288: But of wisdom: no clock can measure.
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I survived my conversation with the Avenue A editor on Wednesday :D They want to sign me on for a ~130 page comic, which is thankfully shorter than I was expecting, and sounds super exciting. They particularly were drawn to my detailed backgrounds and environments, which would serve that story well. I was definitely getting Gravity Falls vibes from the description of the story (something that also puts a lot of emphasis on a unique and detailed environment). They also said they would be open to just grayscale or limited color scheme, since I haven’t done much in full color, but I do want to try that anyway. I’m gonna get some character and environment designs to them later so we’ll figure it out from there.
So… 130 pages over the course of a year and possibly in full color… I know I can manage that, but can I manage it without putting roomie on hiatus? Well, not a full hiatus I’m sure. Roomie was written at a rate of about 120 pages with two month-long hiatuses while I was a full time student. Assuming this gig takes as much of my time as full time school- well, there you go, no real change.
But then then there’s the fact that I’ve started Cursed… Issue 1 will be out and printed before I start on this gig, but there’s 9 books planned after that X’D And I don’t want them to take 5ever. So… I might put roomie on a reduced schedule for the sake of that. I’ve been waiting since high school to write Cursed, it’s about time I get the stupid thing finished.
Thoughts? A reduced schedule would probably see updates on Monday and Friday only. Would you want to see anything on Wednesdays- say, WIPs of Cursed? Or just leave it empty? Alternately I can post that stuff publicly on Patreon to keep this site clean, but people who really care can go check it out on there.
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ALSO if technology cooperates, I’m streaming tonight, now on Twitch! Gonna have to figure out a new widget for the left sidebar on here. Don’t let me forget about that.
https://www.twitch.tv/enchantedpencil
… Either I’m stupid or I don’t fully understand why Samur’s saying “demon,” unless he’s telling the sigil (which kinda has a Mayan feel to it) that he’s trying to attract a demon… :/
Uuuhhh I think a definite on the reduced schedule, with Wednesdays either empty or Cursed WIPs; whatever you feel most comfortable with as you work on this super cool job! Yay money!
Next page, my friend, just wait for the next page.
And thanks! I’m leaning towards Cursed WIPs but posting them on Patreon to keep this site clean.
The cool thing is that due to the fact that the sigils are symetrical horizontally so the fact that it is on the bottom of the bridge is irrelevant. Or Samur is super badass and can draw things in reverse.
Regarding the new work: sweet! Congrats dude.
A trend that I have noticed (as a casual non-scientific simple-minded reader) is that fans appreciate consistency more than total content. A steady stream of content is better and the inevitable hiatuses/breaks should be filled with cheap/easy Q&A and joke strips.
The big problem with hiatuses is that people straight up forget to come back. Or if they do come back it has been so long that they forget who is who and what is going on. After X months of dead silence some readers could forget who Orev is, but if Orev is doing joke strips readers can immerse themselves back into the story faster when it resumes as Orev is fresh in their mind.
You make a good point on the consistency thing. Which is why I’m going to try my best to avoid a full hiatus and dead silence no matter what. Cutting down the schedule to only 1 or 2 pages a week for sure, until we finish Chapter 4. After that, maybe joke strips and Q&As. Though given how much of Chapter 4 is left, by the time that happens I might be done with this new gig already. Hah! Anyway I appreciate the input while I make up my mind on these things.
that sigil does look like fun….and way different from orevs style. so, does that mean angels have their own ways of exorcising demons?
also, her? i thought the demonic crowd was more or less neutral…unless its custom to adress them according to the gender of their current host?
Not just angels and demons- every individual has their own way of drawing sigils.
And… Pronouns will be explained later :3