Avast, ’tis more Persephone’s Fall!
by chris ~ August 11th, 2008. Filed under: Writing.
I’ve posted Chapter 5 of Persephone’s Fall to the Writing section. This is a short chapter – only five pages – but it’s pretty significant for two reasons. For one thing, this was where I figured out exactly what the hell I was doing with this story. It’s worth noting that when I originally posted Persephone’s Fall, I was writing each page the same day that I posted it (along with drawing the pictures). The whole project was a huge experiment in fiction-on-demand. I set myself a schedule, and I stuck to the entire schedule, without pre-writing anything. I missed exactly one update, and in my defense … I spent that day in the emergency room!
The other thing significant about Chapter 5 is that you can actually see the art improve — proof positive that even if you’re a mediocre illustrator at best (which I am), practice and repetition absolutely, unquestionably have an effect on your work. This is pretty much true when it comes to any artistic endeavour, be it illustration, writing, playing the guitar, making movies … doesn’t really matter.
I’ll probably never be happy with my illustration work (in that, it has a lot in common with my guitar playing, my drumming, and quite possibly my photography!) but it’s still fun to push yourself, and to improve.
Anyway … people are reading this story, which blows my mind. It’s getting some traffic every day. Dunno who you are, but I hope you’re enjoying it!
