The homework never ends

Making a manga is hard but so much fun

ARC 2

3/8 - 3/14

2/13/20254 min read

3/8/2025

Really hate working on the blog with this website bruh. Like it's juss so un-intuitive and poorly designed imo. Almost had all my posts deleted. whatever, i'm over it.

Anyway, happy today all, it's today again and I hope you're happy :D While I'm adding more pages to my manga it kinda feels like a second draft. And I really appreciate going back over it cause I feel like this additions will elevate it to the stratosphere because I'm a creative genie-us!

Today I learned as different as I am from my mom, we're still very similar <3

Today's Creations

Progress Report

  • Chapter 1 scripting continues 48/55

  • Pages Named 36/55

  • Pages complete 10/55

  • Found the emotional core of the story

3/9

Did we spring forward yet? I hate DLS

I kinda hate having to sacrifice my other hobbies to get this manga out but at least after chapter 1 and C3E3 I shouldn't have to be on such a crunch. But on the other hand... IT FEELS SO AUTHENTIC!!!! Like I'm the protagonist of Monochrome Days or Bakuman or even 'Me and My Halo'...

Today I learned more about financial literacy from my step dad. Gorsh, I hate numbers but he made it easier to understand

Today's Creations

  • 2 new pages to Manga

  • Outlining the Story whole

3/10

Got kinda burnt out on drawing last nite, so instead i brainstormed more of the story. I'm so beyond proud of what i'm making so far. I was really concerned Occult Urban Rumors would look like a DanDaDan clone, but it's so truly my own thing at this point!

Juss realized no matter what happens, April 13th will be when my manga is live. It may be out sooner but that day will be a guaranteed release, unless smth crazy unforseen happens ofc

One thing I hope gets across in my manga is atmosphere!

Something I learned today is that creativity is a forme of intelligence. And here's the youtube video I watched

Today's Creations

  • Worked on Manga all day 17/55

  • Scripted more 50/55

3/11

I like this panel, there's a lot of pages and panels I enjoy... I mean I'd hope so LOL. But in contexxxt this panel makes sense

A dilemma I have right now is that I keep (as always) think about the future and my current idea for chapter 2 and 3 wouldn't make sense as an episode 2. So I might make chapter 2 longer, really not beating those DanDaDan 'clone' alligations

Today I learned about Quantum Immortality and it may not be as straightforward and as 'immortal' as I thought

Today's Creations

  • Finished planning last few pages for c1

  • Worked on Manga, no new pages added

  • Scripted 54/55 pages

32 Days Remain

3/12

Wanna find the right balance. As I'm writing, a lot of old memories and story ideas come to mind and I really wanna use them. It's minor stuff but I hope it's not too overwhelming, I'll introduce it slowly and see how it is.

Today I learned more about Foreshadowing
1. Pleasant surprise
2. Death notice
3. Final conflict parallels first conflict

Today's Creations

  • Manga WIP +2

  • BloodyBat Page

  • Storyboarded +2

  • Brainstormed

3/13

Today's Creations

Today is another day of things happening

One of my favourite compliments I still hold on to this day is what someone from my roleplay days told me. They said that the way I roleplayed the city made it feel so alive and like it's own character. And I juss cherished that, but the real test is if I can translate that to my manga too!

Today I learned two things
1. Monachi means monk in latin
2. Watched on video on top 10 reasons why people stop reading your story

  • Storyboarded more pages

  • Working on manga... perpetually

  • 'Daily' Draw Diary

3/14

Today's Creations

Forgot to say what I've been thankful for. I'm incredibly thankfueled to have the opportunity to draw and do art. Like this is seriously a passion of mine and I'm so beyond thanfueled to have people's interest and I juss hope it'll be worth it for them :)

What I learned today is that weed might not actually increase creativity, it's more of a correlation than a causation thing. Which on one hand is nice to know that I'm so big brained that I did this all on my own skills, but on the other hand annoying cause what have I been doing if it isn't actually increasing my creativity LOL. A good problem to have tho

  • storyboarded

  • continued to be a mangaka