"The Jinx Project" - Back on Track!

"The Jinx Project" - Back on Track!

Read the original Jinx Project "Story Commentary" from the beginning by clicking HERE.

Here it is... the beginning of August 2011... a couple years after I started this blog... and started talking about "The Jinx Project". It's been put on hold for many reasons, life and work mostly.... both of which ate up my time, and enthusiasm.

I love being an Artist and Animator... it's a great job, and yet, working on someone else's project for a living, puts a damper on your own creative works. Usually, you're just too tired or unfocused to keep going on your own projects at the end of the day. It's common with all professional creative types. I was missing that creative 'spark' we all get when we're excited about what we're working on... I needed to get that back.

Well... It's back.

I am using a well-deserved block of vacation time I have right now between studio contracts to focus on completing "The Jinx Project" storybook. A lot has happened with self-publishing, since I originally planned to write, illustrate and complete this story. I am now planning to make the storybook available as an iPad storybook! It's the perfect medium to display the art style, and distribute my story to the masses... and at least get some idea of how many people enjoy it.

I would also like to produce a hard-cover storybook some time after, but the iPad book will be a good indicator of how many people might be interested in a hard-cover book as well. I'll be promoting the ibook and storybook in many ways including conventions and expos over the next year or so.

So this is just a quick update to say, I'm back on track... and the book is looking great so far! I've completed 10 finished pages with illustrations so far, (lots more to go!)... and I feel the style and story are working just as I had originally imagined it. I'll be sure to post a link here when it's available to download to the iPad. My goal is to have it ready, and in the iBooks bookstore this Fall!

It's been a long, slow road on this project, but it's one I take pride in, and I'll make sure to finish.

Thanks for reading!

Mike - August 2nd, 2011