Goal: End of Arc One
Progress: 0%
Content Warnings: Fight scenes, post disaster recovery. Possibly some swearing.
Title: Evernight
Synopsis: A fantasy world surrounded by a wall of darkness. As the darkness encroaches, villages and the natural world are devastated by monsters and the decay they leave in their wake. The Religious Order of Ovelon sends out priests to provide medical attention and help rebuild devastated communities.
Author Notes: This is actually... a comic script and not a novel. I don't have a set word count because I tend to think in 'comic page count' rather than 'word count' and it's really hard for me to estimate how many words this project will take me. But... I have a point in the story I want to reach so that's my goal!
I've made a draft of the logo!
Progress: 0%
Content Warnings: Fight scenes, post disaster recovery. Possibly some swearing.
Title: Evernight
Synopsis: A fantasy world surrounded by a wall of darkness. As the darkness encroaches, villages and the natural world are devastated by monsters and the decay they leave in their wake. The Religious Order of Ovelon sends out priests to provide medical attention and help rebuild devastated communities.
Author Notes: This is actually... a comic script and not a novel. I don't have a set word count because I tend to think in 'comic page count' rather than 'word count' and it's really hard for me to estimate how many words this project will take me. But... I have a point in the story I want to reach so that's my goal!
I've made a draft of the logo!
Phew I just reached the point I wanted to reach today.
12 comic pages, just a little over 5 document pages and a little over 1000 words in all. I'm starting to worry the story starts off slow, but I guess in general it's not a high-action story so I hope it's fine. I can always adjust
12 comic pages, just a little over 5 document pages and a little over 1000 words in all. I'm starting to worry the story starts off slow, but I guess in general it's not a high-action story so I hope it's fine. I can always adjust
A second day of writing, and I've reached the end of the opening 
I'd say I've written approximately 25 comic pages (2356 words) in total. Some pages might be a little dialogue heavy, so when I see them thumbnailed the page count might fluctuate a little, but we're in the ballpark of what I was hoping for.
At this point we switch to a different PoV. I expect the next section will be about 35-40 pages.
I'd say I've written approximately 25 comic pages (2356 words) in total. Some pages might be a little dialogue heavy, so when I see them thumbnailed the page count might fluctuate a little, but we're in the ballpark of what I was hoping for.At this point we switch to a different PoV. I expect the next section will be about 35-40 pages.
The start of chapter 2.
How to make your protagonists likable 101
Have them immediately after their introduction talk about how much they want to play around with dead birds?
Page 1
Robin and Andrej are in a snowy forest together – Robin in the foreground, Andrej in the background. Andrej is preoccupied with something off camera.
Caption (Robin)
We’re only a day or two out of Rhodes, and I’ll finally be rid of him. He doesn’t shut up. And I know that humans in general are pretty weird looking.
Close up on Andrej’s scruffy stubble and hooked nose.
Caption (Robin)
But this one’s even more weird than average.
Andrej
Hey Robin! Come take a look at this!
Robin sighs.
Page 2
Robin approaches Andrej.
Andrej
Look at that! Isn’t it delightful!
We finally see what Andrej is looking at. A beautiful tern.
Robin
Oh. That? Those are everywhere.
Caption (Robin)
He’s so annoying.
Andrej
He’s wearing a little black cap, like a monk of Ovelon. What a devout and polite little creature.
Robin turns to leave.
Robin
Stop messing around, let’s get going.
Page 3
As the two turn to leave, we see the tern fly away. Robin walks in front – he’s the guide. Andrej follows shortly behind him.
Andrej
I hope I get the chance to draw one while I’m in the North.
Robin
What’s stopping you?
Andrej
Well-- birds don’t sit still for portraits, so the easiest way to draw an accurate image is to use a dead one as reference.
Robin
Gross.
Andrej
So if you manage to shoot one… and it’s in reasonable condition… I would be happy to borrow it for a short period of time before we cook it up.
Robin
The absolute last thing I want is you mucking about with my food.
Andrej
Ah yes, I suppose that’s fair.
Page 4
The two are camping in the forest. Andrej is drawing the tern. His image is not 100% accurate to the true creature.
He has written the following:
Rounde bodye.
Rede neb and shankes.
Grise fetheres.
Bereth a blac hatte.
This brid was drawe bi mynde, and his shap may nat ben al trewe.
Myn gyde seyth hit is cleped a 'tern'.
How to make your protagonists likable 101
Have them immediately after their introduction talk about how much they want to play around with dead birds?
Page 1
Robin and Andrej are in a snowy forest together – Robin in the foreground, Andrej in the background. Andrej is preoccupied with something off camera.
Caption (Robin)
We’re only a day or two out of Rhodes, and I’ll finally be rid of him. He doesn’t shut up. And I know that humans in general are pretty weird looking.
Close up on Andrej’s scruffy stubble and hooked nose.
Caption (Robin)
But this one’s even more weird than average.
Andrej
Hey Robin! Come take a look at this!
Robin sighs.
Page 2
Robin approaches Andrej.
Andrej
Look at that! Isn’t it delightful!
We finally see what Andrej is looking at. A beautiful tern.
Robin
Oh. That? Those are everywhere.
Caption (Robin)
He’s so annoying.
Andrej
He’s wearing a little black cap, like a monk of Ovelon. What a devout and polite little creature.
Robin turns to leave.
Robin
Stop messing around, let’s get going.
Page 3
As the two turn to leave, we see the tern fly away. Robin walks in front – he’s the guide. Andrej follows shortly behind him.
Andrej
I hope I get the chance to draw one while I’m in the North.
Robin
What’s stopping you?
Andrej
Well-- birds don’t sit still for portraits, so the easiest way to draw an accurate image is to use a dead one as reference.
Robin
Gross.
Andrej
So if you manage to shoot one… and it’s in reasonable condition… I would be happy to borrow it for a short period of time before we cook it up.
Robin
The absolute last thing I want is you mucking about with my food.
Andrej
Ah yes, I suppose that’s fair.
Page 4
The two are camping in the forest. Andrej is drawing the tern. His image is not 100% accurate to the true creature.
He has written the following:
Rounde bodye.
Rede neb and shankes.
Grise fetheres.
Bereth a blac hatte.
This brid was drawe bi mynde, and his shap may nat ben al trewe.
Myn gyde seyth hit is cleped a 'tern'.
After talking to Mercy I decided that the first section I'd written had a contrived situation. It was actually very easy to think of a way to fix it, and that section has gone up from 25 to approx 38 pages. I'm fine with this change because as well as dealing with the forced happenings, it's given the characters a chance to show off their skills and do a bit of worldbuilding.
Anyways we're currently sitting at a tiny bit over 4000 words and I'm starting to worry I won't reach my goal because there's still so much to go
Anyway I saw this short story today and it gave me an idea on how to focus on humanizing those affected by the disaster
https://www.tumblr.com/ceekbee/795937470934138880?source=share
Like stressing the point that the doctor character will keep a log of ailments and the historian character will keep a log about individual stories.
Anyways we're currently sitting at a tiny bit over 4000 words and I'm starting to worry I won't reach my goal because there's still so much to go
Anyway I saw this short story today and it gave me an idea on how to focus on humanizing those affected by the disaster
https://www.tumblr.com/ceekbee/795937470934138880?source=share
Like stressing the point that the doctor character will keep a log of ailments and the historian character will keep a log about individual stories.
It's December 1st in Australia and I undershot my goal.
But here are the state of things.
In about September when I committed to writing Evernight, I was feeling a bit hopeless with my current comic. I honestly thought it was inevitable that I wrap it up soon and begin a new project. But in about October I was hit with a beam of inspiration, outlined a whole lot of chapters in 2 days and I actually became more motivated to work on GSBM than I had been in a long time.
So even though I still want to work on Evernight, it's not like the clock is rapidly ticking down on GSBM.
Anyway, in the writing process... I thought Evernight was doomed to be too long. But I came to realise that it's not as large of a project as I envisioned. So I can't have a shorter project if that's what I want, or I could slot in additional aspects of the story which I was sure I would have to cut.
I managed to work out some knots in the opening of the story, and had an opportunity to think about how I portray my characters.
Anyway, I'm proud of the work I've done, even if it isn't as much in quantity as I hoped. I'm sure this comic will see the light of day soon.
But here are the state of things.
In about September when I committed to writing Evernight, I was feeling a bit hopeless with my current comic. I honestly thought it was inevitable that I wrap it up soon and begin a new project. But in about October I was hit with a beam of inspiration, outlined a whole lot of chapters in 2 days and I actually became more motivated to work on GSBM than I had been in a long time.
So even though I still want to work on Evernight, it's not like the clock is rapidly ticking down on GSBM.
Anyway, in the writing process... I thought Evernight was doomed to be too long. But I came to realise that it's not as large of a project as I envisioned. So I can't have a shorter project if that's what I want, or I could slot in additional aspects of the story which I was sure I would have to cut.
I managed to work out some knots in the opening of the story, and had an opportunity to think about how I portray my characters.
Anyway, I'm proud of the work I've done, even if it isn't as much in quantity as I hoped. I'm sure this comic will see the light of day soon.
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