How Much Do We Love Our Craft?

And is it enough to push through the first three stages of growing an audience?

Photo by Malcolm Lightbody

Even before I turned 18, I had a beard. However, it was a short beard. It was only a few years ago that I decided to let it grow. Well, it was an excruciating (an exaggeration perhaps, but I’m a pain-averse man, I won’t deny it) experience. I had no idea what was going on in my…