Chapter 7 Script Finished

Well met, folks. I'm just informing everybody that I've finished scripting the rest of Chapter 7 (the chapter that comes after the one currently running). I originally slated the start of Chapter 7 around May. Now, depending on how fast I draw up the Chapter 7 pages, I may change the update frequency of the comic.

So, if I'm doing well in drawing the Chapter 7 pages, I'll probably change the update frequency from Tuesdays and Thrusdays (twice a week) to Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (thrice a week). Doing so will move the start of Chapter 7 to an earlier date.

This isn't 100% sure yet but I just want to give you guys a heads up that there is a possibility of an update schedule change.

So that you won't miss any announcements, I recommend you sign up for the Lovarian Adventures Mailing List. That's all for now, folks.

Edited

Last night, T Campbell, my editor at Graphic Smash just sent me an email enumerating the corrections I need to apply on all the dialogue and text on my comics which was running since April 2001.

It was a pretty long list of corrections. After reading the problems, I went, "D'oh!" I couldn't believe some of the mistakes I made:

• Missing periods and commas.


• Redundant words like using "also" and "too" in the same sentence.


• Adding spaces where there shouldn't be, like "black smith" instead of just "blacksmith." (I know this one! D'oh!)


• Removing spaces where there should be, like "bestfriend" instead of "best friend."


• Mixed tenses. This gets me everytime.


• Applying emphasis on the wrong word like "SURE is hot" instead of "Sure is HOT."

For a moment, I felt offended when I received the email regarding the necessary corrections. Just for a moment, though. I felt the same way back in university whenever I submitted an article for the school paper and the editor corrected my work. I just couldn't help it.

But I understood that that's what editors do. And that the corrections they asked for were, well, correct. In the end, I'd rather they catch the mistakes early so that I will have the time to fix them even before the reader gets to see the pages. Also, I get to learn stuff that I never knew before. An example is that I didn't know it's supposed to be "sic 'em" and not "sick 'em."

I guess I'm saying that I do appreciate the head's up by the editor on the mistakes I've made.

Anyway, last night, I applied the corrections for Chapters one and two already. It took me some time to do because I made some minor changes to the pages I was correcting, too, such as changing the font and applying little cosmetic touch-ups on the old drawings. I'll be working on the rest of the chapters tonight when I get home.

Graphic Smash Enabled

I have now uploaded my archives over in Graphic Smash. And thus, the Lovarian Adventures archives on the home site has now been removed. The new archives can now only be accessed through Graphic Smash by being a paid subscriber.

However, even if you aren't a paid subscriber, you'll still be able to see the latest page for free. The downside there is that you must always check to make sure you aren't missing out on an update.

The update schedule I've chosen right now is twice a week updates on Tuesdays and Thursdays. So this coming Tuesday, February 8, the first page of Chapter 6 will appear on the Graphic Smash Lovarian Adventures page. Then page 2 on February 10 and so forth.

And yes that's right. I said Chapter 6 and not Chapter 7. I'll be drawing the rest of Chapter 7 while the Chapter 6 pages are published one page at a time in the 2x weekly update schedule. So for those of you who've been reading my comic in the past, 7:1 will be available on the 3rd of May. And a totally brand new page (7:4) should be available on the 12th of May, Thursday.

If I was able to successfully build up my buffer pages, the twice a week schedule will remain the update schedule even after the 12th of May.

Thanks everybody.

Welcomed to Graphic Smash

Today, Graphic Smash editor T Campbell and Joey Manley, founder of Graphic Smash and Modern Tales officially welcomed me along with Zack Giallongo of Tenth Life of Pishio the Cat fame and Steve Hogan of Acid Keg fame to the Graphic Smash family of adventure and action webcomics.

That's right. It's official now. In a week's time (maybe less), the Lovarian Adventures comic archives will be removed from the Lovaria site and will be made available on Graphic Smash for subscribers. I'd most likely do the migration during the weekend.

So if you want to continue reading the archives next week, you better subscribe to Graphic Smash. Also if you are asked which comic tempted you to join, choose Lovarian Adventures.

Some of you may not want to become Graphic Smash subscribers because you either don't want to or can't pay. As long as you regularly visit the Lovarian Adventures home page, you'll still be able to follow the story with no problems because the latest page is always free.

I've already partially worked out what will go to what pages for the rest of Chapter 7. I still have to draw it though. At least, there's finally progress again with the Lovarian Adventures comic, right?