Over the past week a large percentage of my free time has been dedicated to developing a fictional story I have been conjuring up for a few years now. I haven’t written any content other than notes and ideas for outlines. It has been more of a process of hashing out the details in the characters' development and basics of the plot.
I have found myself debating how I ultimately want to present these ideas, whether through traditional written format or a drawn comic. I figure I enjoy and am decent at both arts, but not fantastic at either- Jack of all trades and the master of none, so to speak. Either method would require a great investment of time and either would produce the same outcome, the reward of satisfaction from completing something I want to do.
Herein lies the root of my conundrum.
If I choose to draw the story, I feel compelled to take more art classes first, to get more consistent before actually starting. I also have in my mind the debate rather to write it out. Written works appear to have more potential to reach a larger audience as comics are sometimes perceived inferior- or more childish. However, in order to write it, I would need more confidence in my ability to describe the events and plot in such a way that it kept the reader’s interest.
It seems it is my indecisive nature and preconceived notions that are the cause of my “conundrum”. We should call them indecinumdrums(1). This isn’t a surprise. I am the creator of all sorts of indecinumdrums. The next best step is likely to simply disregard what I may think about my ideas and just start hacking away. After all, as I always need to remind myself, no one can really ever become an expert until they actually try something that they lack mastery of in the first place.
Look at me reasoning out my internal battles. I think the green side is winning this time.
Green means go.
Renaeoinary:
(1) Indecinumdrums: A problem conceived from a lack of belief in one's self or abilities coupled with the inability to make a choice.
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