Paradigm Clutch

I know…yet another Mon/Tues and no page.

I am very sorry about that.  It was only four panels.  I should have had it all finished by now and up and be started on the next.

I’ve been thinking about a change in schedule for some time, and given how I’ve been lacking in keeping up with the one page a week, I’m going to try a page every other week.  So, skipping this week and it’ll be up the next.  I’ll skip the following, and upload the next.

I realized that all I’ve been doing since starting “Planting the Seed” is working on page a week, taking time three or so hours off Tues/Thurs for a bit of personal time, then it’s back to working on the comic later those days.  I don’t do anything else.  I’m trying to stop the burnout before it happens.  I have many story synopsis written down, I’ve fleshed out the world of Paradigm Clutch a great deal, and I want to continue this for as long as I can.

I am sorry about this.  Very sorry.  I know I’m not fast as other artists or as productive, or even as good.  I really do appreciate the time the few of you who still read have given me.  Thank you for that.

Thank you all for your patience.

–L

I’m not getting this page finished as fast as I would like.  Chaos abounds.

I should have had this page done by now.  I’m at a loss as to why it’s not.  Five panels, some of it copy pasta, it should have taken only a day to colour but it’s not.  I’m nearly done with the shading and then it’s lettering.

Instead of stressing to finish fast, I’m going to upload on Monday as usual, try to get back on track.

My apologies.  I don’t understand what happened but it happened.  Hopefully chaos will be easier to manage.

–L

It was a crazy week, I wasn’t able to get much done.  I finally had the inks finished at 6:30 am this morning.

There will be a page up.  It is in inks currently, needs to be coloured and lettered.  It just may go up Thurs or Friday instead, but it will be up this week.

Thank you very much for your patience.

–L

Dean and I have been discussing it, and we’re going to release the comic, “Planting the Seed”, next week.

We don’t know if it’ll be on Tues or Fri, or an entirely different day, but it will release next week.

So…yay?

Thank you for your patience!

–L

Yesterday, Feb 29, was Zed’s birthday.  Today, March 1, is Nicholas’.

The joys of being born right around midnight.

–L

For those of you who have journals/blogs and such, I have made one over at Dreamwidth.  That is if you don’t mind blathering about comic productions and the latest craziness.

http://paradigm-clutch.dreamwidth.org/

–L

I have pg 1 finished, ready for upload.  I’d rather have another page finished before release.

But slowly, moving along.

–L

Things are moving around here finally.

I definitely go in for surgery sometime between mid to end of March.  Definitely not cancer but definitely abnormal is the diagnosis.  Heh, I have an abby-normal uterus.  (cookie to those who get the movie ref)

Dean is starting up on the next novel.  He has a bit written and is working on the points he wants to cover etc. in the novel.

Me, well, after all the medical stuff done today, I finally relaxed enough to start up working on the next story, Planting the Seed.  I have pg 1 with panel lines drawn and I’m about to start scribbling.

And so here we are.

Thank you all for the kind thoughts, take care!

To be honest, the only thing which has been done comic-wise is the script.

Life threw a hard curve ball to me over the holidays, and it made life here really unpredictable and upheaved.

I had gone in for my usual check-up to my Ob-Gyn, and something didn’t feel right to the doc so he ordered an ultrasound.  That showed that the uterine lining was thicker than it should be, possible 50/50 chance of uterine cancer.  I was to have a biopsy but that was moved to a different date due to the doc’s schedule, and I saw him today.  Cancer chance was nil, but now I have one of two choices: nearly monthly D&Cs or hysterectomy.  He gave me time to decide, like a few days, but I made my decision on the spot: hysterectomy.

So.  No date set yet.  Problem is that our insurance only covers half the hospital bill and his fee.  With Dean still unemployed and me not working at all, it’s all up in the air as to how to get this moving.  The surgery costs $7-$15,000 alone.

This is why I haven’t started the comic yet, why there’s not been another story started.

We would like to upload soon, but when things like this happen…/shrug

Thank you all for your patience.

– L

From both of us to all of you, on either side of the Veil:

The very best of everything this holiday season!