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Reinbach is on Winter Break Next Week!
🕑 Added 2020-10-30 00:04:55 +0000 UTCIt's that time again! Once in the summer and once in the winter each year, I take a week off from the comic to recharge. Though if you've been around awhile you may notice I'm going a little earlier than my usual December timeline. The big takeaway is that I'll be off from the main comic next week, but other rewards like the TRW Strips will still be posted as usual. If you'd like details, please read on!
The truth is I ran into a bit of a snag in the script of the current scene. Soon after starting it, (as in right after introducing Isaac and Parker in the diner together) I started the next page and....promptly realized that what I had written wasn't going to work. It would take over a month to draw something I only just then found out would be boring to read and pointless for anything but setting up a later scene that didn't really need setting up.
Longtime followers know this isn't the first time I've discovered I messed up something plot-wise once I'm down in the trenches and it's too late to start over. (When I was writing Switch this happened like once a month and it shows.) I like to think I've become a better writer since then, and am able to adapt and rework mistakes more efficiently. The problem is, that can take time.
So here's where I'm at: That later scene I mentioned for Parker is going down right now instead. For what it's worth, I don't think it will feel rushed narratively in spite of the circumstances. The challenge is merging that future scene into the one I'd already started. Can I do it? I think I can just fine, actually. But it will involve planning out every letter of dialog in this entire scene ahead of time to make sure I don't write myself into another hole, and frankly that's more than I have time to manage in one week.
And so I'm cashing in my winter vacation to give this scene the attention it requires. For those of you who worry about me overworking by not taking a real vacation, I assure you that giving myself room to breathe and not screw up my comic is the greatest remedy for stress and anxiety I can imagine right now. The very thought of not having to rush next week is already chilling me out.
And that covers it! See you guys this weekend with some sketches and live streams, and I hope you like how this scene with Parker plays out!
Comments
Reinbach
Noted! :D
Reinbach
Hey same to you. Stay safe and hang in there!
frank barry
Enjoy your break! And get some rest, we need some Christmas time Vallet Household fun; ie, Santa's Little Helper Maids ;) ;)
Emmett
Gotta say, you picked an excellent week for a vacation in general. I know a lot of my loved ones are having a hard time focusing on anything with the stress of *gestures around at everything.* My city just stepped back to Phase 2 and someone in our Clerk's office tested positive after self-quarantining last week, so the city government is trying to pivot back to a bunch more work from home in the midst of all the counting and everything. Uggh. Thanks for being awesome, Rein. I hope everything's okay in your corner of the sky.
Reinbach
I'll try! :)
Reinbach
Thanks for the good faith! :)
Reinbach
Thanks!
Reinbach
Will do! :)
Reinbach
I do like her a lot! XD
Reinbach
Thank you!
Reinbach
Thanks! I think I will. :)
Reinbach
Thank you!
Reinbach
XD
Reinbach
Thanks!
Reinbach
Well I've got some games I bought on sale ages ago that I've been meaning to try. And after today I think it's time to binge some Sean Connery movies out of respect.
Deus
The chibi art is cute. I appreciate your dedication to the comic, but take at least some time during the week to completely disconnect from it!
Mysaf
Well deserved ! Enjoy your break !
no2all
Enjoy your week away. Rest that hand.
Blueno
It takes a lot of work to what you do. So many projects and you gotta sketch, color, and write a new plot on the fly. You deserve some time off. What hobbies ya gonna dive back into?
The Funny Hatter
Now we know who is best girl for Reinbach.
what's for dinner
Enjoy your break!
Bob Fink
Enjoy your vacation and I'm as sure as you are you'll figure this out perfectly.
NomadicWanderer
Sometimes that mental recharge is exactly what you need for the creative juices. Enjoy your vacation man!
Jariah Synn
Let a bear catch your fish, just be ready to wrassle..... Have good health/life insurance
TotesNotThea
Enjoy your break, when it happens! π
