Creator Update - 07.11.2022

Honest Update. Well, last week was kind of rough. I tried to take some time off around the holiday weekend, but I think it just stressed me out even more. I keep thinking summer is just starting, but I had to acknowledge we are already cruising through July. Then my mind started adding everything up, and how much work I need to get done between now and September. That’s my goal date to launch my Kickstarter, and it just doesn’t seem possible to get all the work done I need to by then.

I’ve talked about this before, but I’m trying to get this project going all while balancing a full-time job and family. It’s not like I have a team working on getting this done.  I have friends, family and colleagues I consult with, and sometimes get help, but right now, it’s all me. If I can get this project to create some form of consistent income, then I can start hiring out more tasks. But right now, it feels like that will never happen. At the moment, it’s just me trying to milk every drop of time out the days that are given to me.

But I have to tell myself not to give up on hope. After all that is one of my core goals with this project.

I recognize I flow from positivity to frustrations, and that is okay. That is part of life. That is part of any creative project. One minute we are excited, the next we feel it’s the worst creation of the world.

But what’s important is recognizing these moments, and simply holding on until we can feel more positive again. I often turn to music, or another activity to try and reset. Finding that optimism is critical.

Yesterday, I did take time to just do nothing, and I think it has helped tremendously. I feel excited and positive again. I’m ready to get rolling again on this adventure.

So, no new updates. I did publish an article about the future of Storytelling, but I’ll post that later. Overall, I’m still mostly working on the same tasks from last week.

Thank you for listening!