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Edits for BLOOD NOIR continue a pace. Went over more of the colors for issue #8 of the comic. Talked to our artist, Ron Lim, about covers and characters, and future issues. We even talked about THE LAUGHING CORPSE, and CIRCUS OF THE DAMNED, though there are days when I just want to survive to the end of GUILTY PLEASURES, and don’t want to think about the next comic. But that’s on a bad day when I feel like I’ve had a thousand and one interruptions. On a good day, I can’t wait to see a visual for new characters, and watch the scenes come to life in pictures.
But most of the day was spent with the edits. Jon and I’ve actually started setting a timer for the comic work. When the timer goes off, we have to stop editing the art, or whatever. Once BLOOD NOIR is off to New York, things will open up a little. Naw, not really. When it goes off to New York, I get to work on Merry #7, which finally has a title; SWALLOWING DARKNESS.
We’re putting the title in the fan club newsletter that should be going out in about five days, and we’re putting the new title in it. But I couldn’t wait to share. MISTRAL’S KISS, A LICK OF FROST, now, SWALLOWING DARKNESS; I sense a theme.
The first four books had their theme; A KISS OF SHADOWS, A CARESS OF TWILIGHT, SEDUCED BY MOONLIGHT, and a STROKE OF MIDNIGHT. It would be nicely linear if we did four books with the men’s name theme, then four more with another theme, but the name theme may go for more than four books. I think it will. I’m already working on new ideas using some of the other men’s names. We’ll see. But first things first, BLOOD NOIR off to my publisher, then finish SWALLOWING DARKNESS. I’ll worry about the next title after all that is done. Okay, I’m already making notes on new Merry titles, but not in a serious way. Just, if something catches my fancy. Do not ask what the next Anita title is, because I have no idea. I have at least three, maybe four plots that could be the next Anita book. Until I know which one comes next, titles are pointless.