Archive - Created to Create

You Made Your Passion a Career. Why Does It Feel Heavy Now?

On staying connected to your passion when it becomes your paycheck

Feb 16 • Alonté Cross

I Quit My Job and Survived Year One

10 lessons I learned going full-time as an artist

Feb 9 • Alonté Cross

You Might Already Be Sitting on Your Next Idea

Revisiting Under the Blue Lights through reinterpretation and process

Feb 2 • Alonté Cross

December 2025

Put the Music Out. Your People Will Find It.

Starting before anyone’s watching, because it still counts

Dec 24, 2025 • Alonté Cross

Created to Create: An Invitation

Building a creative life with intention

Dec 15, 2025 • Alonté Cross

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