The Undeleted Scene
Submitted by Max Vaehling on December 6, 2008 - 12:41
Here’s one for the book extras, once I’m past the vol. 1 books and into vol. 2: The opening sequence of HOUSEWARNING, the way I originally wrote it.
The reason I added that extra scene on p.2 was, I felt I owed it to the readers to show the house since that’s what the plot seems about from what youz see on p.1. The original idea, on the other hand, was a simple, fun story about how Conny deals with the supernatural side of her life now. I had already drawn most of what you see here when I decided to have that looking-around scene. It changes the whole balance of the story, though. More emphasis on the house, less on how Conny makes herself at home there. So I had my doubts at first. During the following week, I discarded those doubts by scribbling the current p.2 and deciding it worked fine. Getting some extra work off my back so I could go on a weekend trip to the Netherlands may have been a factor as well.
So , if you’re at the blog’s front page now, click on the “more†button to see what the first three pages of HOUSEWARNING would have looked like if I had stuck to the original script.
I kinda like this version, too. More surprising, more matter-of-fact. Maybe I’ll change it back for the printed edition. Just so I can have a “deleted scene†for the book. Y’know, gotta delete it first and all…
So, which one do you like better? Not that it’ll change much…
