About three years ago I decided I wanted to draw my own comics. This was heavily inspired by my college roommate's own efforts, drawing a comic based off the Evil Overlord list. She is a naturally talented artist who has been drawing since she could hold a pencil.
My own drawing efforts were insignificant until five years ago, when I took a chance and enrolled into a drawing class, thinking I had no particular love of or skill in art. I adored that class, and broke the grading curve by getting an A+. Today, I am an artist, planning to go to graduate school for a ceramics program.
For three years I've been teaching myself how to draw comics, working towards the goal of drawing this particular story. This is the third time I have attempted to draw the story, restarting completely each time, because I found my art lacking. Still, I find my art less than what I want it to be, but it is sufficient for my purposes of the moment.
For about nine years I have been writing stories, and I have a folder in my computer filled with plots, outlines, character ideas, whole chapters of stories, and some works with fifty or more pages to their name. Many of these projects have been incorporated into the story of Slipping Through. So, in a way, this project has been in the works for nine years, instead of just three.
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