According to Austin Kleon’s cool and much passed around article How To Steal Like An Artist, side projects are important and “it’s the side projects that blow up.” I hope that means I’m gonna win American Idol next season! On a slightly more serious note, Lifehacker also mentioned side projects in an article last week as a way to make your procrastination more productive (you’re gonna procrastinate anyway, so why not improve yourself/learn some skill you need for success while you’re doing it?). So yeah, again, I guess need a side project. But what should it be? Or...do I already have one?
My latest "amazing" side project?
I’m thinking maybe my reading more novels = write a novel? I’m already in a sort of impromptu book club with my friend. Maybe I can focus my future reading selections to help me sharpen my own novel writing skills? I mean...I have been interested in writing a novel for a while, and I talk about it a lot (I've kinda mentioned it on this blog beforeish). But, I always seem to put it off. But...maybe I shouldn't anymore. I mean, I did write a summary and character bios and everything…however...writing a novel is a pretty big “side” project...but hey, go big or go home...I guess?
Anyway, yeah, if I get a new side project in the new future, I think I'll actually write/finish that novel...but only after I finish my newest spec…wouldn't want to waste the 15+ hours of current show episodes I watched to catch up this past week…I guess you can call all that TV watching "productive" procrastination from actually writing (I know I will!).
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