May 30th

Happy Final Space Friday! Wanted to post a video update but I’ve been buried in meetings all day—so here's the quick and dirty rundown: Been deep in the trenches fine-tuning the Midnight Edition with the printer. Matthew over at @GungnirBooks gave me a great note—said the cover felt kinda... naked. Specifically, that the front, spine, and back needed to feel more connected. He also said I should put my name on the front cover, but that just felt like it cluttered it, so I slapped it on the back instead. Had @daztibbles rework the cover art—now the shattered glass design flows seamlessly across front, spine, and back. Not a huge change, but visually? Feels way more cohesive. Also a little Mooncake on the spine. On the print side, I had to resize every single page from 6.878 x 10.438 to 6.626 x 10.189. Sounds small, but it was a pain. Had to figure out how to mass adjust the whole file without going page-by-page in InDesign (truly a cursed program). I finally figured it out. Still waiting to hear back from the printer to see if any more tweaks are needed. I've start to see some samples of the book without print but page weigh and cover. Once it’s all greenlit, applying those changes to the Color Edition should be smooth. Speaking of—which, the color edition is coming together beautifully. Still tracking down a few final pages from the colorist and making some final tweaks, but seeing all the pages in full color for the first time? It looks AWESOME. Anyway—most of what I’m dealing with right now is that very specific kind of “boring but kinda exciting” part of the process. Just lots of decisions, adjustments, approvals. Nothing flashy. But it’s forward progress. I almost want to make a list of things people would need to know if they make a graphic novel because I'm learning things that are readily available online. Anyways more soon! I'm hoping to see a printed sample soon! I CAN'T WAIT! More soon. - Olan