Turn into the skid of your skill level

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I wish more people turned into the skid of their talent level.

Most people aren’t talented enough to draw for Marvel or write for Random House. That doesn’t mean they’ll never be talented enough. It just means they aren’t talented enough right now.

However, they still try to keep trying to draw like a Marvel artist or write as complicated a story as somebody like George R.R. Martin. Then, they get frustrated when they fall flat and people don’t respond to their work. Life is so much more fun when you realize your own limitations and then create the best thing you can with the skills you currently have.

Two examples.

When I first started writing comics, I knew there would be holes in my continuity and that I couldn’t write an ongoing story. I just wasn’t good enough yet. So instead, I chose to write a story about a psychopath where perception mattered more than reality. I also made sure to keep it short to cover up my weaknesses with world building and pl…