Falling for Knowledge

Long time…

Hello, everyone, and thanks especially to those of you who’ve sent messages here and on twitter. I’m doing well, and I’ve been looking for additional employment while BE Budget Explorers continues to grow. I do hope to resume posting APP and LfL, but I don’t yet know when I’ll be able to do so. My boyfriend’s kids got their first fluffy pet — a cat whose name is bigger than she is. To see some…

“When you make decisions, make them so you won’t have to live with regrets later.” - @hushicho​, Awesome People Portfolio! interview

“Challenge yourself and practice daily. That’s the only way you improve at any skill!” – @artofgpike, Awesome People Portfolio! interview

“Probably the biggest challenge I’ve overcome and continue to fight is the prevalence and predominance of censorship. But if I had to point at one of the major things wrong... it’s laziness. Selfishness... [People] thing it isn’t their problem because it doesn’t pertain specifically to them right now.” - @hushicho​, Awesome People Portfolio! interview

I was in Southern California (LA) for this last week to support a family member returning to teaching after a medical issue last April. Certain aspects of the experience were expected, and some were quite surprising and intense. One of the things I had anticipated was difficulty with allergies, as I generally have in LA anyway, but the family member has bunnies — and I am allergic to hay. So I…

“I release two pages a month... I can only go that fast because I have the support of my family and patrons! Even so, I still have to balance working on my comic with working as a freelance artist.” -- @terranacliff, Awesome People Portfolio! interview

“Just do it! You can do some prep work but there’s a point where you just gotta start making the art.” – @artofgpike, Awesome People Portfolio! interview

“Many of my characters are people I’d like to be or wish I were, but can never be... So I enjoy being them through the stories I write.” - @hushicho, Awesome People Portfolio! interview

LfL: ABC, Slight Delay and Personal Update

Good morning! While I’d intended to share the last two worksheets of Lessons for Life: Artist’s Budget Coaching today and Friday, I will instead aim to share them this Friday and next. To be honest, I have been struggling more than usual with depression and anxiety for the last few weeks. I know I will be fine, but that knowledge doesn’t fully disperse the feelings of helplessness, sorrow, and…

“Your style and art will grow with you the more you work on your comic.” -- @dracoplato, Awesome People Portfolio! interview

“The internet is fickle... If you can get your own site, it’s a good way to make sure you control your work. Keep backups, too.” -- @terranacliff, Awesome People Portfolio! interview

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Explore your successful self’s art business; who do you sell to? What would your successful self advise you to do today?

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5.01 What Do I Want?

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“Your early work may not be great, but don’t worry about going back to fix it. Your next project will turn out better.” – @artofgpike, Awesome People Portfolio! interview

“Even things I don’t like about myself eventually find their way into my characters, and sometimes they do far better things with those aspects than I do.” - @hushicho, Awesome People Portfolio! interview