Look at that. It’s Tuesday already and I’ve spent the last few nights {and one day} trying to edit a video with no success. Less than no success. I was probably 80% complete when the program insisted on crashing constantly and ended up corrupting the file.
Excellent. This is exactly what I pay you a billion dollars a month for Adobe. Thanks so much.
Do you ever have days like that? I know I do. With this video making business, they seem to come more frequently. Have a mentioned before there’s SO much to learn? I did. Awesome. YouTube, you’re killing me here!
And as good as it would be awesome to flip off my laptop and pout on the couch, I won’t. Because if there’s one thing I’ve learned in this lifetime, it’s that you can’t help such things. You can’t help it and you may as well do something anyway. Create, if you wanted to create.
So, instead, I’m writing this little post.
Because being a creator of things is hard, sometimes. It can feel like you’re all alone in the world. Especially when things aren’t working. It can feel like you’re the only one that shitty things happen to. The only one who loses hours of work, hits refresh instead of saving, delete instead of close or clears a memory card before saving.
Good news? It’s not just you. It’s something that we creators have in common. Whether we write, blog, take photographs, attempt to make YouTube videos or paint, we are alike in our shared experiences. The highs and lows of making something for the world to consume. Sometimes, creating is a lonely thing but it doesn’t have to be.
Just open that browser, uncap that pen or wheel out the easel {is that a thing? I don’t know} and share what it is you’re doing. Creators and appreciators will show up. The community will make itself know to you and share in your challenge or your success. They’ll drag you back from the customer support line for Adobe too, if you ask them.
Do you need me to do that for you?
It’s fine, I’m fine. iMovie has ridden in on it’s very slow, kind of glitchy white horse to save the day. I’ll get this video made one day. So, I’ve got some time for you. What do you need right now as a creator? How can I help you get there? Clear the air, share your success, whatever it is. I’d love to hear.
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Linking up with Kylie for #IBOT
Hi! I’m Melissa Walker Horn. Around here, they call me Suger. I’m the Chief Blogger and doer of all the things here at Suger Coat It. Blogging since 1901; I love a casual ootd, taking photos, and writing about things that irk or inspire me. I love wine and cheese, long days at the beach and spending time with my family. I make stuff for the internet over at Chalkboard Digital. You know, living the sweet life.
Thank you for this. I have had a rough year in the creative business stakes- lack of confidence kicked my butt and I am trying to get back on the horse. This particularly hit me “Because being a creator of things is hard, sometimes. It can feel like you’re all alone in the world. Especially when things aren’t working. It can feel like you’re the only one that shitty things happen to. “. The feeling like the only one who “sucks” etc are away at my confidence even when I knew it was just the story I was beating myself up with. It definitely feels like I am the only one but that is the downfall of working alone etc. xxx
You’re so welcome, Deb. I’m glad it landed with you when you needed it. That’s the best, to know that there’s someone out there feeling a little less alone in this world of creating ‘stuff’. I’m here anytime, let me know if you even need to chat. x
Dear Melissa, I laughed out loud not AT you but with you for the comment about Adobe. Since I have stopped all paid work and my subscriptions have run out I am OVERrun by their emails and pop ups. Anyway, I am delighted to see you back here on the bloggy link ups and I run one on a Monday if ever you have a post to share! Doesnt have to be a prompt based post..just share your wonderful words and pics. Love Denyse xx #teamIBOT
Right? It’s one of those can’t live with them, can’t live without them situations. I’ve been trying to put the video together in iMove and it feels impossible. Ahh well, it will wait, for now. I wonder if they give discounts. Haha.
And thank you, I just didn’t know where to start when I was looking for blogs to read again. It seemed so many were closed since the ‘old days’. Haha. I’ll be sure to check out your Monday link up, thank you. I’ve always got something recent. x
I sat down for an hour or two the other week and am pumping out some of my edited and republished content from bloggers and bacon. Of course, I keep forgetting to SHARE it haha. But getting it out there again is a good step.
Oh, I hear you. Poor Leave Home Blog, the most neglected blog ever. Do you use Buffer or anything to schedule that stuff?
I use ViralTag so my old content gets recycled evergreenly (if that’s a word) and I add whatever new content I have to the scheduler weekly.
That sounds good. I’ve used Buffer and I can just reBuffer items that have done well or I think are still relevant. But, not having to do that would be handy. Hmmm.
Yep the evergreen set and forget is key for me. I used to sit down and reschedule everything monthly. But that got boring! I think I pay $USD10/month and I have it set to schedule to FB, Twitter and Pinterest evergreen.
Nice. I might have to look into that, for Pinterest alone. Thanks, lady.
Oh my goodness, I know this sooo bad! I’m trying to finish editing the last couple of photos from the wedding I shot a few weeks ago and it keeps being a bitch and stuffing up on me! I am not looking forward to trying to get Premiere Pro to work tomorrow so I can start work on their video! Still, I choose to see the silver lining… it’s clearly time to get a new computer with three times as much RAM and a way better graphics card, lol!
Ugh. I feel your pain on THAT. Apparently, they are having server errors, but we are a couple of days in, I need it to work now… Pretty pah-lease. I’ll keep everything crossed for both of us. But in the meantime, get that upgrade, it sounds like just what is required. 😉