Organizing my ideas

Yesterday I tried to just dive in ti this and found myself floundering.  I had too much too say.
        So today I will begin with a list.  A list of all the topics and ideas I wish to touch on in (had to pause,  Ruby just puked) So Here Goes.
                 
        - Creating a character (Both the idea of the character in your head and constructing them as a drawn image you breathe life into,  Often a conflicting issue)    Which leads me to the next one.
        - Why comics in particular are attached to the central heroine.
        - Finding inspiration (My ethos;  comics are in their awkward teens,  people love them in part because we are looking for the comic we are dreaming of.  As comic book lovers we have an obligation to be comic creators,  whether you ever print it or not,  we have to search for our own stories at the end of the rainbow)
        - Setting our own standards;  I am an independent comic creator,  making a blog for people who are independent,  we are not marvel,  and I would recommend not trying.  We have to set our own standards and not try to live up to any one else's.
        - Comparing other works;  Generally comparing artists and writers,  looking at their styles and pacing and considering what avenues and moods those styles create.
        - Loosing inspiration;  Making comics is a monolithic task,  at some point your resolution will waiver,  you will fall behind,  your moral crushed.   What then?
        -Making a page;  What I am going through as I continue to create a page every week.
        - Married to the lines;  It may sound like a minor detail,  but a comic is about sequential pictures telling a story,  if they stop and stare at your sweet strokes they aren't reading,  don't worry the art will come,  there is too much story to hold yourself up.
        - Your Story;  the possibilities are endless,  in style and format and content,  you can find an object and draw pictures and write around it,  you could interview a friend and draw a picture of them,   or have the interview in the back round while panels of people strolling past.  a diary in pictures,  or an ant on a paper boat in the rain,  the life of captain amoeba,  endless,  truly endless
        - Inking should be quick and relaxed,  or at least steady and constant,  if you are stopping you have not finished your penciling and are half stepping,  it's an easy trap to fall into
        - Your pencil is your sceptre and sword;  Don't let any thing on anyone come between you and the power of Greyskull.
        -Imitating; There is nothing wrong with imitating here and there.  You love artist 'cause they are good at what they do,  as a beginning independent artist by copying you are just doing your homework
        - Knowing your end result and finding your method to get there
        - Lettering;  exploring the possibilities of an untapped medium
        - Developing what I call the WOW factor;  professional artists are good,  but they also have allot of tricks and little touches to make their work pop.
        - Why aren't there more websites and blogs about making comics;  seriously I choose independent comics as my url,  why wasn't it already taken

       These are just some of the topics I intend to discuss on my blog,  and many more.  And general antics of my life making comics.  If you have any more ideas email me at ajulianboyer@gmail.com

Day one

So I'm in a classic situation for someone producing their own comic,  the crunch.  Of course the crunch is completely self imposed,  but in order for it to work that has to be wiped from your mind.  I am preparing for a convention in Portland.  It is good to sign up for cons,  'cause  you have to do it six to eight months in advance,  and you can wake every morning and remind yourself how much it is going to suck if you spend all this money and time getting ready for something only to be unprepared,  as opposed to how cool it would be, to be proud, confident,  and ready to hustle your ultra rad book.  So how that our minds are right,  we know that every day we could be sliping behind,  we can get down to work.  When writing a comic we have to write ( conceive the story),  story board (picture the story),  lay out (thumbnails or fit the pictures on a page count), then pencil (draw them),  and ink.  Maybe you want a cover to obsess about too.  Sound like allot of work,  it is.  But here is your worst enemy,  getting stuck!!!   O.K.   I'm an independent artist and creator,  I have learned from doing,  I didn't go to art school,  beyond high school,  and watching what my brother was learning,  so I made this up as I went.  That's why I think I have something to share.  It's has been and continues to be a rough and rowdy road.  And you never know where the next obstacle will come from.  You may need something to say to a friend when they are putting demands on your time,  or something to say to yourself when that panel is not coming along the way you want it.  I have always been a perfectionist,  it is one of my worst enemies.  Nobody can read your comic if nobody sees your comic.  That is a constant point to remind yourself,  and take it seriously,  'cause it's true.  Every body's first has problems,  you just need to learn and grow from them.  Well I am going to have to sign off there for today,  time to get ready for work.  Man,  maybe tomorrow my ideas will be a little more clearly lay ed out.