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This week I'm going to issue a challenge. Let me say this first though: you will not finish this challenge in a week. You probably won't finish it in a month. There is a very good chance that this challenge could take you close to a year or more to complete.
That said, here's the challenge:
Not everyone is good at everything. There are writers that can't draw(like me), drawers that can't paint, painters that can't take pictures, photographers that can't write poetry, and so on into oblivion. I'm sure each of you has an art that you wish you could do, but are afraid to try because you can't compare with the masters. My challenge is this: take whatever art you wish to master and throw yourself at it. Forget about "How To" books and articles; they can't help you. Instead, just start with the basics.
If you wish to be a writer, then write. Write about the events in your day. Describe the sun, the moon, the sky. Tell me about the simple ant and his fight for survival. Write about the facts. Write about your secret wishes. Write about the things that could never be. Tell me of your sweetest dreams and worst nightmares.
If you wish to be a drawer, then draw. Draw your friends. Draw your pets. Draw the trees in your backyard. Draw things the way they are, then draw them the way you see them. Draw the world in a perfect way, or draw it with all its many flaws. Draw the beautiful and the hideous.
If you wish to be a photographer, then take pictures. Take pictures of your family. Take pictures of yourself. Take pictures of the odd lawn gnome in your front yard. Take pictures like portraits, or take pictures at strange angles. Capture an image in a way no one has ever thought of doing before.
I think you get the idea. If you do accept this challenge, leave me a link to your stuff in the comments. I'd love to see what you're capable of and give advice where I can.
And for those who are doubtful about this, I'm doing it too. As soon as I get my scanner to work I'll post what I have so you can all get a good laugh and possibly boost your confidence just a bit. So join me. It'll be hard, but if you really want this the rewards are worth the pain.
That said, here's the challenge:
Not everyone is good at everything. There are writers that can't draw(like me), drawers that can't paint, painters that can't take pictures, photographers that can't write poetry, and so on into oblivion. I'm sure each of you has an art that you wish you could do, but are afraid to try because you can't compare with the masters. My challenge is this: take whatever art you wish to master and throw yourself at it. Forget about "How To" books and articles; they can't help you. Instead, just start with the basics.
If you wish to be a writer, then write. Write about the events in your day. Describe the sun, the moon, the sky. Tell me about the simple ant and his fight for survival. Write about the facts. Write about your secret wishes. Write about the things that could never be. Tell me of your sweetest dreams and worst nightmares.
If you wish to be a drawer, then draw. Draw your friends. Draw your pets. Draw the trees in your backyard. Draw things the way they are, then draw them the way you see them. Draw the world in a perfect way, or draw it with all its many flaws. Draw the beautiful and the hideous.
If you wish to be a photographer, then take pictures. Take pictures of your family. Take pictures of yourself. Take pictures of the odd lawn gnome in your front yard. Take pictures like portraits, or take pictures at strange angles. Capture an image in a way no one has ever thought of doing before.
I think you get the idea. If you do accept this challenge, leave me a link to your stuff in the comments. I'd love to see what you're capable of and give advice where I can.
And for those who are doubtful about this, I'm doing it too. As soon as I get my scanner to work I'll post what I have so you can all get a good laugh and possibly boost your confidence just a bit. So join me. It'll be hard, but if you really want this the rewards are worth the pain.
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Hey all!
I missed a couple of weeks because I've been working every day for a while. Even now I'm just really tired and would rather be napping, but I've nearly hit the end of my Core membership, so you guys deserve at least something before I drop off the face of the platform.
My shift from DA to Wattpad has ground to a halt of late due to all of the same reasons I haven't been getting on DA much. My YouTube channel is doing pretty well, even if it's still pretty small. I tweet at least once a day on my channel's Twitter. If you still want to know what's going on in my life, you can hear from me on a reasonably regular basis there.
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Hey all!
I'm getting healthy while staying at home, but that just means that I'm bored out of my mind.
Here's what you came for:
The word pandemic comes from the Greek pandemos meaning “pertaining to all people.” The Greek word pan means “all” and the Greek word demos means “people.”
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Hey all!
Things are getting kind of scary down in San Antonio. The city hasn't been shut down yet, but almost everything seems to be grinding to a halt. I'm contemplating launching a Patreon page for my YouTube videos, but I'm not all that hopeful that it will help enough.
Here's what you came for:
‘Scrabblement’ is a rare 17th-century word referring to ‘writing of a rambling character like that of a madman’. This word needs to be used far more in modern English.
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Hey all!
I may or may not be coming down with something. I seem to get really achy and tired in the early evening, and that feeling will carry over into the next morning, but after being up for a few hours I'm pretty much fine. It might just be my body rebelling against my sleep schedule.
In other news, my Wattpad shift is taking ages. It's almost like I've been steadily uploading stories on here for 8 years.^^; I'm leaving the poems and the fanfics behind, so that helps a little bit, but it's still a lot. I'm sure I'll have successfully transferred everything in about 2 years time.
Anyway, here's what you came for:
J. R. R. Tolkien
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Took me awhile, but I finally found a challenge for this. Gaining some proficiency in drawing my fave Anime shows, starting with YuGiOh. If I can, I will pursue DuRaRaRa, and Sailor Moon. However, my best odds of pushing my comfort zone to success will be focusing on one at a time, and I chose YuGiOh! :~} 
