Saturday Update September 26, 2020


It’s been a busy week outside of development, but so far everything seems to be getting better. No news on the legal front, which I think might be good news.

My days as a butler may be numbered as my “main squeeze” slowly regains her ability to walk. Multiple doctor appointments, plus a few extra errands this week.

The main reason I slowed down wasn’t because of time, but because of stress. I tend to overdo things, and am prone to burnout, and I saw the signs, so pulled back. But that seems to be improving. (I need to meditate more. Meaning actually doing it.)

I am easing back into more work on my projects. I am again working on a character that has been very annoying to me, but this week I seem to be finally making progress. Still not perfect, and needs even more tweaking, but I am finally starting to see the real person in this character.

But I am also thinking that as long as she is close enough that I will just move ahead with the project.

So next week I will reveal what I am working on, and show the first character, finished or not. 

I probably should have chosen another character first, but after as much time as I spent working on her, I do not think the next characters will barely take as long. I spent a lot of time learning the process on this character. 

I am further along with the scripts, both for this project, and project 3. I probably spent more time on scripts than anything. Ideas for Project 3 keep coming to me, so I might have spent too long putting those ideas down on (virtual) paper.

It is said not to divide time between multiple projects. I somewhat agree. The main focus should always be on what you are working on. But at the same time, I do not want to lose these ideas when they come to me.

Every once in a while, getting away from a project can be a good thing. When the creativity isn’t flowing, and the stress is building up, take a break, do something else, then come back fresh.

I usually ask my “subconscious” mind to work on it while I take a break, and that is surprisingly helpful. There are many times I have gone to bed with a problem, and after I wake up, I come up with a solution. To be clear I don’t wake up knowing the solution, but I wake up, remember that I have a problem, and while thinking about it, a solution begins to develop in my mind.  Or at least a little closer to one.