I’m currently reading a book – a gift from a reader – and I’d like to share a quote with you:<\/p>\n
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Creating art is hard, even painful. Writing, in particular can require days, if not months, of solitude, doubt, and struggle against your better judgement. To be good, you have to put in the time and effort. You have to consume the work of others, both good and bad. You have to write, then revise and revise and revise and revise until you can accept it is time to let go. Most importantly, you have to sit down every day and punch yourself in the face repeatedly, hoping in the end you will come out the winner in a fight against no one but yourself. You can teach yourself to live this way, but it does not come naturally.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
That quote is from Walt Williams in his book Significant Zero<\/a>, an autobiographical journey through the videogame industry. Walt here wrote Spec Ops: The Line<\/a>, and this quote gives a pretty good clue as to why it felt like: PTSD: The Game<\/em>. If this is his creative process, then it’s no wonder the game was a descent into madness. <\/p>\n
I’m about halfway through the book at this point, and it’s pretty amazing. On this site I’m usually raging against the dysfunction among the leadership of the major publishers<\/a>, but this book is more focused on the dysfunction at the level of middle management. <\/p>\n