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The Final Pages of Persephone’s Fall

chris — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:14:48 +0000

Well, I’ve finished posting one novella to WordPress … I can’t say it was the easiest experience in the history of man, but it wasn’t the hardest either, and Chapter 7 of Persephone’s Fall has now been posted to the Writing section. Here you’ll find nine pages. I still think Seph’s story is one of the best things I’ve ever written, and I’m still planning on redrafting it at some point. I don’t think there’s likely to ever be much of a market for modern versions of Greek myths, particularly illustrated ones, but I’m not really worried about what the market is.

The key now is to find an illustrator who I love, and who I can actually afford to pay. Who knows … maybe I’ll sell a book or two and be able to accomplish that sometime in the near future.

I hope those of you who are reading the story are enjoying it. It’s one of my favorites, for sure — less personal than Voices (which was an adaptation of one of the oldest stories I’ve written), but I came to like it a lot.

I’m working on a new tutorial – it seems like many of the visitors to this page are coming for that type of contet, so hopefully I’ll have some more for y’all soon!

Chapitre Six de Persephone’s Fall

chris — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:04:21 +0000

Chapter six of Persephone’s Fall has been posted to the Writing section. I kind of feel like a broken record, here, but I want to get the story finished with. Chapter seven is the final chapter, and it makes up for chapter six’s anemic three pages with nine … that’ll be coming later this week. For now, enjoy this brief glimpse into Seph’s decidedly unpleasant dream land. Also her decidedly unpleasant dinners with her family … that Demeter’s a real bitch.

I think I’m probably going to post Voices all at once, rather than in chapters the way I’m doing with Seph. It’ll make life easier for one and all. Course, it’ll mean I have to come up with actual original content for my news items instead of just alerting people to what I’ve been posting … but maybe that’s for the best!

We continue in this chapter with the art that I’m at least vaguely happy with. Sometimes people’s hair even looks like hair! Also, page 40′s art is pretty crazy. We get back to some seriously craptacular art in Chapter 7, but I had to get back into the swing of things after ending up in the hospital for … I think four days. I forget. It was a while ago.

Anyway, that’s it for now. Enjoy!

Persephone’s Fall – Chapter 3

chris — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:53:19 +0000

Hmm … when you update your site, it helps to actually tell people about it. Whoops. I added Chapter 3 of Persephone’s Fall to the Writing section. Five more pages. I’ll try to get Chapter 4 up this weekend, but it’s pretty long.

Sorry for the quiet this week – my schedule’s been bizarre. People are in town, so lots of late nights.

My messenger bag and associated contents have not turned up at any of the NYPD’s Taxi-Lost-n-Found Drop-Off Locations … so it may be a bit before I post any new photographs. Grrr.

What’s this? More Persephone’s Fall?

chris — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:10:54 +0000

WHY YES! Yes it is! It’s more Persephone’s Fall. Specifically, it’s pages fifteen through twenty-one, ie: the rest of chapter 2. You know, as I’m posting these I’m filled with fond remembrance. Yes, fond remembrance and … utter … distaste for my crappy artwork.

Someday, I am going to pay someone to re-draw this series, whether or not I ever redraft it.

Check it out on the writing page.