Prejudices and preferences exist and will continue to. When you learn how to market yourself you become less of a victim.
As an artist it is great to be able to market yourself to people who don't know you and people who do.
Everybody these days wants to be a star including myself. Don't get me wrong I'm a chef but you want to market yourself and your projects.
Remember to write for yourself not for a market and give yourself time to develop your own style your own voice. It takes a lifetime. Enjoy it!
Even if someone is already in your market space ask yourself whether you can approach it from a different angle and thereby secure your own customer base.
It's possible to go to the market buy good ingredients and make yourself a healthy meal for less than it costs to buy a value meal at McDonald's.
The greatest stock market you can invest in is yourself. Finding this truth is better than finding a gold mine.