'Turbulent sky', by me

So today has been a long day of writing, drawing comics and then writing some more. I’m far from being finished but it will be worth it in the end.

This is a short post, partly because I have so much work to do but mainly because I’m testing out the mobile wordpress blogging app for my phone.

If this works, I will be very happy.

See you later!

So yesterday I was planning to get a load of writing done, then settle down for a fun afternoon with a friend, then get some more writing done in the evening. As anyone who has been reading this blog for even a few posts now will already know, my plans do not always work out.

My good friend Jade came around yesterday to discuss projects, get a little advice on a few points on her WordPress site, and generally hang out. It was great to see her and she ended up staying so long she missed the last train, so the conversation carried on into the early hours of the morning. That was great fun.

While she was here, one of the projects we discussed was something we will be working on extensively later this year. I can’t go into too much detail about it right now because I simply don’t have the time today and anyway it would spoil a lot of the enjoyment of the project when it is released. Stay tuned and you’ll see what I mean when it arrives.

We did manage to record some video while she was here however, including a bit of fun when we put two Macbooks together to video one-another. The result was a trippy little visual feedback loop, which I’m told is how the original intro sequences for Doctor Who were developed.

Today I will mostly be playing catch-up on the writing because if I am to hit my targets, I need to push ahead quite strongly all week. It isn’t too big a challenge, it just means keeping my focus and avoiding distractions like Halo: Reach and spending all day reading a book (although I have to say that only happened one time and I did hit all my targets despite doing it, so it’s not all bad). If you have good luck wishes to pass on, they would be much appreciated.

Bye for now!

Some of the sketches for this week's comics

The world of comics is a funny one. This is my fifteenth year making comics on the web and it’s only now that I am finally thinking I may have a handle on the process behind it. Even now however I am still trying hard to make my work better because although I am comfortable with how my characters look I know they could still look a lot better.

It is with this point of view in mind that I draw my comics. The five episodes of All over the House that I inked today are case in point. I think they look better than anything I have done before precisely because I’m always trying to make them better. I strive to be faster, sure – this is how I can do ten comics a week and will eventually get that up to fifteen – but I don’t want to sacrifice quality while I do it.

Having said that, it’s not an easy process. That’s why the comic is sometimes late. I want to get the buffer back so lateness is a thing of the past but with wlmy writing work, my law course and the fact that I an still battling over the mortgage, that’s just not a possibility right now. One day though.

Anyway, speaking of work, I had better get back to it. I have a friend visiting tomorrow so I need to get ahead on my writing in case I can’t get any done before she arrives.

See you later!