Chapter 12 Status Report (10) (Patreon)

During this week I've been splitting work between art and writing, as usual.

I've finished all the drawings needed for a major scene and they've been sent to the colorist. During this stage I'm also structuring how the scene will play out, and lately I've been using storyboards to plan things out, as scenes become more complex. Before, coming up with the structure and choosing which images to use to illustrate it was simpler, but now I take some time to think things through and I end up shuffling the order and flow of the scene until I find something that I'm happy with. I can't share those in a public post due to Patreon's guidelines, but I will in a private post if you guys are interested in seeing some bts stuff.

As I mentioned in my last report, writing is quite challenging, especially the in-between scenes that connect the major plot points. These are specially important in this update, since I'm trying to create an atmosphere that feels fresh, fun and natural and that immerses you in a summer vacation with friends. This becomes especially difficult and tedious when a single scene can have so many variations depending on how you've developed the different relationships. Often times I get the feeling I'm not managing to convincingly create dialogue that flows naturally and scenes that evoke that cozy, familiar feeling, having to chop up every dialogue in different possibilities, accounting for the various reactions characters should display and generally coming up with interesting and well-written situations that don't feel a drag to read or feel inconsistent.

I wonder if you guys got that feeling with the last update, or you're finding it satisfying enough. In this last chapter, which scenes if any were your favourites? Did you enjoy a setpiece over the rest or did a particular interaction stood out to you? What did you find missing, anddo you have any suggestions to tackle this issue and make interactions more interesting? I'm interested in hearing your thoughts and opinions; in the meanwhile I'm doing my best to craft evocative and coherent moments. Hopefully I'm doing a good enough job!