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W.I.P.s and Whatnots

I have six projects going on now. Fugue About 20 pages left to draw, but I still have to color it. First Light About 80 pages left. Edge of Dawn 50 pages left depending on the rewrites. Infinite Blossom Um, 120 pages left. Retro Heliographs Still need to finish the storyboards, so idk how many pages there are yet. But at least 100 pages from the looks of the script. Fractured…

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Webtoon Project

I’m entering the webtoons contest next year. I have no chance of winning, but I want to document the creation process. I still can’t decide what story to vote on. I had a poll on Instagram with no response, so I figured I’d try here. Otherwise, I’ll let my cat choose.

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Kicking it old school

Between that big river site blocking my books and the image gram removing my content for unknown violations, this online social media thing isn’t a good use of my time.   No, I’m not posting p-rn, and I’ve seen plenty of that on both sites 🫤. But I would like to know what I did wrong , so I don’t do it again. I’m fine with the age restriction though, my work is for grown folks. Ultimately, those…

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First Act Ramblings

The hardest part of writing for me is the opening, the ending, and everything in between.  I’ve been trying to work on beginnings, since that’s where I lose my readers.  But even following the rules doesn’t guarantee success… I thought I did better with Retro Heliographs, since I established the protagonist, antagonist and goals early on. Summary of sorts…Prince Kian finds baby Solar in some…

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Songbirds Saga

Another story that careened out of my control. A million years ago I was reading a V.C. Andrew’s novel (Heaven)and got into BL manga. So, I decided to make an insane family saga BL. Decide is the wrong word, Gavin and Zione were just suddenly there in my mind so to speak. The graveyard scene where they meet was the first idea I had about them. (Gavin is so dramatic). This is the first story I…

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Legacy of Light Info

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Why Tell Longer Stories?

One of the first things they say for new comic artists is to tell short stories. Of course I started with a multi volume nightmare and regretted it, until now. Songbirds is also a family saga, so the story takes place across multiple generations. I don’t show everything that happened, but the past constantly informs the present. The same can be said for Edge of Dawn, which has reincarnation…

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Best Planners for Webtoon Creators

Well the best planner, is the one you’ll actually use. I’ll talk about weekly planners since it’s advised to publish weekly. (Not that I follow that advice) This is what I tend to use my planner for Scripting Storyboarding Sketching Scheduling Screaming into the void I don’t use my planner for drawing panels, but you can if you want. My number on choice is the Hobonichi Weeks planner due…

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Making Sequential Art Part 3. Analog Webtoons

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Making Sequential Art part 2

There’s a lot that goes into creating sequential art whether it’s a scrolling webtoon or a traditional book format. But they both fall under sequential art. I have a short attention span, so I need a system to get things done. Usual disclaimer, there is no right way to make comics, just whatever works for you Phase One– Script– Type up dialogue.– Storyboards Some people just draw the…

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Retro Heliographs Episode 1

It’s been slow going but the episode is fianally done. I couldn’t embed the webtoon for some reason, so I posted it to webtoons and tapas. I think with this episode the “pinch” points are pretty obvious, since it’s the set up for the whole series. The mature rating is for violence and…

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King Elan: I demand you hand over that child. Prince Kian: ... ... No. And that somehow turned into a story 🤷#wipwednesday #webtoons #originalcharacters #familysaga https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp0XhLHrs45/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Recently I did a blog post on how I've managed to write and publish so many books. Having a story system as a base helped me. Syd Field's Screenplay method isn't for everyone, but if you're stuck with your story it might help. https://www.instagram.com/p/CpsmSzBrgq0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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How I make Webtoon Stories

There is no right way to create, just whatever’s right for you. And what’s right for you now may not be right for you later. Basically be open to change. Now after saying all that, the reason I’ve been able to publish so many books is due to story structure and systems. When I first started making comics, there weren’t a lot of guides available. So I researched manga and cinema. My go-to book is…

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Antagonists are gonna antagonize. Story is set up. Kian is the MC, Solar is the baby he's trying to protect and Elan is there to kill them 😀#webtoons #travelersnotebook #sequentialart #drawings https://www.instagram.com/p/CpVjsIlPvkN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The angels are a little op, but there is so much infighting it kind of balances out. This was not how I intended the story to go, but as usual my characters ignored my wishes. They were supposed to fight demons, but they gave them a chance to regroup instead. #fantasy #angels #demons #originalcharacters #shoujo #webtoons https://www.instagram.com/p/Co5BqudrPWF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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WIP Wednesday 02-15-2023

Not really a new project, but I decided to turn parts of the Dawn prequel into a webtoon. The original story is on Wattpad and Scribblehub Not sure what genre to put this under though. Also back on the Songbirds Saga 🤨because I just can’t quit that story. I’m on page 70 of volume 5, and I still have 5 volumes to go…