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This page is dedicated to the many stories spinning in my head. I will attempt to summarize a few of them here. All characters and stories belong to me, so please don't steal any of them. If you have any questions- send me an email, I'd love to answer them!
"Whichman" is a story I've been working on for a little over a year now. I have a story worked out which started as episodes, and now a few drafts of a movie script written out for it.
The idea of the story is that it is a Super Hero story in a Fairy Tale/Fantasy setting. It has a fairly large cast of interesting characters including the hero- Whichman- who gets his name because no one knows which side he is on at first, and his behavior is questionable. He is a young man named Rowen who was raised in the woods by elves in a very small society called the Cadabrans, and taught magic. A group of goblins threatens the Cadabrans, and are on their way. Rowen, a social misfit, is chosen as a lone warrior to leave the woods and intercept the goblins before they reach his home. To do so, he sets up base in a haunted tower on the edge of a peaceful town. He pays rent to a mysterious demoness with money he makes working in the town during the day. At night the goblins- who represent the seven deadly sins- come out and reek havoc. Rowen has to stop them without giving himself away to the towns people, and thus disguises himself. During the mission he makes many unexpected friends and enemies. He never meant to become a hero, but the goals of his mission just happen to save the towns people as well. By the end of his adventure, he learns a lot about himself and reconsiders where he's going to call home. More specific character information as well as images of my character designs are under the "Character Bios" link.
"Beach City" is a new project I've been working on. The story is for a cartoon show.
The concept of the story is that there is a family, Mr. Saltshaker, Mrs. Saltshaker, and their two teenage daughters Susan and Sally. They have just moved halfway across the county to beachfront property in Beach City. Sally, the younger of the two sisters, is a big fan of fashion, the rich and famous, and suntans. She's very excited about the move, but too cool to show her enthusiasm. Susan on the other hand, is a smart, quiet, and somewhat self conscious girl who is having a hard time getting used to her new environment. She has trouble making friends at school, but meets a very interesting boy on the beach. His name is Darton and he's new to the area too. Susan soon finds out that this unusual boy has no family, no home, and has the ability to shapeshift himself into anything. Susan lets him secretly live in her room, disguised at night as one object or the other. Sally also knows about his abilities and situation, but their parents remain clueless to it. Sally will sometimes use this information to blackmail Susan when she needs something. Susan also finds out that Darton is really a descendant of the ancient seagods of Greek mythology and left the ocean for life-threatening reasons that remain a mystery to Susan. Together they become best friends and spend every episode exploring their new surroundings together, or occasionally escaping the clutches of some evil sea creature or another.
If you are interested in reading more, ask me to send you the "Beach City Concept Book" book!
-Susan Saltshaker and Darton
Another cartoon story I have been working on does not have a title yet. It is about a strange girl named Charlene Skinnyboots who lives in an igloo in the middle of a snowy nowhere. Her roommate is an adorable penguin called Quinn the 'Guin. Charlene is a witty, sarcastic type who has to work very hard shoveling all day long to keep the door of her igloo from getting covered in snow. Quinn on the other hand is an always cheerful, non-speaking character. While Charlene is working hard, he spends his time eating ice cream and going ice fishing. There are a number of other inhabitants who show up, and that's where the plots are. Their neighbors include: Ice Cream Dan (who drives an ice cream monster truck from which Quinn gets his ice cream), an evil snowguin created by Quinn that's come to life, a grumpy polar bear, the Snow Queen and her minions, a strange lost kid named Rabbit, ice giants and a pack of midgit eskimos who constantly want to make Charlene their leader.
In fact, there's a story for pretty much every character in my portfolio, so feel free to ask about any of them!
