Practice and Procrastination

I'll be the first to admit that it's been a heck of a long time since my last post. In fact I'm willing to bet that you all thought I forgot about this old thing. Well, I haven't. I've been putting it off because I wanted my blog posts to be "professional" and have a certain look and feel to them. I wanted to include pictures with every post, but was paranoid about including any pictures that are copyrighted by someone else. I wanted to write a post about little girl princess archetypes, but couldn't find a suitable free domain picture to accompany it. Of course I have a beautiful little girl at home who would love to pose in princess attire, but I was a little paranoid about that too. Privacy issues and all. Perhaps I worry too much. I know I do, self, you don't have to tell me.

So now I'm just going to do it. I'm going to post here regularly even if my posts aren't perfect. They'll get better over time and eventually, hopefully, even start looking professional. That's the thing about writing. It's never going to be perfect. Especially not when you're first starting out. The first draft of everything is always rubbish. Hemmingway said something like that, didn't he? Yes he did, only a bit more bluntly. Personally I love first drafts and pencil sketches. That initial burst of creative potentiality can be absolutely brilliant, but without fine tuning and reshaping, it is, relatively speaking, rubbish. Raw talent is a great thing to have, but it won't get you anywhere without a lot of effort. Skill is key. Even the least talented artist can hone her skill and produce something wonderful. Keep writing, drawing, or whatever you do. Practice will never make perfect. No one ever achieves perfection. Don't expect that, but try for it anyway. The more you do, the more you'll get done.