“Are you… are you a fox?”“A fox? No—what’s a fox?”“I’m Mistel Sigvartsdatter, an aspiring Varder.”“Err… I’m Richard Skoglund, but everybody calls me Rick.”
Hi folks! I hope you’ve had a nice summer. We’ve had the best one in years here in Norway—stable weather and temperature. We’ve spent a lot of time outdoors just enjoying it. But that’s not why you’re here, hehe. Yes, I’m working on Vettirfolk, but I’ve taken a step back… not in the way you think. I’ve gone back to Part I of the series—the beginning. I really want to reach out to a publisher, but first I need to refine the story. Originally, I set a very fast pace and remember skipping exposition to avoid stalling. I’d seen so many webcomic series fizzle out, and I was afraid that would happen to me. Now I have a complete timeline and script for all the events and the story, so I’m ready to pitch it.As always, I will stay honest about the process, and it might be a mess, but that is how many works are put together. Many just publish their clean stuff; I like to publish the progress itself. And this lesson I would like to share if you want to create your own: find your way—no one else’s way of organizing is the same.
I’m grateful for the support of all my Patrons—just having you follow me means a lot. I’ll upload some of my sketches to the higher tiers soon, so you can see my progress, but some of the drawings might be “roads not taken,” meaning I won’t use them.