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1) finish Hero's Dilemma.
Well, I have started uploading the final chapter, but it's not quite done yet. But it's coming along.
2) improve drawing skills.
I think my art has been improving, yeah? If nothing else, I am finding myself more satisfied with what I have been drawing lately.
I've been doing quite a bit of character art recently (Hero's Dilemma, mostly), and that's always nice. (In fact, I'm currently drawing a group picture of Paragon's former team, The Super Seven. They've only been mentioned once so far, and only briefly, but now that I'm drawing them, I'm really diggin this team you guys! I'll have to write about them too, one of these days.)
3) get Outcast Kingdom on track.
Sadly, I'm not sure I'll ever really get OK back on track. I'm just not any good at the comics format. Something about it just doesn't go well with how I draw. Hopefully I'll be able to tell the story in some way some day, but I don't know how or when.
4) 1 new short story every month.
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhh! Well, I got one, and I'm still trying (on occasion) to finish what I started with #2. But mostly I'm trying to finish HD.
5) get a job.
I seem to have forgotten to check in on resolutions 5 through 8 last time, so I'll mention them now. Starting with the fact that I got a job!!! I landed a janitorial position in an office building. I know it doesn't sound like a very glamorous occupation, but for a number of reasons, it's actually kind of an ideal job for me. Mostly since, as it is entirely physical work, my mind is free to develop ideas, work on stories, etc.
6) feel accomplished.
A bit of a hit-and-miss with this one. I feel like I'm making progress in some areas, but in others I feel... down. I better not dwell. Think positive.
7) kickstart something
I've been working on a tabletop role playing game that is almost playable. If it goes well, I'd like to run a kickstarter for it. I have some big plans that I think could work. We'll see.
8) (insert obligatory improve health resolution here)
I haven't been working out, per se, but I have been eating pretty well. And my job has me on my feet almost the whole day, so that's good. I've been avoiding excessive bad stuff (a little bit now and then is okay) and eating more of the good stuff. I've been buying food from a organic/natural/local/hippie/etc grocery when possible. And it's actually not so expensive if you shop smart. I'm no health nut, but even small changes matter. And I feel healthier, too. In fact, physically speaking, I feel pretty good.
Over all, 2016 has been... okay. There's still a lot that I wish was not how it is, but I'm gonna focus on the small victories. I'm gonna think positive and not get bogged down by what I haven't fixed yet. Naive optimism, don't fail me now!
and as always, Don't Forget To Be Awesome! \(^▽^)/
Well, I have started uploading the final chapter, but it's not quite done yet. But it's coming along.
2) improve drawing skills.
I think my art has been improving, yeah? If nothing else, I am finding myself more satisfied with what I have been drawing lately.
I've been doing quite a bit of character art recently (Hero's Dilemma, mostly), and that's always nice. (In fact, I'm currently drawing a group picture of Paragon's former team, The Super Seven. They've only been mentioned once so far, and only briefly, but now that I'm drawing them, I'm really diggin this team you guys! I'll have to write about them too, one of these days.)
3) get Outcast Kingdom on track.
Sadly, I'm not sure I'll ever really get OK back on track. I'm just not any good at the comics format. Something about it just doesn't go well with how I draw. Hopefully I'll be able to tell the story in some way some day, but I don't know how or when.
4) 1 new short story every month.
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhh! Well, I got one, and I'm still trying (on occasion) to finish what I started with #2. But mostly I'm trying to finish HD.
5) get a job.
I seem to have forgotten to check in on resolutions 5 through 8 last time, so I'll mention them now. Starting with the fact that I got a job!!! I landed a janitorial position in an office building. I know it doesn't sound like a very glamorous occupation, but for a number of reasons, it's actually kind of an ideal job for me. Mostly since, as it is entirely physical work, my mind is free to develop ideas, work on stories, etc.
6) feel accomplished.
A bit of a hit-and-miss with this one. I feel like I'm making progress in some areas, but in others I feel... down. I better not dwell. Think positive.
7) kickstart something
I've been working on a tabletop role playing game that is almost playable. If it goes well, I'd like to run a kickstarter for it. I have some big plans that I think could work. We'll see.
8) (insert obligatory improve health resolution here)
I haven't been working out, per se, but I have been eating pretty well. And my job has me on my feet almost the whole day, so that's good. I've been avoiding excessive bad stuff (a little bit now and then is okay) and eating more of the good stuff. I've been buying food from a organic/natural/local/hippie/etc grocery when possible. And it's actually not so expensive if you shop smart. I'm no health nut, but even small changes matter. And I feel healthier, too. In fact, physically speaking, I feel pretty good.
Over all, 2016 has been... okay. There's still a lot that I wish was not how it is, but I'm gonna focus on the small victories. I'm gonna think positive and not get bogged down by what I haven't fixed yet. Naive optimism, don't fail me now!
and as always, Don't Forget To Be Awesome! \(^▽^)/
A Tentative Return
Last time I posted here was in November of 2020. Before that was February of the same year. So, yeah. I haven't been active lately. Depression's been rough. Mental energy and stress tolerance are low. The fact that my uploads haven't gotten a single comment since Sunset (almost four years ago!) has been discouraging, too. But I haven't been entirely idle. I've written a little bit, just haven't posted it online. Today I decided, "what the heck". I uploaded two short stories, one Argent related, one not. We'll see how things go. Hopefully, I'll be able to post more soon. (I have two more new stories that are almost done. If I can get around to finishing them, I'll post them here. If things go well.) Also, I've been dabbling in tabletop game design. I might bring that up too if things go well here. If anyone's reading this, I hope you're doing well. Making art is good for you. Keep creating, and help or encourage others when you can. DFTBA!
a new Argent City Story (for realsies this time!)
It's been almost a year since I mentioned the 'maybe-not-canonical' Argent City story. And I've been working on it, but not as much as I should have been. And aside from a short side-story, I haven't posted anything in the AC saga since.
So for 2019, I'm going to start posting it at last! It's been hard to find the motivation to write some times, but I already have a good chunk of it done(ish), so with that buffer I should be able to post at a semi-regular rate. Actually posting and having people aware of it should give me enough motivation to keep going.
Remember that your feedback matters to me. It gives me SUSTINANCE...!
I hope you all
The next Argent City Story (?!?)
So. I've started writing another Argent City story, but it's a little different this time around. This MIGHT be a non-canon story, 'cause it's kind of a rip-off of someone else's creation that I really like. So it may wind up being a fan-fic of my own literature... which sounds kinda lame now that I say it out loud, but I like this story I'm writing, so I'm gonna keep writing it.
I'll probably start posting it pretty soon, too-- canon or not.
What is it a rip-off of, you may be thinking? Well, I don't want to give too much away, so you'll have to wait and see (though it is something I have mentioned at some point here on my DA account).
2018, and what it brings
So I've got some plans for the new year (I'm sure we all do)
1) I'm working on a tabletop game. So I may not do as much writing as I'd like, but I will where I can. I may post some stuff here if there is interest.
2) When I do write, It'll probably be either on the next Argent City story (not yet sure what it would be about), or a new story-- maybe even a novel. But I don't have any specific plans yet.
3) Some real-life stuff that isn't interesting or exciting-- the details of which I'll spare you, but do need to be taken care of anyway.
Either way, I probably won't be posting too much here. Then again, I don't post much here anyway, so..
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I wanna know about the Super Seven
congratulations on the job. my younger sister does that sort of work for a doctor's office. It sounds awesome - honestly I was hoping to do that sort of work before I got hired to do retail work last year. It sounds a heck of a lot more relaxing and fulfilling than folding shirts. Possibly even more glamorous than folding shirts!
oh no, you're a hippie now! ...better grow your hair out xD and take lots of pictures!
congratulations on the job. my younger sister does that sort of work for a doctor's office. It sounds awesome - honestly I was hoping to do that sort of work before I got hired to do retail work last year. It sounds a heck of a lot more relaxing and fulfilling than folding shirts. Possibly even more glamorous than folding shirts!
oh no, you're a hippie now! ...better grow your hair out xD and take lots of pictures!