MM 17 - Don’t Stop. Be Belligerent.

Yeah yeah, I’ve been off the radar for a couple weeks. Life happened. A few things exploded. Some of them metaphorically, some maybe more literally (I’ll let the insurance company figure it out). And let me tell you—it’s hard to hit “record” on a podcast when you’re busy taping the ceiling back to the roof of your life. But here we are, and guess what? It’s another Monday Motivation from FWACATA, baby. This week’s episode isn’t clean or pretty or filtered through an inspirational quote over a misty lake. This one is duct tape and determination. This one is about being too broke to buy gesso, too tired to function, and still too stubborn to quit. Because here’s the thing nobody tells you with a straight face: You have to be belligerent about your goals. Not cute. Not chill. Belligerent. You have to make art like it owes you money. You have to write like you’re on a deadline that’s three days past. You have to keep showing up even when the algorithm ghosted you, your bank account is playing the “let’s see what overdraft feels like” game, and you’ve had enough of the news to want to just live in a pillow fort permanently. And yeah, that’s the vibe of this episode. It’s real. It’s personal. It’s me figuring out how to keep making comics while staring down a mountain of bills, disillusionment, and the nagging sense that the world’s turning into a Dali painting made of garbage. But I’m still here. Still drawing. Still podcasting. Still putting issue four of the anthology together. Still helping out other creators when I can. Still yelling into the void—only now, it echoes back in stereo. And I’m inviting you in. Why listen? Because maybe you’ve felt it too. That freeze. That “what’s the point?” moment. That tired-of-mediocrity art show hangover. That soul itch that says, “You’re supposed to be doing more than scrolling through disappointment.” If that’s you? This one’s for you. We talk Kickstarters. Backerkit. GoFundMe karma. Why mediocre art keeps getting hung in galleries. Why really good artists still need someone to walk up and ask, “What are you trying to say with this?” And yeah, I admit I probably need to ask myself that more, too. But in the end? This episode is a reminder that being a little crazy, a little loud, a little obsessed—might just be the only way to survive and thrive right now. 🎧 Listen now to the latest episode of the FWACATA Podcast. ➡️ TL;DR: Be loud. Be weird. Be relentless.But don’t, for the love of comics, stop. Get full access to FWACATA’s Newsletter at www.fwacata.com/subscribe