JOURNALS

Thursday started early with a bit of inspiration from some zine-making videos at 7:20. Got to admit, those are quite mesmerising. The morning kicked off productively as I made sure the newsletter and the YouTube videos were all linked correctly and scheduled for 7:30 pm. Experimented a bit by making the newsletter video live for members early—an experiment, but why not?

The late start threw me off a bit, thanks to my ongoing old studio clean-out. I spent some time today outlining the script for the brush height video. Using my trusty index cards, I mapped out the whole thing, keeping it simple and chronological. That means I’m just capturing the pen going up and down, but hey, it feels like a mini-adventure. Note to self: lots of screen recording will be needed for the edit—not my favourite part, but necessary.

Lunchtime came around, and I grabbed a bite before diving into more plotting lessons. I managed to get the script outlined, although I didn't get around to the actual experiment with the new plotter today. Tomorrow’s another day, though, right? Funny thing is, I had this one brilliant idea that popped up while outlining, but it vanished faster than a sneeze in a hurricane. Hopefully, it’ll come back to me when I get to that part in the script.

On the mundane side, I tackled finalising the newsletter and making the dreaded phone call to my buyer. Not a fan of phone calls, but got it done. The newsletter should go out later tonight, fingers crossed the links work. Trying to ignore those invasive stats that Substack throws at you—let's see if the video actually goes live.

The Zoom call at 3 pm chopped my creative window short by two hours, but the script was a good win. All in all, a day of prepping and organising, with a dash of creativity mixed in. Felt good getting the wheels turning for the video, and I'm excited about making the actual content tomorrow. That’s the plan, at least. Let’s see if I can follow through.