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Journal Entry: Wed Nov 18, 2009, 5:42 PM


I wanted to wait until I wrapped up Volume One before I posted about this project, just to make sure I actually went through with it (XD)…. So GC’s been going well. I actually finished V1, got some great feedback, and I’ve met some cool people because of it. Today I wrapped up Volume One at Comicfury, so if you want to read the whole thing through, the starting page is here: [link]
It’s about 135 comic pages (I forgot the exact number.)

Synopsis: When sarcastic but charitable Amber Pennicastle follows a handsome panhandler to his secret hideaway, her life turns upside-down in this action-shojo comedy.

Special thanks to the following for their support!
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:iconpi-lo-chun::iconchilli74:
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Check out this awesome Geode Corner Fanart I’ve received so far! I love them!
By :iconstaticgirl22:
By :iconpi-lo-chun:
By :iconchilli74:
By :iconshevaalomar:
And this cool Trotsky pic is by Gazzitude @ Comicdish (MAX).
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Geode Corner is a shojo in some ways, and like all shojos, it wouldn’t be complete without shojo cliches.
I strive not to have too many cliches in it, but as part of the genre, by law it needs to have a couple of them.
I don’t have any scenes involving my characters getting colds from being out in the rain, cherry blossoms , or characters transforming
into a magical schoolgirl…nix the last one, Silas would do that if the situation called for it…

That being said, anyone who writes, or has ever read a shojo comic needs to read the “Retarded Shojo Cliché” List:

Nerdily Hilarious:
[link]


Hahaha Guilty as Charged @ numbers 9, 32, 34, 65, 69,77,87, 92 and a few others lol
28 is GROSS…Darien should have been arrested….

I think I need to draw more flower petals next time…


My theory on cliches. Cliches, in some ways, make the genre *if they are used in moderation and with a the author’s original twist on them*. It's outright plagarism, overuse of cliches, or using too many cliches that will make something suck. Once I tried to write a fantasy based on the “Grand List of Fantasy Cliches List”, in an attempt to make the story lack any of the cliches. It sucked and I hated it. It just didn’t feel like a fun fantasy I would like after awhile, and I didn’t want to write it anymore. I actually like some of the fantasy cliches, especially evil overlords and armies of stupid minions. However, I really like seeing different versions of the evil overlord and their armies. The armies don’t always have to be “orcs” or orcs that aren’t called “orcs”. And the evil overlord could take so many different forms.



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Comments


:iconjaguaro:
Thanks for faving REI and BEL in Notre Dame.

[link]

Jag

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Member of the Mystery Ink Club [link]
:icontrallt:
NP...Im now quite the fan of the comic XD
Good job capturing the characters!
:iconjaguaro:
Cool. I faved one of my favorite works of yours.

What is comic XD, by the way?

Jag

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:icontrallt:
Oh I meant I'm a fan of the comic that Bel and Rei are from, Beyond Temptation. : )
:iconjaguaro:
Oh! What a great artist the comic originator is!

Jag

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:iconblacknightinggale:
Thanks for the fave on The Beloved! <3

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"We were considering sending NINJAS after you guys to make you stop fighting to prevent WWI, but we don't have ninjas. We could hire some from Japan! Russia would know about that! OH BURN!" Bearpelt, Ottoman Empire ambassador for History assignment
:icontrallt:
Youre welcome! I love the Belgariad!
:iconstellacadente113:
Thanks for the faves, comments and the watch! :glomp:

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:icontrallt:
You are welcome! I love your work! I read the comic all day yesterday.
:iconsqueekytheballetrat:
lol! thank you for the fave Trallt-Sensei!

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