"Arbitrary Travels: Life at the Inn" - UPDATING NOW!

Currently updating: Available for print soon!

Hello, and welcome! "Arbitrary Travels: Life at the Inn" is a full length slice-of-life fantasy story, where Audrey (being the newest resident) learns of and experiences everyday occurrences at her new home, Fairview Inn.

This story is slightly longer than usual, and the entire story will be available online (though if you would like to own a printed book, they will be available soon!). This story is organized scene by scene, with each chapter detailing a different aspect of the residents's lives.

New scenes of this story are currently being released on Mondays and Fridays, until the story will be completed and available in print to own.

Thank you so much for reading! I would love to hear any thoughts you may have, so feel free to contact me however you like.

"Arbitrary Travels: Bunch of Bad Apples"

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Hello, and welcome! "Arbitrary Travels: Bunch of Bad Apples" is a full length fantasy story where the residents travel to Hearthsborough, normally known for being a pleasant and cozy fantasy town, but now being harassed by a group of imps with unknown motives.

While the imps actions are more petty and annoying than violent, Hearthsborough is still being destroyed as a result. Therefore, the Inn agrees to send a group of residents for a simple adventure.

However, due to poor timing and location, the residents end up right in the center of the imps' activities, provoking their curiosity and irritating habits. As the adventure goes on, the group find themselves unwillingly experiencing all that Hearthsborough has to offer - from relief teams and wildlife, to struggling to make good on their promise by working with the town, and the imps themselves.

Some notes on this story (possible spoilers):

• The full story for "Arbitrary Travels: Bunch of Bad Apples" is 32 pages. You can own the full length story as a physical book through the links on this page.
• Many (in fact, almost all) of the concepts of this story were developed during my childhood. Hearthsborough was an underground fantasy town I repeatedly drew during two-point perspective lessons, including the forest of apple trees behind it. All of the creature designs in the full length story were developed on my own, as well as the concept of the mushrooms with green dye inside, the rope bridges connecting buildings, and the relief teams.
• Yes, Hearthsborough is underground. It may not be explicitly mentioned in this story, but in my mind the setting is underground, hence the brown "sky". I imagine rainwater and some sunlight leak through to sustain life.

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Thank you so much for reading! I would love to hear any thoughts you may have, so feel free to contact me however you like.

"Arbitrary Travels: Whiteout of the Heart"

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Hello, and welcome! "Arbitrary Travels: Whiteout of the Heart" is a full length adventure story that tests the bonds of the residents who are supposed to be helping others. 

When a severe blizzard arrives in the middle of a village's summer harvest season, the residents arrive to persuade the person causing this storm to reverse its effects (when the village received an initial threat, the person behind this mentioned they could heal everything if they get what they want...) Why exactly does this person want this farming village to suffer? And what could they possibly want in return? 

But, as the residents search for these answers, the culprit turns up right in front of them, and separates the group into two pairs of rivals. Now the pairs must overcome their differences and not only save the village, but save themselves.

Some notes about this story (possible spoilers):

• The full story for "Arbitrary Travels: Whiteout of the Heart" is 32 pages. You can own the full length story as a physical book through the link at the top of this post, and below
• I tried to push myself to improve a lot with this story, in both the art and writing. I was thinking of a specific kind of person this story could relate to and help, while for the art I tried new compositions and tried to add more detail than I used to.
• I also challenged myself by attempting this story on a monthly schedule. I finished all of the art within a month! Now I just have to print the books within the same month as the art...one step/improvement at a time.
• The antagonist's name in this story is Erin. I didn't realize this until more than halfway through creating the pages, so her name is never really mentioned in the story itself.
• To create the snowstorm effect for the art, I broke down the coloring process into two stages: one being my usual watercolor and colored pencil process, then on top I used white acrylic paint for the snowflakes, and watered down white acrylic paint for the wind. And yes, I ended up hand painting the snow and wind. Splattering would have been too messy, regarding both appearance and clear storytelling.

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Thank you so much for reading! I would love to hear any thoughts you may have, so feel free to contact me however you like.