Win Some....
Okay! Ookayokay.....
Wait fooor it....
Waaiiiit for it. Steeaaady. Aaahnd..
BAM!!
So I think RSOM 6 came out this week. Or it came out in the past month that I haven't been in a Borders. My entry in it is called "The Orphans."
cons:
1. The meat of my story printed out exceedingly dark. I want to blame my dodgy laptop monitor, but it all comes down to bad judgement on my part. I gotta learn how to simulate dark scenes with distinguished, high-contrast elements, instead of washing everything out in 50% grey.
2. One of my commenting editors thinks my name is "Andrew." Damn.
pros:
1. In the same paragraph, an editor described my stuff as "something we actually discourage contestants from submitting," right after saying it's "simply too good to dismiss."
2. They dug my crazy ridiculous plotting (Mutant Ganesh + ghosts + pirates + familial strife. Add Monkeys. Think of backstory later.) Enough to want to work with me some more, it seems.
3. I got into RISING STARS OF MANGA, baybeee! WOOOOOOH! Am I being boastful? HUH!? What if I AM!?!
Seriously though - I'm super thankful for placing in this book. It's a great thing I can pimp out to people and show my mom and all. But it's by no means a culminating achievment. RSOM is touted as a good stepping-stone, and that's how I aim to use it.
Here's some concept stuff and sample pages from "The Orphans" below the cut!
Wait fooor it....
Waaiiiit for it. Steeaaady. Aaahnd..
BAM!!
So I think RSOM 6 came out this week. Or it came out in the past month that I haven't been in a Borders. My entry in it is called "The Orphans."
cons:
1. The meat of my story printed out exceedingly dark. I want to blame my dodgy laptop monitor, but it all comes down to bad judgement on my part. I gotta learn how to simulate dark scenes with distinguished, high-contrast elements, instead of washing everything out in 50% grey.
2. One of my commenting editors thinks my name is "Andrew." Damn.
pros:
1. In the same paragraph, an editor described my stuff as "something we actually discourage contestants from submitting," right after saying it's "simply too good to dismiss."
2. They dug my crazy ridiculous plotting (Mutant Ganesh + ghosts + pirates + familial strife. Add Monkeys. Think of backstory later.) Enough to want to work with me some more, it seems.
3. I got into RISING STARS OF MANGA, baybeee! WOOOOOOH! Am I being boastful? HUH!? What if I AM!?!
Seriously though - I'm super thankful for placing in this book. It's a great thing I can pimp out to people and show my mom and all. But it's by no means a culminating achievment. RSOM is touted as a good stepping-stone, and that's how I aim to use it.
Here's some concept stuff and sample pages from "The Orphans" below the cut!