Extra: Behind the Scenes 1
usedbooks on April 9, 2012
We're doing “behind the scenes” this week while I work on a few things. I promise I'm not slacking! I'm working on the next chapter/story.
I drew this concept art back in fall of 2010. I had an idea for this arc, but nothing solid. It was the most severe case of writer's block to ever hit me. (And this was after many months of no concept at all, when my party plan was going to be a single chapter of upbeat Kaida-Violet comedy-of-errors.)
You can in this sketch the rough materialization of a setting and characters. I didn't know how big a gang I needed. I planned for three to be killed off and one leader. I did not have the Seiko/Yuki plot planned at the time. That plot is what eventually cured my writer's block, and I added two gang members to fill out the cast. (I was partly inspired by the 2009 Detective Conan movie.)
ghostrunner at 8:11PM, April 9, 2012
:D
usedbooks at 6:31PM, April 9, 2012
Haha. This isn't even a draft. This was just the product of my writer's block frustration. XD
Peipei at 6:08PM, April 9, 2012
Nice! You are way more organized than I am. You make rough drafts and stuff :3
usedbooks at 11:40AM, April 9, 2012
I'm glad you like it. I've got a few other behind the scenes things to share while I get the next chapter started.
Anubis at 9:52AM, April 9, 2012
I love seeng the creative processes
plymayer at 3:44AM, April 9, 2012
I donno.... floor plans and maps have always fascinated me.
plymayer at 3:41AM, April 9, 2012
I draw diagrams and floor plans like that all the time for my stories. Keeps me focused on who is where and what is where. Sometimes they never make it to the final panels because of various factors.