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a year ago
MFF was a whirlwind, but a fun one nonetheless. Now that I'm back and Christmas is upon us, I figure it's time I start focusing on what's to come.
First off... I better come up with a Christmas artwork fast. I've been pondering some ideas but haven't yet found one that's jumped out yet. Hopefully soon!
Next, I plan on dedicating the Spring and Summer of '24 to completing Chronicles of New Atlantis. Ideas I've had for the over-arching story have developed enough that I think I can start connecting the various stories (chronicles) together into a cohesive narrative. It's a really fun world to get lost in, and I really want to get this project out there while the magic is still present. There's plenty of inspiration all around, too.
After that, I intend to return to Auran Legend. Sadly, the story had been rejected by a publisher, but interestingly enough the moment I got the rejection letter I sort of switched immediately to "here's how we fix it" mode. Apparently my subconscious forgot I was supposed to grieve over the rejection or something - that came later, after I'd jotted down a few pages of notes that were already giving me hope again :p In any case, I've gone back to the narrative and reworked a lot of elements that I felt were slowing down the story or feeling too rote. As one of my editors once said, fantasy is really hard to do well, but I enjoy the challenge because I enjoy the genre. Hoping to have something to show for it before long.
I've also been running Ellie/Dame Sahara's story, AetherFox through another series of editing passes, and I think I'm almost at a point to where I can send it off for a beta read. More on that as things develop.
On the art front, pending Christmas piece aside, I don't have anything specific that I'm working toward. I've got tons of ideas, sure, but desire to draw still remains elusive (likely in the face of the writing I want to belt out). Hopefully that will change in the coming months, especially since I've been trying to convince myself that sketching is okay and doesn't have to yield a masterpiece every time. That... is a difficult lesson for me, no matter how many times I remind myself -.-
Anyways... Um, happy holidays!
First off... I better come up with a Christmas artwork fast. I've been pondering some ideas but haven't yet found one that's jumped out yet. Hopefully soon!
Next, I plan on dedicating the Spring and Summer of '24 to completing Chronicles of New Atlantis. Ideas I've had for the over-arching story have developed enough that I think I can start connecting the various stories (chronicles) together into a cohesive narrative. It's a really fun world to get lost in, and I really want to get this project out there while the magic is still present. There's plenty of inspiration all around, too.
After that, I intend to return to Auran Legend. Sadly, the story had been rejected by a publisher, but interestingly enough the moment I got the rejection letter I sort of switched immediately to "here's how we fix it" mode. Apparently my subconscious forgot I was supposed to grieve over the rejection or something - that came later, after I'd jotted down a few pages of notes that were already giving me hope again :p In any case, I've gone back to the narrative and reworked a lot of elements that I felt were slowing down the story or feeling too rote. As one of my editors once said, fantasy is really hard to do well, but I enjoy the challenge because I enjoy the genre. Hoping to have something to show for it before long.
I've also been running Ellie/Dame Sahara's story, AetherFox through another series of editing passes, and I think I'm almost at a point to where I can send it off for a beta read. More on that as things develop.
On the art front, pending Christmas piece aside, I don't have anything specific that I'm working toward. I've got tons of ideas, sure, but desire to draw still remains elusive (likely in the face of the writing I want to belt out). Hopefully that will change in the coming months, especially since I've been trying to convince myself that sketching is okay and doesn't have to yield a masterpiece every time. That... is a difficult lesson for me, no matter how many times I remind myself -.-
Anyways... Um, happy holidays!
If worst comes to worst, there's always self-publishing.
Nothing posted, but I've finally gotten back into writing myself.