Focusing

I'm sitting here thinking to myself that I need to write something new for 2008. No, wait. I need to write something really PROFOUND for 2008. Which is a rather intimidating challenge, to be honest. It's a challenge because toward the end of 2007 I began to lose focus on this site. I started to slack on updates because of many other new and exciting ideas that had been brewing in my head. But since none of you are mind-readers, all that you got was the slack. My people were beginning to lose faith, so to speak.

It was with one great swooshing sound of an epiphany that I realized where I'd misplaced what I needed the most (feel free to add your own sound effects). Sometimes things can be so obvious that they are the most easily overlooked. Thanks to Twitter, and friends like Matthew Oliphant and Colin Devroe, I am reminded that I already have the keys to success in the form of my Artcast, all I have to do is keep driving the machine forward.

The Artcast has been a far more popular experiment than I ever expected. I really thought that nobody would be interested in watching me draw the way I do. Obviously, I was wrong. In 2008 I vow to not only continue the drawing for my audience, but to dedicate more time to it, and release each episode on a regular schedule (twice each month). I promise that the Artcast will become a stronger presence here on this website, and the near future will hold many more opportunities for you to become involved as a viewer.

To accomplish this, I need to first evaluate what the problem is. I know that the reason I let the Artcast slip so bad, was because of how easy it was to fall off my radar. "Out of sight, out of mind." is a perfect quote for what happened lately. Higher priority things took over, even though creating each episode was a minimal effort. And even though I can be apologetic for not doing this sooner, I can at least understand that forgiveness doesn't come until there are results to stand by.

So, I've created a Google Calendar that lists upcoming episodes, with descriptions of what will be planned for each episode that you can view (and subscribe to). This calendar will be updated on a regular basis, to both keep you informed and keep me honest about getting it done.

As always, I'm still seeking ideas for episodes. Feel free to use the contact form to send over your hugs and thoughts.

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