Courage is needed to deal with trolls and human Walls away from creativity and the imagination.

Trolls don’t always hide in dark places. They can be people close to you, family, friends, colleagues. A lot of these people may not even know how harmful they’re being when they say things that hurt you. It’s natural. How can they understand unless they too have created something and had it taken apart? These people are human walls. You’ve picked up your pen, your business plan, and instead of blue screens distracting you, a human wall appears as you walk into your office, studio, garage. They can be friends, family, acquaintances, other creators, people you work with. They’re emotional distractions.

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