I Tear My Ass Open...

I sew it back shut,

My weakness is,

I shit too much…

Any who…

I started researching suggested schedules for social media posting today. My excitement is palpable…

Kidding aside, I'm trying to look at it like I'm grinding in a video game, and it feels more palatable because of this. Maybe it's the time I've sunk into Kingdom Come recently talking, but looking at it like leveling up stat points in an RPG gets me kind of jazzed at the challenge. A cursory look at the example schedules suggests anywhere from 6 to 12 posts per day, encompassing multiple social media accounts, pics, reels, stories, etc. As someone who maybe posts once or twice daily, this seems absolutely insane—particularly as regards the actual creation of this content. As I'm selling/ showing my art, rather than a caricature or exaggeration of myself, I'm definitely going to have to dig into the creativity to make sure the content not only focuses on my art, but accurately reflects it.

Another big challenge ahead will be this accurate reflection. I don't want to brand myself as someone who creates palatable, mass appeal sort of art. Sure I have more “acceptable” works, but I want to keep it strange, smutty, violent, and authentic. While it won't be the easiest brand to establish and sell, the most authentic brand would logically be the easiest to maintain once established. I would always rather be afraid of not pushing myself enough rather than upsetting someone by going too far. Once steady income is part of the picture, authenticity and experimentation can easily become much more difficult.

As mentioned earlier though, gamification of this social media challenge is helping me to get hyped for it. I'm ready to get my requirements layed out and start getting my art out in front of more and more eyes.

Dicks for listening!