That's the subtitle of a column I read yesterday that I'll explain in further detail in just a minute.
Looks like I missed posting all together yesterday. Sorry about that. I got busy with some corrections and reviews along with life stuff and time just slipped away from me. Even with the break from Indy-Pendant I find myself busy with so much other stuff and feeling a bit overwhelmed. Thankfully Round 3 of the Small Press Idol contest is over because it was draining me.
Which brings me back to the title of this post and the column it came from.
Mike Bullock, creator/writer of Image's Lions, Tigers and Bears, and current writer of The Phantom, writes a column over at SBC entitled Creation Fascination. As a result of several threads around the internet about creators not having enough time to give to their passion, Mike wrote an edition of his column on just that subject, aptly subtitled "Creating Time".
In the column, Mike is very blunt but very honest, and his words inspired me to take a look at how I do things and prioritize, and how I can cut back and change things. But I'll let you read it for yourself rather than explain his advice. Just click the post title.
As for me, I realized after reading that column that it had been several weeks since I had even written one page of script! I had only recently revised a couple of pages, but that's about it. I have three projects currently in the works that await writing from me. One is a full script for one issue, another is a revision of a detailed plot breakdown, and the other is basically anything at this point (sorry, Adrian). And because of all this other stuff, the columns, reviews, lettering, website, life, etc. I haven't had time to write! And this is what I'm trying to break in as - a writer! But yet I find the time nearly daily to post right here, and my columns are almost always on time, and I've been cranking out reviews and interviews left and right lately, and I've been lettering almost daily, and I've been moderating forums, designing websites, and whatever else I've been doing that I'm forgetting.
Bottom line is I need to write, and I'm talking scripts, novels, etc. - story writing. A big thanks to Mike for pointing that out to me.
Let's not even get started on my lack of drawing!
B-Out
3 comments:
I'm totally with you on this Brant and I too feel boxed away from the creative writing I really want to do! Hang in there man, you'll get to where you want to be.
Yeah, Mike's comments really gave me a jolt. With all due respect though, I do spend all day writing - medical media stuff though ;)
Last night I found the book where I did some sketches for The Adventure King, brought back memories. I have to get back into that story!!
Hey Jason, yeah I write reviews and columns and stuff, but not actual story writing, which is what I was getting at. But I can understand where you're coming from too. It's hard to write all day then come home and write some more. :)
Crazz, I know, man, we all will! Viva la Creatorfuze! :)
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