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Post by junkmonkey on Mar 2, 2020 10:04:58 GMT -5
A thread for posting inspirational things you find on the web. I don't mean "Today is the first day of the rest of your life!" bullshit platitudes but things which genuinely give you hope and kick off ideas.
I found this recently in a letter from the great Wally Wood to a fan/friend /correspondant
Wally Wood sat at a con for five hours and didn't sell a sodding thing.
I'll remember this next time I'm at a con behind my table watching a stream of idiots pick up, look at, laugh at every postcard on my table, then flip open a book, laugh at a strip... put it down... and walk away without buying a sodding thing.
Wally Wood had days like this.
The letters are here:
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Post by beccabear67 on Mar 2, 2020 19:54:43 GMT -5
I just watched the PBS American Masters on Miles Davis, and seeing how he kept exploring new things into his later years inspires me... although it's too bad he ever explored cocaine to say the least, that stuff does not agree with anyone from what I've ever known!
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Post by Duragizer on Mar 2, 2020 23:09:52 GMT -5
Perhaps not entirely within the purview of this thread, but I've taken a lot of inspiration in recent years from Alfred North Whitehead, Simone Weil, Paul Tillich, Leo Tolstoy's The Gospel in Brief, the Bhagavad Gita, H. P. Lovecraft, and to a far lesser extent, Karl Barth. Most of the screenplays I've written/am in the process of writing have elements of their theologies/philosophies in them.
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Post by Confessor on Mar 10, 2020 17:36:24 GMT -5
Hey junkmonkey, wouldn't you rather have this thread in the Community forum? I mean, it's not really on-topic here, but also, it would get a lot more exposure over in the Coms forum. Let me know if you want me to move it. |
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Post by junkmonkey on Mar 10, 2020 18:51:47 GMT -5
Hey junkmonkey , wouldn't you rather have this thread in the Community forum? I mean, it's not really on-topic here, but also, it would get a lot more exposure over in the Coms forum. Let me know if you want me to move it. Sure. Move it. If you think it's better placed there then please do. |
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Post by junkmonkey on Mar 13, 2020 4:36:32 GMT -5
"Do everything by hand, even when using the computer."
-- Hayao Miyazaki
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Post by BigPapaJoe on Mar 16, 2020 9:55:40 GMT -5
People in fantastic shape. In particular on IG. Yes, I know that's probably less than 1% of the population, but I really admire people that look like they could be superheroes. We should all strive harder to look great at the beach or like we could grace the cover of Men's/Women's Health magazine.
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Post by berkley on Apr 10, 2020 3:31:46 GMT -5
Air: I often find it inspiring. Well, about half the time ...
Apologies for the stupid joke - I honestly clicked "reply" thinking that I'd come up with something or someone inspiring by the time the Reply box appeared on the screen but that's the only thing that came to mind.
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Post by codystarbuck on Apr 10, 2020 18:58:56 GMT -5
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Post by codystarbuck on Apr 10, 2020 19:02:18 GMT -5
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Post by junkmonkey on Apr 10, 2020 19:48:13 GMT -5
What a guy!
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Post by codystarbuck on Apr 11, 2020 17:12:32 GMT -5
If you follow the link, Greg posted LeVar's audio of the story "Chivalry," which was quite appropriate.
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Post by codystarbuck on Apr 12, 2020 11:01:34 GMT -5
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Post by shaxper on Apr 12, 2020 11:14:40 GMT -5
I'll remember this next time I'm at a con behind my table watching a stream of idiots pick up, look at, laugh at every postcard on my table, then flip open a book, laugh at a strip... put it down... and walk away without buying a sodding thing. I'm always bothered when I see comments like this, and I don't mean that as a personal attack. When I attend a convention, my intention is to spend most of my money on the comics, artists, and celebrities I came to see (and, of course, I go in with a fixed budget). I walk through artist alley, knowing I am not likely to spend much there, because I want to give these artists attention. If I see something I find somewhat impressive, I comment on it because I've assumed the artist wants to not just be ignored. I stop at tables, I look at the work, I praise, I chitchat. I assumed this was a NICE thing to do. I always buy something from artist alley, but I spend usually $40 tops there, unless I see something that truly blows my mind. Consider how many artists are there and how little $40 is...I'm not spending money at most of those tables. So is it more of a kindness to stop at the table, look at the art, consider making a purchase, and praise the work. Or is it more of a kindness to ignore the artist entirely...maybe even the entire alley. What am I supposed to do to not be an "idiot" in this scenario short of making a purchase at each and every table? The more I read online about how so many of these artists are judging and resenting me for stopping at their tables and not buying, the less sure I am that I ever want to walk through Artists Alley again. |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Apr 12, 2020 12:53:29 GMT -5
I'll remember this next time I'm at a con behind my table watching a stream of idiots pick up, look at, laugh at every postcard on my table, then flip open a book, laugh at a strip... put it down... and walk away without buying a sodding thing. I'm always bothered when I see comments like this, and I don't mean that as a personal attack. When I attend a convention, my intention is to spend most of my money on the comics, artists, and celebrities I came to see (and, of course, I go in with a fixed budget). I walk through artist alley, knowing I am not likely to spend much there, because I want to give these artists attention. If I see something I find somewhat impressive, I comment on it because I've assumed the artist wants to not just be ignored. I stop at tables, I look at the work, I praise, I chitchat. I assumed this was a NICE thing to do. I always buy something from artist alley, but I spend usually $40 tops there, unless I see something that truly blows my mind. Consider how many artists are there and how little $40 is...I'm not spending money at most of those tables. So is it more of a kindness to stop at the table, look at the art, consider making a purchase, and praise the work. Or is it more of a kindness to ignore the artist entirely...maybe even the entire alley. What am I supposed to do to not be an "idiot" in this scenario short of making a purchase at each and every table? The more I read online about how so many of these artists are judging and resenting me for stopping at their tables and not buying, the less sure I am that I ever want to walk through Artists Alley again.Don’t give up, shax! When I’m at a con with my books and original art, having to compete with dozens or hundreds of other creators all pushing their stuff, I know full well that I’ll be lucky to make even one sale. I go to cons for the interaction; for someone who will notice my work, someone who apparently enjoys it enough to look at it for a few minutes, and perhaps even someone who engages in a few minutes of conversation. These people don’t owe me anything, and there are tons of other books they can spend their limited money on; just the fact they validate my work by acknowledging its existence is cool. And once in a while, you hit the jackpot: that one reader who absolutely gets it; the one who understands all your references, grew up on the same stuff, and is thrilled by your story. I swear, I could give them the books for free! (which is, I understand, a disastrous business plan).  |
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