It's 2017 and the worldbuilding just. Keeps. Happening.
Enter a world (several worlds) of magical dogs, Pokemon, warriors, dragons, and whatever else I can feasibly draw with my current skill level. Enjoy long, really long, I mean seriously I've wri...
...and you will see them later. For now, I'm just emptying out some of the last of my current sketchbook, which so happens to be my second one this year because I'm slow and lazy and art isn't really a priority so much as a hobby.
On a side note, I have kind of a weird favor to ask? If any of you have noticed me reposting art multiple times across chapters, can you please tell me? I'm always concerned I'm subconsciously doing it but never really check. I doubt anyone who reads these as they come out would remember what art got posted anyways, but if you're just reading these in the future and you see a picture pop up twice, please tell me.
Thanks!
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One half of an Evan Drake doodle page, because making my human characters distinct is a challenge but consistency is another ballpark I'm not even ready for. From the contradictory captions, you might be wondering who Evan actually gets shipped with in book (or if he has freckles or not). Evadam? Megevan? The answer is that all three of them are kind of, probably a thing, but I want to play around with it while I write. Their dynamic as the de facto leaders of the team is the heart of the Alpha squad arc.
As for the freckles, it's a trade secret.
Just kidding I have no clue
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The more I write of my amalgam story, which remains unnamed, the less sure I am that I want to write my Amalgam story. I've been worried about Extraordinary as well, but I'm going to talk about that in more detail over in my complete random/rant book later. My main issue with the Amalgams would be both the tone and the characters themselves. It's not that I don't like them, because I do, and they're all remarkably fleshed out, but the Amalgams veer far darker than my other books. I'm not talking about murder, although there is slaughter involved, but there's a certain amount of abuse and other touchy topics, like self-harm. I could, in theory, write a lot of this out just by getting rid of Elle, but something feels very wrong about removing her from the story and it's not the kind of decision I can make lightly. Additionally, the story does not have the typical "feel-good" Chrona atmosphere between the grittier stuff. There are lighter chapters but the prevailing atmosphere seems to be one of distress for a lot of the characters, again, especially Elle and Damien, and the characters don't start out naive and innocent. There are no sudden reveals to the audience, although there are many things that the characters keep from each other. It's pretty obvious that these kids are born broken and stay that way, gradually worsening or bettering themselves as the story goes on. Their fundamental flaws are often the other side of the very powers that allow them to survive both in the world and amongst themselves.
