Ch. 2 - Pg. 35
KimLuster on March 14, 2018
*Sigh*
Guys, I hate to say this, but this story just isn't working for me. I'm not sure exactly what it is (the illustrated novel format, the attempt to create an alien culture and mythology, the monochrome art, something else, maybe a lit be of everything…) But the bottom line is most of us don't do this for money, so if we're not getting enough of something else from it, we probably shouldn't do it.
Sorry if this disappoints those of you who've invested in it, but it's better to be honest with you now. My buffer is built up to the end of this chapter (page 40) so I'll post to the end, and then this thing will go on hiatus. Won't delete it just in case I decide I wanna revisit it at a later date.
Oh well. It was an interesting experiment!! But I'm gonna have to do something else…
Right now I'm thinking a true Godstrain Sequel!!
I still like this phrase: Life and Good Dreams!
bravo1102 at 7:17AM, March 29, 2018
You know I kind of figured. It felt like the story was going-- not quite right. Something wasn't meshing-- But couldn't put the finger on it --
Peipei at 10:46AM, March 18, 2018
No worries! I understand how difficult it is to keep up with everything so if you need to go on hiatus, no worries!
plymayer at 10:36PM, March 14, 2018
Go forth and do other projects. Perhaps you will return one day when your inspiration returns.
KimLuster at 4:31AM, March 15, 2018
Very true, I shall go forth!
plymayer at 10:36PM, March 14, 2018
Hope you come back to it some day. There are so many stories that could be told in this reality.
KimLuster at 4:30AM, March 15, 2018
Yeah there really is - I have lots of them!
plymayer at 10:33PM, March 14, 2018
https://youtu.be/s7A5xLk3hIs
KimLuster at 4:30AM, March 15, 2018
haha dat's good!
El Cid at 8:43PM, March 14, 2018
I was looking forward to seeing where this was going, but I can definitely understand wanting to shift gears and do something else. I think you pointed out from the beginning that this project was an experiment, so infant mortality was always in the offing. Even if the story goes no further, I'm sure some of the driving ideas will find expression in your next project, so it shouldn't be a total loss. I've got a great idea for a 'Godstrain' sequel -- Godstrain 2: Kimber Lee vs. Sharktopus. That one's free of charge.
KimLuster at 10:35AM, March 15, 2018
I change the title to Godstrain 2: Kimber Lee vs. MegaSharktopus... so now I owe you!
KimLuster at 4:30AM, March 15, 2018
Yeah, it was an experiment, but I didn't just hate it! There's lots I love about it! I think it's mostly the illustrated novel format that's getting to me. Maybe if I'd done in comic format (with color) from the beginning... Anyway, I may revisit this someday!!
Jamie59 at 5:19PM, March 14, 2018
Man. I'm really digging this but do what works for you. Have a feeling she's more like them than she thinks.
KimLuster at 7:55PM, March 14, 2018
Oh No, couldn't you say you hated it lol! Seriously I'm pleased you were digging it! I didn't hate it - dug a lot of it myself... I'm just struggling with various aspects much more than I'd like! But I will have something else up, and hope I see you there!!
usedbooks at 3:41PM, March 14, 2018
Btw, I have abandoned more projects than I can count. Sometimes, I revisit them after a decade or two. (I am working on a story I started when I was 15 -- but it's waaay different and deeper than my original vision.) A Godstrain sequel would be cool.
KimLuster at 7:54PM, March 14, 2018
Thanks! That makes me feel less defeated lol! I kinda feel (hope) this isn't the end of this story - that it will rear up again, in some form...
fallopiancrusader at 11:55AM, March 14, 2018
Yeah, if it's no fun, why spend your leisure time doing it? I still hope you will do something humor-based one day. (Preferably something that involves lots of puns.) The world-building in this comic definitely has legs as an intellectual property though. I don't remember if I mentioned this before, but it kind of reminds me of "Horizon: Zero Dawn".
KimLuster at 12:10PM, March 14, 2018
That's interesting about Horizon: Zero Dawn... I'd not seen any demos of that until recently, and it also struck some chords with me and this story
KimLuster at 12:01PM, March 14, 2018
I LOVE doing humorous one-offs (DD Award Presentation pages and the like...) but a work that's fully humor based...? I honestly don't know if my humor well is deep enough ... :/ It would be fun to try... I've given some serious thought to, should I do a Godstrain sequel, to trying to include some amount of Deadpool type humor in it... Not sure how that'd go either... but thinking
Sway at 11:17AM, March 14, 2018
Gotta follow the passion, and unfortunately sometimes promising starts run out of gas. God knows I’ve had my fair share of stop-start projects. But if you’re not keeping yourself excited, it’s hard to expect your audience to keep interest as well. And if you’re not getting paid, you should at least be having fun. I look forward to whatever you dabble in next.
KimLuster at 11:57AM, March 14, 2018
Very true!! And Yeah, I think readers know when you like your own projects (or not)!!
jerrie at 11:00AM, March 14, 2018
I do hope you post more comics in the future...whatever it is you decide
KimLuster at 11:05AM, March 14, 2018
I absolutely will!
jerrie at 11:00AM, March 14, 2018
it is tough isnt it? its hard not making money from what we love to do.
KimLuster at 11:05AM, March 14, 2018
Hehe yeah, money don't buy happiness - just all the stuff that makes you happy...! Kidding! Seriously, I don't mind not making money as long as I'm truly enjoying something!
tupapayon at 9:53AM, March 14, 2018
You don't get paid for this?!... shocking!