Become a real creator by not looking for a way to hide.

Show up every day.
Do the work each and every day. Blog daily. Write daily. Ship daily. Show up daily. Find your streak and maintain it.

Seek the smallest possible audience.
Don't do it for everyone; do it for someone.

Avoid shortcuts.
Instead, choose the straightest path.

Find and embrace your genre.

Seek out desirable difficulty.
Something that is not too easy to be boring nor too hard to be impossible.