Okay, now we're talking here. I do have some things to say:
1. This may have been bad form, but I tried to pursue diplomatic means of settling this privately. Posting on the board seemed the only other option. Did it
get William's attention? Yes. Am I going to do this again? Hell, no. I don't like calling people out like that. This is why, in general, I don't
even grumble that much on my Livejournal. It wasn't the money, it was that fact that William gave his word. Maybe it's me, but once I give my word, I
do everything I can to keep it. Perhaps it's unrealistic to expect the same of others, but that's just me.
2. I'll try to visit whenever I can. Life has been complicated, especially after a recent trip to Hong Kong and China. I'm not at liberty to reveal the
specifics, but let's just say that change is imminent. However, I do have stories in various states of completion--which I will mention in the appropriate
forum. I will say that I have a bit of a similar issue with my fiction--I tend to edit as I write instead of getting it in draft form. Participating in
National Novel Writer's Month, where you must churn out 50,000 words in a month, is quite liberating. As it turns out, my stream of thought text isn't
that bad either.
3. William, I must respectfully disagree with your opinion that you are not a good artist. You are far better than those would-be artists who have grown up
with the likes of Rob Liefield and were weaned upon the hyperkinetic body-crippling poses. Your style is both evocative of and inspired by Kia Asamiya and
Leiji Matsumoto, but you've put in your own touch. To synthesize something from those two disparate art styles takes something. Stop crippling yourself.
Stop micro-managing every stroke of the pencil. Let it flow and let it be born, and then you can correct what doesn't work--not before. This is, of course,
if you're doing the traditional pencil and ink job, but I'm sure that a certain other simliarities can be made for the process.
As for the options, I'll go for # 1. The fact that you've apologized here and now is enough. Besides, you need to save every dollar you can.
-Doc
1. This may have been bad form, but I tried to pursue diplomatic means of settling this privately. Posting on the board seemed the only other option. Did it
get William's attention? Yes. Am I going to do this again? Hell, no. I don't like calling people out like that. This is why, in general, I don't
even grumble that much on my Livejournal. It wasn't the money, it was that fact that William gave his word. Maybe it's me, but once I give my word, I
do everything I can to keep it. Perhaps it's unrealistic to expect the same of others, but that's just me.
2. I'll try to visit whenever I can. Life has been complicated, especially after a recent trip to Hong Kong and China. I'm not at liberty to reveal the
specifics, but let's just say that change is imminent. However, I do have stories in various states of completion--which I will mention in the appropriate
forum. I will say that I have a bit of a similar issue with my fiction--I tend to edit as I write instead of getting it in draft form. Participating in
National Novel Writer's Month, where you must churn out 50,000 words in a month, is quite liberating. As it turns out, my stream of thought text isn't
that bad either.
3. William, I must respectfully disagree with your opinion that you are not a good artist. You are far better than those would-be artists who have grown up
with the likes of Rob Liefield and were weaned upon the hyperkinetic body-crippling poses. Your style is both evocative of and inspired by Kia Asamiya and
Leiji Matsumoto, but you've put in your own touch. To synthesize something from those two disparate art styles takes something. Stop crippling yourself.
Stop micro-managing every stroke of the pencil. Let it flow and let it be born, and then you can correct what doesn't work--not before. This is, of course,
if you're doing the traditional pencil and ink job, but I'm sure that a certain other simliarities can be made for the process.
As for the options, I'll go for # 1. The fact that you've apologized here and now is enough. Besides, you need to save every dollar you can.
-Doc