Sorry about my disappearance…again. I’ve been so sick and having so many problems that I haven’t been able to do much of anything. I’m still trying to apply for disability and now I have to reapply. And man are my allergies killing me right now. I’m typing to you through a flurry of sneezes. The biggest hold up with TFR right now is I haven’t felt up to outlining out the story arc to the finish. I’m afraid I bit off a bit more than I could chew with my health being the way it is. The story would require at least another hundred pages to complete and that’s if I don’t add any subplots. It’s a lot bigger with more twists and turns than many realize. There are deep things going on. But unfortunately I’m not sure how I can manage it.
And I’ve been working on the outlining of my little game project, which I’m not sure if I want to use RPG Maker XP and make it in the style of a retro console style RPG-adventure or use Adventure Game Studio (google them if you’re interested; they’re pretty cool). I finally finished the basic outline and partly because of my disability which makes it difficult for me to make even simple decisions at times, I can’t even decide on the main characters name, or on a look for the thing. I haven’t been able to get too much done on that either.
I’m so appreciative on those who still check back for updates and I really recommend signing up for the RSS feed so you’ll automatically know when there’s an update. I have toyed with the idea of making 2d “cut-out puppets” in Toon Boom so that it’ll make it easier for me to do the comic and in color. Then I might be able to do it in some limited way. The biggest thing to remember is that before I really start in and update again, assuming my health will allow, I will announce my schedule on the site and on Twitter. And I’ll try to at least post something when I’m feeling up to it.
Hang in there! I’m in better shape, I guess, than you, because I’m plodding along in full-time work, but my own health problems (Cystic Fibrosis) don’t leave much spare for hobbies. I can imagine how you feel.
Please don’t give up, though. You’ve got artistic talent, imagination, and a flair for humorous story-telling. Not a lot of people have that, and it’d be a shame to see your talents unrealised.
Hoping things pick up…
Thanks so much!
I’m dealing with bipolar disorder among other health problems with is bad because it saps me of my desire to get anything done. But I’ll keep trying.
Toon Boom looks good.
I’m still waiting for your comic. And I have some plans that may or may not help you (;
Hi! Yeah, Toon Boom is super cool. the only problem is that it can’t output images bigger than 2000 x 2000 pixels. So to get print resolution I’d have to export the images as flash files and then open them in flash and export as eps or something. I’ve tried it and it works. Although not everything has to be exported that big. I’m slowly trying to work out my story on index cards and plot it out. I have an outline in my had, but I haven’t felt well enough to work it all out on paper. Maybe I should just write a big synopsis. I just had another idea that might work out too. I’ll have to write a blog post about it and see what you all think. Also if you have any plans or ideas to help, feel free to share them.