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inside me there are two wolves

#they're both furnished the exact same on the inside tho #lore rekindled #lore rekindled comic #time gate #projectreapercomics #projectreaper

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NaNoWriMo 2023 !!

(Na)tional (No)vel (Wri)ting (Mo)nth is upon us once again !

I've only ever completed NaNoWriMo's 50k word challenge once. It was back in 2017, and I completed it in literally 7 days. I haven't really been able to write at such volume since (ADHD hyperfixations be like) but each year I try to set myself some small goals to hit just in the spirit of the event as I've been doing it for years now (I think I started doing it in high school and that was ageeessss ago).

So! I think my goal this year is gonna be the following:

Finish scripting out the remainder of [AFTERBIRTH] S1

Finish plotting out the remainder of the first two 'seasons' of Rekindled (not the same as scripting, this is just me roughly laying out what I want to happen in each episode !)

That said, I'll also be pacing myself as best as I can as I don't want to burn myself out. The actual physical act of writing has always been really difficult for me, sometimes I get really into what I'm doing and do nothing BUT writing for hours a day, and then that often leads to me crashing and not touching a project for months. IDK why I have such a weird relationship with writing these days, I used to do so much of it as a kid, but I think this will be a great way for me to get back into it, so long as I don't overdo it (*/ω＼)

Good luck to everyone who's taking part !!! I hope we all get lots of writing done ＼(＾▽＾)／

#nanowrimo 2023 #nanowrimo #self post #lore rekindled #projectreapercomics #lore rekindled comic

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just a couple of blorbos \(￣︶￣*\))

og:

#time gate #projectreapercomics #projectreaper #sorry this is all i'm doing on the break this week LMAO #OC art #OC meme

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an epitaph

#no salt but i get this question a lot because a lot of people naturally assume rekindled is my first comic project ?? #y'all rekindled couldn't be made the way it is WITHOUT experience #please don't use me as an example of a wunderkind #i'm a 27 year old with a dowager's hump and hip problems because of how long i've been doing this #i get that people are saying this with good intentions because they want to see me “be more” than just an LO shitposter #but this is the end result not the first step LMAO #just hurts my soul a little bit because damn those 10 years really didn't amount to anything huh TT-TT #nah ok that's harsh i have readers on the time gate side who i'm very thankful for #and those 10 years were necessary to get me to the point i'm at today where i could create rekindled for you all <3 #so trying to be grateful not upset LOL #always the alt never the main #lo critical #antiloreolympus #anti lore olympus #lore rekindled #lore rekindled comic #original work #time gate #project reaper #projectreapercomics

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Love how Persephone’s internal dialogue is “aren’t you tired of being nice? Don’t you just wanna go apeshit?”

Persephone and Uzuki are two halves of a whole hot mess ♪(´▽｀)

#is it any wonder i was so compelled to write about kore and persephone lmao #ama #ask me anything #anon ask me anything #anon ama #lore rekindled #lore rekindled ama #lore rekindled comic #time gate #projectreaper #projectreapercomics

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I've been going back into my folders and finishing old WIP's I never completed. I find myself doing this often when I'm experiencing burnout, it helps me create again without the experience of freezing in front of a blank canvas. Past me doesn't always screw me over ( ´･･)ﾉ(._.`)

#this scene is so far away help #time gate #time gate cataclysm #projectreapercomics #projectreaper #original work #original art #original character #OC

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Please, I’d take your tomboy MC with cool scars over Rachel’s anti adoption “pick-me” MC any day of the week.

it's funny because my tomboy MC with cool scars is also a lowkey pick me with her 10 inch "not like other girls" soapbox

but the catch is that no one picks her

because she's a bitch LOL

#she's literally got so many issues but we're working on them #something something 'i can fix her' #oh god i think i'm in a toxic relationship with my own self-insert #lore rekindled #projectreaper #lore rekindled comic #lore rekindled ask #projectreapercomics #ama #ask me anything #anon ama #anon ask me anything

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oh no i'm starting to put my blorbo's together-

they weren't meant to co-exist and yet here we are

let's face it, these two would be thick as thieves LMAO

(persephone from LORE | REKINDLED x uzuki from time gate)

#what is this a crossover episode??? #lore rekindled #lore rekindled comic #lore rekindled art #time gate #time gate comic #project reaper #projectreapercomics #crossover #doodle post #OC #original characters #oc memes #blorbo #blorbo memes

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I check my 2023 with Webtoon and Time Gate Reaper is #1 on my fantasy list😊

aaah an early christmas gift ;w; <3 thanks so much for reading it <3

#ama #ask me anything #anon ama #anon ask me anything #projectreapercomics #original work

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How long do you usually take to plan for a really long story/comic? Do you do a rough plan or a fully detailed one? Any apps you use for planning?

Thank you in advance!

It depends on the project. For my long-term series, it definitely takes me a good while to finalize everything from start to finish, but as a general rule, I try to keep my writing one step ahead of where I'm drawing, for two purposes: so I can have a goal in mind to propel the comic forward (I don't want to be writing or drawing on the fly more than I have to), and so I can have enough planned ahead for editing, because by the time I get to the thing I've planned, my writing has likely grown more and my perspective on it has shifted, so I'm not releasing "first takes", so to speak.

Usually I use LibreOffice and just sort of keep a few separate files for different purposes. I always have a "[story] shit" file of some kind where I just dump thoughts and notes that I don't wanna lose lmao but then I usually also have a file that's meant for outlining. I think Rekindled is the first comic where I haven't employed my spreadsheet method, which is when I'd use Excel/Spreadsheets to lay out panel descriptions and dialogue. So like this:

(Episode 14 of Time Gate: [AFTERBIRTH])

Rekindled is more just note-taking, what I want to happen in each episode, and if there's any dialogue I come up with that I definitely want to include, I write it down in there. I've done all of Rekindled's process through Scrivener, which I learned how to use shortly before starting it. IDK yet if I like Scrivener enough to use it for my bigger projects, but it's been helpful for organization and keeping my files all in one central "hub" area.

So right now I have up to about Episode 70 drafted out like that ^^^ but things do change during the actual production of the episodes. Sometimes I'll write something in my notes that doesn't flow well in actual comic form. Sometimes I'll write dialogue during the sketching stage that I don't like anymore by the time I get to the final rendering. It's all a stage-by-stage process from drafting to final release.

The question of "how long" really just comes down to the note-taking process. I tend to work in bursts, the last time I did any written episode layouts was a few weeks ago and that was because I got like, 40+ episodes done in a day LOL So I'm all set for the next little bit, but I'll have to get back to planning by Episode 50 if I haven't done any before then. I'd like to have the entirety of Rekindled plotted out by the end of the year so I can get a more exact answer of how long Rekindled will be :' )

When it comes to software/apps, keep it simple, use what you know. I've been using standard word editors and spreadsheets for years now because it works for me. Scrivener's been fun to learn but as I mentioned, IDK if I'm gonna be able to stick with it for bigger projects like Time Gate because it feels like I'm wearing different shoes that I'm not used to lol But that's just me, feeling "at home" with my software is just an important thing to me, for others it might not matter so much. Scrivener definitely has the most features for drafting/writing/editing, but it's also not very beginner-friendly and there's a huge learning curve to really understanding how the software is designed and what it fully offers.

There's also Plottr which I've been using for [AFTERBIRTH], it's really helpful for people who need visual aids because it allows you to lay out story timelines through imagery. But I really only use it for laying out story beats from end to end, I don't use it much beyond that, any extensive note taking or scripting happens in actual word documents.

(idk if this is how you're actually supposed to use Plottr but it's how I use it so w/e lolol)

Ultimately it's all up to you, what works for me might not work for others so don't be afraid to try things even if it ends up not working out for you. Obv that might be a bit more of a "nah" when it comes to paid software like Scrivener and Plottr, but there are loads of tutorials on Youtube that teach you how to use the software that you can hopefully use as a glimpse into how they work to see if they'd be up your alley before paying money for 'em.

Hope that helps! ˋ( ° ▽、° )

#lore rekindled #lore rekindled comic #projectreaper #projectreapercomics #writing process #writing tips #ama #ask me anything #anon ask me anything #anon ama

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Work on Rekindled and Time Gate is going well so here's a doodle of Charon and Springlock sharing a boat ~

#lore rekindled #lore rekindled comic #lore olympus au #projectreaper #projectreapercomics

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man if y'all like Charon then have some Springlock

p much the same energy, except instead of ferrying people across the River Styx, he carries people through timeline sequences; and instead of getting anxiety over getting sick or injured, it's anxiety over the timelines (and the people in them) doing things they shouldn't be doing ( :

other fun facts:

he's currently on his 9998th time running through the core timeline, also known as "looping"

he can shapeshift into any person he's formed a soul bond with, but tends to stick to his favorites, often the form of his apprentices

as overpowered as he is, he's found himself stuck with the curse of immortality - he's been searching for the 'perfect timeline' that will hopefully result in his death

he has seven apprentices, plus one former apprentice who he fired but keeps showing up to the meetings anyways. unfortunately that same apprentice is the only other person who's as powerful as he is so he can't really do anything about it LMAO

his weapon of choice is the scythe but considering he's an overpowered murder hobo who can turn people's molecular structure into oatmeal, it's really just for cool points

he has been successfully "killed" approximately 1 time at the same point on repeat across 9998 timelines by one person - a child with a kitchen knife. he's been chasing that feeling ever since.

#lore rekindled #project reaper #projectreaper #projectreapercomics #time gate #fun facts #original characters

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i'm going to spoil a little bit of time gate but TRUST me, there's a reason for it

so there's this bit in one of the later books where one of our former main protagonists explains the concept of meta jumping through timelines

essentially, it's to answer the question, "can you keep jumping after a jump?"

and ofc the answer is, well, yes

but it comes with drawbacks

and he goes on to explain those drawbacks with a chessboard

the concept being that, if you (represented by the king or queen or whatever piece you so choose) jump to another chessboard in a similar or otherwise the same state as your ongoing game, you can have multiple outcomes play out

but if you want to go back to your original timeline, pre-jump, that will become more difficult the more meta jumps you've done, as your original timeline is left further and further behind

in this case, your original timeline is that original chess game, and the more you meta jump, the more your pathway back becomes more obfuscated and confused and you risk being detached from your original timeline forever

so anyways

i'm saying all this

because 5D Chess with Multiverse Time Travel exists now

and on the one hand, i'm screaming as i think about hale trying to explain exactly what the game is doing

but i'm also heaving a sigh of relief because omg my chess analogy wasn't stupid ??? it's literally the PERFECT analogy to explain quantum physics and time travel and i'm just

i'm not some PhD student in quantum physics or anything y'all

i'm just failing upwards JFKLDSAFJDLKSFJKALS

#and by failing upwards i mean 'totally predicting things before they happen' huehuehuehue #time gate #projectreaper #projectreapercomics #time gate comic

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i saw a total drama island post pop up in my feed with these headlines for memes so i did it with time gate lmao

this basically sums up 50% of time gate: reaper if you needed any motivation to go read it o((>ω< ))o

#time gate #time gate reaper #projectreaper #projectreapercomics

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lil' something i forgot i drafted ages ago so i went and added the finishing touches ˋ( ° ▽、° )

thread of fate can't come soon enough ahhhfdaskljkl

#project reaper #project:reaper #projectreapercomics #time gate #original story #webcomic

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That comic advice ask from yesterday made me go down memory lane :' )

Here's a gag comic from the old days ~

(and even then this one's from like, the end portion of that series when I was transitioning away from doing gag-a-days and focusing primarily on drawing Time Gate: Reaper. I think I started it around 2013/2014, it was definitely before I graduated high school but it didn't last long after I started college :'0)

these comics were pretty dumb half the time ngl LOL but they were a fun way to break into a weekly format that didn't require as much commitment as a full series with plot and stakes :' )

#old art #project reaper #projectreapercomics #generic puff #genericpuff