The Making of Dreamland Page 05…
This concludes Karen’s section of the Making of.
Also…I wanted to let you all know. I AM getting your emails.
I AM getting your guest pages and pin-ups. And I AM absolutely thrilled.
My father went into the hospital AGAIN today. So despite my best efforts to reply to my hundreds of emails in my inbox…I’ve lost another day.
Please be patient.
On the GOOD NEWS side of things.
i DID finish writing chapter 13. I’m REALLY happy with it.
I plan on starting the layouts and hopefully next week…actual pages.
This would mean we’re still on pace for seeing new pages within a few weeks.
I won’t need to finish chapter 13 (which is EPIC!…and also about 100 pages) before I start putting pages up daily again.
It all depends on your thoughts.
Would you rather I work for an extra few weeks on getting Chapater 14 ready? Or…get Chapter 13 out ASAP…and there might be a pause between chapters again?
I’m open to suggestions.
🙂
Thanks all for your patience. And please…if you still haven’t…drop me some fan art, guest strips, etc.
My suggestion is as follows: do whatever you feel the most comfortable with. I will still be here reading once you are ready again.
I am sorry to hear about your father. I hope he gets better soon.
scott, you do as fits you best. We’ll be here anyway, so make sure you’ve got a HUUUUGE pile of pages ready ere starting to put them online daily. I for one am patient enough to tough it out. 😉
Wish your dad good luck and health. Think he’s gonna need it. 🙂
Sorry to hear about your father, don’t stress over the small stuff, most people will understand.
I would say devote some time to Chapter 14, while the material is fresh in your mind. You’ve given us more than two years of daily updates, it’s only fair we allow you to do as you see fits.
My hopes and prayers are with you and your father.
I agree with distantvoices75. Do what you feel is comfortable. But, I wouldnt mind a few extra weeks off of the comic if it means that there wont be a break between chapter 13 and 14.
‘Course, just as long as there is some filler-tastic stuffs while we wait, I’d be even more happy 😀
Oh, and Sorry to hear about your dad. My father just had a triple bypass a month and a half ago, so I know what its like to have him in and out. Hang in there 🙂
sorry to hear ’bout your father … I’m personally content to wait until you feel ready to start posting new pages … tis worth the wait, if waiting some extra time while you work out the next chapter is what works best i wont complain
I agree with Simon. Do what you feel works best for you. Best wishes for your dad. Look after yourself and your family first, devoted fans second 🙂
Well, a lot of the comics and such I read that used to be on a sporadic schedule and hiatus… hiati… hiatuseseses… anyway, they’re right on track right about now. So I think I can do with a hiatus– go ahead and write Chapter 14… and 15, if you feel like it.
Scott, please do what makes you the most comfortable! I`d love to see some guest pages so I can wait, you`re on a break now, if you feel you should continue working some extra on the coming chapters then please do. 🙂 Good luck, I`m glad you feel good about chapter 13. I`m sorry about your dad, may he get better soon!!
I agree that you should do whatever you’re most comfortable doing…I honestly can’t decide which would be better–getting goodies right away, or saving up so there wouldn’t be a pause in the future.
I think it’s sort of a win-win situation, actually. 🙂 *there doesn’t seem to be a “bad” choice*
Scott, relax, spend time with your father. Your Dreamland fans aren’t going anywhere.
I would choose whichever project leaves you more flexible time to spend with your father. I imagine it’s easier to write on the run than to make the art but that all depends on your process, I suppose.
I’m happy to wait a while longer if that’s what it takes for you to comfortably work ahead.
Sorry to hear about your father. I know how that can be, and hope his health will improve soon.
Meanwhile, go ahead and work on Chapter 14. I can stand to wait a little longer, and if it’s better for you, it will be better for all of us out here too.
I’ll come back daily, just hoping to see new strips, but if that takes two weeks or two months or two years, I’ve come this far, I’ll go the rest of the way. Do whichever you feel suits you but under no circumstance rush on our behalf.
Best of luck!
Work on 14 for a bit. Sounds like your father isn’t have fun with the doctors and you might need that buffer. Besides I’ve been looking foward to the guest strips. A diffrent person’s idea everyday. Not that your strips arn’t nice I love the comic but guest strips can be funny. Maybe from now on till you run out you can post 1 or 2 guest strips inbetween the chapters. Give you some breathing room and we get to see someone’s else’s veiws.
I add my vote with the others. Don’t rush on our account. If you’d rather take a little extra time to work ahead on Ch 14, then by all means do so. We know that it’ll be worth the wait.
My thoughts are definitely with you and your father. Also, hubby’s a doc and I’ve been in the medical field for ages, if you ever have any medical questions about your Dad you feel aren’t being explained well, please feel free to drop us an e-mail. We’ll be very glad to help you decipher the “Doctor speak”. ^_^
I don’t think we’re going to be terribly heartbroken if you take it down to few updates, like MWF or something. It’s better to reduce updates and not go hiatus than to vanish for gods know how long while you get stuff ready because you ran yourself into the ground or to run out of stuff to update and update sporadically for the same reason. Pace yourself!
I feel that the more you have to wait the better it is. And with all the family ordeals you have going on at the moment well I’d agree and say wait till your ready. I like many others find the making of pages entertaining and of course I’d like to see some of the pinups and fan art as well as anyone else.
To be honest, you need to do what you need to do. Do not rush because of us. We’re your fans, and as such, we can wait ’till the end of the world for you. You do what you think is right, and we’ll all be here waiting for you ^-^
Take some time and develop Chapter 14 and a few more weeks with no update. It sounds like there is no shortage of historical/fan items you can put up. If that stuff starts drying up, maybe you might shorten the breaktime.
This has been fantastic and while we don’t want you to lose momentum, it’s obvious there are other important things to consider here.
Work on the comic any which way that will show me what happened to Felicity ASAP! :O!! I’m very concerned about that kitty gal
dude spend time with your dad. we can wait. you need a break. my prayers are with your father.
The stuff you’ve got up is a good substitute for a comic for now, so I suggest getting it all together during this break instead of taking two. It’s a good spot for a break anyway, the next one may not be as perfect.
Scott,
just to ecco everyone here (and add my own 2¢). Do what you need to do… spend time with your dad… take the time you need for the pages. Everyone here are true fans and while we would love for you to start ch. 13 last week; we would rather wait for you to be ready. Enjoy the luxury of having the time while you have it… if those hollywood meeting pan out, you will have deadlines and commitiment and so on and so on… of course you know that is selfish on my part; I rathter you have a cache of pages so that when you do have those deadlines I won’t miss out on Dreamland 🙂
Scott,
Your family is the most important consideration here. Our enjoyment needs to be (especially at this time) much further down the list.
In this day of series with breaks of 2 months, 3 months, (etc.) between installments, waiting a couple of months for you to get enough pages in the can (in order for you to feel comfortable and less stressed) is something no fan should feel entitled to complain about.
You’ve been terrific to us! There are 733 pages (plus extra goodies) for us to read and enjoy. We will wait as long as you want us to.
Take care (and your father as well),
Dave
As long as there is content up, I’m content. I’m actually pretty curious about some of the guest comics you’ve been sent. While I can’t wait for the story to get back in action, I think what you’re doing now is fine and you should focus on what works best for you. I understand why you might want to cater to your fans, but it’s not always necessary or possible. Just do what you think is right and we’ll all understand.
P.S. Heh, in proofreading, I just realized my use of content and content. I didn’t even think about it before 🙂
I agree with tiffany. I’ll still be here when you’re ready to post Chap 13.
Hi, I’m new here. I just found your site a few days ago and have totally enjoyed reading your comic.
I agree with what’s been said. You do what you’re comfortable with and what best fits your schedule. You have a lot of things going on including your father’s current situation. You deserve a break from all the work you have put in this project and you could use some time to spend with your dad.
As been mentioned, it would probably be a good idea to do some initial work with your thoughts on ch 14. Take your time with that to get it as you want it.
We’ll be here patiently but eagerly awaiting your next updates. And it will give me time to re-read and absorb everything that’s going on in the story. 🙂
take a few more weeks and start on chapter 14.
maximize your creative juices.
We are your undying fans anyway!
I suggest going to 3 days a week…..
I’ll say it again, if you need another week take it, while not as exciting, you left us at a good point and the “making off” is fun. Now given what you did for Wapsi Square, I’d like to see what they do for you. 🙂
Get an extra week ahead over what you planned.
Remeber Family comes first . take care of your dad and then worry about amussing the rest of us with your inate talent.
Hey Scott, Do what you have to do. Real Life takes priority. So if you need / want to continue on hiatus for awhile longer we understand.
Honest? I’d feel best if you focused on your family right now. (not that my feelings on the matter should bear any weight)
Keeping us posted is really nice, so that we don’t think you’ve fallen off a cliff into infinite-hiatus-land. However, ‘nice’ isn’t necessary. Do what you need to. =)
Dude. You may love us as fans and love our support, but I’m sure that all, if not most of them would support you even if you went to a one-page-per-week scedule to spend both time with your family *and* work on chapter 14. It’s all about what you want. Go with what some people (if not most, I thought TL/DR) suggest: do what you feel most comfortable with. As long as it’s not a hiatus. 😉
Just Discovered Dreamland Chronicles today read through the archives and am thoroughly enjoying it.
Will look forward to chapter 13 with wonder.
And as far as Chapter 14 is concerned space 13 out a tad more so you get far enough ahead to cover the gap between chapters or just have a hiatus between.
Those who like and enjoy the comic will be ready even if there’s a few weeks gap between chapters because the story and art is great.
I agree with most everyone. Choose whatever you think is best, and please don’t let Dreamland stop you from maximizing your time with your father. My prayers are with him.
I agree with most everyone. Choose whatever you think is best, and please don’t let Dreamland stop you from maximizing your time with your father. My prayers are with him.
I like the fairy more in her non CG form. In her CG form she is kinda ugly & psycho lookin in the face.
I would be up for either. I of course want more Dreamland RIGHT NOW but I also like the idea of there not being another gap.
If I had to flip a coin, and it landed on “No gap” then I’d say “Let’s go with that.” 🙂
Hey, I’ve only just finished catching up, I like the story a lot and I just wanted to say thanks for all the work you’ve put into it.
i say go w/ whatever feels right 🙂
i love this story!! i hopes your father gets better 🙂
Your story, Scott. You know the best way to tell it. Write it how you need to. I’m here for the long haul and I’m betting most everyone else is, too 🙂
Kiwi got hella hips. <3