Basically I had an opportunity present itself that took over my June (the next scheduled month-o-scripting) and totally wiped me out, but in a good way. That concentrated effort means some of my work will see honest-to-goodness actual print, and not by self-publishing. Whoa! Right? Still waiting on a release date for the anthology, but it should be before too long.

So, because of the craziness that was June I decided I needed July mostly off from the extra stuff, Wedding Tarot included. Which means that I will wrap-up the script for Act 1 at the beginning of August and continue on with Act 2. Not that I’ve completely banned the project from my mind (not a chance, there) and I actually had a major brainstorm a week or so ago about 2 of the 3 major plot points in Act 2 and the ending! Yes, I actually know how this will end. (I had theories in the past, I knew where we were headed, but there was no conhesive idea that rang true for me that would tidy up the book–Now there is!)

I’ve also settled on an art direction for the project: a mix of Erte’s Art Deco with its clean lines and saturated colors mixed with the layered, handcut look of the Lemony Snickett titles by Jamie Caliri but not quite as dark, of course. Though that will serve some aspects, nicely. And since it’s set in New Orleans, the wrought iron details and fleur de lys and so forth will all get incorporated. Good think I still have quite a while to hone this all into the look I have in my head.

Finally, I’ve been rethinking this project as one for next years SPI. I’m just not sure that it would be a good fit for them and might, instead, go with another project for Idol, one better suited to the venue, and continue to develop Wedding Tarot for individual publication. Now, whether I web-publish it, self-publish it as I will do with the Random Acts… items (and isn’t that a fun concept I’m entering into right now), or seek an agent for mainstream publication remains to be seen. The latter is very tempting, especially considering Vertigo’s hunt for original graphic novels, and I’ve researched a couple of agencies to query once the script is complete and I have some sample art to show (January-February 09, est.) that seem, on paper, to be a good fit, but I don’t mind self-publishing or web-publishing if that’s what it takes. This is a story I need to tell, to get out of my head and to share, so however that happens, it happens.

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