{"id":492,"date":"2019-12-17T10:38:29","date_gmt":"2019-12-17T15:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jrolik.caludin.com\/?p=492"},"modified":"2019-12-17T10:38:29","modified_gmt":"2019-12-17T15:38:29","slug":"topical-tuesday-comipo-conundrum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jrolik.caludin.com\/index.php\/2019\/12\/17\/topical-tuesday-comipo-conundrum\/","title":{"rendered":"Topical Tuesday: ComiPo Conundrum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Season\u2019s greetings, everyone! Can you believe it\u2019s getting so close to the end of the year? I was thinking about how much I\u2019ve changed over the past year, and I realized something\u2026 the most major change, I\u2019ve found, is that I\u2019m using ComiPo a lot less than I used to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, It\u2019s not like I never use it at this stage. I still play around with it, mostly to make backgrounds for my computer based on projects I have\u2026 But it\u2019s not my only comic making program anymore. During a sale, I ended up buying Kuma Kuma. Each program has its perks and downfalls, but this isn\u2019t a review or comparison post by any means. I\u2019m here today to talk about why I\u2019ve grown to use ComiPo less and less\u2026 And why I don\u2019t consider myself necessarily part of the community anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You see, the ComiPo community was strong for a long while. I felt comfortable there, and I was using ComiPo so much that it felt only reasonable that I take part in the community. But, when I had a major case of burnout from writing, my comic work also plummeted. I began to use ComiPo less and less. And, the less I used it, the less I felt a connection to the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, there are other reasons I left the majority of the ComiPo community. There was a lot of drama and stress in it after a certain point. I\u2019ll spare you the details, but the basic point is that certain members showed different kinds of quirks that weren\u2019t exactly comfortable for me to be around. And, as the \u2018quirks\u2019 led to drama, I became more and more stressed just watching from the sidelines. So, I basically left to preserve my limited sanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m not completely outside the ComiPo community, however. I have high hopes for a trip to Canada in 2020 to do a panel about the program with some friends that use it as well. I have no idea if it\u2019ll come to fruition yet, of course. If it does work out, I\u2019ll have a lot of preparations to do, including getting myself a passport, making my part of the presentation, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, I\u2019m totally looking forward to the panel assuming it happens. If not, a friend said she\u2019s trying for an artist alley booth that we can share, too. That said, I haven\u2019t really been sharing much of my ComiPo work on my deviantART or here. And the reason for that, besides not really having much to share, is my anxiety. I\u2019m honestly scared of returning to the community- I\u2019ve vanished for so long, and I can\u2019t help but have doubts about whether I\u2019d be welcomed back or come back to a new set of stressful scenarios. And, it\u2019s not like my focus is on ComiPo- though I do have some stories I want to make into comics again, but I don\u2019t feel I have remotely enough skill or planning to make it work well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, what am I working on lately? I\u2019m glad you asked (no, I know you didn\u2019t, but I\u2019m pretending you did anyway). I got a nifty new program for planning out stories and have been using its worldbuilding pack quite a lot. I\u2019m making languages, fleshing out cultures and religions, and many more things. I\u2019m also doing a tiny bit of game dev every day, as dad said he\u2019d like to work on it with me at some point, and I\u2019ve met people on Twitter who are thinking of making a group that I\u2019m invited to join. I\u2019m still working on my novels, but they\u2019re mostly in the planning stages again, as I try to figure out if they\u2019d make better scripts than novels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, finally, I\u2019ve been entering writing contests again. I have a paid one I want to join, but I can\u2019t seem to come up with a third poem right now. I\u2019m going to keep working extra hard on poetry until I write one I think sits well- and I hope to spend a lot more time on writing contests in the next year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What kind of creative projects are you up to, guys? Do you prefer to write or draw, and no matter which, what\u2019s your favorite medium for it? I want to hear more about you guys- I want to become a part of your community, as you are part of mine. I hope you\u2019ll comment to share your thoughts- I love to hear them!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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