Thread:Neildown/@comment-1427879-20150428150929/@comment-1399757-20150518073230

Yeah it's kind of a hassle not being able to "get out there" without spending significant time & money, but it does seem to pay off once it gets rolling. What I'd really like to do is if my artistic/writing career ever does take off, go on tour and live off of that for a little while until it loses steam. Even if I don't make anything out of it, it would still be something fun to do.

Well thank you! I think the plot and real-world still need work (although I've put a lot of thought into it the teleportation machine concept is still very worn out) but the fiction-world is coming along, and I suppose that's not too bad.

As far as starting a blog, I'm assuming this would be sort of a journal format you're looking for. Personally, I would steer clear of hosting sites that charge - unless you're marketing or advertising something (or are simply willing to spend money in exchange for possible views). I'm not sure if paying will actually give significant results, as far as making your blog more noticeable though, since I just use a basic Wordpress account. So something free might be good to use if it's more for the sake of documentation than advertising. And even if you are looking to get more viewers, I'm sure there are other ways of getting them. Posting links where appropriate on your various userpages on other sites can help, fliers, facebook, and other social media sties are good for spreading the word too. A purchased blog will probably give you more customization options for the look of your page, but even the basic themes can be made suitable for just about anything.

Well I should look into that then - flying planes would be awesome!

Yeah, it's been quite sporadic but making progress. Might help if you find something different to do every once in awhile. Rather than just coming home from work on the weekends sometimes I will play cards for a few hours with some co-workers. Yesterday I went for a 2-mile run on lunch-break with a co-worker instead of sitting around in the break room. (But that one actually wasn't such a great idea - getting pumped up with adrenaline made the last half of the night seem twice as long, and I had church to go to after work, which all-in-all nearly resulted in a psychological melt-down of fatigue - it was fun!) In any case, maybe just find something on a regular basis that puts you in a good mood and gets your thoughts flowing more naturally along with your intended actions. My backup is usually listening to music on the computer or while sketching. I've listened to too much/got burnt out on music before though, in which case silence is a better alternative. "Moderation in everything" basically. Speaking of music though, instrumental bands seem to be great inspiration boosters. You might like some of the music groups below, which are all mainly instrumental.

(Time - by 2Cellos) (cello music) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IMhwLg-L84

(Danuvius - by Audiomachine) (epic orchestra) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTV0hJB3KBw

(Light Patterns - by Bonobo) (jazz/alternative?) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHSUMEqQlpg

(Peponi/Paradise remake - by The Piano Guys) (Piano, cello, vocals) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgovv8jWETM

Don't worry about replying - I don't always feel like sending messages back & forth with people all the time either. ;) "Just whenever" is quite ok. Besides, summer is usually best spent someplace other than the computer, and sometimes even having those small but always-present obligations of sending back a nice timely reply can inhibit the quality of other daily activities, so don't even worry about it - it's not like I'm going to think less of you for doing so after keeping in relative contact for 6+ years. HOWEVER, I don't think we could be friends anymore... :\