Merry Christmas, happy new year and all the rest.
Ruby Thursday - Happy Holidays by =asuchan on deviantART
RT is on hiatus again. Sorry, I have a family who wants to spend holidays with me--but the comic will resume on January!
I must say, I'm really glad people are appreciating Shilis. She's a positive character and she's turning out exactly how I've planned her from the very start.
It's weird, and maybe it's just how bad I work but--Sometimes, when you write something, or draw a comic, you see a character you planned in a certain way develop on its own and act differently from what they're supposed to do. Sometimes this is a good thing. Sometimes it gives body to the narration and helps the characters to feel more human. But somehow you still feel like you're doing something wrong.
Shilis is exactly how I wanted her to be. No more, no less. And it really means a lot to me. Maybe it's because of her being the same I've always pictured in my mind that I like her so much; or maybe it's because I know all the things beneath her smile and... well, authors are always affectionated to their creatures as they know everything about them. I hope to be able to explain everything related to my characters as the story goes on and to be able to write good characters pages when the time will come.
Ah! And we're working on the slightly different layout which will be implemented and be fully active when the comic will resume. The new version will have an extended top (600 px width) and extra sections to easily navigate the site and access the forum. I will add a link to an Italian version of RT due to "popular" demand. If you think RT is worth traslation in your own language, let me know. :3
I'm going to sleep now, tomorrow will be a really busy day and then...holidays, at last.