Hey, everyone.
When we last read about our hero (a.k.a., me), he was working on his outline for his...okay, enough with that.
After I finished the outline, I decided that it would be easier for me, being that this was my first book, to draw out the entire story in stick figures. That way, I could block out the panels, where the characters were positioned in said panels, and where the word balloons would go for said characters.
I honestly don't remember how long it took, because I didn't think to keep any kind of record. And also because I procrastinated so much, mainly because I was getting frustrated. I would start out being very enthusiastic, get in a groove, then get frustrated with the whole thing, and "take a break". In retrospect, it probably wasn't a bad idea to do so. I wasn't on anybody else's deadline but my own. The only real goal I had was to be done by the end of the year. (Spoiler alert: that didn't happen.) It was usually a one or two week break, sometimes over a month. Being someone who is naturally and easily prone to depression, you can imagine what I was going through. "Ups and downs" doesn't begin to cover it.
I had two good friends, Mat and Kenny, look over the stick figure outline. After ignoring their notes (just kidding), I made changes. Two outlines later, it was about April of 2015. (I told you I was a procrastinator.) It was then that I decided to keep a record of my process and progress. If you recall, that was April 26th, 2015. How do we know this? Check out my first, and only post from last year. What can I say? I got a little distracted.
Now it was time to draw the final draft of the graphic novel. I worked on it, on and off, for about two months. After it was finished, I looked it over. I really wasn't happy with it. I think one "compliment" I got solidified it for me: I needed to start over. (I won't mention what the "compliment was, or who said it, but needless to say, it was enough for me to throw the whole thing out, so to speak.)
So this brings us to around late July - early August of last year. I started over, using the previous draft as an outline of sorts. A lot of scenes stayed in, just now with better dialogue and art (in my humble opinion.) A few were extended, and a few new scenes had been added in. This draft ended up being 87 pages, as opposed to the previous draft's 54.
Next time: proofreading! (Yeah, I can't wait either.)
Feel free to leave comments below. Thanks.
Later.
-Charlie
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