OLOL xD My bad. Guess that shows me for assuming gender on a person's username xD



As am I. I'm currently constructing a workable outline for chapter one. My only issue is that I'm not exactly sure what we should incorporate into Ch. 1. Obviously it will be the first arc, but as that arc is fairly short we'll have to add in some filler (e.g. a brief interaction between strips that leads to the next). This would have to be looked over by Rick or by someone to whom Rick has given permission to oversee the project, as these are not our characters and, being fans, we may end up accidentally going out-of-character.

Now some chapters could consist of multiple related arcs and vice-versa; some arcs (e.g. Dog Days of Summer) are long enough and deep enough that we can make two or three chapters to cover their entirety. Other arcs will be more difficult to transcribe, specifically ones that are set in the third person omniscient (e.g. Theme Park World).

In essence, we will -have- to take some creative license. One arc does not equal one chapter, and we'll have to be very careful to set up certain chapters as separate from the other ones in their narrative and point of view.

You could add in depth descriptions on the situation to fill chapters fairly devoid of much content, this will not only allow the reader to get a sense on what is happening and be able to imagine it with detail but it could spread over several pages if done right.

Some strips do not flow with each other so we will have to come up with something to add inbetween them to connect the strips together so it makes sense, Rick left a lot of gaps in the storyline for us to fill. Trying to figure out how to connect the strips will be a nightmare but they will make great fillers nonetheless.

Also we have to make sure that this story does not get too complicated, multiple related arc chapters can quickly become complex and be filled with too much information which would overwhelm the reader. It would be best to deal with one issue or situation at a time so that everything flows for our readers to easily follow.

As for the viewpoints in the story, we will have to make it obvious that there are changes to the viewpoint in the story otherwise the reader would become confused as to what is going on. The worrying part is to be able to include all the characters and be able to say what they are doing, the arcs sometimes jump from one scene to a completely different one and readers will be confused about what happened to the characters especially once they come back later on.

How long do we need these chapters to be? My chapters that I write as a hobby can be anything from 10 to 20 pages long.