Thanks Joe. Posting this has sort of broken a spell for me. It’s made me realise I’ve had to make the right decision to keep money coming in, and it’s making drawing fun again. Total pressure release valve. I’ve written the outlines for five new comic stories literally after posting about it.

It’s understandable. It’s all I drank at my friends once, and my dad had to stay up and make sure I didn’t fall into the pond and drown while I was rolling around in the garden trying not to be sick.

Thanks for the recommendation Joe. I’ve been having problems with rats getting into my peanut butter for years.
I’ll have to invest in a jar.

Thanks! I wish I did more with my wrestlers looking back.

Thanks Murray, I guess it was just fearless intuition back then. I really wish I could return to that.
Feeling a bit creatively/ spiritually crushed at the moment, but I’d love to return to being prolific and making more raw work.

Thanks Neil, I hope you’re well!
Yeh, I’d say my infamy and experience sort of makes me feel like I’m a failure when it’s just not working at the moment.

I’m seeing it as a sabbatical. I think I’ve lost my authorial voice by being too agreeable in advertising/ branded work.

Tell me about it. When I was working on a big book project I just played pc engine shmups in my lunch break and ended up getting really good at them.

I keep falling asleep trying to play unicorn overlord. Like all vanillaware games, it’s part visual novel, but there’s a lengthy opening tutorial

I’ve had that itch too.
I’m really struggling to find any time for gaming, but I feel like retro stuff actually wastes your time way less than all the modern behemoths.

Haha I got sword of kings in the first encounter with that particular enemy! This was years ago.

Correction sorry, I don’t have L.
I have M, XL and XXL

Yeh, the variety of your characters and the depth of your world and the dialogue, I can’t imagine being able to make that all caged up!

No, but not far off! I do a little of everything. I’m front of house and shop assistant, and I tend to bonsai.

It’s a small, intimate garden that’s got a lot of accessibility, so it’s nice ushering people in who maybe can’t do longer walks.