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Alrighty, I thought I'd let everyone know how things are going at the moment.
Important to note: Smiler will be free-to-read on the website, all the time, forever. If you want to support it by buying books/merch or donating money, that's absolutely gravy. I'll probably sell very short side-stories as Books and Patreon exclusives, but the main comic will always be available to everyone.
1: The first big arc of Smiler has been scripted, and I've started producing pages. I won't know how many pages to a chapter until the storyboards are finished, but when I have a number I'll be able to begin plans on having books printed (atm I'm averaging between 5 and 10 script pages per chapter, depending on the amount of dialogue).
2: The prologue pages of Smiler are finished. There's five of them, and when I feel like I'm in a position to be able to update consistently every Friday, they'll be posted all at once as a celebration/announcement/big honking "thank you" for being so patient.
3: Sadly, Smiler is not allowed to be my top priority at the moment, as I still have a Bachelor's degree to complete. The good news is I only have three semesters left, as I graduate at the end of next year. The better news is that if I plan my classes well (and aren't too busy with the job I absolutely must get because holy shit I'm broke), I can work on Smiler in between assignments.
4: Speaking of assignments, I only have one week left of this semester before I have a two-month holiday, which I'll be using to get some storyboarding done and hopefully find a job.
Lastly, I want you guys to know how much it means to me that you're still interested in Smiler, despite how turbulent it's been since 2008. It took changing into a Bachelor of Animation to realise how much I love visual storytelling, and to really embrace this as the dream I want to follow. Thank you so much for being a part of it and bearing with me while I find my feet.
I love all of you.P.S.
The staple-remover stays.
I'm retiring from DA
First up, here's where you can find me now:
Basically, between all of the above forms of social media, I've got my bases covered. Facebook, Insta and Twitter let me reach a broad audience and follow/be followed by my industry contacts, while Tumblr and FA allow me to upload erotica (which will end up being at least 50% of my library).
I'll leave the account up for posterity, because at this stage it's over 10 years old and has all of my art from when I first started out. That, and the prior Smiler archives are in my stash.
Anyhow, I've been using DA less and less over the years, so I think it's time to just let it go. Anyone who finds my p
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I'm a little concerned about how long-term fans of Smiler (I'm talking about you, KKgirls (https://www.deviantart.com/kkgirls)) will feel about the rewrite. Because, I mean, the first few playthroughs were pretty lighthearted and silly, and this one is... less so. Don't get me wrong, there'll still be plenty of shenanigans, but it'll be interspersed with an awful lot of awfulness. I take a lot of my writing inspiration from Joss Whedon.
So, just as a quick heads up... I'm not a nice author. When I love something, I get the urge to destroy it in different, creative ways.
And I love all of my characters.
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