Sharlyn! This post makes me sad. Mostly because I think you have an AMAZING IDEA and I, for one, believe you totally *can* make a living doing your art in the way that feels best FOR YOU.
Sometimes we are FULL of ideas and they come so fast. Other times we feel like we'll never have another idea again. This is actually my creative cycle and I've learned to notice the patterns. To capitalize on the times when the ideas are flowing and give myself a break when I need to retreat/replenish.
I know when we look externally there seem to be so many "rules" to being an artist and creator, but they're all made up, to be honest. At the end of the day, they're all just opinions. The reason why we feel so much resistance to consistency the way it's been defined is because it doesn't work for us. And that's okay!
Sometimes I write a newsletter once a week. Other times I write multiple. And yet other times I skip a week and I have to give myself grace. My writing is worthy of sharing because I have something to say and there's value to that, not because I can churn it out like a machine.
I am not giving up on myself and I hope you won't either.
Sharlyn! This post makes me sad. Mostly because I think you have an AMAZING IDEA and I, for one, believe you totally *can* make a living doing your art in the way that feels best FOR YOU.
Sometimes we are FULL of ideas and they come so fast. Other times we feel like we'll never have another idea again. This is actually my creative cycle and I've learned to notice the patterns. To capitalize on the times when the ideas are flowing and give myself a break when I need to retreat/replenish.
I know when we look externally there seem to be so many "rules" to being an artist and creator, but they're all made up, to be honest. At the end of the day, they're all just opinions. The reason why we feel so much resistance to consistency the way it's been defined is because it doesn't work for us. And that's okay!
Sometimes I write a newsletter once a week. Other times I write multiple. And yet other times I skip a week and I have to give myself grace. My writing is worthy of sharing because I have something to say and there's value to that, not because I can churn it out like a machine.
I am not giving up on myself and I hope you won't either.