Mission Statement 2015

Originally I had intended to post this, in an earlier form, in the Summer of 2014. A lot of things have changed for me since then: I've moved from Montreal to Toronto, I sent out my first pitch for my comic Gunmetal Frontier and am working on further submissions, I have started selling my prose fiction on Amazon, I have left and started multiple jobs, and I, in general, have been busy working to advance my life and my creative works.

When I first started this blog years ago (it seems so short a time) I was a kid with the dream of participating in theb "Grand Spectacle" of the comic book industry. I had the intention of offering up a unique voice in reviews and commentary when, and I'm being honest, I didn't have anything truly unique to make my voice stand out amongst the throng of the comics blogging community. Now, hoever, I believe I have found my voice.

In the years since I last wrote for this blog a lot has changed in my life. Far more, in fact, than I ever could have thought possible, and I have found myself in possession of a realized passion and ambition: The active pursuit of literary and sequential storytelling and publication as a career. Now, I won't grandstand and act as if i am something which I am not. I have not been published by any established publishing companies, and I am not making a living off of my craft. I am not an expert. However, in the relatively short amount of time in which I have been pursuing this dream of mine with serious vigor, I have hit several landmarks - such as submitting my pitches to publishers, having artists under contract to produce work, selling my prose fiction digitally - and I have begun to understand what it will take for me to be successful and what it is that I am lacking that is holding me back. It is my intention for this blog, this resurrection of The Sagacious \Geek, to serve as a chronicle of the journey I am on in pursuit of my dreams, as well as that journey which every creative person must go through to reach their goals.

I will, of course, be focusing on the comic book industry and prose fiction from the perspective of a prospective career writer, bit I will also be featuring a variety of guests who are pursuing different creative fields such as visual arts, music and comedy. While the fields may differ, the struggles and solutions often cross over; self-doubt, budgeting, understanding and identifying objectives, handling overly harsh criticism, and all their ilk are ubiquitous problems for anyone who wants to venture into a career in what they love as opposed to what will simply make the most money.

So this is my invitation to you: come and participate in this journey, learn along with me, offer any insights you might have and foster discussions that will help us all to become more aware of what we need to know to succeed in the dreams we chase. If this blog manages to help even one person to better achieve their creative ambitions then it can be considered a resounding success.