The Life of Hypersensitivosaurus - Sharing the Imperfect Creative Process

I am back again with a different kind of format. Some 'bathtub' storytelling, (as if I'm) talking to a friend, sharing about a somewhat adventurous afternoon, where I lost my phone. Enjoy! And if you like it, tell a friend.

I am sharing yet another fragment of my unique creative process, talking about some inspiration that came to me, yesterday night, in bed... Let's see if I can stick with this new format ;^) I also dusted off my ukulele, tuned it and recorded some seconds of string walking. To Be Convinued...

I guess I'm back. It has been a while. Life took over, we changed years, I traveled for almost a month and moved house. Then, recently, after finding myself in the countryside again, where I stare at the green and blue of nature on a daily basis, right from my veranda, my creativity came back to me at full force. I have to share it with you all, or I will go crazy or possibly explode. I'm...

It was about time to update you on my creative process and I also share about talking about filmmaking with a friend with whom I recently started playing tennis. He is a filmmaker and I used to be one. Both of us studied film. I recently watched a short film and talking about this re-awakens my passion for this medium. Time will tell what this leads to...

Days ago, I got inspired to write another book. I will call it 'The Monster of Disco'. Today I talk a little about the story behind it.

My good friend Clare is back on the podcast, this time to talk about the so called 'Life-Work Balance', as seen from the perspective of a fulltime artist/ creative with decades of experience in this area. I myself listened to her message several times and felt like sharing it with you unedited. One day soon, I will likely come up with a reply of my own, as it was me telling her that I needed time...

Today, I bring you a very special podcast and not just because of the waterfall background soundtrack ;<) It took me 3 and a half months, but I finally managed to get a guest on: a dear friend and a highly creative one - someone who is pretty much breathing art and has done so for a huge part of her life. Clare is a woman from Scotland, who has been living in Italy for almost 15 years. I had wa...

Today I talk about my move back into game making, using the same tool I used back in 2019, when I invented the Hypersensitivosaurus character. Back then, HS was the main character of two mini games, months before he became a character in a never finished novel. The rest is history ;^) game making tool: bitsy More on it in my recent blog posts: https://peakd.com/hive-186308/@vincentnijman/time-to-g...

A different kind of episode, for a change. Today I felt like talking about a realization that I had, as of late, as I'm getting more and more into philosoraptor mode. This time I give you a 'walkie talkie' on the importance of deep thinking and having a dialogue with fellow artists/ creatives to keep the creativity flowing and do the real important work. Be prepared for me to not be the only voice...

Today I talk about getting back on track with organizing movie nights. The hardest part starts now: selecting a movie from the 5000+ films that I have seen in my life ;<) https://ko-fi.com/hypersensitivosaurus

I returned from a two week trip to The Netherlands Today I share some thoughts on finishing my books, two weeks ago. I also talk about the three C's: my Creative process, Coffee and Cats.

A friend reached out to me with some encouraging feedback on my podcast and as I was on a walk, at a spot near the river ( see picture ) where I've recorded several episodes, I decided to record a new episode, while text chatting with him, thereby adding some sort of LIVE element. He has his own podcast ( even interviewed me on creativity/ the creative struggle ) that is titled Untangled Knots...

Today, while on a walk, I talk about it being okay to not create, at times, about the importance of not forcing the creative process ( for me ). I also share about having done a similar thing, yesterday, while being on a 'Co-Creation' video call with three fellow creators. The four of us shared stories about our creative process, talked about art and life and so much more. And, all the whi...

Today I am treating you to a unique little intro song thingy with uke music improv and I talk about the progress on my soon to be finished book 'Hypersensitivosaurus and Cold Turkey and a little bit about my everchanging 'relationship' with coffee...

I am really in the flow again with editing my book and, all of a sudden, April the 21st feels like an easy goal to make. Today I talk a little about the editing process, on yet another change of mind on ( not ) using illustrations and on having fun with endnotes.

I talk about a creative insight I had, this afternoon, a change in my creative process, that makes a lot of sense.

On slowing down the creative process and not feeling bad about it, eventhough I recently set a goal to ( try and ) finish my book and it's not far away.

I recorded this one at the river, just after breakfast ( that tasted like soap ). I am now one week without coffee and it hasn't been easy. Life is still an emotional mental and physical rollercoaster. I am sure many of you can relate. Not much happening on the creative front but I'll keep taking baby steps, trying not to be too hard on myself. Hope you like the little perfectly imperfect ukulele...

Three days ago, after falling sick, I decided to quit coffee ( not for the first time ). And, being the sensitive creature that I am, I went through some serious withdrawal symptoms. A similar situation, two and a half years ago, made me invent a character called 'Cold Turkey', who became one of the main characters in my Hypersensitivosaurus stories and, later, the co star of the upcoming...

An old friend, with whom I used to collaborate on film projects, got back in touch with a sort of spin off from a story for a never finished feature film project. Read ( more about ) 'Island of Carnage here: https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/island-of-carnage-hosted-games-beta-test/133061 Read ( more about and play ) the text only 'Island of Carnage' here: https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/island-...

I talk about the creative process of Hypersensitivosaurus and Cold Turkey and the moments I shared the story with others and give an update on my current process. I also mention a friend whose podcast Untangled Knots can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7IKv5DwarHBTFmRsP9rQTF?si=Ef5UL2hzQDORAHlxoNC9xA He even added an episode where he is interviewing me about the creative process ;^...

I used to be a filmmaker, but the last project ended over 4 years ago, it was one of many cancelled projects. I also used to be a film teacher, several times, teaching people from all kinds of ages. Today, my twin sister asked me whether I want to teach some school kids ( including my own niece and nephew ) filmmaking. It triggered a trauma, connected to film teaching experiences from the past and...

Just one of those days. Those that we often don't share about with others. But hey, I'm not the 'small talk' type and just talking about it, instead of staying quiet, already makes me feel better :^)

I talk about today's meetup with a fellow former filmmaker, the possibility of hosting movie nights at a nearby creative space, editing my book, lino carving, burning art/ letting go and the first bit of feedback on my podcast. I am looking forward to interacting even more with my audience, so feel free to reach out ;^)

Some backstory on an illustration I made, last Summer, for the upcoming 'Hypersensitivosaurus and Cold Turkey'.