let's get personal

Let's Get Personal - How I Work (REPRISE)

It’s been a hot minute since I posted on this blog. As is expected, I’ve changed a lot since the start, both personally and professionally. I’ve been through the ringer and I’ve had my shining moments, to the point where I think it’s worth revisiting this same type of post through a different (older) lens.

I’ve answered all these questions before, in 2018. Let’s do it again in 2024.

Let's Get Personal - a look back at December

2018 is coming to a close. I’m not quite sad, but I’m not quite enthusiastic. I’ve found that, as I get older, years coming and going seem to get shorter and shorter. I’m unsure if anyone else feels this way, but I can’t possibly be the only one.

This month, the Praxis curriculum had us do 30 straight days of blog posts. I will admit, I went into the experience thinking it would be a lot easier than it was. Of course, I proved myself wrong. I underestimated my obsession with consistency – once I made one post over 800 words, I felt in my heart that I needed to do the same for each and every subsequent post or else I wouldn’t feel accomplished. In a way, that’s unconsciously honorable of me.

Let's Get Personal - some kind of reasoning, here

We interrupt this program to bring you: a review within a review.

By this I mean I’m taking some time to backtrack and observe my thought processes for the posts I’ve done this month. I’ve reviewed 12 games/franchises of varying genres - mostly horror, but with hints of simulators and indie games. Whatever comment you want to make, it’s clear and apparent at this point that I have a preference for what games I like to talk about.

Let's Get Personal - a short review of The War of Art

Well, I made it to Florida. Travel always makes me exhausted, even if it’s only two hours on a plane. Today’s going to be another break from reviewing content - sorry folks.

Part of our Praxis curriculum this month is to read The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. It’s a good read, not to mention it’s a quick one. What surprised me initially was the layout. Some of the pages aren’t even filled in all the way - then again, there’s no rule against it, so I can’t find it too strange. But because of the layout, I finished the book two weeks earlier than we were supposed to.

Let's Get Personal - portfolio project outline

By the end of this month, I want to have sold several pieces of artwork (stickers, posters, shirts, phone cases, etc.) online. I also want to use this month as a jumping-off point so I can keep creating content to add to my store. I will be using a site called Redbubble as a platform to sell my artwork.

Note: I have already investigated the enamel pin option for my artwork, however it seems as if I won’t be able to do that at this point in time. I would have to outsource the pin making to another company, which would leave me paying easily over $1000 out of pocket, and I simply cannot afford that at the moment. Enamel pins will become a stretch goal for the time being.

This project will help me accomplish something I’ve been wanting to do for a long time: marketing my artwork in a way that is literally profitable to me. It will also help me build more confidence in displaying my work and successfully impression.

Here’s a brief look into how I’ll be structuring my weeks this month: