Tuesday, February 19, 2019

This Is Not the End

Hello readers, aka. the few random people who stumbled in here looking for something else. It's been a while. 

I think I'm finally at a point where I think I have the time and mental resources to start writing again. I will return to writing and hope to bring my best and weirdest ideas to the table this time, at least more consistently. On the flip side, I promise less bitching about how hard it is to write. I think there is already enough evidence out there suggesting that, my previous entries included. And, really, complaining about writing only really makes me better at, well, complaining about writing. I don't think there is much opportunity with that kind of a niche. 

So, bear with me if you would, if anyone is still out there. I will resume writing, but it will probably be on a different site. Details to follow. Thank you to anyone whoever bothered to read a full post of mine, even if you happen to be some sort of Russian spammer artificially inflating my view counts and wreaking havoc on my analytics. You know who you are.

Last, but not least: To anyone who has ever struggled to make some sort of creative work, it's hard, it really is. There is never enough time in the day, and if you're anything like me your attention rarely stays on task. And hell if I didn't shake my fists at the skies and all that might be watching as I struggled to make sense of how advertising your own work is supposed to work. But don't give up. Your own progress is often invisible to yourself, and it's easy to get away from what you want to do because of time, circumstances, or your own doubts about whether or not anyone cares about what you're creating. And just because you put those goals aside doesn't mean you can't pick them up again. It takes a lot of effort, a lot of internal rallying, and yeah, your prospects of your creative works ever earning you money is, well, there are a lot of complicating factors. But there is still value in your work, for yourself, for other people, and ultimately it's a way for you to leave a mark on the world, to get closer to expressing, sharing, communicating your thoughts, your goals, what you love or hate, and what is close to you in this world. There is more reason to create than not. So, create.