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It has been 84 years...no wait. Not quite that.

It's  been 5 (FIVE) years since I ran an Indiegogo campaign to fund Sharkpony and the Glitter Riders issue 1. A lot has happened since then. My health declined. Relationships broke apart. I had to give up my job, flatting comics professionally, which was then my only source of income. I was unable to use my arm for a year or so. I had to relearn how to draw.  I had to rebuild my mind from the belief that there was nothing I had left that I could do to survive. As things improved I got a publisher for the novel I wrote while I couldn't draw. The second book in that series comes out from Ninestar Press later this year. I can draw again, and I've convinced myself I can make comics again. Most of all I think I have finally gotten over the mental wall that developed between me and Sharkpony.

Which brings me to this post.

I intend to do a second issue of Sharkpony and the Glitter Riders this year. I could use some feedback while working on it if anyone is interested in taking a look. Primarily I want to make sure I don't create anything that inadvertely hurts any LGBTQIA+ folks and/or any minorities of any sort. I know I'm queer but that doesn't mean I am perfect at avoiding the age old pitfalls of stereotypes etc entirely. I am trying to learn and do better and a big part of that is listening to other folks.

If you feel up to taking a look at the outline I have, eventual script, character designs, or pages let me know here in the comments or in a direct message. I haven't used DeviantArt much over the last 5 years in part due to my physical health but also due to my mental health. I am going to do my best to move forward and continue to make things.

I don't know if I'll run an Indiegogo for Sharkpony and the Glitter Riders book 2. Last year I did a short 25 book print run of the first book with added bonus features in the back, like fanart, the first Sharkpony sketches, and a new piece of art I drew last year. I paid for that run with money from commissions. I'm not even sure if there's enough interest in the comic after this long to get anyone to respond to this post but I wanted to post something about it here on DA first before I post elsewhere asking for potential beta readers & sensativity readers.

Thanks for sticking by me all this time if you have, and if you haven't that's okay too.

-Sarah "Neila" Elkins


I originally posted this on my personal DA page yesterday: fav.me/dd1yb3h
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