Making Noir

NOTE: I'M UNDER ANOTHER ACCOUNT NOW: BECK KEEP! This blog is about Beck Keep making a video game novel! Noir is a supernatural thriller where photography causes the dead to return as shadow people. The final goal is to have this game as an adventure game for multiple platforms into a novel. Hello my name is Beck picking a medium is hard.

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I have to wait a day before I can set up my Tumblr page as my personal website. Other than that, all the social media shenanigans are set up!

Here, I’ll post news regarding my novel(s), artwork I’ve made relating to it, what inspires me, and whatever meandering thoughts people find amusing.

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Go over to this account if you want further Noir news! Since I got my pen name sorted out, all my stuff is going over there! Thanks for following me here!

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Another member of Pen's crew, Shakes acts as the mafia's accountant.  He's actually from Russia too, as he and Pen fled the country together.  Shakes later developed a cocaine addiction that eventually led to death by overdose.  Since he died while on the drug, he's still got a high quality in death making him unstable physically and mentally—his body is always morphing depending on his mood, which tends to be more aggressive in his case.  Spikes will jut out when he screams and he sometimes will ooze into a puddle without noticing.

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Some days Walter just really doesn't like the fact he died in a taxi driver outfit so he just morphs his appearance like a pro.

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Working on making a cover, and I'm pretty set on Pen being on it and the layout being a stark black/white kinda look.

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Yeahhhh!

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Whoop more changes.

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QUESTION, GENERAL BOOK READING AUDIENCE!

For a new adult novel, how many of you prefer illustrations?  How many don't care for them?  And how many just don't give a shit?

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Awww yeee, getting there!

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i got into art school.

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YES.

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Oh look it's a mysterious lady that keeps popping up ohhh mannnn.

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ANNNNND Charlie update!

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This took way longer than intended JESUS.

(his old design was horribly out of date yes here's a new one now with gloves 24/7)

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What happens when you allow others to edit your Google Docs.

God dammit Rick.

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This is Mr. Unlucky, one of Pen's guys.  Most people presume the name is from unfortunate circumstances people find themselves in when coming across Mr. Unlucky.  Pen thinks it's because he doesn't have a goddamn face.

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So immediately after I posted that headshot I changed Sowa's name to Arrington and then to Dridae.  Excellent.  Go me.

Ms. Dridae is a private investigator that's struggling to make ends meet until a client offers her quite a sum of cash to track down someone.  She's got a slow and sluggish demeanor for the most part, only snapping into action when needed (think Waco Kid from Blazing Saddles).

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Some of Pen's gang!  This one is Lefty.  He's right handed, but he's got a bad right leg so he walks with a limp and favors his left leg.

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Did I mention there was a noir serial killer in Noir?  Because there is.