Broken Plot Device

(cross-posted to my LiveJournal)

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately… mostly self-analysis type stuff.

Over time I’ve noticed that I’ve become unsatisfied with myself, for a lot of different reasons. Most importantly though is my inability to focus on the important things in my life and get them done. All too often, I have great ideas for things I’d like to do, or plan to do things I know that should get done, but don’t do them. I’ll do the pressing “absolutely must do” stuff, like commissions, but anything that seems even remotely “optional” gets put into a pocket in the back of my mind “to do later”, and then gets forgotten. This includes things like working out on a regular basis*, working on side-projects, and posting in the forums and my blog on a regular basis.

The blog is the one I want to focus on right now. I feel like I’m doing all of you guys a disservice by not posting SOMETHING every week. This is the best way for me to share stuff with you, beyond just posting a comic twice a week, and I’ve been blowing it. Part of it is never knowing what to post, but it’s also admittedly laziness. It’s the guilt over that laziness that’s made it hard to get back on the blogging horse until now, like I’ll show up and go “hey guys, I posted in the blog!” and the response is overwhelmingly “what the hell, where have you been??”

Starting now, I intend on making a conscious effort to make at least 2 blog posts a week. There’s more than just the comic that I want to share, and I owe it to all of you guys to do more than I do now. I also intend to visit the BPD forums more often. You guys have created an awesome community there on your own, and I want to be a part of it.

All in all, it’s all about communicating with you guys better. I know I haven’t done very well with that for a while, and I’m sorry. You guys are the reason I get to do this for a living, and you deserve far better from me.

I’ve got a lot on my plate at the moment. I’ve got 80+ Demon Sandwich preorders to mail out (at least 50 of which are Artist Editions which need drawing in), I have over a dozen commissions to finish; some left over from Anthrocon, some from before the convention. And I have a Web Design class project I need to finish by this thursday, which just so happens to be a test-layout for a total overhaul of Broken Plot Device’s site. And of course, twice a week I’ve got the comic to do.

In between all of that, I intend to make some time for you guys. This is important; just as important as producing the best quality comic I can. Possibly MORE so.

Now here’s where I need you; if you guys see me slacking on this, if you see me not posting in my blog or absent from the forums or just not reaching out in general, I want you to let me know. There are many ways to get in touch with me, from twitter to FA notes to e-mail**. Sometimes when I get buried in work, I lose focus on things that need to be done. When this happens, I’ll need your help to get me back on track.

That’s all I really wanted to say. I want to thank all of you guys for staying with me in spite of my absent-mindedness, and I hope I can return the favor x2 very soon. ^_^

-Liz

* I spend 95% of my awake hours sitting in a chair, and that’s just not healthy.

** twitter.com/lizardbeth, furaffinity.net/user/lizardbeth, & lizardbethArt@gmail.com