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Added 2015-07-24 20:57:11 +0000 UTCHere ends book 7.
It was my least favorite script when I wrote it, frightfully
overlong and representing a tonal jaggle in the overall arc of the
comic, and so far it was my least favorite chapter to illustrate, too;
shortcuts abounded as I rushed to communicate all the visual excess it
called for.
But it’s done with, now, and in fact it’s all downhill from here:
NTO is 13 books long, and while some of the future books may also be
36+ page behemoths this over-halfway point still feels significant to
me. I think this is largely because, when I wrote NTO I didn’t have a
child and intended to cut through this a lot faster. Telling this story a
page a week was never my intention, so quite honestly a lot of these
early books are unnecessarily padded with stuff I thought was fun or
would be a neat homage to this or that. Reading my brief scripts back in
2010 all this dancing around the core conflict that’s gone on seemed
like necessary buildup; reading it, as you have, one agonizing page at a
time for over four years, it must seem teasing, plodding, and
needlessly coy. If it hasn’t, well, awesome. If it has, then apologies,
and thanks for sticking it out. The real Next Town Over starts in Book 8: Diamondback Ridge.
… when, though, I’m not sure. The customary break ‘twixt chapters
starts now. What’ll you be reading next week, in the meantime? I’m not
sure about that, either.
Let’s wait and see, I guess.
Comments
Erin, it's been told the way you needed to tell it, and I am fine with that! :) Maybe between chapters if you find it appropriate, have time, etc. you could fill in character details for some of the personnel in the chapter just finished. For example, will we see the professor again? if not, he's still a highly interesting character and I'd enjoy knowing more about him.....minor example but whatever you need to do, take your time.
Karyl
2015-07-24 21:19:32 +0000 UTC
