#vtchat

[therealandian]

Hey Guys!

I know I’ve been quiet for a while, so I just wanted to fill you in on what’s going on.

School ended a couple weeks ago, and I’m still trying to recover from all the insanity leading up to graduation. Honestly, I’ve been procrastinating working on anything because I’m too tired to do anything. But I think I’ve given myself enough time to recover. (To the point where half the time, I don’t even feel like being awake because I’m bored out of my mind. Don’t think it’s depression, but I’ve just not felt like doing anything...)

But in all honesty--and I’ve been thinking about this for a while--I don’t feel quite as motivated to work on my comics. And sure, motivation isn’t everything, but it feels like I’ve bitten off more than I can chew. That’s not exactly surprising, since I do that all the time, but I don’t want to keep working on these things if no one’s going to read them.

Now, obviously I know some of you guys do read Voidtale and AskBlue, and that’s fantastic. And I also know that people do enjoy my stories, even though my self-esteem says otherwise. That said, working on 2 comics, trying to write a book, and building an author platform is extremely taxing. I mean, how many times have I taken longer than a month to get my life back in order before going back to do the same thing and barely lasting more than another month?

I’m...really bad at multitasking...

Of course, I still want to finish out what I have planned. So Voidtale will get to its end eventually. I’ve had everything planned out for months, it’s just a matter of getting there. I’ve still got 4 more parts planned, but I’m going to get them done as fast as I can.

As for AskBlue, I don’t have any idea where I was going with the Error arc, I just wanted to make those two meet. And since I’m out of asks I can use anyway, I will not be continuing AskBlue for the foreseeable future.

Now that we’ve got the comic matter out of the way, I’d like to mention that, for now, How to Writing is on hold until further notice. While I’m proud of what advice I’ve given, I also know that I’m still just an aspiring writer with only a couple years or so of actual experience in writing original stories and content. Sure, fanfiction has helped me grow as a writer, but I need to carve out my own little niche in the writing industry before I start telling other people what I know. I don’t have nearly as much experience as I’d like to in order to start the series up again.

But don’t worry, it will be returning eventually--I have to market myself as an author, after all. I just need to have the background knowledge to do it.

And as for Burning Lies, I’m working on it. I’ve rewritten the prologue through Chapter 4 so far, and am right in the middle of Chapter 5. Everything has been completely redone. Villains have better motives, other characters are more multi-faceted, descriptions are better implemented, languages have been written. Hell, I even made up a few words that I use on a regular basis now.

That said, I need a few beta testers, just for the first few chapters. I’m trying to get a feel for what people will think of the story, and all the main points are pretty well established after Chapter 4. I know I have a few friends that have already read what’s been done, and also the previous drafts, but I could use a few extra, unbiased opinions. If you’re interested, I have the WIP page up and running on my writing blog. There, you’ll find the general synopsis, a sample, and a blurb.

Obviously the entire book hasn’t been completely rewritten yet, but it’ll at least give me a clue as to what I need to work on. Message me if you’re interested.

That looks to be all bases covered, so I’ll finish up this longer-than-intended post. Thank you all for understanding and patience. You’re all wonderful human people, and I love each and every one of you. My messages are always open, so if you’re bored or just want someone to talk to, I’d be happy to talk.

Thanks again, and have a beautiful day.

[therealandian]

I didn’t get anything done this week.

Why? Well, if I said, it’d probably be in a long, boring rant that nobody cares about, so I won’t.

I’ve been in a funk lately, that’s all. I mean to get things done and they don’t happen. Other things come up. As much as I’d like to finish my book and draw my comics, life doesn’t always give me a chance to do it, which sucks.

That being said, things are starting to come up, and if I want to stay sane, then I’m going to need to take a break. This month, I’m going to try and finish up Part 3 of Voidtale, but that means that AskBlue is taking the sideline. Partly because VT takes more effort, partly because I’m out of asks, but that’s a thing that’s going to be happening. Hopefully I can finish the part before Thanksgiving, though there are no guarantees.

Next, I’ll say some things about my book under the cut.

As for other things, the plan is to finish Burning Lies’ rough draft by January. At the rate I’m going, that might not happen, but dammit I’m gonna try. I was supposed to get the first round of edits done by then as well, but I’ve been overhauling a major section that involves some 9 chapters, so it’s kinda been slow going. Hopefully I’ll get back to writing the final build-up/climax/denouement by Tuesday.

On a more positive note, since the final few chapters are all I have left to write and the beginning several chapters are already edited through at least once, that means that soon I’ll be looking into the next step of this book. That would be the Beta Readings, which means that I will need some Beta Readers!

I’ll be posting more about this when it gets closer to that time, but I’ll be needing a minimum of 20 people who are willing to judge my unfinished work. If you’re at all interested, then please e-mail me at [email protected] or just send me a message.

Hopefully you’re at least mildly interested, but I understand if you’re not.

I guess that’s all I got for this long post, but I hope you’re all having a wonderful day/night.!

[therealandian]

Both the VT and AskBlue updates have just been completed and are scheduled for this weekend.

I’ll try to post AskBlue at 1pm CST on Saturday (since asks don’t let me queue them) and VT will post at 1pm CST on Sunday.

Can’t wait to see your reactions!

[therealandian]

Turns out the VT update will be really long, and I have to go places this weekend, so I’ll try to get it up sometime next week.

On the bright side, AskBlue is going to begin again tomorrow right where it left off :D

[therealandian]

Update Things!

Voidtale and AskBluebError will hopefully be returning next week! I’ve been taking a break to give me a chance to write a bit and catch back up on that. Fortunately, I had already sketched the next AskBlue before putting it on hiatus, so thanks, Past Me :D

As for VT, I’m going to try and get that out at the same time, even though there’s more work to be done there.

But yeah, keep on the lookout for those things!

[therealandian]

Ok so I have the VT lineart done, but I got an unexpected call to work, and just got home. We'll see if I can manage to finish for tonight, but let's have a little fin and do the ask thing again!

[therealandian]

I GOT A JOB!!

AND I START TOMORROW!!

Yeah, it’s kinda crazy and sudden, but I’m super stoked about it, and I hope it all works out well. There’s only one problem with this:

I’m gonna have way less time to do things.

I don’t know how things will work out just yet; I don’t work Saturday this week, so that’s good. But aside from school, work, and other stuff I do, I’m not going to have a whole lot of time to draw my comics. I might have to spread out updates a little further to give myself a chance until school’s out in May, but like I said, I don’t know what will happen just yet. I don’t want to slow down updates, but it might have to happen just so I can keep up with life.

Keep in mind that this does not mean that I’m stopping my comics. VT and AskBlue will continue, they might just take a little longer to get out each update. Hopefully nothing will change too majorly, but I guess we’ll find out soon.

It’ll definitely feel nice to earn some cash, though.

[therealandian]

What is void tale and does it have a blog?

Voidtale is my own Undertale AU comic, and it posts here on my personal blog (almost) every other Sunday! This link will take you to the chrono tag (which is also on my main page labled “Voidtale”). The quality during the prologue and part 1 make me cringe, and I intend to redraw them someday, but I’m pretty proud of the storyline so far. We are currently in the middle of part 2.