Don't misunderstand, the future panic I'm foreseeing is largely self-imposed. Realistically, we're actually progressing more quickly with the comic than I had foreseen. Words are done written, pages are drawn, and words get putted onto the drawed pages. In honesty, its been a constant gratification to have written something; and then see it swiftly turn into a work visually stimulating enough to pacify a shadowy continent of drunk uncles. When you scrape away at a goal with a friend, you can tangibly observe how all the inebriated, incoherent nights spent ranting together incoherently about character development took form.
The downward side of this self-expression is that recognition does not come easily, and personal expectations have to adjust themselves accordingly. In our own case, we were hoping to secure a table in Artists' Alley within Comic Con this year. Unsurprisingly, tables are rarely given out to non-existent webcomics with little to no established credibility as of yet. Yet, at the moment, I find myself working extra hard with renewed irrational self-criticism. Words get written on a page, and then I glare and glare and glare upon them with scrutiny; I do this until I anxiously delete the sentence.
So here we are, two weeks into trying to write without actually having anything tangible. Instead, I've been writing huge plot points in my mind-brain. Fantastically enough, this incredibly irresponsible method has actually led me to "writing" the last scene of the comic (tentatively). It sounds insane, but writing this way has usually worked best for me. When you have a beginning and an end in mind, all that needs to be done is create the journey between the two points. With a comfort sloth strapped to my back, I'm picking up where I left off and continue the trip to Comic Con!
So here we are, two weeks into trying to write without actually having anything tangible. Instead, I've been writing huge plot points in my mind-brain. Fantastically enough, this incredibly irresponsible method has actually led me to "writing" the last scene of the comic (tentatively). It sounds insane, but writing this way has usually worked best for me. When you have a beginning and an end in mind, all that needs to be done is create the journey between the two points. With a comfort sloth strapped to my back, I'm picking up where I left off and continue the trip to Comic Con!
I believe you can fly.
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