Wizard News Update 8/24/2021

 I have some more news on Hilda & Richie's Wizard, the next book starring my foxes that are coming to Kickstarter in January.  

The quote came back from the printers and it is higher than the last book.  That makes sense as this will be a 40 page book.  I will have to plan well for this campaign and also invest more of my own funds into this.

Also, I got back the second script draft from my book doctor.  I will be making one more pass to make a third draft of the script along with color thumbnails.  If all goes according to plan, the book's art will start getting drawn around Labor Day weekend.

Stay tuned here for more news - more thumbnails of the first draft will be shared in the coming weeks as well as other developments.

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And now we come to the plot point!

Uh-oh...Richie's pendant broke.

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Richie behaves as any normal little boy does; he goes off to play, jumping over rocks, climbing trees, swinging from branches and so on.

He is meant to be someone the young readers can identify with.  He is a fox but he is still a child.

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Picking up from where we left off, Richie heads off to play.  

This is a rough concept.  When it comes time to do the final color artwork, I really want to make a beautiful page that's full of colors, wilderness and energy.

Hilda and Richie's Wizard News Update 8/19/2021

 I am sorry that once more I fell behind on updates.  I aim to remedy that by posting up at least one whole week's worth of updates with the thumbnails of the first draft starting tomorrow.  But that is not what I'm here to talk about.

I have IMPORTANT NEWS regarding Hilda & Richie's Wizard.

First, the second draft has been sent off to the book doctor to review.  This person is the same who turned the first Hilda & Richie book into something readable.  Once that is sent back to me, a third draft will be produced along with color thumbnails to use for the final art.  Then after one more check by that same book doctor, I will start on the final draft as well as the interior artwork.

The goal is to start on the inside art by Labor Day weekend.

Second, I got a quote back from the printers here in town.  The cost this time is higher; that is to be expected as this book will have an interior page count of 40.  This means I will have to up my game and devise a potent plan to get the book funded.

Don't forget that the Kickstarter for Hilda & Richie's Wizard starts on Wednesday morning January 5, 2022!

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Richie eagerly runs out to play.  See those two figures above?

Those were two backers from the first Hilda & Richie Kickstarter; they pledged to get a cameo in the upcoming book as a background character.  I am still hammering out their designs so you'll have to wait to see those.

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This is why the pendant is important.  Hilda makes it clear to Richie that he is not to lose it.

While the two have a casual relationship, Hilda does make it clear that she is the one in charge as she is an adult.  She makes rules that Richie has to follow, which should be obvious if you've read the first book.  (If you haven't, go buy it!)

Watch for more pages soon!

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First, some news before we get started on the commentary: I got back the first draft of Hilda & Richie's Wizard from my book doctor.  It will be getting a MAJOR rewrite so the final version of the book that will show up on Kickstarter in January will be very different!

In the meantime, I hope this draft about what could have been whets your appetite.

That said, we have the item that is considered this book's MacGuffin; that is, an object that drives the plot.  Hilda has a pendant to give to Richie.  That will figure into the plot that is about to unfold.