Trudging On

This is my first attempt in months to kickstart this blog. Later today after posting this, I plan to notify a few of my friends and associates in the creative fields of this blog's existence so I can get more posts and commentary going here.

I am finally working pretty diligently on a script for a new graphic novel. It will be illustrated by my good friend and incredibly talented artist John Forcucci. Dare I say it but it's coming together nicely. I've been enjoying the time I'm putting in and feel like it's starting to click. There's a long way to go on it, but I'm putting hours into it every week now and that feels pretty damn good.

In addition to that, I've begun brainstorming up story ideas with my writing partner on "the forgotten" for a potential sequel to that graphic novel. The creative spark is alive and well.

Today, I'm going to start a new ritual that I read about in Steven Pressfield's fantastic book The War of Art. I'm going to "invoke the muse" before I begin my creative work for the day. Don't want to get too into this topic right now, but I strongly recommend you check out Pressfield's aforementioned book, which goes into detail about the Muse and how important it is to us creatives.

A little life update here as to what I've been dealing with while trying to write:

• My father is in the hospital undergoing treatment for pneumonia, low hemoglobin count and an arachnoid cyst on the brain. My thoughts are with him every moment. He's dealing with a slew of difficult news/information about his health and as his son, I'm trying to cope with it as well. He's a tough hombre in many ways and I believe he'll make it through all this, but it's pretty damn scary.
• I have been advised by an attorney to consider filing Chapter 13 bankruptcy, which is not something I'm inclined to do. However, I'm running out of options as my search for gainful employment continues to drag on and on and on. I have now been interviewed by something like 18 different people at 5 different companies and have yet to get an offer.
  
• My grandmother has fallen victim to dementia and has been entered into a nursing home for care. Incredibly sad to see this happen to her. Physically, she's still strong and fiesty at 89 years old, but mentally...things are not firing properly. I miss her tremendously, which seems strange to say since she's still with us. If you've ever witnessed dementia, you'll understand though. The person you knew your whole life just slips away before your eyes.

I put all this stuff here only because I want to share the daily life stuff we all have to endure as we continue to work at the creative careers we want. Life can kick your ass sometimes, but you have to find a way to trudge on...thus the title of this post.