2024 Writing Log, Part 32
Aug. 25th, 2024 08:25 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rynling- I’m still working on Chapter 21 of Unfound Door. I have five out of seven sections finished. There are going to be explosions in the next chapter, so I’m doing my best to make sure this chapter leans hard into the tension of the central conflict.
- I finished “The Brave Tale of the Heroic Swamp Princess,” my story about the Deku Princess in Majora’s Mask. I’m usually the slowest writer in the world, but this is a story I’ve been wanting to write for a long time.
- I’m a bit behind on keeping up with this, but the WWAC comics recommendations for July and August have been posted (here) and (here). These are both great roundups, as always. I’m biased, of course, but I’m so happy that a site like WWAC exists.
- For the October recommendations post, I wrote a blurb about a new Halloween-themed manga called Zakuro & Noss. This manga is meant for young children, but I happen to know (not for any particular reason) that the artist built their fanbase by drawing mildly lewd art of Nintendo characters. Bless their heart.
- I wrote a full review of a new horror-themed graphic novel called Loving, Ohio. This is an interesting story about the influence a contemporary Christian-themed “new religious movement” (ie, cult) exerts over a small town. In my review, I did my best to emphasize why a horror story about a seemingly wholesome religious group feels particularly culturally resonant at the moment.
- The Sidequest roundtable for August, which is on the topic of “How Long Should Games Be,” has been posted (here). Everyone has a very smart and valid opinion. For what it’s worth, when it comes to the sort of indie games I’m partial to, I think the sweet spot is around three hours.
- My Sidequest listicle about A Link Between Worlds was featured on Critical Distance (here). Always an honor!
- This week’s post on my book review blog is about Emergent Tokyo, an illustrated study of some of the more distinctive features of Tokyo’s cityscape. I love this publication, which is like a Lego set in book form. It’s a lot of fun. You can check out my review (here).
- I finished the sixth panel for my “Trees in Video Games” minicomic. This one is about Gris, and I posted it on Tumblr (here). I love Gris and play it at least once a year.
- I made a pixel art banner for the list of indie horror games I’m publishing on Sidequest, and I posted a version of it on Tumblr (here). There were zero problems with this piece. I knew what I wanted to draw, and I drew it, and it turned out exactly how I thought it would. Making pixel art is such a joy.
- Meanwhile, I’m still having trouble with chibi anime characters. I took a stab at Agnes, the heroine of An Unfound Door, and posted the drawing (here) on Tumblr. It’s serviceable, but I think I’d like to aim for a bit more complexity next time.
The weather was perfect this week, and I spent as much time outside as I possibly could. For me, late August is peak summer. It’s warm but not hot, with golden afternoons, long twilights, and occasional thunderstorms in the evening. That’s the top-class primo good shit.
- I finished “The Brave Tale of the Heroic Swamp Princess,” my story about the Deku Princess in Majora’s Mask. I’m usually the slowest writer in the world, but this is a story I’ve been wanting to write for a long time.
- I’m a bit behind on keeping up with this, but the WWAC comics recommendations for July and August have been posted (here) and (here). These are both great roundups, as always. I’m biased, of course, but I’m so happy that a site like WWAC exists.
- For the October recommendations post, I wrote a blurb about a new Halloween-themed manga called Zakuro & Noss. This manga is meant for young children, but I happen to know (not for any particular reason) that the artist built their fanbase by drawing mildly lewd art of Nintendo characters. Bless their heart.
- I wrote a full review of a new horror-themed graphic novel called Loving, Ohio. This is an interesting story about the influence a contemporary Christian-themed “new religious movement” (ie, cult) exerts over a small town. In my review, I did my best to emphasize why a horror story about a seemingly wholesome religious group feels particularly culturally resonant at the moment.
- The Sidequest roundtable for August, which is on the topic of “How Long Should Games Be,” has been posted (here). Everyone has a very smart and valid opinion. For what it’s worth, when it comes to the sort of indie games I’m partial to, I think the sweet spot is around three hours.
- My Sidequest listicle about A Link Between Worlds was featured on Critical Distance (here). Always an honor!
- This week’s post on my book review blog is about Emergent Tokyo, an illustrated study of some of the more distinctive features of Tokyo’s cityscape. I love this publication, which is like a Lego set in book form. It’s a lot of fun. You can check out my review (here).
- I finished the sixth panel for my “Trees in Video Games” minicomic. This one is about Gris, and I posted it on Tumblr (here). I love Gris and play it at least once a year.
- I made a pixel art banner for the list of indie horror games I’m publishing on Sidequest, and I posted a version of it on Tumblr (here). There were zero problems with this piece. I knew what I wanted to draw, and I drew it, and it turned out exactly how I thought it would. Making pixel art is such a joy.
- Meanwhile, I’m still having trouble with chibi anime characters. I took a stab at Agnes, the heroine of An Unfound Door, and posted the drawing (here) on Tumblr. It’s serviceable, but I think I’d like to aim for a bit more complexity next time.
The weather was perfect this week, and I spent as much time outside as I possibly could. For me, late August is peak summer. It’s warm but not hot, with golden afternoons, long twilights, and occasional thunderstorms in the evening. That’s the top-class primo good shit.
