The artistic path.
Artistic creation and personal development combined is like driving a car while stepping on the gas and the breaks at the same time.
During the writing of my first novel I have learned an important lesson.
To begin with it freaked me out, but after having finished the first draft I understood why it occurred in that particular process.
It's a simple equation, but the consequences are staggering. Life changing. They lead you down a completely different path, and once you take it, there is no turning back. Your way of developing yourself is forever changed — which is also what happened to me.