Isolation Booth
It was as good a weekend as any to go into hiding. After all my left passenger side tire is about to give out, and, thanks to the fact that every insurance bill on the planet is due at the same time in May, I am functionally broke. Plus, the only event going on this weekend was a Poker tourney, and since I've haven't played a worthwhile game of Hold 'em in months, I figured I was better off pocketing the $5 and staying home. And so I did, all weekend long.
The Key to Isolating yourself from the Real World and Working on something is this: Pacing. You can't spend all of your time working on the comic book, cause if you do, your brains turn to mush and eventually the only pages you'll churn out will look like crap. On the other hand, if you spend too much time resting between pages then you'll never get anything done. Another Key is Noise. Pop in a CD or a DVD or a VHS tape or something. You need something to con yourself into thinking you're not alone, even though you are. Playing movies or TV comps also has the added bonus of given you something to occassionally step away from the page for. For example, when the big climax for "Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels" started up, I stepped away from the drawing board for a minute, cleaned off my ink pen, and took a few minutes to enjoy Englishmen beating the crap outa one another.
If you can set a good pace, and stay focused, you can do some pretty good work in a short period of time. Over the weekend I got several pages done, which gives me quite a bit of head way on the next book.
Side Note: I did poke my head out to watch the TNA Wrestling PPV on Sunday. Great stuff all around, with Raven vs. Sean Waltman and Christopher Daniels vs. Shocker being the showstoppers.
The Key to Isolating yourself from the Real World and Working on something is this: Pacing. You can't spend all of your time working on the comic book, cause if you do, your brains turn to mush and eventually the only pages you'll churn out will look like crap. On the other hand, if you spend too much time resting between pages then you'll never get anything done. Another Key is Noise. Pop in a CD or a DVD or a VHS tape or something. You need something to con yourself into thinking you're not alone, even though you are. Playing movies or TV comps also has the added bonus of given you something to occassionally step away from the page for. For example, when the big climax for "Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels" started up, I stepped away from the drawing board for a minute, cleaned off my ink pen, and took a few minutes to enjoy Englishmen beating the crap outa one another.
If you can set a good pace, and stay focused, you can do some pretty good work in a short period of time. Over the weekend I got several pages done, which gives me quite a bit of head way on the next book.
Side Note: I did poke my head out to watch the TNA Wrestling PPV on Sunday. Great stuff all around, with Raven vs. Sean Waltman and Christopher Daniels vs. Shocker being the showstoppers.
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