it’s a slow burn where sales very gradually creep up. Often popularity is achieved after

Most truly original art and literature doesn’t sell well, or if it does it’s a slow burn where sales very gradually creep up. Often popularity is achieved after the artist’s death. The way to make money is to find a schtick that works and repeat and market it. There’s a funny Behind the Bastards podcast episode on Kinkade, who apparently was kind of an asshole IRL.