The Only Rule is Work
I've got a post brewing of miscellaneous thoughts and lessons I got from drawing a 500 page graphic novel over the summer, but first I saw a quote by Robert Pollard this morning that pretty much says it all:
Q. Speaking of Guided By Voices, what do you think the band’s legacy is?
A. Do it yourself, for yourself. Have fun. Make an impact. Inspire everyone to do it. Even if everyone can’t, don’t not do it because you can’t get a record contract. Do it for the sheer joy of making records. That’s what Guided by Voices did. Play live for three hours and drink a lot of beer while you do it. Or don’t.
Whole thing here, but that was the best part. (how I got there)
The book spans 5 sketchbooks. I kept a blank page in the front of each one to jot quotes from artists and musicians that I felt expanded or justified the purpose of the mad endeavor. This would fit.