{"id":2526,"date":"2011-06-18T09:28:13","date_gmt":"2011-06-18T16:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beanleafpress.com\/?p=2526"},"modified":"2011-06-18T09:28:13","modified_gmt":"2011-06-18T16:28:13","slug":"shoptalk-what-keeps-you-going","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/localhost:821\/shoptalk-what-keeps-you-going\/","title":{"rendered":"ShopTalk: What keeps you going?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Well I woke up this morning and checked my twitter account and found a very interesting question from my friend. Now as many of you know, weekends are slow here. In fact I need to finish a few commissions and start preparing for my show next week. Yet I thought the question so good that I just couldn’t answer it in 140 characters.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n Darell Toland of\u00a0 Stix and Bones<\/a>, a great webcomic in itself, tweeted “So, open question to “webcomic” creators: What keeps you going? Why do you continue to do this thing?”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n So what keeps me going? Besides the fact that my kids think I am nuts, I guess there are several factors. Trust me it is not all roses, and there are many times I ave struggled and lagged on this project. Sometimes wondering if I am good enough, or that I suck, or what ever…. Which I reminded, you only suck if you quit. Yet I still push on.<\/p>\n So what does keep me going?<\/p>\n Well, I look at it from a Coen Brothers point of view. They create movies that they would want to see. Not really to impress the masses, but to tell a tale that they would enjoy themselves. Which is why not everyone gets their movies. I am the same way. I am creating a comic that I would want to see. It’s a great motivator to keep pushing forward.<\/p>\n I love fantasy epics, tales that draw you in and go on for a while. The first 21 issues of\u00a0 Elfquest <\/a>was one of my first introductions that a fantasy tale could be told in such a profound way. That was followed with Bone<\/a>. I loved how these two creators kept control of their visions and kept them pure. It really inspired me that I could do something similar.<\/p>\n So first, this is for me.<\/p>\n Second- I got to finish what I started. That’s a tough one, especially when my head is loaded with all sorts of other ideas. I just have to discipline myself to stay focused. Go back to that thought- I have to finish what I started.<\/p>\n