Chapter 7

I just finished Chapter 7.

Holy crap this is tough.

:O

Yep.

  I totally just finished Chapter 3.

  I'm on a roll.





  That is all folks.

I feel like i accomplished something.

  I typed up chapters 1 and 2, editing along the way.  I feel more involved and satisfied with what is emerging out of this.  Its very satisfactory in a different way from painting or drawing.  Its like being creative without a mess. :D  Besides, what the hell else am I going to do all day waiting for the next job to start?

  I sent off the first two chapters to my sister so she can edit and write notes because she is much smarter than me and in the throes of mommyhood, so maybe my writing stuff can give her something else to do while shes with ze baby.

  Not much else to add to this update.  The band is slowly being put back together and slowly starting to re-emerge, so that is always good.

  Ciao for now mi amigo.

I'm trying to write, damnit.

  I find myself writing nearly every day, but only short bits at a time.  It seems I linger on small bits for undetermined amounts of time before deciding on which path to take.  I've never written something of this magnitude before, so I have no idea if this is normal behavior.  Considering I receive little to no feedback,  I doubt nearly every decision I make.  Also, it is very tough to make effective foreshadowing without the use of a "prophecy" of sorts.  Without any sort of pre-known existence or idea for the character to pull from makes it difficult to write in the first person while hinting at things to come.  I've resorted to using dreams imposed by the main character's object of infatuation as a way of hinting at the future.

  On a related note, I get caught up daydreaming about the climax instead of continuing from where I am to reach said climax.  I can see how I want it to play out in my head, but I am afraid to write it because I don't want to mess up details that aren't in place yet.  I guess jotting it down wouldn't be such a bad idea, but then with the way my organizational skills are, it would bug me to no end it just sitting there with no connection.

  I 'finished' the Moacti drawing, but I am not happy with it.  I am satisfied with the core drawing and character design, but unhappy with my use of oil pastels.  I feel my addition of the background ruined it.  As such I won't post it yet,  I am still wrestling with the idea of doing something else to it to maybe make up for it.  I also have a better render of the Harglarian and Bulaft races.  Last to be done will be the Human race, though I am unsure how I would like to treat them yet.

  I'm also doodling what could be cover art.  Everything is so up in the air, its insanity.

  I need to customize this blog more,  but that is still a task for a different day.