“Encased Creativity” is about the hold creators have on them. Whether it's trying to please an audience, feeling pressured to push out content, or feeling hopeless when they're not creating, no one really talks about the issue. In my case, I struggle with the downtime between projects. It's as if I'm failing or not making progress if I'm not constantly making new things. I'm still figuring out how to deal with those feelings so I reached out to a couple creators. Below are their stories about their experience as a creator. I asked them these specific questions.