Chapter 10, Page 3
January 12th, 2015Snow-by-Night shows her gratitude to Blaise on Chapter 10, Page 3. The native hunters are not so keen on her suggestion, which is an imposition on their village. To see Snow-by-Night’s convincing counter-argument, please vote for Snow by Night on Top Web Comic.
Almanac – Dancer-in-the-Dawn
January 8th, 2015Today’s Almanac entry is Dancer-in-the-Dawn, the manitou of spring. She’s associated with growth, youth, and beginnings. If you imagine her as an excited preschooler, you have a very accurate idea of this spirit. My preschooler loves things with her whole being. When I ask what she wants for lunch, she’ll declare “I LOVE PEANUT BUTTER!” It really doesn’t matter what it is, as long as you present it to her as an exciting and new experience. This past week, I got to introduce her to the thrill shoveling snow. “I LOVE SHOVELING SNOW!” Her enthusiasm did not last long enough to clear the entire driveway. The lure of snow angels then the call of hot chocolate inside were too strong.
Chapter 10 Page 2
January 6th, 2015We continue where we left off in the last chapter on Chapter 10, Page 2. Snow-by-Night gets her bearings, as she talks to the Liranequois. Being a manitou, Snow-by-Night is more familiar with the native nations and customs than the colonists from Everique. To see the natives’ reaction to Snow-by-Night’s request, please vote for Snow by Night on Top Web Comics.
A couple of Kickstarter plugs I want to mention. The first is Moonshot, a project to create a 200 page volume packed with short stories by indigenous creators. it’s a fantastic project and worthy of your support. The second is SheNative, a clothing and accessory line by Devon Fiddler. There’s stuff for the guys too!
Chapter 10, Page 1
January 4th, 2015It’s a new year and we begin a new chapter — Chapter 10 Chasing Embers. In this chapter, Vivienne moves into the main cast. She becomes a force to be reckoned with in our story as she steers the course of events in Sherbourg. However, before we get to her, we have some unfinished business with Blaise and Snow-by-Night. See a preview of what they’re up to when you vote for Snow by Night on Top Web Comics.
One thing I’ve learned about my artist Julie. She loves symbolism and she really packed it into this shot of Jassart and Cienan in the library. Vivienne’s gesture epitomizes her feelings toward the pretty commoner boy, while Jassart smiles at her with his eyes closed. Read into that what you will. Vivienne is higher than Jassart but only because she’s on a ladder. She is noble, after all. She has to sit down to reach Jassart. There’s a few other things that Julie tucked away in there. I’ll leave you to find them. Some of them won’t be apparent until later in the story.
Speaking of symbolism and literary constructs, I hope you enjoyed the foreshadowing in Winter Fantasy. A lot of Blaise’s tale is hinted at in there. And gosh, golly, guess who the artist is for that vignette.
