I hadn’t done a post on this in a few months, so I thought I would give you all a look into what’s going on with the sequel and what’s going on with the release of book 1.
Book 2 – The Writing Goes Ever On
I won’t lie, I am grossly behind my self- imposed schedule for starting this book. I had hoped I would be drawing book 2 months ago, but it just hasn’t happened. The script has been very hard to wrestle to the ground and get right. Either it’s too long, not interesting enough or just seems conflicted with the characters… It’s just not gotten there yet. And it hasn’t been from lack of trying.
In many ways I look back on 2013 and see what feels like an unproductive year. I know that is not the case. I’ve had two successful Kickstarter campaigns, launched my webcomic for Adamsville and had my busiest commissions year ever. But when I look at the comics works I’ve made all I can see is one script for a book I won’t produce and a number of drafts for Adamsville book 2. The sad thing about writing, when you make comics, is it feels like you’re not doing much in the end.
It’s really a false statement though. That’s a lot of work! lol. And hopefully that work will make the production end of book 2 much smoother and exciting. I have to keep reminding myself that I have been making a comic all year. Writing is the foundation of it all. I think it’s going to be worth the effort, if the current draft is any indication.
I’ve learned a ton through this process and realize just how much I didn’t know before. I wrote most of my stories by the seat of my pants, just letting intuition guide me. Which is great, but sometimes intuition misses things that matter and they come back to rear their heads much later on. The struggle this year has presented in writing I think will pay dividends for the rest of my life when it comes to writing and doing it more effectively.
Book 1 – The Road To Print
I approved the proof for book 1 just about a week ago. I’m still terrified I messed something up, though I have no rational reason to believe that after having reviewed the documents over and over and over again. But I can’t wait to see it. I’m hopeful to get a physical proof in the next few weeks. Once that happens I will set up preorders and all so we can start getting this thing out there to everyone!