May 28, 2023
the imperfect project you finished is worth infinitely more than the perfect one you didn't because it wasn't good enough for you while you were making it. just btw.
#also FOR THE LOVE OF THE GODS GET A SECOND PAIR OF EYES ON THE THING YOU'RE MAKING#we have posted at least half of the ashes chapters that we actively disliked or at least found mediocre this way#'but-' shut up. 'but-' no. shut the fuck up. just do the fucking thing. Do it crying. Do it sniffling. Do it ugly. Make it and proofread it#Run your hands over the finished product and love the imperfections in the texture. Perfection is not an end goal it is a fucking impossibl#climb.#perfection is those tiktok influencers' featureless faces they spent four hours on that sucks every other bit of their life dry#perfection is those ai models' 'art' that is soulless and renders no actual thought given no love expressed#you want to create yes? then create. stumble full speed towards the finish line and fall flat on your face at the end.#allow yourself to make shitty stuff and you will learn that failure is not a dirty word. You will make something not shitty eventually.#you can breathe. creating is a messy messy thing. allow yourself and your process to be covered in paint.
