2023 Writing Log, Part Thirteen
Apr. 9th, 2023 09:47 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rynling- I finished my Elden Ring story about the creepy blood marriage of Varré and Mohg (and their large adult egg-son Miquella). This story is perhaps not as good as I assumed while I was writing it, but it meets the demands of its target audience, which is specifically me. In any case, I posted the first two chapters of the story on AO3 (here) for any other sickos out there who might enjoy this sort of thing.
- While looking at references for Mohg, I noticed he was barefoot. A lot of characters in Elden Ring are barefoot, but this is especially noticeable with Mohg, who is almost comically overdressed. I therefore drew a cute little picture of him with suitable footwear, which I posted on Tumblr (here).
- I submitted my article about The Wind Waker to my editor at Sidequest. The bulk of this essay was already written, but I had to edit and rewrite substantial chunks for length and clarity. I also added a short discussion of Tears of the Kingdom toward the end for relevance and timeliness.
- I outlined and wrote the first half of a second (and completely unrelated) essay about The Wind Waker for the Hyrule Fashion Anthology zine. I’m enjoying myself, and I hope to have the first draft finished by the end of next week.
- I wrote a mini-review of the newest volume of Clyde Mandelin’s Legends of Localization series (this one is about Undertale!) for the April recommendation roundup post on Women Write About Comics. As always, I was effusive in my praise, but it really is a fantastic book. I’ll link to the post later when it goes live.
- Speaking of which, my mini-review of the graphic novel Queenie: Godmother of Harlem is included in the March recommendation roundup post on WWAC (here). This book is extremely violent and upsetting, just as you might expect of a biography of a Black mob boss during the Prohibition era, but it’s also gorgeously well-written (and well-translated) and brilliantly drawn. I wish more bandes désinées like this were published in America.
- I girded my loins and reached out to HarperCollins about Ashley Robin Franklin’s upcoming graphic novel The Hills of Estrella Roja. This took some maneuvering, but I managed to have them send me an advance review copy. Franklin is an amazing writer and artist, and this book is something special. I got started on a review, which I’ll hopefully be able to finish this coming week.
In other news, I caught a terrible cold, just as I do at the beginning of every April. So far I have gone through five solid bricks of Kleenex. This sucks and I hate it, but what can you do.
- While looking at references for Mohg, I noticed he was barefoot. A lot of characters in Elden Ring are barefoot, but this is especially noticeable with Mohg, who is almost comically overdressed. I therefore drew a cute little picture of him with suitable footwear, which I posted on Tumblr (here).
- I submitted my article about The Wind Waker to my editor at Sidequest. The bulk of this essay was already written, but I had to edit and rewrite substantial chunks for length and clarity. I also added a short discussion of Tears of the Kingdom toward the end for relevance and timeliness.
- I outlined and wrote the first half of a second (and completely unrelated) essay about The Wind Waker for the Hyrule Fashion Anthology zine. I’m enjoying myself, and I hope to have the first draft finished by the end of next week.
- I wrote a mini-review of the newest volume of Clyde Mandelin’s Legends of Localization series (this one is about Undertale!) for the April recommendation roundup post on Women Write About Comics. As always, I was effusive in my praise, but it really is a fantastic book. I’ll link to the post later when it goes live.
- Speaking of which, my mini-review of the graphic novel Queenie: Godmother of Harlem is included in the March recommendation roundup post on WWAC (here). This book is extremely violent and upsetting, just as you might expect of a biography of a Black mob boss during the Prohibition era, but it’s also gorgeously well-written (and well-translated) and brilliantly drawn. I wish more bandes désinées like this were published in America.
- I girded my loins and reached out to HarperCollins about Ashley Robin Franklin’s upcoming graphic novel The Hills of Estrella Roja. This took some maneuvering, but I managed to have them send me an advance review copy. Franklin is an amazing writer and artist, and this book is something special. I got started on a review, which I’ll hopefully be able to finish this coming week.
In other news, I caught a terrible cold, just as I do at the beginning of every April. So far I have gone through five solid bricks of Kleenex. This sucks and I hate it, but what can you do.
