Finding time for your art

As many of you artists know. It sucks balls to work a full time job while trying to write or draw comics in your spare time. It's damn near impossible at times when you add in a family life. Yes, it's an everyday struggle but for those who keep on chipping away at their art, it's well worth it. I'm one of those guys. I might go nearly a week and bairly get to pick up a pencil but when i do get time, I pour everything I have into it.

There has to be a better way though, right. A lot of people tend to stick to somekind of schedule or allow an hour some time after work to draw. Sometimes this works for me but it's not easy when you have to juggle so much at once. The grass needs to be mowed, the car needs an oil change, gotta run get a whatcha-ma-do- thingy for my son's school project. Ooops, I fogot that we are having a family cook out at uncle Billy Bob's place today. Hey, we just stopped by to visit, didn't figure you were doing anything important.

There are tons of distractions when you are at home or off work that you have to get a grasp on. The only way to get the time you need is to set rules or to let people know that today I'll be drawing so do not disturb. It's not easy but if you keep putting your foot down then you will eventually get your point across.

Make some agreements with family members. Say, Look, If you give me some time to work on my art then I'll devote my next day off to doing what you wanna do. They call it compromise for a reason, it's time to start doing just that. People need to know how important your art and your drawing time is to you and only then will they understand and give you the respect you need and deserve.

It's not being selfish by any means. Every single person on Earth has something they enjoy or has a passion or dream they want to achieve. We all deserve a chance at making it a reality. We just need to compromise with others in our lives and give one another time to focus on these dreams.

Well, that's my two cents about that. I'll be trying to enforce these guidelines into my everyday life and hopefully it will work. We shall see. Talk to you later.

-Kenny