cozy is slowing down 🍵

I hate being sick because my brains like “oh you’re sick, we can play video games all day and not get out of the chair” and well. no.

man it’s so easy to get wrapped up in the metrics, writing is one of those things that is insanely numbers driven and I have to constantly remind myself that production comes in all shapes and sizes, that a value isn’t the value, etc.

Rough digital painting of a gloomy girl holding a glowing stick and walking in a gloomy environment. A spectral castle appears in the background.

Trick or Treat? 🎃

but inversely I’ve retained where I was going/world building and mythology and characters. I know this place, these people, but it’s been a while and I need to get caught up.

having a not so great memory is kinda awesome for writing. I’ll return to a project from years ago and have a genuine audience-like reaction to it. The “who wrote this?” is like a dopamine hit for me—I DID?

#booksky #writers #writing

Man I love artists

#writingspaces

the silly line

Art does not get easier the better you get at it.

Making art is hard. Making art is fun. Making art frustrating. Making art is passion. Making art is a lot of blood sweat and tears.

And I love every moment of the process.

Rik Worth (@RikWorth) on twitter: "Actually, Frankenstein is the name of the scientist. The name of the monster is Creature_Final_FlNAL (this one!)(3)"

So when someone who is uplifted by a community/career built on creativity telling us to “just accept it” my answer is this: I refuse! What a way to make a room full of people instantly lose respect for you :)

And I’ll say this: I don’t want to be a negative person but I will hold my ground that AI has no place in society. I’m not interested in debating this. I’ve never been so sure of anything in my life.

He had the gall to mention it “won’t take your job” and I’m like I’m not worried about it taking my job I’m worried about it devaluing my hobbies and the crafts I take so much joy in.

this man said that his “AI hot take” is that AI is inevitable, it’s not going away and we have to “accept it.” And I just kinda shut down, because how are going to just say that to a room full of artists?

I went to pretty well established conference for writers recently and something a panelist said really bothered me.

This picture I took on my phone in real life looks like AI and it’s making me so mad omfg. My bad. I just used the portrait mode and my room is insanely yellow this time of day.

Hey artists

Just keep posting.
Last post didn’t get many likes? Keep posting.
Not 100% happy with what you made? Post it.
Feel like you aren’t getting anywhere? Keep posting.

You never know who will find you and when.

A close up of the keyboard with more realistic lighting, idk why my room gets so yellow/ osume play75 with the dalgona keycaps.

The thing about me is I love my desk. My lil temple. My place to collect and display things.

I got a new keyboard today and I can’t stop looking at itttt

But it just goes to show how much stays with you. Step away for a month, year, or decade it doesn’t matter—your imagination will always welcome you home.

I’m currently circling back to a project I thought I ‘gave up’ years ago. I feel like I’m feeding my inner child by returning to it

Castaway 🏖️🌅

hi bluesky!

I’m a writer trying to calm down :) I’m cutting out a part of the internet where I can chat about the intersection of mindfulness and creativity—and of course how to protect your sense of self in a business designed to run you dry.

Always looking for other artists to connect with <3