SO MUCH TEXT, OMFG!
Yeah, this is gonna be fixed when we redo a lot of the first chapter, try and had a few pages to show more and tell less. That's suppose to be one of the strengths of the visual media isn't it?
To be fair, I should have been more on point about checking all this. Learning experience, still, enjoy the bit of lore dump.
So, first of all, rip the band aid off. It was too good to be true. First off, I did a bunch of research into the company and basically the one common factor in 50% of the reviews was people calling them scammers and con-artists... so, THAT'S REASSURING. I don't wanna trust my novel, world and my life's work to a company that frankly, won't even bother keeping my best interests at heart and wishes to just screw me over.
The second reason... is that as part of the contract, I would have...
I just got the email today, a publisher wants my novel! I'm gonna be published!
2022-02-07 22:18:28 +0000 UTC View Post
So as stated, my novel is currently in beta. Recently, my room mate and his fellow college friends decided to give me critical feedback on my novel, which is amazing. However this also means that there is going to be editing of the story to help make it better. I spoke to Semo about it, and for the time being, manga production is going to be paused until a final copy of the novel is ready. There have also been minor details that require attention as well.
He did actually finish the fir...
Apologies for posting this a day late, anxiety, work and life has been strangling me in different ways. (I love my job, don't worry, it's just it is a minimum 10hr shift, sometimes longer depending)
So I finally have a small group of college people pull me aside and do a whole break down of chapter one of my novel. Awesome! Now I know what other parts to strengthen and clarify. This does mean that the manga is also going to be redone to some extent and have a few major changes. For dis...
Now were starting to approach the point of the manga that needs some harder editing. This page is fine, but the next few pages, unless Semo updates them shortly, might be very, VERY wordy.
Keep in mind, I don't give him strict due dates, don't wanna put pressure on him.
So last week, I worked 7 days straight because a co-worker couldn't make it in, so I voluntered. Among other things I havn't been able to do a lot of writing.
That said I did have a strike of inspiration for the desert civilizations down to the south and how they function, also a future story plot that would solidify a minor race as a major race, as to which race? Ill leave that as a surprise for now I suppose.
The character profile of Milly and Lilith is probably gonna run a li...
So news flash: me and pup (pup = S/O) might.... miiiiight have covid... maybe... we are getting tested today. Fun times...
2022-01-23 18:35:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Another sunday manga day, woo!
Saw the polls, looks like it's Milly and Lilith this month~
Edit: I mislabeled the pages! Well, super glad I only updated the patreon and no other place, ha ha!... ha... aaahh.....
The further along I go, I keep blanking out on what page I'm on, heh.
I do wanna emphasize again that, this is where a number of pages are going to be a little rough around the edges. So when they get fixed, ill simply repost them as 'Page X revised' and keep the previous pages as a kind of collection of honest mistakes. I'm humble, and I wanna show that yeah, we have made mistakes, and we can owe up too it.
Also, I solved a bit of a lore fop that was going on in my head. By des...
So with the wrap up of the beta, I'm more or less waiting to hear back from a good amount of people. Especially a publisher I handed my novel in a few weeks ago. Call it a short break from constantly editing and editing the novel itself.
While technically start of the month was yesterday, I was celebrating with my best friend as well as my lover. So I do apologize for this poll being a day late.
The first page of the new year. At this point again there is going to be a few inconsistencies. There was some minor wire crossing between here and the later pages. Hey, no one is perfect, but I also don't believe in hiding mistakes either. Some pages are being redone, either for grammar or other reasons. Ill probably post them freely under the title 'reprint'.
Also, I do keep forgetting I can't upload an image and do a poll at the same time. That, or I'm missing something. I'm a dirty...
As of a year ago in early January, I finally began writing the novel that I had been planning for closer to a decade. Building it's world, defining it's characters, writing it's lore and history. There is still so much work to be done, that I may never claim that it is finished. Celosia, is my forever project, and the world shall only die when I do, though I hope that it leaves a legacy of creativity behind me when I do.
To everyone who came to my aid when I called out for a crisis, th...
Well, it's the end of the year and things for me have been getting very unfortunate. Car crash on Christmas day, thankfully no one hurt and my car only has a flat in terms of damage. Now before the year ends, I'm informed that my lady in love is unable to afford rent for January unless she gets a new job within the next two weeks.
I'm here to try and ensure that we will both be covered. I HATE asking for money, but at this point, were approaching a crisis and I need to act. So here I a...
So first of all, Merry Christmas! I hope you all had a wonderful time with friends, families and loved ones. Surrounded by cheer, warmth and delicious, delicious hot cocoa.
Sadly for me, mine was spoiled. I was visiting my parents and eventually had to return home. It had been snowing pretty good, conditions were bad, but not the worst I've had to drive through. However, one the way down on a hill, around a blind corner, two guys were stopped, blocking both lanes side by side facing th...
In accordance to the polls, here is the profile of Viola! This is mostly a draft for the time being (writing this up at 4 A.M before my work shift) though it should be enough to give you guys an idea of what to expect from her. I included an image of her in the google doc itself, not sure if the original artist is okay with me posting it on Patreon. (plus because I'm terrible with names, I can't recall WHICH artist made it T.T)
(page edited, text now makes more sense with what's happening.)
Another Sunday, another page. Merry Christmas everyone!
At this point there may be some pages that may needed editing and re-uploading because, at this point I'm noticing some mistakes that I've been missing. This is my first time trying to manage such a major scale project (or at least it FEELS major scale to me.) So I just wanna be transparent and say yeah, there's probably gonna be some problems here an...
2021-12-19 17:10:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Gotta go fast!
Yup! I posted a page twice and never noticed. WHOOPS! okay, two pages today! (go check page 16, it should be the proper sequence now.)
2021-12-12 13:39:51 +0000 UTC View PostAs stated earlier, I have my central cast of characters, their origins and personalities, but I have yet to focus on one long enough to make a proper profile beyond Lethia, the character who started the whole chain of thoughts. Helping pick what character to focus on will help me focus on them as well. For every major character I finish ill replace them with another minor character.
2021-12-06 21:53:04 +0000 UTC View Post
It's also the first post of the new month, which also means it's poll time again!
I'm still working on making proper character profiles for the main cast and major characters. How about you all help me pick which one to focus on for the month. Apparently I can't have both a poll and image post (or I'm dumb) at the same time so ill post the poll tomorrow, just so I'm not flooding your inbox.
(posted wrong page, edited to be correct)
2021-12-05 15:37:43 +0000 UTC View Post
So those of you who will be reading the novel's beta may notice some discrepancies between versions at this point. This is because were kind of going through the 'scott pilgrim' experience, or, one media is being made while the other is incomplete (the movie came out before the last book, yet the movie covered it as well) The over all narrative is relatively the same, just some details that either I realized, or was pointed out to me needed fine tuning.
This is also why I asked Semo to...
It's my birthday today! To celebrate, I'm actually sharing a piece of art someone did for me to show what they can do. They are looking to generate some exposure for commission work and offered me a free image.
This, is Lady Hilgith, Lady death, Mistress of magic and the eternal judge. The youngest of the Celosian pantheon. While at first she governed over the astral plain of magic, she grew judgemental of the souls that died and abandoned it to create the realms of heaven and hell. Th...
As a quick writing update, over 1/3 done editing on the first run. Have certainly found some issues I needed ironing out, because no first draft was perfect. At the rate I'm going I hope to finish by Christmas.
2021-11-22 00:40:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Good morning sleepy head! Actually this is fitting, gotta wake my girlfriend up for a trip to the flea market today. Gonna try and advertise my patreon there.
Again, if you enjoy Celosia, please by all means, share my patreon with friends and family, or those who may be interested. Feel free to post the manga on image boards as well, I'm not gonna stop you.
After months of work and labor, the first draft of the first novel is complete. Clocking in at a grand total of:
142 pages on google doc.
14 total chapters + an epilogue.
80347 words.
447593 Characters, letters and spaces.
I'm gonna take a break from writing for a bit, than get to trying to clean up my novel in time to make a beta copy ready for Christmas.
2021-11-13 22:55:57 +0000 UTC View Post
On time today, ha! Pardon the lack of professionalism, but at the same time I wanna be real and kind of fun for you guys.
2021-11-07 22:29:43 +0000 UTC View PostI just felt like I needed to throw this up quickly since my posts don't always come out on the day I say I will. I'm just kind of scatter brained. I did finish making a document of the wolfram of course, though now only one person has voting power of what side details I should do next.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b1Y3Dt9ssPiudI379R6RB0LhjUVXdLi5UQ...
A day late again, yes. I've been getting exhausted from the near endless graveyard shifts, I can't seem to handle them all too well. Thankfully my new schedule is looking far more forgiving and ill be able to see the sunlight again.
I also want to point out my first draft is nearing completion, and when I'm ready for beta readers ill post the whole thing here. It is a beast of a read remember, so take your time with it. I need honest opinions about events and characters when the time c...
As a quick update for the novel itself, approaching 70k words, chapter 12 done. First draft is nearing completion, feels weird how I've managed to put down so much.
2021-10-25 00:07:36 +0000 UTC View Post
So fun fact, originally Lethia wasn't suppose to have underwear. Why? Because nudity isn't a big deal in celosia. A body is a body is a body. That is until my girlfriend pointed two things out. A: Bigger breasts do technically need bras to help keep them comfortable. B: Anyone woman who does physical activity at a certain cup size needs one to ensure they don't fly around everywhere. So... hey, I'm a guy, I don't fully understand the nuances. Still, this is gonna be a semi-regular thing. Late...
2021-10-18 11:22:53 +0000 UTC View Post