BOOK II PREVIEWS
Added 2018-07-03 18:53:25 +0000 UTCFrom here on out, I'll be posting lotsa previews for Book II as I work on pages. The title has been decided, and the cover is currently underway. I'm still struggling to finalize the script for the first chapter.
I've been relatively quiet recently because:
...I've been solidifying the entirety of the story from this point forward. We've finally gotten to a point where I can't really move forward without knowing where we're going. Sorry, y'all only get to read the post its that I ended up tossing... not that it matters, this is a very old picture, a lot of these post its have been taken down and put back up in a million different places.
I've always had the ending of the comic figured out, it was just the middle that needed the most work. I'm very lucky because my problem wasn't that I didn't know what to do, so much as I had SO MANY IDEAS that I needed to sit down and organize them in such a way to make a compelling and satisfying arc for each character.
"What's this?" you say. "Why are... Does that Post It at the bottom of the wall say 'Book FIVE?' Are my eyes working properly?"
I don't know what to tell ya.
Anyway, all of this to say, I'm at a point where, barring some minor problems I still need to figure out for Book 4, DotL now is at a point where I feel pretty confident about it as a complete work, and I know all its secrets. It's a pretty powerful feeling.
I'll be spending this week focusing on the script for the first chapter of Book II, which I have a lot of ideas for. I hope y'all like it. Thank you so very much for coming along with me on this crazy trip.
Comments
Oooh, what a nice idea!
Meg Syv
2018-07-04 18:49:12 +0000 UTCDon't know where to write this, but: Wallpaper of those creepy birds in the last epilogue panel, please? (I'm fond of the rather dark ones)
Christoph Aulbach
2018-07-04 10:10:47 +0000 UTCI love following your process! And love DoTL so much!
GracieV
2018-07-03 23:36:45 +0000 UTCWorth the wait!
2018-07-03 23:14:28 +0000 UTCbook 5? if we consider that book one took ~4.5 years to complete, does this mean DotL will run until... 2036?
LH
2018-07-03 22:37:24 +0000 UTCIf it works, why waste money on something more costly? Poor men (and women) have to get inventive. 👍
JeanetteB
2018-07-03 20:43:03 +0000 UTCPost it sticky notes, Poor man's story board cards XD
Naziha Zahed
2018-07-03 20:24:33 +0000 UTCSo excited for you have planned. Count me in! I'm buckled up and ready for one amazing story <3
Katie
2018-07-03 20:03:33 +0000 UTC... post it notes. WHY have I never thought of this.
M. Gunnarsson
2018-07-03 19:59:47 +0000 UTCI just want to say that I think it's awesome you've got a whole, beautiful wall to post-it to heck and gone because that's just an awesome way to be able to think out a story ahead of you. Make sure to take breaks and WALK AWAY FROM THE WALL when you need to, though! And not just to go to work! Take real breaks!
Mary Williams
2018-07-03 19:37:38 +0000 UTC
