@izzythepush,
Quote:You should have done all your research by now. At some point you've got to start writing.
The research is endless, and it becomes the end in itself. The more elaborate his ideas and plot lines become--multicultural, multilingual, animals with pets, etc.--the less likely it is to get done because he gets caught up in, and overwhelmed by, all the complex details he keeps thinking of, which aren't really necessary in a first effort to produce a short story in comic book form. Most writers, including successful writer friends of mine, advise you to start by writing about something you are familiar with, and JG is going in the exact opposite direction. He's also unfamiliar with his intended audience, judging by the fact he starts threads asking about what interests kids these days.
So, he doesn't seem to have clearly formulated story-lines or characters, he's overly preoccupied with endless details, and he doesn't know who he's writing for, or what appeals to this target group. And, on top of that, he keeps asking for help in how to draw the cartoons. Not to mention that he's got to go back to school first, to learn techniques and programs, has no way to finance that, and he expects to self-publish his opus one day, in the very distant future, providing that someone will give him the money.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step--but not for JG. He'll first need to amass every map he can locate, check every tour guide, get complete weather maps for the entire route, decide how much luggage he should take, and what brand to buy, what he should pack, whether to bring food, and what type of food, whether he should buy or rent a car, and which make of car, and how much to spend on it, and where he should buy or rent it, and how he should finance it, whether he needs to bring cash or credit cards on the trip, and how much cash, and where can he get a credit card if he has lousy credit, and on and on. So, that first step never gets taken, and the journey never happens.
I think it's all a fantasy that helps to fill empty time for him. If he wanted to draw cartoons or comics, he'd be doing it, not talking about it for years. But the talking about it, endlessly, acquires a life of its own, and that's the purpose it serves for him--the talking lets him feel like he's actually doing something, working on something, when that really isn't the case. Just sitting down and actually doing the cartoon or comic never happens. It's just a fantasy, and a fantasy that helps him to have an identity.
Did you notice that, in this thread, when people began asking him questions about religion, serious questions, he shifted the topic back to his comics. He has no interest in seriously discussing religion, even with people who seem genuinely interested in talking with him about it. And, in threads about comics, he suddenly shifts the topic to religion, and sometimes to race. He's not seriously interested in actually producing comics, or listening to any advice. He just uses these topics to engage, or provoke, or satisfy his boundless needs for attention.
And now I'm sure he'll throw another tantrum...and call me all sorts of things.
