Being a content creator isn’t as easy as it seems. It takes a lot of time and effort. I create several forms of content. All of which are different. And all of which take hours upon hours to complete.
I have recently created a schedule for myself in order to manage my time better. While it seemed like I would follow it, after the first week, I forgot about it and stopped. It wasn’t my intention. I’m just not accustomed to following a schedule like that.
So I think it’s time I went and revisited it. I put things in there like edit video, write these blog posts, work on my movie, read books, the list goes on. There’s plenty of times I have editing marked down and no video to edit. So while I do specify times, it isn’t always set in stone. That’s just how it is.
It always seems like there’s a lot I want to do and I never seem to have time to do it. Even after managing my time. This is mainly because I find ways to distract myself. For example, this post was supposed to be out last Sunday, November 1. It’s a week late.
When I started creating content, I never intended to make money off it. I just did it because I discovered a long time ago that I have a creative brain. I need to do things that allow me to be creative. So I learned how to edit video on my own. It was ok, but then I took an actual video editing class. After that, my video editing excelled. I had a better understanding of it and what to look for.
Since then, I’ve edited videos for a few Twitch streamers. I’m not a perfect editor, but I do take pride in my work. Besides that, there’s no such thing as a perfect video editor. There’s always a mistake somewhere.
Currently, most of the video I edit is my own. It’s either for my gaming channel on YouTube or one of my other two channels. The other two channels I use to post video edits as well as projects I wrote and/or produced. I do a lot of it for the experience. The gaming videos I try to get more experimental with. Try new things. Everything else, I just do whatever flows.
Aside from video editing I also write and draw comics. I’m not the best artist, but I do what I can. I make up for it in storytelling…or at least I try to. I am proud of my comics even though they aren’t finished yet. One of them I may never finish simply because there’s so much story left to tell.
My biggest creative project is the movie I’m writing. While I can’t go into detail, I can say that it is something that I am very happy with so far. I love the story and I love how it’s playing out. It’s always a good sign when the story writes itself and flows naturally.
Having a creative mind is both a curse and a blessing. It’s a blessing because I can write things that I can share with other people. I can tell endless stories. I can share how I feel. But most importantly for me, it gives me a chance to be me. It gives me a chance to be anyone I want. As someone that never finished college, that means a lot.
There’s so many things I want to do. So many people I want to be. There just isn’t enough time in the world for it all. But to be able to create worlds and characters that can live out these other lives makes me feel happy. For example, I know I’ll never be a lawyer, but that doesn’t mean I can’t write a story about one. And in doing so, I would get to feel what it’s like to be a lawyer for a brief moment in time.
Being a content creator is hard. It’s far from easy. But you get out of it what you put into it. And after I write a story, I always feel happy. I feel accomplished. And that’s one of the best feelings in the world.
Matt Jaku 