[Perry] Time for Something New

Any writers in the audience? Stand up so’s I can see y’all.

(Did I use y’all correctly? I don’t use it as much as I do “eh,” so I’m a little worried heh).

How about drawers? Hands up?

Scultptors?

Painters?

Musicians?

Raise a hand, stand up, cheer and shout. Let the rest of us know that we’re not alone.

Okay, good crowd here.

It’s a new year, do you know what that means?

Maybe you’re a bit burned out from your artistic efforts of the last year. maybe your goals didn’t go quite as planned, maybe you had to shitcan a few more story ideas or pottery pieces than you really wanted to. Maybe everything’s gone crappy last year and your energy’s on a low ebb.

That’s okay.

Maybe things went SUPER well for you last year! Maybe you completed all of your projects, or you got a regular gig with your band at a club downtown. Maybe everything’s turning up aces and you’re positively OVERFLOWING with energy.

That’s okay too.

It’s a new year, guys. Let’s DO something about it.

Let’s try something new.

TRY SOMETHING NEW!

It’s a new year! We all still have energy (I’m assuming).

If your artistic endeavors all panned out last year, you must be coasting on a bit of an energy high so you’re all on board.

And for the rest of us, maybe things didn’t go QUITE the way we wanted them to but the start of a new year usually has a lot of energy floating around, what with new resolutions and decisions to really knock em dead this year?

Let’s use some of that energy!

Let’s try some new things!

Writers, try out some different formats! Try out 100 word stories! Try recording an audiobook of one of your works! Create a simplistic blog and try publishing a story in web serial format, so that you can’t go back and edit something that’s already gone up, just to see where that takes you!

Artists, try something new! Switch from painting on a canvas to pencil and ink for a month, see if that stirs up any other creative juices. Try out a digital medium with a tablet and photoshop for a spell, see if you can do more work that way.

Sculpting? Try using different materials. Switch from clay to metals. Try 3d modeling on the computer, animations.

It’s a NEW YEAR.

Do you guys know how crazy that is?

It’s another TURN AROUND THE SUN, whizzing around through space.

It’s a great time to shine on and try new things! Garner new experiences!

Try something new! Tell the rest of us of your progress or what you’re planning to try this year!

Not for serious, not life or death.

But fingerpainting!

Fun!

Play! Play!

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