Just a couple panels to go on page 10!

I’m either very close to beating my record or I’ve already passed it up. I mean, as far as number of days I’ve managed to maintain a good, solid schedule for myself. I’m consistently working ahead of my target, which honestly is a first for me.

So again this whole daily ritual thing really does work. It takes patience, but if you stick with something, every day, you will see results.

Finished 1/3 of page nine this morning. Drawing anointed goblins is fun.

I just knocked out the basic thumnail sketches of page nine. In terms of strips, this represents strip #s 77, 78, and 79. I might be able to actually finish some of these panels this morning before the day’s other duties call!

Its great to be in the zone.

Dragon Hour has went very well today. I started this morning with page 8 roughed out and now page 8 is complete. I call that a good day. I usually count myself lucky to knock out a panel.

And I really am enjoying the new approach. I admit, I had some moments of doubt. But the more I do it the better it feels. I’m drawing…and it is as organic as possible for the medium.

I’m eager to keep exploring this world and seeing what these characters are going to get into.

FTP fixed, Mon/Wed schedule set to go! If all goes well over the next month or so I’ll bump that up to Mon/Wed/Fri.

Yeah, drawing comics is a constant battle. It’s not easy. Especially for a self publisher operating far, far below the radar. But that’s my lot and always has been. And its great on far more levels than not.

I get to decide what I draw, when I draw it, and how I draw it. I get to explore whatever I want. I get to choose my format. The only thing I can’t readily choose is how many people get to see it. Ah, wouldn’t that be a nifty trick?

So yeah, comics. You keep drawing them because they are your voice and you want to say some stuff. So I’m speaking in a language that feels comfortable to me.

Well, the plan was to start the Wed postings today but I’m having issues with FTP. It seems when I was stricken by a virus recently I lost certain information in the process of fixing it.

But never fear, true believer…this shall not go unavenged.

I’m comfortable enough with the way things are going to bump up my posting schedule to twice a week. Starting tomorrow Zyn Dweomer will be updated every Monday and Wednesday!

Joy to the world. Let there be goblins, skulls, and really bad wizards.

Over here I’ve been tracking my progress toward keeping a robust daily routine I call “Dragon Hour”. It’s working quite well. I set a target in the form of a percentage of a page I want to complete each day, Mon-Fri. I track it daily and try to keep it above 100%. I know that sounds geeky as hell but it has been an effective way for me to reign myself in and get some real comics finished.

The other element has been switching the format of Zyn Dweomer. It has shifted from a color web strip to a black and white print comic (with pages being posted here, chopped up appropriately). This works for me. I like the look, I’m more comfortable with the style, and I can finish more pages. Plus I’ve always wanted to do a full size comic book series and I’m a self-publisher at heart.

Anyway, it’s going well. I’m over my 100% target at this moment.

Soon I hope to start making announcements about the first print comic. I’ll probably put together a “year one” collection of all the color strips as a sort of issue #0, then follow it up with the first issue of the proper series. The print comics will feature color covers, which I am really looking forward to creating. Also, I plan to include a back-up “worldbook” feature in each issue to give you a sort of classic RPG-inspired catalog of all the stuff that appears in the comic.