Hi there. Here’s the first chapter of my book: the prologue. There’s a bit of an explanation afterwards. Please enjoy:

Post Script:

I’m about 3 weeks into full-time writing and illustrating this graphic memoir of mine.

My process is:

  • I write, in one session, the main structure for a section (i.e. what happens in the section)
  • With the structure sorted, I write a fleshed-out description what should happen, page to page.
  • Then I write the “storyboard script”. This includes written narration, dialogue, what pictures to include, how to draw things.
  • Then I do a rough storyboard, and mess around with the composition of the scene.
  • Then, final illustration: write and draw the thing.

I’m… semi-happy with this prologue. Keeping in mind that one of the themes of this book is “I’ll get better as I go, because you’re seeing me learning on the page”, I’m (mostly) peace with the level of quality here.

Honestly, this isn’t as high-quality as I would like it to be. I’m now about 30 pages further ahead (I’ll release in 2-3 weeks, I think) and I’ve already learned a lot since I finished this prologue a couple of weeks ago. So I have this desparate urge: go back! Add panels to separate scenes! Make everything clearer! Add more texture! Get better at bodies! Aaargh!

But, I committed to myself a while ago: show the learning. Show the mistakes. Show the progress. Don’t go back and cover up your past mistakes.

Painful as it is, I hope that the quality is enough for you to be on board with the reading.

Until next time,

Oscar