Here’s the thing: I didn’t want to write this post. I had the idea to write about getting over a creative slump, based on a search someone found me through, and I thought, yeah, that’s a good one, let’s run with it. I started making a list of all the different things you could try.…
These are ACTUAL things that I do that WORK to get me going when I’ve been stalled and to keep me going once I get started. (Psst: Momentum is invaluable. Keep it going as much as you can.) It’s only an hour. One of my biggest difficulties (and let me know if you struggle with…
You’ve heard it a million times; I know you have. This phrase is everywhere in our culture (I hear it a lot in regard to diet), and it’s terribly damaging. Ready for it? Everything in moderation. Sometimes also coming to you in disguise as: “Balance is key.” It’s my father’s mantra; he loves to say it…
There are two questions creators ask me the most: 1) How do I fit my creative work in? and 2) How do I get over my fear? I think these are the same question. Because if you weren’t letting fear hold you back, you’d prioritize the work and it would get done. You wouldn’t let…
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I’ve been reading a lot of comics lately. They’re fast reads, so you’ll always have time for them; they’re fun, which means they lift you up, which means it’s easier to make time for them; and when you buy them, you get to support other creative people who know what it’s like to struggle through not being…
A friend asked me to go see The Jungle Book with him last night. I accepted, over my own feeling of protest, because I needed some pure non-work time outside of my apartment. (Working from home means sometimes I just need to step AWAY from the desk.) But when we arrived at the movie theater, I…