Book 1, Page 186 (Patreon)

Greetings from the middle of the fray!

Is this an overambitious plan to finish SuperButch pages approximately three times faster than I've ever done before? MAYBE. Am I on schedule? ALMOST. Will I keep this pace up after BwPCon? ABSOLUTELY NOT! But it's going okay so far.

I definitely enjoy working on several pages at a time. It's good for continuity. I noticed some bloopers with Captain Turtle's jetpack before the pages were finished. In contrast, poor Lillian has gone through like 3 different pairs of shoes since she showed up to report on the election! It's also good for momentum. It feels easier to do the same task on 3 different pages rather than go through each page start to finish. If I get stuck on one page, I can move on to another. Part of my weekly schedule has been meeting Barry at a cafe on Fridays. Because inking a page only takes an hour or two, I can ink 2-3 pages at a stretch. We can also talk through things, like future political cartoons and whether someone's foot looks right in that one panel.

I also decided to pick specific podcasts that mean I AM WORKING ON SUPERBUTCH and it's been good for focusing. If I take a break or go do dishes or something, I switch podcasts. Here's the current list:

• 99% Invisible [The Power Broker Book Club]

• Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff [Freedom House and Young Lords episodes]

• Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Caroline Fraser (This audiobook is so long I've had to return it, place a hold, and pick up where I left off twice, but I've been enjoying it)

• I started listening to Queer Serial Season 3 but the Mattachine Society era of queer history has so much paperwork and meetings, I don't know if I can follow it while I work, lol

Thanks, as always, for supporting me on Patreon! If you're in the Portland area, I hope to see you next month at BwPCon!