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End of the Year Update.
12 years ago
Well, it’s coming up on the end of the year, probably time for some kind of update from me, letting you all know how I’m doing and looking forward to the new year.
OK, first off, I’m no longer feeling as bad as I was and am getting better. The good news (or bad news, if you’re not a fan of my work), is that I will not be quitting art. Is my art perfect? No. Does it need improvement? Absolutely. But my attitude is that I will improve in my own way, in the way I feel is best, and at a pace that suits me. And in the meantime, I will continue to do stuff that I like, that I want to draw. If random internet haters don’t like any of that, then tough, that’s their problem, not mine. No one is forcing anyone to look at my art (at least, as far as I’m aware :P).
Beyond that, I have recently been thinking ahead to the year ahead and reflecting on the year that’s almost done.
The past year hasn’t been fantastic. An improvement over the year before, definitely, but still plenty of problems. Still had several bouts of depression, but they were definitely fewer than last year, so I guess that’s improvement. And of course, I found love with my fantastic pup Tyler, so that’s a huge plus point for this year.
Although, looking back at the ‘To Do’ list I posted back at the start of the year (here: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4203281/ ), I can’t help but notice that I’ve hardly managed anything from it. I made a good deal of progress on my commissions backlog, but still haven’t managed to clear it. House of Lazarus #4 remains very much unfinished. I’ve completely failed to find a new job. Haven’t managed to make many new friends or reconnect with old ones too much. If anything, it sometimes feels like I’m drifting further and further away from many of my friends. And my plan to carry on with ‘The Corps’ resulted in 5 new pages at the beginning of the year and nothing else since.
So, yeah, I’ve not been very successful on that front. But that said, it’s time for my ‘To Do’ list for 2014. Let’s hope I’m more successful with these:
1: Finally catch up on commissions
I made a good deal of progress towards achieving this throughout this year, but I still have a ways to go yet. But I will get there eventually.
2: Finish House of Lazarus #4
Another item from last year’s list, but it’s something I really want to get done. I hate having this unfinished comic hanging over me.
3: Get back into my art
At this point, I haven’t really worked on any art for about a month or so. I the new year, I need to get back into things in a major way. But I may very well refocus myself. I find I want to work on my comics more. So don’t be surprised if you seen less single pics from me next year,
4: Get back into writing
This has been in the back of my mind and something I’ve been thinking about for some time. My unfinished furry stories still niggle at me and I would love to get them done. Plus, I do have a number of other things I’d like to write. It will be tough, shifting creative gears and getting back into writing, but I’m determined to try.
5: Reconnect with friends
Another one from the last list, because it’s something I really want to keep trying at. I really hate drifting apart from friends, especially when I have so few to begin with.
Well, that’s all from me for this year. I will be away from tomorrow for about a week visiting my boyfriend. So I’ll see you all in the new year, hope it’s a good one for you all!
OK, first off, I’m no longer feeling as bad as I was and am getting better. The good news (or bad news, if you’re not a fan of my work), is that I will not be quitting art. Is my art perfect? No. Does it need improvement? Absolutely. But my attitude is that I will improve in my own way, in the way I feel is best, and at a pace that suits me. And in the meantime, I will continue to do stuff that I like, that I want to draw. If random internet haters don’t like any of that, then tough, that’s their problem, not mine. No one is forcing anyone to look at my art (at least, as far as I’m aware :P).
Beyond that, I have recently been thinking ahead to the year ahead and reflecting on the year that’s almost done.
The past year hasn’t been fantastic. An improvement over the year before, definitely, but still plenty of problems. Still had several bouts of depression, but they were definitely fewer than last year, so I guess that’s improvement. And of course, I found love with my fantastic pup Tyler, so that’s a huge plus point for this year.
Although, looking back at the ‘To Do’ list I posted back at the start of the year (here: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4203281/ ), I can’t help but notice that I’ve hardly managed anything from it. I made a good deal of progress on my commissions backlog, but still haven’t managed to clear it. House of Lazarus #4 remains very much unfinished. I’ve completely failed to find a new job. Haven’t managed to make many new friends or reconnect with old ones too much. If anything, it sometimes feels like I’m drifting further and further away from many of my friends. And my plan to carry on with ‘The Corps’ resulted in 5 new pages at the beginning of the year and nothing else since.
So, yeah, I’ve not been very successful on that front. But that said, it’s time for my ‘To Do’ list for 2014. Let’s hope I’m more successful with these:
1: Finally catch up on commissions
I made a good deal of progress towards achieving this throughout this year, but I still have a ways to go yet. But I will get there eventually.
2: Finish House of Lazarus #4
Another item from last year’s list, but it’s something I really want to get done. I hate having this unfinished comic hanging over me.
3: Get back into my art
At this point, I haven’t really worked on any art for about a month or so. I the new year, I need to get back into things in a major way. But I may very well refocus myself. I find I want to work on my comics more. So don’t be surprised if you seen less single pics from me next year,
4: Get back into writing
This has been in the back of my mind and something I’ve been thinking about for some time. My unfinished furry stories still niggle at me and I would love to get them done. Plus, I do have a number of other things I’d like to write. It will be tough, shifting creative gears and getting back into writing, but I’m determined to try.
5: Reconnect with friends
Another one from the last list, because it’s something I really want to keep trying at. I really hate drifting apart from friends, especially when I have so few to begin with.
Well, that’s all from me for this year. I will be away from tomorrow for about a week visiting my boyfriend. So I’ll see you all in the new year, hope it’s a good one for you all!
I have been hoping for a long time that you would be getting back to stories. My favorite story of yours, "Going Under" have been collecting dust for a while and with the twist at the latest chapter I have been left curious about what might happen :P
But you still have rather good cards, since there is somebody around you who supports you.
In terms of your art you care too much about comments and haters. Be more self-critical, look at your pictures from 2000-2013,
and say: "yes I'm on the right way" or "No, I need more know-how for future works". You are the boss.
I am and continue to remain a fan of your work, both the written and the art-ish stuff. I can't wait to see what you do next!
If you ever write more "Mitchell and Michael", I will massively geek out. In any event, happy new year and best of luck.
To break that circle, you should focus on the works who are more unusual for you. Finishing HoL is something nice ( I liked a lot the three first parts ! ) but you should too work more on your other stories, like "the corps", or even "Julius".
Doing something different will help you a lot to improve your art. It will be faster if you work about something you had never did before. The skill you'll get with these new themes or kinds of art will help you about your actual works.
Thinks different, like they said...
Good one on the "Fuck em" Attitude about Haters/Trolls, they'll obviously jealous or whatever and like you said if they don't like it, don't look
Got to admit I did wonder why you did 7 pages of "Fallen Hero" when it could have easily been 7 pages of HOL, now you'll have people bugging you for the rest of Fallen Hero too, maybe you should try and concentrate on stuff you need to finish/do Art wise before starting new this year
I'm toying with getting back into my Writing too [Done several pages of notes for a new one thats sort of a side story/weaves in/Crossover with Gruffs Gym]