And it's good to see you to. I have been very busy lately and this is a good thing, I've got lots to write about. I told you how I sat down and just knocked off a story, well let me tell you a little about a project I'm working on which doesn't quite fall under that classification. In fact I might go so far as to call it a "project".
I am making a webcomic! Now interestingly enough I do not know how to draw. But that is Ok. Factually I don't have to draw, I just have to get someone else to do it. Thus my lovely assistant (who for now we shall call Codename: Bug) is going to do that. We also have a letterer (Codename: Franky) and so we seem to be in business.
Now, it's not very possible to sit down and write a comic in one go. I might go so far as to say it's impossible unless it's a very short comic. This is not a short comic me and "Bug" are creating, no sir, why I might go so far as to say it is going to be a "long" comic.
That being said I can't just bang it all out, which is what annoys me about larger works. You can't just really sit down and write it. You've got to outline. And once I've outlined I find it is still a bit hard to just stream through the thing.
Now, some people refer to this as "writer's block". I am in the middle of some writer's block. However, this is Ok! I am getting through it using an ancient technique I like to call "more outlining". I've written an outline, and I've gone over it a lot with "bug", but in additional run-throughs of the outline I am finding out additional facts about the cast and plot, and sometimes discovering additional plots and cast members! So it is very fun and it is resolving the writer's block.
Now I kind of went over writer's block in an earlier post, what to do if the creative juices aren't flowing. I don't know if I mentioned outlines or not. (Note: I just checked the post and I didn't!) But outlines are super important if you are stuck. I don't care if you're one of those "I like to run with the story as I go" types, it really will help you to get a bird's eye view of the corner you just ran into. You get new ideas and you feel good and then you start writing and you feel really good. Why you might just finish the story and feel excellent!
Last thing before I end off. Recently someone had said to me writing is an individual thing. They are so very wrong! I have been writing more, so I've been a bit happier than usual. As a result I have also been constantly encouraging my friends to keep writing, which has caused them to write more! It has also kept my mind on writing and less on other more petty things in life (like reading). Thus I can emphatically state it is not a solo activity! It is important to have friends to talk to about this stuff! And it produces better writings, so go get all your friends interested in writing or some other art and encourage each other to keep at it. You'll benefit, they'll benefit.
CME
Note: Shouldn't you be writing a blog yourself so you can send me the link and have me read it?
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