Things authors are thinking

[Leyelle]

1. Why do so few people leave comments? is there nothing worth saying about the new chapter? Is this a "if you have nothing nice to say don't say anything" scenario?
2. Yes, we hate that character too, but they're important, please just wait it out, I will (probably) torture them enough to satisfy all of us when this arc is over
3. I know you want the male lead to stop acting like an idiot, but idiocy once learnt takes time to get over
4. I know you want the female lead to stop being timid, but timidity once learnt takes time to get over
5. I'm not a terrible writer, I'm not a terrible writer, I'm not a terrible writer
6. Hey wait I might actually be pretty good at this
7. I'm a terrible writer, I thought I could do this but I can't. why did I ever think I could do this, I should just give up-
8. eek! the story made somebody cry! yay! I mean....noooo, i'm so sorry it made you cry...
9. IS THAT A TYPO IN AN EPISODE I RELEASED WEEKS AGO???

[lignorice]

Oh my you basically stated most of the things I want to say!

Well, addition from me:

1. looking at outline I made before gosh no this creates this plothole, let's fix... wait, if I fix that, it creates a hole in here... No, no, if we turn it there, arg, it'd impact next x chapters!

2. Why can't it be 30 hours a day 🥲 I need more time! (Especially when having other hobbies which also consume much time)

[igneriss]

Ohh they're so relatable!
I'd add
'Oh no, I hope I didn't make things TOO obvious! ...wait, did I make things CLEAR ENOUGH?'
'Oh, so you like this character? I'M SO SORRY'
'Here's a plot twist! pleasedon'thatemepleasedon'thateme'

[Leyelle]

oh, the character they like that I had planned to be a bad guy is one of the worst ones, I have like two and both of them everyone likes until...yk

and what about...

1. how many times can I hint that they like each other before it's annoying?

[NickRowler]

• I'm not offended if you dislike one of my characters
• I know my series is a "fantasy" but plays out more like a soap opera.
• Is this gay enough? Is this too gay?
• I know my male:female ratio is way off. I'M SORRY!!!
• I wish I wasn't so stressed out so I could draw more.

[Leyelle]

lol, nearly every story I've released so far has WAY more female characters than male (Lion Proof literally only has one)

[2DLenzy]

So many in so little time! Sorry! XD

1. I got a few weeks to draw, so I'm not worried...
2. Ooh, two weeks? No prob. It won't take long.
3. One week, oof, I hadn't done the linework yet...
4. Few days to line and color? MANIC MODE ACTIVATE!
5. Aw, I gotta render. Episode will be late again, f*ck. XD
6. I'll draw a funny thing and apologize, and get the ep out ASAP..
7. Rinse, maim, repeat...
   7a. I put more work into drawing side illustrations and future scenarios than my actual comic (I've done ten this week...). Gonna work on it, but for now, I'm happy with being a productive procrastinator XD
8. Gay roosters in future? Why not, the setting's perfect! Lesbiabs? Yes, someday soon...
9. I got more c*cks and males in my series than females -- I'm working on balancing it, be patient, lol!
10. I wonder if anyone has shipped Friar and Bucky?
11. Yep, I draw wings like I don't know how to draw them...But it's the style now, so...
12. I can't draw cars...but I admittedly like the way I draw them now...
13. I'm slowing down these past couple of weeks, but I won't stop...
14. Vertical format feels boring to compose (I'm a top-down thinker, compose the entire page as well as panels). Wondering if I should go back to older composition (with improved style)?
15. God, I cannot wait for future events.
16. Yea, I struggle with making concrete decisions on some design things (fontstyle/size/bgs), but the most important part of my story are the characters. The world and setting around them are literally in the bg, so, chaos awaits.
17. I'm rediscovering my love for language/etymology and applying it to the chicken written language and stuff(think Hebrew/Kabbala, in terms of alphabet/written words). Might be tempted to update the 'scratch' in an earlier episode once that's over...
18. Maybe I should update the cover for The Red Order mega-arc. Gallus needs his moment.
19. Thought about introducing sparse clothing for all the chickens in the future (for fashion, idk), but that can only mean--they been naked this whole time XD
20. God, I info-dumped again...Yes, the coffee's finally kicking in...Imma go outside and work now...

[Leyelle]

God, I cannot wait for future events.

Oh same, I've been waiting for Kattar and Alicia to officially become a couple and their most romantic parts (nothing over the top lol, but it will get a lot more romance-y when they become a real couple, it took the whole first book to get this far, probably why I lost the competition)

[abigaillmartin]

Me:
- I rushed that page.
- The dialogue is a bit clunky.
- Is my art style too simple?
- I’m overthinking this again
- HA! I’ll wing it!
- Wing it with a plan!
- Is this historically accurate?

[Leyelle]

I always over think dialog, and historical accuracy. And my story is set RIGHT NOW (literally, they're in February 2024) but my leads are a decade older than me, so figuring out their childhoods still takes thought. Fortunately my own childhood was outdated, so that basically just became theirs. But little things like, they still had flip phones right? and most phone games were pretty boring right? it was just like pacman and solitaire if you weren't playing on a console or a GameBoy

[abigaillmartin]

Luckily with history you have the advantage of hindsight and historical preservation and documentaries

[ArtGremlin]

• Mmm yes. I’m so good at dialogue and visuals.
• Will people think it’s weird that I decided to not use panels and just smooshed everything together cause I’m lazy? (And I think it works with the style)
• I hate drawing this girl’s snake hair over and over and over-
• This character is so stupid. I love him.
• I hate drawing round speech bubbles. I’m making them rectangles now.

[Leyelle]

I hate drawing this girl’s snake hair over and over and over-

I really hate describing my character Shannon over and over again, how many ways can you describe green eyes?

[2DLenzy]

-21. I hadn't updated my RAD series in like, 3 months..O.o Might gotta do soon

[Leyelle]

RAD? what's an RAD???

[2DLenzy]

Random Art Dump
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[DasIstWunderblyat]

"Who write this shit?"

"Oh, it's me."

[Glofernwolfe]

Having a ful time corporate job I get very little time to write / do my art. But I'm always constantly thinking about my story. I have my headphones on all the time so music spurs on the creative thinking process.

'What's Zov'ha going to do in the next chapter?' (this I think about a lot, including the overall storyline)
'Do I need to change stuff in the previous chapter to cater to something in the new one?'
'How can I promote my shit on insta and stuff?'
'How do I get in touch with publishers in my city?'

[Leyelle]

promoting is a hassle honestly. it's the hardest part of the process

[katiesilverwings]

• Why did I decide this background needed bricks???
• Hehehe, this next character I need to introduce is so cute and I can't wait to have them in the comic
• Wait, I forgot I have a dozen projects I need to finish before I can draw more quail...
• I just want to draw some quail. Things can wait...
• Wait, I forgot to announce the thing that's coming out at the end of the month!
• Cat. Seriously. Why are you holding my arm down while I'm trying to type?