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The written word.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It<\/a> seems a lost art these days. In a world where content creation seems to be exclusively glorified in short form video, the days of blogs and written script seems to have gone the way of the dodo. That\u2019s how I approached my creative ventures in recent years. I transitioned from my educated days of being a journalist and a reporter, where writing was my first love when it came to creative outlets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rise of YouTube made things different. Being able to step in front of a camera and use footage, often from captured video in the gaming realm, and telling stories in a broadcast format. It was becoming more and more mainstream, and today, user created content is probably the single biggest element of consumed media across the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the launch of A.I., it seems the written word is going extinct, and that\u2019s too bad. I looked at my own ventures and how I\u2019ve become so consumed with video as my medium of choice when it comes to creative creations. There\u2019s nothing wrong with it, really. It\u2019s the way. It\u2019s how things are done now. But\u2026I\u2019ve also lamented the fact that I just don\u2019t have as much time as I used to. To sit down, play a game, capture the necessary footage, write a script and then produce a video\u2026that\u2019s not easy when you work a full-time job, two part-time jobs, have three kids, and are trying to be a strong and attentive family man and husband.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But I\u2019ve always had the desire to \u2018create\u2019. It\u2019s part of who I am. I\u2019m a creative person at heart; a trait that spills over into my professional career. That creative bug constantly nips at me and pushes me to want to do more. As I mentioned, over the years, I\u2019ve been trying to create video as my choice of outlet but for the past decade I\u2019ve not reached the heights of what I set out to do. No, the \u2018heights\u2019 don\u2019t consist of wanting to become a \u2018Tuber or gain monetary value from my content\u2026I\u2019ve never desired that. It\u2019s more of having an outlet. So, I jumped on the video train, and have had wildly fluctuating contentment over those years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a handful of instances, I\u2019ve harboured such feelings of discontent that I\u2019ve tried walking away from the creative space altogether, knowing full well I would fail to do so, given how much I yearn to produce content of some sort. But how do you create when what you\u2019re trying to do has become such a barrier in its execution?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The answer has been right in front of me this entire time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You pivot. You change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The definition of insanity is [paraphrased] \u201cdoing the same things over and over again and expecting a new result<\/em>\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, it\u2019s time to change. Or at least shift<\/em> for the time being. It\u2019s time to return to an old friend. A familiar outlet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a creative person (and many of you can relate), motivation and inspiration can come from a number of different sources. Recently, I\u2019ve been motivated by a couple of different individuals and areas. Eric Bailey<\/u><\/a> and Pete Skerritt<\/u><\/a> are two fine folks that I\u2019ve followed on socials for many, many years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eric was a content creator long before most, and had a lot of exciting platforms and initiatives, including but not limited to his websites; Nintendo Legend, 1 More Castle<\/u><\/a>, and Skirmish Frogs. He also enjoyed a journey with short form video<\/u><\/a>, before shorts were a thing. He\u2019s podcasted, he\u2019s created, and is now an indie game developer. I\u2019ve enjoyed watching his path over the years, but as life tends to do, his path took a different direction and his foray into video game content creation took a back seat to game development, and a growing family; the latter of which is the single greatest reason why anyone can make a detour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for Pete, he dabbled into the YouTube world for awhile, boasting a pair of small series that I enjoyed, including his \u2018Unsealed\u2019 series<\/u><\/a>, purchasing sealed games for his collection and exploring them on camera. His \u2018Retro Referee\u2019 videos<\/u><\/a>, where he focused on retro sports titles was another enjoyable leap into the hobby. I always enjoy Pete\u2019s insight into the gaming industry as well. His commentary on sales figures, business dynamics and overall commentary are refreshing and I always enjoy his perspective on the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These two gentlemen have also recently got back into the blogging scene, in different ways. Eric recently launched Cozyscroll<\/u><\/a>, a blog platform to talk about\u2026well, anything really.<\/p>\n\n\n

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I\u2019ve always had a deep respect for Eric, and this was a simple reminder that I often get in my own way when it comes to my creative ventures. The mantra of \u201cjust do something\u201d can easily be achieved through writing; a skill (or tact, at least) that comes naturally for me and something I can do without extensive effort and planning. Sometimes a random \u2018dump\u2019 of words is more than enough to satisfy that desire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for Pete, his venture is a little different, hosting a micro blog<\/u><\/a> to share his collecting journey and other thoughts. I really like this approach as well; a centralized home to store and collect (no pun intended) his thoughts into an organized spot. Simple, easy, and to the point. Beautiful.<\/p>\n\n\n

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I\u2019ve been struggling lately (nothing dire, but something I\u2019ll post about later) with content creation, and have been for the better part of a couple of years. I\u2019ve been trying to figure out how to satisfy that creative itch without having to invest time that I, frankly, don\u2019t have. I didn\u2019t know how to balance it all out and produce something that would bring me contentment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, turns out I didn\u2019t have to look far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The answer was here the entire time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks, gents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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