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December 06, 2007
State of the Rob 12062007
* Black Chamber's over. To quote the immortal bard Ric Flair, "WHOOOO!"
* I've got ten pages of 'Too Late' left to pencil. Yesterday I felt like I broke through to another level with my art. Something clicked and I ended up doing the most detailed pages I've ever done, and they look good.
* That's pages 98, 99, 102 and 103, for those of you keeping track.
* Yesterday I had a seed crystal form in regards to the uber-plot for all of my books. I didn't originally plan for Black Chamber and Too Late to be related, but now they do. You'll only see that in a very small way in Too Late, but there's a big pay-off down the line.
* The line name is going to be "Unbroken Circle". Don't know if I've ever mentioned that or not.
* The Wire Season Three? FUCKING AWESOME. The penultimate episode really pays off in a big way. I'm watching Season One again now. It's amazing the things you pick up from multiple viewings.
* I'm reading George P Pelecanos' "The Sweet Forever" right now. I'm enjoying it quite a bit. He wrote several teleplays for The Wire.
* Veronica Mars Season Three? FUCKING AWESOME. I'm putting it on the record that I don't agree with any of the critics who obviously didn't get the season, and that the network executives are god damned retarded for not picking up Season Four. There's some seriously hardcore moments that keep me thinking back on it, especially with the Logan character.
* I'm beating out what I'm going to do with the next 'Too Late' book. It'll still be very Kansas City-centric, and I'm thinking of incorporating professional wrestling, burlesque, Mr Arkadin and Once Upon a Time in the Old West.
* Also getting ready to start writing 'Midwestern', which will be a series of pulp-style magazines ran on Wowio. These will also be 'Unbroken Circle' related. Twenty pages a month or so.
Posted by Schamberger at December 6, 2007 05:20 PM