Alrighty, I’ve officially been back on this site for two weeks now, what have we got to show for it? To be honest, more than I expected, which wasn’t much.
As I mentioned last week, we kicked off Fifth Ace Comics’ new weekly strip, Magic Beans; while the audience is still small, the few people I’ve been able to get direct feedback from were very positive about it, which makes me happy. Might have to actually work on a sizable buffer if it takes off the way I want it to…
The new miscellaneous gallery that I theorized about previously, will likely materialize sometime next month; between the day job and keeping myself functioning, my projects tend to move a little slowly. This was to be expected; I’m still building up momentum again, after all. Somewhere along the way, we’ll get up to the level of production that I’ve always dreamed of, though in order to do that, I’m going to have to lay out a plan of both space and time. By which I mean I need to clean up my nightmare of a desk, and draw up a proper timetable.
One thing I have been managing to work into my schedule quite seamlessly has been a workout regime that fits neatly into my morning routine; I started it the day after I put up my returning blog post in a fit of revived optimism, and I’m proud to say that after two weeks I haven’t skimped on it yet. It’s a 60 challenge from darebee.com called The Hero’s Journey, so naturally I was attracted to the literary reference when deciding on what program to choose. What I like most about it is that the exercises are different day to day; one of my biggest obstacles in the past when it comes to exercise is the mundanity of a boring routine. With this program, I’m doing something different every day, with a fun fantasy flavour on top, so I’m never bored. Out of breath, collapsing to the floor and feeling like my heart is about to burst, sure, but never bored. In a total of 60 days, I’m on track to finish the challenge before Christmas, and come 2023, I’ll be ready to try something different (or even start over with a higher challenge level).
All this to say that I think I’m on the up and up. Won’t lie, there have been a few bad days here and there; the day job can really grind my gears at times. More than ever, it makes me think about how much I want to be a content creator, someone who produces what they want, and puts it out there with the hope that others will enjoy it and want more. But that’s never going to happen if I don’t actually put in the work. Sure I could be doing more, but more will come soon. Step by step, I’m rebuilding my power base and slowly bringing myself back to where I was, and hopefully further beyond. I’ve certainly got a couple of ideas about how to do just that…
More on that next week; keep reading Magic Beans, you bunch of cards.
Ciao for now.