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 Counting my Pages

November 6, 2009October 18, 2022 vaehling 1 Comment Book Editing

Right now, I should be thinking about the next Conny Van Ehlsing storyline – the plot idea I had fell apart when I tried to fixate it in writing -, but instead I find myself moving vector blocks around a layout file to simulate the book version. All in all, Vol. 2 will probably be […]

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 More thoughts about formats

June 12, 2009October 18, 2022 vaehling Book Editing

So, once I’ve settled on publishing vol. 1 in one, er, volume, and keeping the smaller units electronic, there isn’t really any point in keeping them at 32 pages, is there? Personally, I like my screen reads short. That’s how I came up with split downloads in the first place. And if you look around, […]

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 Rethinking, Resizing

April 7, 2009October 18, 2022 vaehling Book Editing

Now I’m thinking of aiming straight for the trade nonetheless: Release a trade of Vol. 1, the way I did in Germany, then continue with “floppies” of Vol. 2. Use both to interest publishers in a Vol. 2 trade.

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 Spelling it out

August 29, 2008October 18, 2022 vaehling Book Editing

I’m not a native English speaker. Most of Vol. 1 has been written in German and translated into English as a second step. Since texting is about the last thing I do when I produce a comic (right before lettering, obviously), some pages were translated as late as the day before they went online. Which […]

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