Splitting My Focus
It’s been a crazy winter. I spent a wonderful three weeks in Germany, visiting friends and family, and, most importantly, getting married. :) It was the perfect way to cool down from the crazy ride that was the Zuda competition.
Speaking of which, things have started moving with IN MAPS & LEGENDS! Writer Michael Jasper is hard at work on the script for season 1, and we’re waiting to hear back from our editor about the path we want to take MAPS down. I’ve started doing sketches of the new characters that will be introduced in the upcoming pages, one of whom you can see to the right. He may be old and crotchety, but he’s good at what he does… We hope to launch the first season within a few months.
I’ve also been hard at work on SOME DID REST. I just finished some major script revisions, and I hope to start on the sample chapter’s art for the pitch soon. I really want this book to go places. For now, I’m keeping it tightly under wraps.
Zuda Winners!
IN MAPS & LEGENDS is the November 2009 Zuda.com Winner!
Thank you to everyone for your support– for signing up and voting, faving, rating and spreading the word! And most of all for reading it and enjoying it. We couldn’t have done it without you. :)
So what does this mean? Well, writer Michael Jasper and I have won a contract to start serializing MAPS on the Zuda website! We’ll probably spend a bit of time telling the editors where we plan on taking it, and in a few months new pages should start rolling out. IN MAPS & LEGENDS will still be free to read and enjoy online (and if it’s successful enough with Zuda readers, maybe someday we’ll have a print copy available for you too. ;))
Final Week of Zuda!
It’s the last week of the November Zuda competition, so if you’re interested in voting for IN MAPS & LEGENDS, now is the time to take a look!
Remember, vote, rate, fave and let us know what you think. :) I threw together a new sketch of Kait this morning as some extra encouragement.
November’s been a crazy month, with a lot of support pouring in from all over. Mike and I have done a couple in-depth interviews about the Zuda process and IN MAPS & LEGENDS.
Robot 6: Zudist Colony- Talking with November’s Zuda Contestants
Hypergeek: An Interview with Michael Jasper & Niki Smith
And a new review:
MPD57: In Maps & Legends
I’ve been keeping busy with projects outside of Zuda too. The script for SOME DID REST is in the early stages of revisions, and I recently went to the launch party for Faber Castell’s new line of coloring books, which I was invited to be a part of this spring. My book is out on Amazon now, so pick up a copy for any horse-loving kids you may know.
I’ve also updated the list of literary agents who represent graphic novels, so if you’re trying to get your comic published, be sure to take a look. There are a handful of new agencies, and almost all of them are open to queries.
Remember, vote, rate and fave! If the Zuda site confuses you, it’s all cleared up here.
Zuda Update: Week 2
The ZUDA.com competition is still running, and if you haven’t had the time to take a look, please do! IN MAPS & LEGENDS is only a short 8 pages, with the potential for a sprawling ride ahead– but only if we win! You’ve got until the end of November to make your vote count.
Maps play a big part in this story, with the most prominent one carved into the walls of Kait’s apartment… so I put together a quick promotional pin-up of our lead girl, tools in hand.
Here are some of the great reviews of IN MAPS & LEGENDS so far:
Hypergeek Endorses In Maps & Legends
Art Sequential
The Left Films Blog
Week two of the competition is underway, and so far IN MAPS & LEGENDS has survived two rankings updates. There’s still close to three weeks left to vote, however, so we could easily be shaken off our rather precarious perch. If you haven’t already, click your way over to the comic’s Zuda page and sign up & vote!
If you’re confused, I put together a visual guide to the Zuda site. Think of it as a map. ;)
Don’t forget: Vote, Rate, Fave and Comment! We’d love to hear what you think.
IN MAPS AND LEGENDS a Zuda.com Finalist!
A few months ago, I posted that I was hard at work on a collaboration with a fellow author, Michael Jasper. A few days ago, we got an email saying that our short comic, IN MAPS AND LEGENDS, has been chosen to take part in Zuda.com, a competition run by the mighty DC Comics!
Now, what’s our story about?
Kait doesn’t know why she gets up in the middle of the night to carve a map onto the wall of the spare room of her apartment. Before she can finish it, though, a strange man named Bartamus shows up at her place in the middle of a wintry night, claiming to be from another, dying world that desperately needs Kait’s help.
If Mike and I come in first place in this contest, we’ll be given a contract to continue the story. We’ve already got our foot in the door, getting this far, but at this point it’s up to voters (and anyone they can pass it on to) to get us to #1.
So if you want to help, please CLICK HERE for instructions on voting!
The competition only lasts for November, so please vote before the month is out! Over the next few weeks I’ll be posting extra art and teasers, so keep stopping by– and get the word out!
Other links to check out:
My collaborator’s announcement of the news on his blog.
Become a Facebook fan of IN MAPS & LEGENDS!
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