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David Rickert's avatar

This resonates with me! I haven’t tracked my time on a single comic page, but I find myself spending the most time in the same places you do.

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Natalie Harney's avatar

Glad I'm not alone! The thinking really is the hardest part!

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Mr Noob's avatar

Very Useful Essay!

I should try and track the time spent on my own essays and see how it stacks up.

I am writing on what it is like, while Learning to Draw.

So far, I estimate each of my posts takes about 4-6 hours of writing, re-writing and editing. Plus an hour or so to illustrate, sometimes more. Then formatting etc., takes 1-2 hours at least.

I will try timing them actually see how it goes.

Link to the latest post (as of date) for the curious

https://mrnooblearnstodraw.substack.com/p/toad05-of-babyhood-memories.

/again, hating how Substack wont let me format the text in a comment. Ugh.

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