Even when we got out of the gauntlet of surgeries and treatments and finally celebrated my husband being in remission about a month ago, we had been simultaneously saddled with medical debt and a level of stress that absolutely crushed the creativity and energy out of my life. I really couldn't do much more than what was required of me so when I finally had spare time to pay attention to my personal projects, I just couldn't get motivated.
This story fell by the wayside and while I want to finish it and have visions of where I want it to go, now I'm wondering if anyone out there is still interested? My motivation has been at an all-time low...
...So if you're out there and you give a damn about this story, let me know? Any little light of encouragement (and especially anyone willing to leave much-needed feedback) will help me rekindle that spark for it!
Art Catchup
There HAVE at least been some art developments for this project that I forgot to share here, so at least it's not all doom and gloom eh? Behold all the art I forgot to post here in the past year or so!
Character Sheet: Kalara Vadras
Kalara's gotten some fan love in the community in the past, so I finally did this sheet a long while ago to help collect all of her visual odds and ends for easy reference! |
| You can see a complete detailed biography of Kalara + a gallery of references here! |
Khazan by Jadehand
A character you haven't met in the story yet is Khazan, the Starless Dragon, a Fire Aspect bandit who becomes a mentor of sorts for Khalara during her fledgling Solar days! I've actually written out a good deal of their story in the unpublished sequel created during NaNoWriMo of long ago that inspired me to go back and rewrite The Uncrucified, so consider this a teaser of things to come if I can ever finish this prequel story! You can like Jadehand's tumblr post of this art here.
I love how Jadehand gave him an over the top beard and a cheesy dad presence. It fits him perfectly!
Character Biographies
If you just want to be spoiled on what happens in this story and want to have fun getting to know some of the characters from it, I've gone ahead and created in-depth character biographies as references over at Refsheet. Enjoy! Ye have been spoiler warned!
- Character Biography - Kalara Vadras
- Character Biography - Khazan, the Starless Dragon
- Character Biography - Laughing Fox
Exalted Art Challenge
In an effort to pull myself back into Exalted and get motivated for this story, I'm considering trying to do the 30 day art challenge I created with the help of the Exalted community. Perhaps I could share my progress here to bring some new life to this blog? Would that be something you all would be interested in?
That's all I have for now! Things have been looking up in life with my husband's improving health, a new job, and a relief from all the stress. I really hope it won't be another year before I can come back to this project fresh and fluffy and ready to show the world the awesomeness of a Solar learning they can change the world AND punch gods in the face!
