I kinda ignore this journal a lot since I don't think anyone pays attention to it much...especially me. So here's some art-related crap I want to vomit out onto the computer screen.

For some reason, my ability to draw evaporates in the summer. Maybe it's lack of mental stimulation, or just lack of inspiration (though the two are probably connected). Either way, I've been feeling very dissatisfied with the way I draw...and I have a very strong urge to do something about it. I've been playing with other styles with some pretty disastrous results in the hopes that I will somehow strike gold. Blah...we'll see.

I've started writing a comic that is going to illustrate, both to help him get better with drawing in comic format and me to get better with writing in comic format. I haven't written anything for fun in a very, very long time, and now I'm finding it difficult to formulate a story in a way that makes sense. It's been a long time since I've focused on a concept long enough to actually flesh it out, and I'm trying to resist the urge to forgo all prewriting and jump right into the fun bits. I think the fact that someone else is depending upon the quality if my writing will help me, though, since I won't have the option of throwing my hands up and scrapping the story if I get too frustrated. But it also makes me very nervous, since it increases the pressure for me to write it well. I won't be able to go back and make rewrites to fix inconsistencies, so I have to just eliminate inconsistencies before they happen. We'll see how this goes.

I can't change my mood. So screw it, apparently I'm adoring.