Nibbled to death by mice

[crowdog66]

You know, I'm very much aware of how fortunate I am to be able to do the thing I love most (art) and be paid for it.

I'm also acutely grateful to be working with Phil Foglio, who has been a favorite artist of mine since I was a little fannish sprog.

That said, working on Girl Genius on a three-page-a-week schedule is like being perpetually nibbled to death by relay teams of mice. Or being systematically flayed, inch by slow inch, in such a way that the skin grows back to permit the flaying to resume at the starting point once my toes have been peeled.

I still have fifteen freakin' pages to go on this issue, many of which haven't even had basic color flats laid yet, and several of which look like they'll require intricate painting (nighttime scenes with firelight).

*beats head on monitor, sobs fitfully*

I don't know if I can do this, or how I'll live with myself if I don't.

Comments

[saraswathi-rani.livejournal.com]

Oh, God.

I'm useless with these matters, but... *hugs*

I dearly hope you feel better soon. The work must be killing you. *hugs again*

-Hydra

[crowdog66.livejournal.com]

Thanks... every little bit of support always helps. :-) I'm in the middle of a cup of chai tea, and starting to feel a bit better in spite of the flaying/nibbling. Mmmmm... spices!

[saraswathi-rani.livejournal.com]

Don't you love chai? I always like to drink mine with tons of sugar, cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves. Mmm. It's good to be Indian.

[nightdog-barks.livejournal.com]

Chai with cardamom?
Heh! I direct the word "wimp" in your general direction!
;-)

Sometimes we drink COFFEE with cardamom pods in the grind, so it comes out beautifully flavored.

Oh, and Crowdog? You'll do good. I know it.

[eastpath.livejournal.com]

*HUGS* You've managed thus far, I have confidance in you that you'll continue to do so.. :)

It may not be easy... but, you're good at it.. :)

Chai Tea rocks :-D

[cockatiel-art.livejournal.com]

I'm addicted, what can I say. Blame it on you **winks**. Blame it on Sprite, too!

Regarding your art.... Whoever says that artists don't work hard for their money has never seen you stay up 36 hours to paint comic book pages. Girl... I envy your endurance and passion! I have enough problems getting up to animate 2 icons! You obviously enjoy what you do enough to put up with uncertain pay cheques, idiot editors and long nights of tea, chocolate and the computer.

**NL Bows in honor of her buddy**