The good new is: things are cooking, creatively. I am writing for 8th Summit Games, on the Arkham Investigator project,and making progress. I'm really enjoying it, too! First of all, I love H.P. Lovecraft's work, so the research alone is worth the price of admission. And having this be a paid, professional gig means I have to bring my A game. No slacking, no excuses. And I am actually enjoying the challenge! Also, I already have some possible conventions lined up for 2016. In January AND February, which means I've got some drawing to do! I've had ideas stewing in the back of my mind for some time, now, for art--both original and homages to things I really have loved, recently. Think Sir Ian McKellan as Magneto, or Charlize Theron as Furiosa, and you'll get the picture (so to speak). I've also got a comic book that I have been writing and illustrating for awhile, now, called The Halloweeds. Hop on over to my 'Art & Other Stuff' tab , and you'll see a drawing of a little green girl with Ivy for hair, and meet one of my characters. Her name's Eye-vie, for what I hope are obvious reasons. If the eyes are windows to the soul, then her's should be crystal clear, and I hope that you'll love her as much as I do, when the first issues come out next year. This is all great, no? So...
The bad news: time continues to be something of an elusive commodity with me. I've got a day job that steals gobs of it. I've got a wife and kid who deserve real, quality time, and I've got sleep, which also deserves quality time, despite being something of an unwelcome guest.
These are challenges, yes. But they are also opportunities, and I will continue to see them as such. This, after all, is the prize, isn't it? The goal? To build a career as a writer/artist? So, even as I curse getting up in the morning to go to work for money to pay the rent, I relish the thought of those too-few slices of time when I'll be able to sit with my muse and let my creative juices flow. Freak what you heard, folks. These are truly the best of times!
Until next time, people,
Chris
The bad news: time continues to be something of an elusive commodity with me. I've got a day job that steals gobs of it. I've got a wife and kid who deserve real, quality time, and I've got sleep, which also deserves quality time, despite being something of an unwelcome guest.
These are challenges, yes. But they are also opportunities, and I will continue to see them as such. This, after all, is the prize, isn't it? The goal? To build a career as a writer/artist? So, even as I curse getting up in the morning to go to work for money to pay the rent, I relish the thought of those too-few slices of time when I'll be able to sit with my muse and let my creative juices flow. Freak what you heard, folks. These are truly the best of times!
Until next time, people,
Chris
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