This project kicked off right as I hit summer vacation; plenty of time to dream, plenty of time to draw, to write, plan, visualize... Plenty of energy to get psyched up, to find my strength, to air out my soul, and set lofty goals for myself.
Then, back to work.
Money, bills, and the SYSTEM slams back into reality. The missus and kids were likewise thrown back to reality of responsibility, so I was ready and willing to tackle it the best I could... but before I knew it 2 weeks had flown by and I had not touched this project at all.
At first it was difficult; I really wanted to continue working on the comic. But as each day went by, that desire began to fade, and even began to become somewhat intimidating.
Through this, I think I discovered something, at least about myself; CREATIVE MOMENTUM.
There was one point among the busy weeks where I had a slim opportunity to crack the comic again; a night free, kids asleep. I ALMOST copped out and went to bed... man it was so tempting to just say 'fuck it'. - but I forced myself to draw for even just 10 minutes.
And in that brief 10 minutes, the creative momentum received a push.
I had to wait more time yet before I could continue again, but that little bit, that small victory vs laziness made all the difference to give that momentum another boost.
If you are creative, it is NORMAL I think to 'not feel creative'. But the longer you put it off, the more daunting it becomes to go back. We are out of practise, and are scared to face our true levels. But give yourself that push. Even if you produce nothing worthwhile, I guarantee it will spark your creative energies again; - wake them up!
Here is the crappy drawing I did in that 10-minute kick. It is a brainstorm for the first page of the comic, which I am about to draft out right after I finish writing this. You probably can't make out anything, lol
Will post the results soon.
KEEP BEING CREATIVE. It is a struggle. It is worth it.
Here is a Bansky quote to cap this (he basically says the whole blog in 1 phrase, lol):
