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BoMToons

So many times, it happens too fast...you trade your passion for glory. Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past, you must fight just to keep them alive.

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Blind-sided

Posted by BoMToons - March 17th, 2016

I got hit with some bad business/money news since my last post and have had to scramble to make up for an unfortunate mistake made by somebody else... at first the news was pretty upsetting and made me panic a bit, but since then I've been able to get my feet under me by taking on some additional work. Sucks, but it had to be done and it has slowed progress on my other projects I've been excited about.

I did, however, manage to put together some artwork for a "featured" spot on iTunes for a mobile game I worked on. I went all out on it and I think it turned out nice:

Here's a detail shot:

The gap-filling new project is actually turning out kinda cool, but I'm keeping it hush hush for now! Hopefully it'll be totally done in a week or so.

What do you do when plans fall apart mid-journey?

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EggysGames 2016-03-17 14:24:43

I pray to Bomtoons and he saves the day usually. So you'll have to be tough for yourself.

BoMToons 2016-03-17 14:24:43

I will try Eggy.

ChronoNomad 2016-03-17 14:58:49

Ah, well...when things fall apart like that I try to stay as cool, calm, and collected as possible. Not that it always works perfectly, but goodness knows freaking out doesn't fix anything, even when it is the easy option. Then I try to come up with a way to repair the damage done, switch over to Plan B (C, D, etc.) if one already exists, or come up with something that should work...at least for the short-term. Kind of like putting a Band-Aid on a cut to staunch the blood flow.

As the saying goes, "man plans and God laughs." That said, praying for a bit of patience, wisdom, clarity, and a fresh perspective can never hurt. You just do your best to stop things from spinning out of control, then start making course corrections.

BoMToons 2016-03-17 14:58:49

Good advice! "Life is what happens while you're making plans" is one of my favorite sayings :-)

freakworld10 2016-03-18 06:38:02

Aw man, good luck with stuff!

BoMToons 2016-03-18 06:38:02

It'll all work out!

SarcasticMonster 2016-03-18 14:40:41

Damn, man. That's bad.
Well, I guess the advice I can give you is keep your cool, don't fret over it, because like our friend Chrono said, freaking out doesn't help.
I hope you can get things straight, good luck!

BoMToons 2016-03-18 14:40:41

It'll work out for the best, I don't doubt that :-)

HeroPower 2016-03-19 00:19:42

Sorry to hear that man. This artwork looks amazing though! Well, all of your artwork looks amazing haha You will have to let us know when this mobile game launches ^_^

BoMToons 2016-03-19 00:19:42

I will definitely post a link when it comes out, but hopefully you'll already have heard of it and played it! :-D

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