Chapter 15 -- Kit vs Dewbreen

[phil_]

I thought this was an anarchosyndicalist commune/anime forum.

[MSperoni]

Originally Posted by Overcast

How much would it really take to buy this place from Brian and just vamp it down to being all about the Dreadful? He isn't particularly present or keeping up any of his works here anyway. I don't even really know the status but this is the Dreadful's website at this point.

I'd prefer having my own site/brand.

I wasn't planning to be on nuklearpower.com forever anyway.

[Toaste]

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---------- Post added at 09:12 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:09 AM ----------

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[MSperoni]

Cool. Thanks for the info!

[Swiftbow]

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[MSperoni]

Thanks for the suggestion.

I'm trying to focus on getting some commission work at the moment so I can pay for all this, as well as some other things (like Fallout 4 ).

[Gregness]

Originally Posted by MSperoni

That's why I wanted to do a novel. I think a novel format would allow me to go into more detail and expand on the Dreadfulverse in a way that isn't as time consuming as making a comic all by myself.

I've been working on this comic on and off for about four years and I've barely cracked the surface.

Plus the nice thing about text is that I don't have to worry about an art program or a tablet failing on me, nor do I have to worry about having a computer capable of running those things. I don't need a "setup" to write a story. As long as I have a laptop and my fingers work I'm okay.

The only thing is I'm not sure what to do with a novel once it's typed. I mean, apart from submitting it to a publisher.

I want something all of us can read as I go, like the comic. Maybe post a chapter a week or something somewhere.

I still want to do art too, like mini comics or pinup pics as supplement.

I really want the Dreadful to have its own site...blegh.

Sorry I'm kind of way late to the party on this, but I don't really hit up this part of the forum much. Anyway, are you familiar with Worm at all? Or Wildbow's business model in general? It sounds kind of like what you're wanting.

[epcharles]

.... more... dreadful???

[MSperoni]

I'm sorta focusing on the commission biz now and trying to improve so I can get some money coming in.

I'm definitely going to do SOMETHING with The Dreadful but it may not be till after Christmas till I can sit and really plan for the future.

[epcharles]

Another month, another whine....