You pointed here to several issues important for creative people and I decided to share several thoughts on this topic.
After several years of working with creative people of different ages, some of whom were just starting their way, while others have already finished, I made some conclusions from my observations, which made up part of my work on the help of these people.
Most creative people have different sizes of talents and abilities, but they all tend to fade over time if they are not thought out. Very few of us were born as a genius and only a true genius can create masterpieces over and over again at one inspiration. As for the rest, if the first glimpses of talent do not attach a healthy fraction of hard work and perfectionism over time, then you can forever remain the creator of one thing.
On the other hand, there is still a question of attitude to criticism. Everyone is now looking for kind words and comfort, but a talented person who is only praised wanders in dangerous darkness. Warm and comfortable darkness, but leading to the edge, behind which one will finally get lost. Some of the most gifted of the middle -aged talents I met, which created again and again something special absolutely could not stand praise. It was worth opening the mouth for praise and they immediately cut off it and began to ask about the shortcomings of their work. Of course, they were not interested in the opinion of everyone indiscriminately, but they found different critics themselves. Of course, overcoming our own sensitivity is not that simple.
William butler years in his poem The Choice wrote:
The Intellect of Man is Forced to Choose
Perfection of the Life, Or of the Work ...
And this is the personal problem of each creative person, starting from the time necessary for sleep and ending with the quality of personal relations (and most often in general their presence).
We often look for a balance, but it is not always possible for creativity... The path of the artist is thorny and most often is not very happy. But there is always a choice in games and in life.
p.s. About Slay the Princess, I only finished playing it today with a friend who did not regret money for this game and ... I am glad that I did not buy it. As for the illustrations, I personally would prefer quality to quantity.