~I sold out to the man and all I got was this lousy header~




[link]layer_embedded Paul Duffield of Freakangel's fame, giving a beautifully succinct and helpful interview on indie comics making.
@__@ yessir I have a long way to go, but I'm getting.

Today was the last day of class this semester! WOO HOO. Now on to Finals Week.... I'll be heading out next friday for home if nothing goes horribly awry.

Alice and I have been doing some serious brainstorming with the Sixpenny Opera business. I've been spending basically all of my free time voluntarily locking myself in the library and doing honest to god research on technical/historical bits, taking notes and pawing over giant piles of books on every vaguely relevant topic I can think of and watching several pounds of early cinematography and documentaries. And it's really fun (it didn't hurt at all)! ..... >_>; don't judge me. Meanwhile my darling sweetyowl has been sharpening her artistic talons and outlining plot type things. We're still trying to figure out some sort of regiment and allotment of duties. This may be the first project I've worked on that has the potential of fledging out into a finished publishable creature eventually, and I'm really excited.

I'm not planning on abandoning any of my other babies though, just in case you're worried!
I have a lot of stories to tell. It's unfortunate that my talents and stamina aren't yet up to the task of rendering them at the quality they deserve. They're greatest motivation for working hard and disciplining myself and learning new skills; I just want to do my children justice, I owe it to them and myself to become better.
....and somewhere in all this I'll be learning German too. @___@ It all seemed so simple in my head...

Anyway- hope everyone is enjoying spring/summer so far! ^3^

Mit freundlichen Grüßen-

Yr.Obdnt.Srvnt.,
~RZ

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