If you can’t write a 3-page graphic story, how on earth will you write a 300-page, 3-book series?
Starting small
Author: Matt Shanks
If no one saw it, would I still make it?
If the answer to this question is yes, I know I’m on to something.
Creating space for risks
If I begin with an audience in mind, do I really push myself to produce what I think is exceptional? Or am I just looking to please?
It’s still about words and pictures
Every now and again, it’s worth sitting back and reflecting on why we spend our time doing what we do – and why it’s fun.
Is it good enough?
It’s easy to know when a commercial work is complete – there are deadlines and audience. But what happens when the work is just for me?
Incrementally derivative
Why would I spend time making an image that’s already been made before? Is it a more generous act to take risks?
Moving down the field one yard at a time
Will waiting for the big break that might not come just leave us broken? Could we think about progress another way?
Getting a feel for the thing
What if ‘writing’ your story or your idea didn’t involve using words but, instead, you did it with pictures, first?
Who might I become?
If every project changes who we are, then maybe it’s worth being deliberate about which projects we choose to use our time on?
Not enough time
If you have more ideas to complete than time on this Earth, there are just two ways respond.
