So, comics and motivation...
As I kinda hinted at some time ago, I'm getting back to working on my webcomic, Ralynkei. I've gotten tired of it sitting there, doing nothing but looking pretty. So I'm in the middle of revamping the site itself, getting a more organized store set up, but that's just the fancy frame. I need to work on the big picture, the comics themselves. I have a lot of ideas floating around in my head, and even some thumbnail sketches for two or three of them. But when I sit down to actually work on the comic, I just stare at the page until I get the urge to do something else instead.
What I need is some better motivation. Sure, I can tell myself "If I work on these comics, I can get uber-popular and make lotsa monies!", but that's something that will take years, if it even happens at all. I think I need a more short-term goal-and-reward to meet, something small to start with, and I can eventually build up to bigger and better things as I meet the small goals. Something on the lines of "If I can finish one page of comics by the end of the week, I'll get ____" (fill in the blank). It doesn't have to be something that involves spending money (and prolly shouldn't, I need to keep to a budget), but something small to congratulate myself and keep me motivated to do more. And once I get myself on that roll, hopefully it will snowball into Really Nice Things(TM).
It's better than trying to force myself to be creative when my mind doesn't wanna be.
~Kyetsu
What I need is some better motivation. Sure, I can tell myself "If I work on these comics, I can get uber-popular and make lotsa monies!", but that's something that will take years, if it even happens at all. I think I need a more short-term goal-and-reward to meet, something small to start with, and I can eventually build up to bigger and better things as I meet the small goals. Something on the lines of "If I can finish one page of comics by the end of the week, I'll get ____" (fill in the blank). It doesn't have to be something that involves spending money (and prolly shouldn't, I need to keep to a budget), but something small to congratulate myself and keep me motivated to do more. And once I get myself on that roll, hopefully it will snowball into Really Nice Things(TM).
It's better than trying to force myself to be creative when my mind doesn't wanna be.
~Kyetsu