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General Manga writer discussions / Re: Writing Log
« Last post by Coryn on March 28, 2024, 03:46:44 PM »
Yeah I feel that overtime thing. Even when you're back to normal work hours it usually takes a while after to recover mentally and physically.

Writing has been good for me. I'm not 100% happy with it, and I have some brackets in there for where I need to fill something in later, but I'm making progress. It doesn't sound like much but I'm almost done with my latest chapter 1. Although it's taken nearly a year, I don't feel like I've wasted any of it. My mind is much more comfortable with moving from one moment in the story to the next than it has ever been before. Time will tell how much I've improved, but I think this hiatus has really helped in the streamlining department. There's more florish to the language, but less overall bulk at the same time. At least that's my impression.
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Manga Art Gallery / Re: IndigoDoll90's Artwork
« Last post by IndigoDoll90 on March 27, 2024, 05:37:06 PM »
Okay I'll have to make an account for sharing my artwork. Though I'm about to be busy with watching my twin cousins plus working I plan on getting back into drawing and posting more artwork.
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Manga Art Gallery / Re: Samiku gallery
« Last post by Samiku on March 26, 2024, 11:44:07 PM »
@Suuper-san thats right reg's legs are really shorter than his torso maybe i was bad at proportions of children's body and the human body in general...

You really notice the very little details and thats mean so much to me that you reviewed my artworks carefully...it really took me so much time when it comes to rendering all of the details and shading with ink hatching...
And...Yea i am gonna make sure to upload photos regularly..

@Coryn yes...miura kentaro and junji ito's mangas are a huge inspiration to me i like to observe every stroke in there work..so you can notice that in my art how i try to put as much details as i can..
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General Manga writer discussions / Re: Writing Log
« Last post by Suuper-san on March 26, 2024, 01:35:44 PM »
yeah I do something similar with time limits, especially for editing stages which can suck up a lot of time with not much changes I try and limit the time spent.
But also have a specific date deadline is also useful to make sure you're not dwindling on output.
Breaking down the task and setting mini deadlines also helps a lot.

I've been semi-successful in the last couple of weeks, been forcing myself to write dialogue for random scenes to get my head in the game. Mostly it's junk but good practice to get all the bad words out the way :P
My manga project is hopelessly behind schedule though, the time has been sucked up with other things, most notably overtime at work, I've worked several extra days and it's thrown out my weekly schedule.
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General Manga writer discussions / Re: Writing Log
« Last post by Coryn on March 14, 2024, 11:47:52 AM »
Outlines are always good, to a point. I watched the masterclasses from N.K. Jemisin, and she made a great point about outlines and world building time. Basically: she always sets herself a deadline. Something like 1-3 months to work on outlines, research , and world building before she has to shut it all dowm and just writes the thing. Of course anything she needs to still figure out she makes a note for, but otherwise she plows forward with the first draft. This way you don't get hung up on that details and never actually accomplish anything. After all, 1000 pages on world building is great, but if you don't write the book it's all for it isn't worth the space in your hard drive.

I find it to be salient advice coming from a successful sci Fi/fantasy writer. I almost fell back into that trap a few months ago until I reminded myself about her advice, and have put down some really good stuff ever since. We all have to remember no one would give a damn about Tolkien if the only thing he wrote was the Silmarilion. You need to have The Hobbit first.
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General Manga writer discussions / Re: Writing Log
« Last post by Suuper-san on March 13, 2024, 11:57:00 AM »
wrote about 1k words today, although leaning more towards outlines than scripts unfortunately.
I think if I sort through my ideas folder I can probably find some throwaway ideas that are fleshed out enough to write actual story content maybe. I can easily write ideas or concepts but not so easily commit to an actual script. Maybe because an idea is still flexible and always looks alright whereas a script is more unforgiving in how clearly bad it is.

Also did another 1k words planning for my new manga project. Starting to flesh out the world and setting now. Still stuck on chaarcters.
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MR Pub / Re: Chit Chat 2024
« Last post by Nabe Man on March 12, 2024, 05:43:25 PM »
As I'm seeing more info it was mention that Toriyama sensei may not have been living the most ideal lifestyle younger.
Also to add the many stresses he put his body through while being an active mangaka in his early years.

His cause of death wouldn't be something sudden (I'm assuming and I'm trying to keep my conspiracy theorist side at bay). He may have kept his health really private and was struggling before onset cause of death.

He died young and that is not ideal.

Taking care of your health is golden. In Japan the life expectancy is higher too so to go out so young is saddening.
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break Room / Re: The Status Of Our Fellow Raiders
« Last post by Coryn on March 12, 2024, 10:38:18 AM »
Not keeping crap on hand is a big one for sure. That's a big reason I've avoided keeping beer in the house. Unfortunately there's still a stash of leftover Christmas sweets I've occasionally dipped into.

My biggest thing is just that I usually get pretty hungry post workout. So it's easy to dip into the leftovers or roast up a chicken breast. Although they aren't necessarily unhealthy, they aren't always calorie smart.

Of course I'm thinking at this point my body has also hit that starvation mode during calorie restriction. I try to have a couple guilt free days of going over so it doesn't think it needs to conserve every ounce of fat, but when too many days to that way it's no good
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General Manga writer discussions / Re: Writing Log
« Last post by Coryn on March 12, 2024, 10:33:47 AM »
It's a classic list, but no, I can't say my own up there were based on anything, and I don't think I've shared them before. I wrote them pretty stream of consciousness about a year ago now, just based on a decade+ of experience. So more than anything, it's just a reminder to myself to actively remember and think about the obvious.
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Develop Your Story / Re: Project Serentedia - Week 15
« Last post by Suuper-san on March 11, 2024, 05:45:13 PM »
my vocab is super limited lol
far better to be ambitiously creative than dull and boring I think.
sometimes writing the shot completely differently can help as well. i.e. say something completely different that conveys the same sort of thing.

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there's a few problems with that. 1. It shuts off any further conversation 2. It dictates the direction of the story by automatically assigning a hostile view to the org and 3. it doesn't add much substance to the character itself.
Those are pretty reasonable, shows you're thinking about it which is good XD

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we'll save the adjustments until after all is said and done.
100% agree, revision hell is a real place and many people are stuck in it XD
my soon to start manga will have a similar outlook, write it once and make a note of desired changes, but don't bother making those changes yet, carry on with more story.
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