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the_gneech

Some Thoughts on the Job Thing

Jul 08, 2015 10:47

As I mentioned a few days ago, lythandra is now on unemployment and we're officially up the creek without a paddle (but fortunately still in a canoe). So immediately upon returning from AnthroCon, I will officially be in job hunt mode ( Read more... )

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ext_3219397 July 8 2015, 15:03:55 UTC

Some time ago I ditched my comic, even letting the domain name go. Couldn't do it all at once but I let it fade. I feel that doing anything creative these days is 'lottery mode' and in many ways, alternate creations are distracting and dissipating (far from the promise of the internet, eh? Rather than a proliferation of all things, it makes you throw out anything that didn't win big ( ... )

the_gneech July 8 2015, 19:16:34 UTC

Aheheh! I try, anyway. ^.^' Thanks.

-TG

zorinlynx July 8 2015, 23:00:20 UTC

I like Rough Housing myself; I wonder if people just didn't care for the "cangrejo diablo" storyline? I wasn't too nuts about it, and was looking forward to things moving past that, but am now sad to hear that the comic may not continue much longer.

Either way, I wish you the best of luck finding work and hope good things come your way!

the_gneech July 9 2015, 00:13:48 UTC

I'm going to do my best to continue it either way. I like Charity, Langley, and Roxie too much to just drop it. But I might need to change formats or something. It depends on how things go.

-TG

Perspective? rowyn July 14 2015, 15:00:29 UTC

The vast majority of people who say "I want to write a novel" or "I want to do a comic" never follow through. A lot of them never even get started, and most of the ones who start never finish. The ones who finish mostly don't share that with a significant number of people: they collect a few rejections, perhaps, and give up.

You may look at yourself and think "I'm not doing a daily comic like Howard Tayler or Tatsuyo Ishida, ergo I am not pulling my weight", but seriously, you made it to the top 1% of "people who want to do a comic" just by publishing the first book of SJ. THE FIRST BOOK. And you haven't ever stopped making stuff! And sharing it!

Yes, that is awesome, and so are you.

Re: Perspective? the_gneech July 15 2015, 14:25:21 UTC

^.^' Thanks.

-TG