For the past few weeks I have been playing Star Ocean: Til the End of Time but I had to stop playing it for some very specific reasons. During my play of Star Ocean, I managed to get a great cheap copy of Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny and have been playing that instead. I love Eternal Mana, so I really wanted to give Azoth of Destiny a chance.

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This week I've been trying to chisel out the prints I'll be selling at the Nan Desu Kan artist alley and I've been met with...mixed results. I got a quite nice drawing of Sailor Moon done, which I'm very proud of since I painted the background with watercolors. It was something of a time consuming effort, but the results are great. I'm not sure if I'll post it online anytime soon, you might have to wait until after the convention to see it. Unfortunately, my other work didn't turn out so well. I'm doing a set of Sorcerer's Apprentice bookmarks with new art, and I got all the inking for them done, as well as the backgrounds and one of the drawing completely colored. Unfortunately, the other three will have to be entirely redone because I inked on the wrong side of the marker paper, meaning the coloring won't work. That really really sucks because that puts me a few days behind on finishing them, and I reeeeally hate redoing stuff. This is one of many reasons why I don't even usually use marker paper. I only used it for these bookmarks because I have a whole pad of the stuff and thought I could use some of it up and clear some space. Sometimes it doesn't pay to try to 'not waste'.

The other thing that's been slowing me down is my health. The weather's been really humid, and that's quite bad for my disease, and I've been super tired. I've been waking up really late and then crashing before the afternoon. Hopefully things will dry up again and I can get more work done. Next week is probably not going to get a lot done since I have a lot of medical appointments, but I still plan to have all the prints and bookmarks done by the end of May. That way I can devote June-August on those two doujins I have in the works. Doesn't look like I'll get much more than that done for the artist alley. But two fan comics, an original comic and lots of art isn't too bad, now, is it?

I've also been hearing from my publisher and the book is coming together quite nicely. I can't wait to get the first copies and check it out for myself. The release date is still June for anyone who is interested, and I think there might even be a preorder or two left as well.

Next week will be regular updates of Queen of Games, but I don't foresee a new chapter of Pokemon Rebel anytime soon. I won't have any time this weekend to work on it, and I probably won't get a chance to sit down on it until next weekend, depending on other factors.

It's my first week back to work and I have to say I've been fairly productive. I worked so hard for Sorcerer's Apprentice v.1 that I almost forgot what time off felt like. I'm glad I took the time off, because I really feel creative again.

First off, Queen of Games is back! For 7 entirely new pages picking up where we left off with Duke and Neferi playing their game. It's amazing how you can forget what you were doing in two months, I actually forgot what some of their clothing looks like, so please forgive minor inconsistencies.

My next big hurdle is the work for my Artist Alley table for Nan Desu Kan. I finished the postcards and prints of Sorcerer's Apprentice stuff, and am about 1/3rd done with the bookmarks that will be available. I still need to color the images and scan them, which is why they are not more done. I have plans for 8 fan art prints and two doujins as well, and so far I have one done, and one half done. I plan to really start going at them next week.

Also this week I got done another chapter of Pokemon Rebel. So hopefully the wait for the next chapter wasn't too long for everybody.

Plans for next week:
5 new pages of Queen of games
New script for Queen of Games
Finish Sorcerer's Apprentice bookmarks
Finish 1 print and start 4 others
Work on display standee
Start studying driver's handbook to get learner's permit.

Hey sports fans! How's it going? I'm just about done with my week-long vacation and boy did I need it! I think I can count on one hand the number of times I left the house in the past month while finishing up the book. As I stated on Tuesday the release date for Sorcerer's Apprentice v.1 is June and you can preorder now. I'm also catching up on my video games and my books, as well as my sleep and my eating. While I try to eat healthy the number of sugary treats definitely goes up as I cram to finish a project. Since I have done absolutely nothing productive this week outside of finishing the book on Tuesday, this is the game plan for next week:

I have a chapter of Pokemon Rebel just about ready. People, just because there is a month between updates doesn't mean I've abandoned the fic, so no need to get panicked. Writing takes me time and it is a hobby, so I only write when the mood strikes me. I already have to be creative on a schedule because of work, fan fictions need to stay fun. Speaking of hobbies that are consistently lacking in updates, Queen of Games returns next Friday. I'll try to have Friday as my post day for all five pages and Monday as my work day.

I know I still have a few pieces of art I owe people, as well as some old series of drawings that I still want to work on, so I'll try to get all that stuff done soon.

My next big project is getting my merchandise and signage done for the AA table, as well as preparing for my panel and a few contests the con will be having. I'll try not to overextend myself, but I'm also trying to make myself as visible as possible. At my table I plan to have 8 different prints I haven't shown before (well, technically 7, people have seen the The World Ends With You one now), two different doujins, postcards, prints, bookmarks and charms of The Sorcerer's Apprentice v.1 as well as the actual volume itself. It's only half a table as well, but it's going to be a packed one. The panel will be about getting into the manga industry. It will be like my 'So You Want to Be a Manga-ka' blogs, but more detailed.

While the book may be done now, I still have a huge amount of work waiting for me between now and September.

Last week when I was talking about Stanley and George Washington, I was joking about the hallucinations, but this week when I was working on the computer I was certain I saw my mom pass by. I was so sure I actually said hello to her, only to discover a second later that she was actually upstairs cooking. So yeah, I'm really, really overworked. The good news is: VOLUME 1 IS FINISHED! That's right, completely, totally, 100% finito. That's why I didn't update last Saturday, because I was marathoning the last 18 pages. And I must say, I am now completely spent. It's a good thing I don't have to start volume 2 for a little whiles yet.

I also mentioned last week the issue of preorders. This week I heard from my publisher. Yes, there will be preorders of Sorcerer's Apprentice v.1. There will be only 10 volumes available for preorder so far, so take advantage of it! I don't know exactly when those will be available, but keep checking P2Manga.com because that's where they will show up. So far that's the only place preordering will be available, you will not be able to preorder through Barnes and Noble or Amazon, though you will be able to get the books there once officially released.

Finally just a reminder that I will be taking the majority of next week off until Saturday, which is Free Comic Book Day. In addition to being once again at my favorite shop, Hero Headquarters scoring free comics and enjoying the festivities, I will be offering a very cool special preview of Volume 1 on the site. So remember to check back next Saturday to get a better appreciation for what I've been doing for the past 6 months as well as some pretty awesome pages.