I got on 's list, so I guess it's my turn to give away 10 sketches for free. Yay! A little incentive for me to upload more art, and others get fee art!

The first 10 people that comment in this journal get a free sketch of anything they desire! I'm still going to stay within dA's rules, and the sketches can be with a maximum of three characters, including a background. If you get a slot in the list, then in return you have to post the offer of 10 free sketches in YOUR journal. If you've already done this, just link to that journal entry in your comment here!

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Well, I haven't uploaded another Bloodstone Manor page in over a week. Not because I don't have any written and typed up. I have at least another fifty that don't need revision sequentially coming up, plus much more further on down the road. The problem is that at the rate I was previously uploading, 3 pages a day average (or basically 90 pages a month... Although it actually was a tad lower than that), I would reach the end of my sequentially stuff shortly, and my buffer would be gone. When I started uploading the pages I not only had a lot to upload, but I also had a muse watching over me, letting me write and revise a whole lot more. That muse has stopped inspiring more Bloodstone Manor pages.

I have the basic outline for all of the chapters/arcs, but not all of the individual pages. So, instead I'm going to scale back a little to allow myself more time to advance the script. I want to update regularly (even if I don't have it illustrated right now), but I need to keep a buffer in order to do so. Anyway, I plan on uploading four pages a week, and I will probably continue to upload at that rate until I have the series typed all on my computer. At that time I'll be uploading a page a day.

As I had said above, my creative influences and drives have stopped inspiring more Bloodstone Manor pages. However, having mild A.D.D. (Or A.D.H.D., because that term wasn't common when I was diagnosed, so I'm not sure which it is technically), I get what is called a Flight of Ideas. My symptoms aren't so bad that I can't typically concentrate on a task, but I basically multitask and think of additional stuff, usually pertaining to my stories. I have about 60 various series (about a third novels, short stories and novel series, and the rest comics, manga and graphic novels), a couple musicals, some random songs and a bit more that I've currently got some work done on. Unfortunately I can't type it all up due to time constraints, but Bloodstone Manor was the first of several that I started uploading to my computer. My creative influences lately, however, have driven me to work on a couple songs; a musical I've currently titled, "Till death do we start"; one of my favorite novels (fifty pages previously written, the first in a series); and another manga series I've currently code-named "Metal Mage". No, it's not a FMA fan series, but it was influenced by and does reference from A LOT of different works, including FMA, Negima, various Neil Gaimen and Larry Niven works, and countless hours of reading and research. Right now I have little script to it, but I'm getting a lot os inspiration for it lately.

That's pretty much the major news related to my online status and why I've been getting slower on updating. I'll be putting up the four BM pages for this week as well as the four for next week up on Tuesday or Wednesday. I'd do it sooner, but I'm a tad preoccupied with work and various other things, and those are my two days off. As far as work goes, yes I still work at Hell-Mart. I've actually been interviewed for two supervisor positions, but the manager in charge of making the decision is indecisive and slow to action. So, stuck waiting to find out. I hope I get one of the two since even though I'd most likely have to work mornings instead, it'd mean more money. Which I could use.

Webcomic I'm linking to tonight is F.O.G. Club: [link] Just read it. It was the third webcomic I had ever read. The art is decent in the beginning and gets better as the story moves along. It's really a fan comic of a whole lot of things, but it has it's own plot and could stand alone even if one hasn't read or seen the works to which the comic references. I'm not going to give away any of the plot, just read it. Now. ... What are you still doing here?! Go! [link]


BTW. Is anyone who watches me on Second Life? Let me know! I'm having a lot of fun with it!

Grin on, loyal lackies, and I'll catch you on the flipside soon.

Script for Bloodstone Manor's hundred-and-first page, "Your Ticket, Please?" is online! So, I've uploaded the pages for tonight, it's over a hundred now, I've been up for hours, and I'm tired. I'm going to go to sleep before I start babbling and accidentally say something stupid like Candlejack's na-

^(If you don't get the joke: [link] )


Anyway, I've also been watching a lot of Paul Robertson's incredible animations, watching O.N.E. ([link]), watching hilarious animated gifs and swfs, and listening to Boot To The Head by The Frantics.

[link] is Comangled Productions' dA group page. Not to be confused with [link] , which is also made of awesome.


Sam and Fuzzy is the webcomic I'm linking to in this journal! [link] Reading from the start one can see the artist and literary growth it has undergone, but it still keeps it all to the heart of the matter regardless of its evolution. Killer Ninja Mafia, Psychotic Bears and more! Just read it. Now. It makes the most sense to start at the beginning, since even a few more minor things did end up becoming more important later on. There is a lot to read through if you haven't yet. Read it! [link]


Well, I'm tired. I'm beat. And I'm crashing so I can work tomorrow at Hell-Mart in preparation for inventory on Tuesday. *Dies* Actually, it's my third one, so it's not so bad... G'Night all you out there still sailing the infinite seas of thar interwebs! Stay frosty! I'll do my best to update more pages as I have been doing. I know you do not forget. You do not forgive. You are potential fanbase. XD Lulz. (^ [link] )

Grin on, loyal lackies, and I'll catch you on the flipside soon.

You read that right! All forty-five pages, the volume front cover, and the first chapter splash arc - All scripts are uploaded to my gallery! Characters in Chapter One, as well as two introduced in Chapter Two, have their character reference sheets uploaded as well. ^__^ So, I'm still going to be uploading more pages, but prospective artists can begin sketches for chapter one! Of course, you guys could have started them earlier, but I'm announcing it officially now, nya? Anyway, I'm going to be working on other non-character references for chapter one, and I'll upload them asap.

If some of you didn't know already, Bloodstone Manor is a comic I've been working on (mostly just writing) for several years in preparation for having it illustrated. It's a multi-genre comic that'll illustrate best in manga-style, but read left to right. It's planned to run about two-thousand pages, spread over twelve volumes and about sixty chapters. I've currently got three hundred pages written, a little over half of them consecutive. The rest are from various chapters in the series. The entire thing is plotted out, just working on refining it.

I'm also working on a few other series, a couple books, and administrating Comangled Productions. Here's hoping that CP will continue to grow in both size and experience!

Megatokyo is the webcomics I'm linking to in this journal! [link] Most of you reading this journal have either read it yourself, or at least heard of it. Really, I could go on and fill up more than one journal on the comic, but I'm not going to. Just read it. Now. If you haven't before, start at the beginning. I've got all the currently printed pages in bound format (one volume even signed!), and I have saved every single page as well. Simply stupendous work. Updates are a bit more sporadic now, but there is a lot to read through if you haven't yet. Read it! [link]

Well, grin on, loyal lackies, and I'll catch you on the flipside soon.

MASSIVE response to the group starting thread! Lulz! So many that we've actually moved the group over to it's own forum, voted on a name for the group, started on our first project and voted for our next two projects to work on! Incredible! To all those that didn't get a chance to vote, or joined afterwards-Gomen! I'm sorry that you weren't able to participate. I still hope that you're willing to be/become a part of our growing group.

Our group is now called Comangled Productions (not a typo!), and our forum is here: [link]

Well, that's most of what I wanted to say, so... yay! Oh, and read America Jr. if you haven't already! I found the first volume in print at my library today, then found out it's available on the web to read for free! Awesome comic!