Hello everyone out there! You haven\u2019t seen much of me in a while and there are a few reasons for that. I could say that it\u2019s because I didn\u2019t know what to write, the fact that I was completing final exams (even redoing some), because I\u2019m mentally exhausted, or that I\u2019m just creatively blocked. However, I believe that I have let fear keep me from communicating with you all. I am trying to create three stories right now. Additionally, I am still trying to figure out the meaning of them all, as well as what I want to say and how I want to say it.<\/p>\n
In my about page, I talk about storytelling in unconventional color. With these two stories I\u2019m trying to tell, I am trying to literally be color-inclusive with a predominately colored cast of characters in a fantasy world, which means I am also trying my hand at fantasy world-building, which is a battle in itself. Additionally, I am trying to figure out the medium in which I want to convey this story. A novel, illustrated novel, animation, etc. However, in creating this blog, I inadvertently let my perfectionism and fear keep me from posting content because I wanted my work to be the best, but I was also afraid it wasn\u2019t the best. Therefore, I dumped myself into a cycle of chronic overthinking. I want you guys to see my missteps and rethinking as much as I want to encourage people creatively. The reason is that so many of us think the process of being a creator should be easy or have flow, but sometimes the flow is blocked by a dam or the idea doesn\u2019t pan out.<\/p>\n
At my college, we have something called a Bachelor\u2019s Essay, which is a year-long project that a student undertakes. It involves a whole semester of research and a whole semester of writing an essay. Students pick the topic and work with a faculty member to bring it to life, as well as keep the BE on track. I probably won\u2019t be doing my BE this coming academic year (2017-2018), but I do plan on doing it (2018-2019). My Drawing professor already approached me about my work and how she believes it leans towards illustration, so I\u2019m looking at a writing a book for my BE based on of my three story ideas (surprise, surprise.). However, she, like others before her, says that she sees a children\u2019s book in me. The thing that frightens me is that the stories I have been writing seem to be in the Teen\/Young Adult arena. I have never attempted to write a children\u2019s book or illustrate one. This is a whole new arena and my gripe is that I have no idea what to say! Even though most of my favorite stories are from my childhood bingeing of Disney and Pixar, I still have no idea what to do. I am literally clueless and am ravaging Pinterest like a mad woman when I\u2019m not staring at Scrivener.<\/p>\n
I say all of this to tell you that I am going to do my best to show you more of my content and bring you into my amateur process of creating and inspiration. It\u2019s scary being a creator because there\u2019s not always some calculated formula you follow. Sometimes, you make up new methods or you break the rules. I hope to show you my projects as they develop in the months to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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