Ever since I made the decision to finish the rest of the book offline, it’s as if a huge weight has been lifted off of me.
You see it is critical that this book function well as a unit, and that every part of it works. The trouble I ran into (and have run into in the past) with putting things online, is that once a page/chapter is posted, I get this feeling of finality. As if, now that I’ve posted it, I can’t change it. I’m stuck with what I did.
By taking the book offline, I’m able to make mistakes in private and fix them on my own time. I’ve already spotted pages in issue #1 and #2 that I want to go back and make changes on to bring them up to speed with the rest of the book.
As far as where I’m at right now, I’m heavy into the writing phase of the rest of the comic. I outlined and plotted out the whole book before I started, and since then I’ve been making tweaks as I find better ways to resolve the story. As far as the actual writing is concerned, I’ve been working one issue at a time.
Moving forward, I intend to complete the entire script for the rest of the book before moving on to the art. Currently, I’m working on the third draft of the third issue and it’s really starting to take shape.
In the mean time, since I’m not working on pages, I will be working out character and set design for the upcoming issues.
That’s all for now, check back later for the next production blog!
-Josh
You’re rewriting Jackie Rose as a furry comic now aren’t you? Be honest, that’s the real reason, isn’t it? Hmmm?
Dude, Will! Don’t say stuff like that! You’ll ruin the surprise.
And TECHNICALLY, it’s a Furry/Steampunk/Sonic the Hedgehog fanfic.
Much as I am saddened not to have Jackie Rose regularly in my RSS reader, I do understand what you mean. I’m working on a sci-fi novel for kids (and adults), which I intend to publish serially, but until I have a full second draft complete, the only people who get to see the chapters as I write them are a small, personally invited test audience, who are trained to tolerate my occasionally rewriting bits of earlier chapters, whenever the continuity requires it.
May this inaugurate a glorious new blogging season!
(Sorry, reminded me of the title of a piece of art depicting a Navy PB4Y-1 Liberator)
All joking aside, its good to hear that the new set up is working out for you and is helping you put out an even better comic than before. Not that I wasn’t already thoroughly satisfied with the comic.