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Reflections Contest #1: Writing Entry! by tanglebranch

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· @tanglebranch ·
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Reflections Contest #1: Writing Entry!
Oh man.  I had such big plans for this contest! I like to write, and I like to create art, so I knew from the very first announcement for this competition that I would very definitely be entering in some format!  I had stories thought up, I had illustrations planned out.

But... the usual things happened.  I got busy.  I procrastinated.  The stories just wouldn't work out.  Christmas.  I was running out of time!

So I thought: ok, I need something that's written, and fast. Also, I need something that's art, and fast.

Then I thought: why not something that's *both?*

So probably I'm disqualified but that's neither here nor there.  I'm gonna enter this thing whether I'm disqualified or not!

I settled on doing a short comic strip!  It's writing, it's art, it's funny (I hope, please laugh out of pity if you must), and its finally finished. You can read about how I created the art side of it [here](https://steemit.com/reflections/@tanglebranch/reflections-contest-1-art-entry).

The first step in making a comic is creating a script.  Comics are a visual storytelling medium, like a movie or play, so since part of the story is told by words and the rest by the appearance of the characters within the art, a script is a better way to start!
![20171222_222227.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmZjHnaBrgh47A6EsaK2LTSAB23gtRnUdY9K8o9xSYsjXW/20171222_222227.jpg)
I put this through the fiction workshop at The Writer's Block for a few quick opinions.  It's something of an eleventh-hour entry so there just wasn't time to get a lot of critiques.  But the feedback I received helped for sure, and I also ended up paring it down to 4 panels for the final version instead of 5.

I finalized my script and got to work on the art, and so, without further adieu, here is my comic!

(Caution: Rated PG-13)

## Escalactation
![img032.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmW79aVgBvfFRFk6ctAUPtgkZiMdja75crzaVejuB24V2A/img032.jpg)

Did you laugh? I hope you laughed.
Thanks for reading!
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@bhop42moro ·
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I laughed, yes.  Thank you.
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@tanglebranch ·
You're welcome! Thanks for dropping by XD
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@debralee ·
I laughed and it was not out of pity, great job!! :D
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@deerjay ·
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LOL..Thanks..I needed a good laugh!!
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@tanglebranch ·
YES! MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!! Hahahaha!!
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@edthecanadian ·
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Merry Christmas @tanglebranch! It's all I got you this year, I hope it's your colour.
And yes I did laugh🀣
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@tanglebranch ·
Lol!  Thanks a bunch, have a Merry Chrustmas and see you guys real soon!
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@hebrewhousewife ·
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Haha! You got a laugh from me :) I’m curious what the 5th panel was.
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@tanglebranch ·
Hahaha! Well, it was supposed to be a duck and a chicken lounging by the pond while their chicks and ducklings looked after themselves, a d the two birds wondering what had upset the mammals so much that they were fighting in the distance.  But I decided it was too many punch lines to keep XD
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@limabeing ·
Awwww nonsuch thinh as too many punchlines imo
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@jonknight ·
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ROFLCOPTERS EVERYWHERE!
Loved this!
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@tanglebranch ·
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Hehehehehe!
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@morodiene ·
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Haha, I did laugh out of pity...for that poor pig! Very cute entry, in spite of its eleventh-hourness.
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@tanglebranch ·
XD thanks for dropping in!  It was either this quick project or nothing at all, so I'm glad it can still make folks smile even if it was rushed.
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@morodiene ·
Even when something is rushed, you are drawing from years of experience in the field, so this probably took you a couple of decades. :D
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@negativer ·
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Lols. Ok, this is pretty good. You're actually pretty good at this whole comic art thing. Maybe start a steemit serial comic!
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@tanglebranch ·
Maybe!  Time will tell...
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@underground ·
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dangit, too old to upvote  :'( 
SO FUNNY!!! lol

New Gamma Guy, checking in!  

Rob  :D
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@tanglebranch ·
Heya!  Yeah, I went on hiatus over the holidays it seems!  Thanks for dropping in!
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