April J. Rhys

This is a brilliant idea and I hope I can join you all sometime today. :]

Sometime. Ish. I should really set a time, but I don’t think I can.

Anyway! *salutes* Happy work, my friends.

@lin @the-fledgling-artist @slisby @theclumsy_lamplighter @h-jones

OKAY. Finally got the colored ones up. I’ll create her profile and then hopefully I can do some fun sketches of the whole crew. :] Yeesh…I’m gonna have to get faster at coloring. XP

NOTES ON DRAWING:

1) Please don’t feel like you have to include all the shading and clothing…[Read more]

@the-fledgling-artist. *teary eyes* KESTER is catching Basil? :3 OH MY WORD, those two are really sweet. Lovely work! :]

@ericawordsmith No prob! XD An OYANer is someone who did One Year Adventure Novel (and probably joined the forum, went to workshops, etc.) I asked because “Wordsmith” is a very common OYANer term to describe someone with a…[Read more]

@theclumsy_lamplighter
YES! *fistpumps and explosions* The WHOLE SQUAD IS COMPLETE! 😀 So glad you’re still gonna give it a go, Lamplighter! I really enjoyed reading Charlotte’s description and I think she’s gonna fit in super well. XD (Also, please feel free to let Charlotte hate on Velour all she wants. Actually, that goes for everyone. I will…[Read more]

@lin Oh my goodness, these pictures make me so happy. <3 *feels loved* It’s so neat having someone else draw your character just for the fun of it!
The scene with the whales is gorgeous (love how beautiful and expressive all their faces are) and I hope we can keep it! Like the world-building sketches as well (THE HAND with the STONE O.O), and your…[Read more]

@lin O.O Oh dear. I have a terrible idea. It’s so terrible, that I’m not sure I should even mention it. But I was thinking about the picture you did for the villain and SHOULD he kinda like Gisettte? O.O I know we wouldn’t want to go anywhere weird or adult with that for this type of project, but looking at his wings reminded me of Kester. Almost…[Read more]

@lin O.O I LOVE THIS EVIL KING. Poor Gisette, really like her face and the way she’s leaning back. Yeesh. O.O

Velour would totally serve that guy. He has cool wings.

@i-david @the-fledgling-artist @slisby @lin @h-jones
Oh my, thanks, ya’ll! 😀 You guys are super encouraging! I’m happy with how she turned out. She’s kinda cliche in design and perosonality, I think, but I like playing around with cliches, so hopefully the readers will eventually find her somewhat memorable. :-} So glad I can share this art…[Read more]

@the-fledgling-artist Yay! Thanks! 😀

Okay, here are black and white paper sketches of what I’ve got so far. *pants* I’m going to color them in on my tablet and THEN I’m going to try drawing all ya’lls characters! :]

Let me know if you see anything that you think should be changed. 😉 (Sorry for the lighting–it’s /terrible/. Hopefully I can…[Read more]

@slisby That’s what I’ve gathered! XD No, Velour loves music. Especially relaxing calm music. The only music she hates is off-key music. XP
Also, that boat is beautiful! 😀

@the-fledgling-artist Oh my, love the art dump! (May I call you Fledge?) Your version of Gisette is goregeous (and of course, Basil is still adorable. Great comic panels!). :}…[Read more]

@lin @the-fledgling-artist @slisby @trallion @theclumsy_lamplighter @h-jones @i-david

😀 Thank you all so much for the encouraging comments! I’m glad you liked the ideas and I think I’m gonna try it. I’m hoping to commit at least 1 hour a week to drawing, and I’m subscribed to the thread now, so I can read and stay updated on story changes and…[Read more]

@cassie-hartfinh >:D That’s the spirit!!

@slisby OH, I forgot about timezones. XD Very good point! It looks like things are going very well as is. 🙂

@the-fledgling-artist 😀 Thank you! Aaa, I see, yes, for some reason I missed that before! With this type of story each of us maintaining our different styles will be brilliant. :]
Also, I am the very same way with magic. Anything that…[Read more]

OKAY, I’m FINALLY back, and O.O Oh my word, this is so wonderful, ya’ll–GUYS, your art is /amazing/, just all of it is just–wow. I’m so happy. I love all of it so much, I just want to hug every single character. 😀
Gisette is gorgeous and adorable is going to be so fun to draw.
Kester’s design and personality is AWESOME and hilarious…[Read more]

I have failed to contribute to this massive and beautiful event, which saddens me.

HOWEVER. It did wake me up enough to make me buckle down and set a scheduled writing time amidst my new busy adult-ish life, and I created some goals and things, so NEXT TIME. *ninja*

This is late, but thank you! 😀 (I will remember the tagging. 😉 I’ll ask you first in the future. Thanks!)

Show Don’t Tell is a huge one. O.O I haven’t heard of many people with that one. But characterization can be a really big part of that, so I guess that makes sense. 🙂

Wow, this is so convicting. I am shamefully bad at reading now. Really want to change that. <3 Thank you for this!

@taylorclogston

I am working at a greenhouse, stocking, organizing, watering, pruning. First time I’ve been on my feet for nine hours a day. XD But I’m adjusting and never felt better physically. I’d love it completely if it was more part time and I could get back on a steady writing/uploading schedule.

Anyway, thanks for asking! A blessed…[Read more]

My! That is a great responsibility indeed. I take it then, that your land is reaching a great climax in it’s life. All lands must end, but few live to record the ending and recognize it for the time of glory that it is. I hope I can read your records once you finish them.

All these ideas sound amazing, but I really like the idea of doing it from a group of characters’ perspectives with each of us having our own character. XD And keeping it on the slightly humorous side is going to be a blast. I’ll definitely do an animal character since people seem okay with that. X] <3

I’ll be glad to try pitching some simple…[Read more]