A Zone of your Own
I am really sorry I didn't post last week. The first draft of Monster High 4 was due and I was working like a maniac to get it done.
The hardest thing about writing (for me) is transitioning from writer-mind to real-mind. Sounds psycho, I know. But writing (for me) is like wearing blinders. The world around me falls away. Sights, sounds, smells, and TIME, mostly time, cease to exist. The voices in my head take over and I begin chewing gum like a beast. It's kind of hypnotic, actually.
Being forced to leave this state and enter the real world feels like being woken from a deep sleep and getting thrown on a stage in front of thousands of people. It's jarring and awkward. My personality dial is still set on 'dreamy' and reality is shouting, "look alive, sister." I come off like a confused, bumbling, spaz.
When I finally adjust it's hard getting back in the zone. That feels like trying to sleep after drinking espresso. Once again, the brain and body aren't working together. It's maddening. If there's at deadline at stake I must to do whatever I can to stay focused. Last week that meant dropping the blah-g. Still, I'm sorry I left you hanging, relieved I made my deadline, and grateful for your understanding. Thank you.
If you're creative, chances are you understand what I'm talking about. Musicians, dancers, singers, artists…you all have zones. But have you visited them lately? With summer coming and exams looming, it's doubtful.
So how's 'bout you slip on in for a while and recreate your favorite scene from The Ghoul Next Door. That's right, it's contest time!!!. LISI SCARRISON'S MONSTER HIGH ART ATTACK CONTEST time to be exact.
HERE ARE THE GORY DETAILS:
1. Draw, photograph, score, choreograph, paint, sculpt, or make a sand castle. Whatever. Just get in a zone of your own and create a scene from Monster High: The Ghoul Next Door!
2. "Like" Monster High on Facebook if you haven't already.
3. Share your art on the Monster High Facebook wall, noting that it's your entry into the LISI SCARRISON'S ART ATTACK Contest.
Start entering NOW (Wednesday, June 8, 2011) through Wednesday, June 22, 2011. You must be a U.S. resident and 13+ (with parental permission if you are under 18) to win. I will then select 12 winners!
Each of them will get:
- 1 new copy of the Monster High: Ghoul Next Door, signed by me.
- 1 new Monster High doll, exact doll TBD!
- Your art featured here, on my blah-g!
Also: All winning art and honorable mentions will be featured in a photo album on Monster High's Facebook page!
So shut out the world and wake up your muse. The zone is waiting.
SHOUT OUT to Caitlin. Thank you for the vanilla candle you sent. I ah-dore it!
TTYW
Lisi
