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5 years ago
Usually I update on special occasions but I really want to talk about a few things.
Clearly, I've been absent for a while; I know I've been absent for longer before, but still. For the most part this year, I've been uploading at least once a month, which was my goal starting last year and I didn't accomplish it then. Funny. Of course, I didn't end up uploading something last month, June, and I was planning to. I did upload twice in May, so I hope that makes up for it. I'm not trying to make a big deal about not uploading regularly, I doubt anyone really cares. Despite that, I really appreciate those who watched and have still stuck around. It really means a lot regardless of the fact that their are probably a hundred more artists your watching that constantly quench whatever it is you thirst for.
Aside from the point, I just wanted to let you know that in the pursuit of interests outside of FA has detracted some of my attention away from writing and whatnot. Also keeping myself invested in my writing is surprisingly difficult to do. Even when it's something I really want to do. For instance, in May I had an awesome idea for a story involving the indominus rex that I was hoping to finish last month, especially considering it was Jurassic World's 5th Anniversary on the 12th. But I don't know, it feels like I have so many interests that I don't know which one to focus on, thus nothing is accomplished. Anyways, it was after writing that that I wanted to continue my Momma Dino story, but from the perspective of the human. And I also wanted to write a Christmas story as well.
I wanted to work on more G-mod pics too, and even though I have ideas, I constantly fuss over whether I can pull it off with what tools are available or what I already know to do. But what probably frustrates me the most is that I always wanted to set up my own little universe. You know how other people have their own group of characters that exist in a world and they do a bunch of different things here or there? That's what I want and that was the idea behind Izra, but I just don't know what to do with her or what setting she could be apart of that'd allow frequent stories to be made around.
At this point, I find writing stories based off pre-existing properties are my friend because they use characters that are already loved and most likely have an audience that wants to see them engage in some raunchy stuff like the stuff I write. However, that doesn't make writing a story easier to write in the slightest. In fact, I've re-written my Indominus story a couple times. My latest version isn't finished, and looking back at it I still find things I want to change. But that's just the bane of an artist/writer; I'm never fucking satisfied with anything I put out.
Anyway, I didn't want this to be a rant. Somewhere down the line, I should consider sharing my ideas and get some feedback, but I don't know. With my outside interests, I don't know if I want FA to be my main focus. Only time will tell if I can somehow devote a little time to each thing. In the end, the takeaway here is that I might be even more absent in the future.
Clearly, I've been absent for a while; I know I've been absent for longer before, but still. For the most part this year, I've been uploading at least once a month, which was my goal starting last year and I didn't accomplish it then. Funny. Of course, I didn't end up uploading something last month, June, and I was planning to. I did upload twice in May, so I hope that makes up for it. I'm not trying to make a big deal about not uploading regularly, I doubt anyone really cares. Despite that, I really appreciate those who watched and have still stuck around. It really means a lot regardless of the fact that their are probably a hundred more artists your watching that constantly quench whatever it is you thirst for.
Aside from the point, I just wanted to let you know that in the pursuit of interests outside of FA has detracted some of my attention away from writing and whatnot. Also keeping myself invested in my writing is surprisingly difficult to do. Even when it's something I really want to do. For instance, in May I had an awesome idea for a story involving the indominus rex that I was hoping to finish last month, especially considering it was Jurassic World's 5th Anniversary on the 12th. But I don't know, it feels like I have so many interests that I don't know which one to focus on, thus nothing is accomplished. Anyways, it was after writing that that I wanted to continue my Momma Dino story, but from the perspective of the human. And I also wanted to write a Christmas story as well.
I wanted to work on more G-mod pics too, and even though I have ideas, I constantly fuss over whether I can pull it off with what tools are available or what I already know to do. But what probably frustrates me the most is that I always wanted to set up my own little universe. You know how other people have their own group of characters that exist in a world and they do a bunch of different things here or there? That's what I want and that was the idea behind Izra, but I just don't know what to do with her or what setting she could be apart of that'd allow frequent stories to be made around.
At this point, I find writing stories based off pre-existing properties are my friend because they use characters that are already loved and most likely have an audience that wants to see them engage in some raunchy stuff like the stuff I write. However, that doesn't make writing a story easier to write in the slightest. In fact, I've re-written my Indominus story a couple times. My latest version isn't finished, and looking back at it I still find things I want to change. But that's just the bane of an artist/writer; I'm never fucking satisfied with anything I put out.
Anyway, I didn't want this to be a rant. Somewhere down the line, I should consider sharing my ideas and get some feedback, but I don't know. With my outside interests, I don't know if I want FA to be my main focus. Only time will tell if I can somehow devote a little time to each thing. In the end, the takeaway here is that I might be even more absent in the future.
With best regards,
TheUnknownAllosaur
I can only draw stuff when I'm interested or motivated, and even then everything for me has to be absolutely perfect. It's a pain when you have so many good ideas but you just can't do them all at once.
You'll get there eventually though, sometimes things like this take time, as I've learnt.
I watched a video talking about procrastination and it proposed the idea that perhaps part of why we procrastinate is not because we're lazy but because the project or task we want to accomplish seems too ambitious that we actively avoid doing it. That really spoke to me because why else would I lose motivation to do something that I want to do?
Hmmmm, interesting. That actually makes sense, because alot my stuff requires alot of work, usually a good couple hours at best, and I've still got ALOT to finish. I suppose that also explains why always try to play WAAAY to many different games within such a short time.
A better example would be why I always avoided my school assignments. I could only do them if the questions were scaffolded bit by bit. I could easily do them, I just get anxious too easily and lose interest. >W<
That's biology for you though.