Getting started

One of the biggest creative challenges I face every week isn’t found in writing an epic storyline or drawing a masterful three-point perspective cityscape. Rather, the most imposing hurdle I have to clear — week after week — is getting started.

I’ve been a professional comics artist for over twenty years, and as strange as this might sound, I still have trouble getting started. My avoidance mechanisms are legendary. Need to start drawing that new page? How can I possibly do that when these plants need to be watered?! And the flowers outside don’t look so hot. And the plants next door could probably use a quick douse. By the time my neighborhood flora is sufficiently sated, I’ve conveniently run out of time to draw! Read the rest of this post