Plant the Seeds, Even if You’re in a Parking Lot

Some episodes are recorded in sleek studios with soundproof walls. Others are born in the wild acoustics of a car parked somewhere between real life and chaos. This one? Definitely the latter. But that’s kind of the point.

This week’s Monday Motivation episode of the FWACATA Podcast isn’t about perfection—it’s about momentum. It’s about the power of planning just enough to get moving, even if everything around you is a mess. It’s about planting creative seeds—whether you’re sketching, writing, filming, building, or just surviving the Monday grind—and trusting they’ll grow.

Because here’s the thing: you don’t need the perfect setup. You need intent. You need motion. And above all, you need a system that works even when everything else is on fire.

In this episode, I talk about the little notebooks I carry, the half-formed ideas I scribble in them, and the ones that come back years later to become something real. Sometimes it’s a design for a real estate ebook with a GTA: Vice City vibe. Sometimes it’s an old comic idea that hits just right in a new light.

Not every idea will bloom. That’s fine. Some turn into full-fledged projects. Some stay weird little notes. Others? They surprise you years later when you flip through your sketchbook looking for something else.

The lesson? Capture the idea anyway. Give it a home. Don’t trust your brain to remember anything—trust the page.

This week, I talk through mailing out the last rewards from the FWACATA Kickstarter and how planning for the next one starts now. I’ve got issues of Zombie Years, Rez, and more ready to go. The sketchbooks and notes? They’re paying off.

I’m reformatting old issues, designing new covers, and setting up a bi-monthly Kickstarter schedule. That’s the hustle. That’s how indie creators survive. One step at a time. One weird idea at a time. One seed at a time.

And yeah, I even used AI for a cover mock-up because the job didn’t pay much. So what? It got the job done. That’s what matters.

If you’ve got something brewing—a story, a song, a sculpture, whatever—stop waiting for permission or the “perfect time.” Start messy. Plan loosely. Just start.

Got something you’re working on? Hit me up. Let’s talk. Maybe I’ll shout it out. Maybe we’ll collaborate. Maybe we’ll plant something weird and see what grows.

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