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DudymasJan 11, 9:57am
So, this one site sparked my interest at starting this topic:

firstsecondbooks.typepad.com/mainblog/2007/12/how-to-survive.html [firstsecondbooks.typepad.com/mainblog/2007/12/how-to-survive.html]

When you write or create... you have to admit that more often than not it takes some 'alone time'. Sometimes you'll break it up with collaboration and teamwork, yet you've still gotta stick it to yourself for a couple hours first.

I'm experiencing this with my current programming project... I'm tired of putting it off, but it'll cost me true life-blood now. I'm actually hurting myself to get it done. Skipping meals. Not spending as much time with family. Not playing games anymore. Not reading any good books now. The whole thing irks me, but this article hits it on the head with a war-hammer.

Truly, something cannot be alive without having something that would make it dead.

So, what about you people. If you sincerely want to understand yourself, I suggest you post something. Even if no one else understands, you sure will... and maybe we can learn a bit by keeping at it and forging a path of parallels.

Rigel-5Jan 12, 10:43pm
I saw this a few weeks ago and wanted to like it because its heart is in the right place. It starts off great, but goes off course on page 4 and spirals into obscure irrelevance after that. It's another example of the cruel trick nature plays on comics creators - the good artists can't write and the good writers can't draw.

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DudymasJan 15, 12:24pm
I think that might depend on how you treat such problems as dealing with one's self. *shrug* I don't think he has the absolute answer, but he has the problem in a tight vice, right? *shrug*

As for comics and writing, I'm forcing myself to write everything before I draw, and then I make my writing the artist. That works pretty well, imho... of course, I haven't tested that a lot.

And please don't forget the people who *giggle* can't write or draw... but they still succeed (Gary larson comes to mind).


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