Every week on this blog I do a segment called “No Excuses.” Where people tell me why they think they can’t make comics (or write, or draw, or anything really) And I tell you why there is no excuses, and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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I’ve been posting my “No Excuses” blog for a while now, and it dawned on me last week that some of the excuses I’ve been scolding you for aren’t really excuses, but limitations, or obstacles everyone runs into in life.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m going to be honest. I don’t understand this excuses. I don’t understand how the possibility of coming up with a better idea stops you from even starting the first idea. I mean, I understand the dilemma: Here you are[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
First of all… What the crap is artist or writer’s block? I mean, I understand what it is, but how do you get it? How do you run out of things to say, or draw? From now on, I’m going[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Well 24 hour comic day is over. And depending on your you define success, defines how Seth Talley and I did. — Did We get a 24 hour comic made? No we only got through 15 pages. –Did we work[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For those of you who read my segment on my blog called “No Excuses” this is the perfect way to exercise this philosophy that you can make comics better than you can make excuses. You have 24 hours. You must[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve heard the excuse “I don’t want it to turn out bad.” before. I talked about a similar excuse not too long ago about “what if I fail.” Which is related but not the exact same excuse. But my answer[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve heard this a few times in different incarnations. It ranges from specific things, to just generally, but it boils down to “Drawing is hard.” …. well.. yeah, it is. Who said it was easy? I want names dammit. I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hi everyone! I know its been a while since I’ve done this, but let’s just jump right in shall we? “It’s more work than I expected….I just want it to be done now.” Well then your left with two options[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
You’re excuse is invalid. There is no excuse that is acceptable. If you want to do something, then find a way to do it. I’m not saying it’s easy, in fact it’ll probably be the hardest thing you’ll[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…