tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379518858474986857.post5888222166973326658..comments2024-01-27T00:42:48.097-08:00Comments on Renaissance Oaf: The Oaf, He PonderSean Cravenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13763869499494698057noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379518858474986857.post-3465326391941219792009-12-03T14:20:31.803-08:002009-12-03T14:20:31.803-08:00I´m sorry you have to drop out of school, but I´m ...I´m sorry you have to drop out of school, but I´m glad to see you have determination and hope! That's what's most important right now! We, at the blogosphere, will be watching, waiting, and hoping for stability and success! Good Luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379518858474986857.post-51163781842291619522009-12-02T18:20:45.541-08:002009-12-02T18:20:45.541-08:00I'm going through this phase right now, as you...I'm going through this phase right now, as you know. In order to stave off the "same characters all the time" rut, I'm giving Lily seven sisters who pop into her life at various times, and lots of soon-to-be harvested dudes.<br /><br />Gotta learn how to draw all that shit first. *sigh*Zachary Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035947146927565746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379518858474986857.post-87792014064519653452009-12-01T18:05:00.997-08:002009-12-01T18:05:00.997-08:00Hey, Andrew!
I'm not saying having a straight...Hey, Andrew!<br /><br />I'm not saying having a straight job is a tragedy. I like working, and I'd really like to have some money for a fucking change.<br /><br />I've been planning on doing this for the last couple of years -- I just didn't think that the novel would be so hard to write, or that my financial situation would go belly-up so quickly. (Me and the rest of the fucking country, eh?)<br /><br />That said, as a writer/artist, there's a level of skill that just isn't attainable or maintainable unless you can pledge your working life to it. I simply wouldn't be as good as I am if I hadn't been able to devote the last few years to the arts, and I will miss that.<br /><br />On the other hand, everything I learn in the editing classes will help me write, and I'll bet the the work itself won't do me any harm. And it may well lead to work that's the kind of thing I like to do. I've already had a stint writing scripts for a living, and I got to be pretty good at it, and I enjoyed the hell out of it.<br /><br />But at the end of the day, my goal is to be able to make a living creating what I want to create. That said, I'd rather have a straight job and create on the side than do hack work without producing anything that I'm proud of.<br /><br />There are always compromises in life -- but that's no reason not to set your sites high. Like I said, this isn't a tragedy.Sean Cravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13763869499494698057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379518858474986857.post-7715946383234278422009-12-01T09:57:23.563-08:002009-12-01T09:57:23.563-08:00The idea that life is over, and you have somehow g...The idea that life is over, and you have somehow given up if you get a "real job" is such an old and lame stereotype that it has become a staple of second rate romantic comedies. <br /><br />You are fortunate that you have real talent for editing, which can be profitable AND allow you to be creative, by helping others to maximize the quality and appeal of their works. You can take satisfaction from contributing something real and making a buck at the same time.<br /><br />Most importantly, you will already be at the same keyboard and internet, surrounded by the same inspirational collection hard-covers and paperbacks (I know you, you need musty paper smell to survive) that you will use to create your own gifts to humanity (if you can find a decent editor). <br /><br />Besides, there's still the chance that malevolent alien overlords will arrive, and we'll be much too busy trying to save our species even to worry about career choices. <br /><br />Maybe THEY be will be violently allergic to musty paper smell...<br /><br />Much love, SeanAndrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14507395285465851179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379518858474986857.post-16759200285640615112009-12-01T09:51:01.346-08:002009-12-01T09:51:01.346-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14507395285465851179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379518858474986857.post-77430917263077792972009-12-01T05:36:26.586-08:002009-12-01T05:36:26.586-08:00Heh. Glendon, your comment makes me think of a con...Heh. Glendon, your comment makes me think of a conversation I once had with my brother...<br /><br />Bro Stymie: I always thought you'd have been better off if you'd been born in the olden days.<br /><br />Oaf: I hear you. I should have been one of those scholars some castle dude kept in one of his spare towers.<br /><br />Bro Stymie: Naw, I was thinking you'd have been more like Vlad the Impaler.<br /><br />And I'd have wanted to go through the editorial program regardless. It'll improve my writing.<br /><br />And hey -- I still might have a marketable version of the novel before the classes start. Next fall is still a ways off.<br /><br />And Allison. Don't think of it as competition. Think of it as free editing!Sean Cravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13763869499494698057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379518858474986857.post-26450322968377838802009-11-30T21:15:22.348-08:002009-11-30T21:15:22.348-08:00I echo what Glendon said. I think the editing prog...I echo what Glendon said. I think the editing program is a great idea and will really open up doors for you, especially as the economy improves -- you gonna be my professional competition, yo!Allison Landahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17495894702405839968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379518858474986857.post-17759628582438463732009-11-30T15:48:48.641-08:002009-11-30T15:48:48.641-08:00I hate when duty gets in the way - I want a fawnin...I hate when duty gets in the way - I want a fawning sycophantic Renaissance patron to invite me to fancy dinners in between fat commissions. <br /><br />The early dark of winter always finds me contemplating the future. It sounds to me like your assessment of options is stil filled with hope and focus on your end goal, and not just your immediate ones. Don't lose that.Glendon Mellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03582347493421110738noreply@blogger.com