{"id":53,"date":"2010-02-08T22:28:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-08T22:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.michaeleregina.com\/blog\/?p=53"},"modified":"2011-05-12T04:55:11","modified_gmt":"2011-05-12T04:55:11","slug":"four-years-and-finally-done","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michaeleregina.com\/blog\/four-years-and-finally-done\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Years and Finally Done!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_1ZX8XqPPdSU\/S3DsUUjz5tI\/AAAAAAAAALM\/-WGRqIfJtMA\/s1600-h\/IMG_6532.JPG\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_1ZX8XqPPdSU\/S3DsUUjz5tI\/AAAAAAAAALM\/-WGRqIfJtMA\/s400\/IMG_6532.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436104584096638674\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div>Well, well, well&#8230;.  I did it!  It took way longer than expected, but From Death Til Now book 1 is finished&#8230; As far as the line art is concerned.  The first book clocks in at 152 pages, and it will have some bonus features in it as well.  I&#8217;ll be putting those together, but first thing is first.  I have to finish the final 32 pages of the book.<br \/><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_1ZX8XqPPdSU\/S3DsUFIgtjI\/AAAAAAAAALE\/Sbj2vyjsL5s\/s1600-h\/IMG_6531.JPG\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_1ZX8XqPPdSU\/S3DsUFIgtjI\/AAAAAAAAALE\/Sbj2vyjsL5s\/s400\/IMG_6531.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436104579955602994\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div> <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>It&#8217;s been an odd journey with From Death Til Now.  I started this project four years ago really and expected I would be finishing it a lot faster than I have been.  I suppose thats the case for most.  I just simply had a lot to learn about everything that goes into creating a complete comic book.  But I am immensely proud that I&#8217;ve followed through and soon the final product will be there for people to read and enjoy.<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div> <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>The other big news is that the preview for my new graphic novel pitch &#8220;The King&#8217;s Game&#8221; is complete and in the works for being handed out to publishers real soon.  Everything had a huge wrench thrown into it though when my agent, Brendan Deneen, left his position at the agency I&#8217;m signed with to become an editor for St. Martin&#8217;s press.    I&#8217;m super excited for him and he&#8217;s been great to work with.  Hoepfully I&#8217;ll get to work with him in the future again, until then, you are awesome Brendan!  Thanks for everything.<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div> <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>So, what that&#8217;s meant for me that I am in the process of transitioning to another agent and I&#8217;m excited about the prospect of potentially working with another agent there I&#8217;m familiar with.  I&#8217;ll update as that becomes available.<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div> <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>But the preview itself I think is really really strong. When I compare it to The Unknowns pitch I did a year ago, I can&#8217;t believe it came from the same artist.  Speaking of The Unknowns&#8230;.  This year I willbe starting up my next online project.  At this point The Unknowns is leading the way for what will be my first all ages story.<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div> <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>I&#8217;ve recently been doing a lot of thinking about what exactly I want to do with my comics career right now.  I&#8217;m really proud of everything I&#8217;ve accomplished so far, but one thing is nagging me.  I have only one book to show for it (and it&#8217;s not even done yet)!  I&#8217;ve spent the last two years creating pitches for publishers to consider, but so little time focusing my attention on actual projects that I will complete and put out there for people to buy and enjoy.  I still very much want to keep pitching books, but I want final products to show for my time even more.<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div> <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>So, with that I will be putting a much stronger focus on just creating comics and finishing the books I have in my head.   We&#8217;ll see how it all pans out, but I have been developing a process for creating my books that is a lot more streamlined and will allow me to blaze through it.  Hopefully. I have  a few things to consider, but I&#8217;m excited.  I feel in the drivers seat which is really gratifying.  <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div> <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>Here&#8217;s to an exciting 2010 and my first completed books!<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, well, well&#8230;. I did it! It took way longer than expected, but From Death Til Now book 1 is finished&#8230; As far as the line art is concerned. The first book clocks in at 152 pages, and it will have some bonus features in it as well. 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