Something Special

Looking back on the days I realize something very special. Atlantech has been around, (well in my head) for well over 6 years. That's a long time, and next year it will mark seven years. So before that time, I'm going to do the honors of producing something to celebrate the six year anniversary. It is something I need to do a little brainstorming for, perhaps maybe a little tonight. It's not that I don't have inspiration, it's just that I need to have the right concept to work with. So that should be something fun to look forward to. Granted I promise myself it is NOT going to end up like the massive book cover that is taking forever to finish. Yes, but that is also a good thing that the first novel is not yet complete. Another fork in the road though over what to title the first book. That will come to me too, eventually. Could go with "Atlantech 4000 Part 1" or something, but I just want it to work. I want it to sound I guess professional is the word? It needs to be a catchy title, one that draws you in, besides the artwork of course.

Speaking of art, I am still debating on whether to include a few illustrations for each book. Character portraits or a kind of likeness which illustrates them. Just so the readers can get a nice visual of what these characters look like, and then from there they can read the story with a more clearer picture. I'm thinking about it, but I still haven't thought of what they would look like. OR how many per book. There's a lot of characters, so I'd have to do one for each that I would include in the first book. I'd definitely include artwork of the main characters, such as Brian, William, Stan, and Justin. Just brainstorming at this point, but hopefully as I mess around with sketches or designs, something will come to mind. I am currently working with illustrative portraits of the Zyrian trio. Well one of them did end up getting scrapped and I started a brand new WIP. Still thinking about scrapping a few others, unless I can work my magic hands and make it look up to par with the others. Can this be achieved? Yes? No? Maybe so? I can't pull an all nighter tonight but I do think I can work in some sketches before my bedtime. Yes I have a bedtime, isn't that silly? I didn't used to, but I do now!

Again, the novel is coming along nicely. I'm right at about 48 pages now. Within those 48 pages contains the prologue, the usual introduction and history, and the re-written/revamped chapters of one and two. So at this point I have no idea how long it will take or better yet, how many pages will end up in the first book. It's all speculation, but I'd guess maybe five or six? Just a wild guess on my part. Still a lot to go, but it's fun and so worth it.