Snow by Night

Almanac References: Snowfall, Zenosday

Diane and I just got back from Zenkaikon. It was a fun little convention in Pennsylvania. I’ll get a con report up by Wednesday.

Mathilde helps Snow-by-Night pick a dress to wear for the opera on Chapter 6 Page 12. What do you wear for a night on the town when you’re a manitou? See a sneak peek by voting for Snow by Night on Top Web Comics.

So many votes in our Art Contest. The competition was really fierce and all the contenders are incredibly talented. I want to thank Minuiko, Rein Eire, Melissa Teo, and Jesse Bechtold for entering. I’ll be in touch later this week about your prizes. And congratulations to Laura Hollingsworth, Cristina Marin, Amasugiru, and Shawna Alkira! They are now in our Final Four. Vote for your favorite daily to get them into the championship next round.

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Almanac References: Aether, Coureur des bois, Father Winter, Manitou

Bertrande offers Jassart a solution to all of his problems in Chapter 6 Page 11. A solution so horrible that even he shies away from it. And for our vote incentive on Top Web Comic — clothing!

Our Art Contest continues. Eight contestants; four match ups. Vote today (and everyday) to help pick the winners. Also, Diane and I will be at Zenkaikon this weekend. Come by and see us if you’re attending.

We went live with our site redesign over this past weekend. While most of the changes were welcomed, several readers brought up their love of the landing page. This page gave a preview of the latest page and contained link icons to Page 1 and the Table of Contents. I liked both of the link icons, so the icons will be returning as soon as the art is finished for them.

So what is your preference? Should we post the latest page of the comic on the index page of the site? Or should we post a preview that takes you to the latest page of the comic? Let us know. We want this to be an enjoyable reading experience.

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Almanac Reference: Currency, Guilds, Manitou

Jassart is wandering the town randomly annoying people in Chapter 6 Page 10. Or does he have pressing business with the alchemist? Hard to tell with Jassart. To see a peek at Wednesday’s page, please vote for Snow by Night on Top Web Comics.

So much news to go through today. First off, the Art Contest. The victors of Round 1 (the Sweet 16) are Minuiko, Laura Hollingsworth, Cristina Marin, Rein Eire, Melissa Teo, Amasugiru, Jesse Bechtold, and Shawna Alkira. Congratulations! I also want to thank Li Mei Ren, Delphina, Jennifer Zyren Smith, Pchoberry, NausicaaHime, Jose Ortiz, Manou Azumi, and Jennifer Middleton. Your art was splendid. Thank you so much for entering our contest.

We have four new contests to decide. Voting is now open. Good luck to all of you!

This weekend is Zenkaikon. We’ll be there with Chapters 1-4, as well as prints, and buttons. Our newest button is “I’m Fluent in Metaphor”. These words by Mathilde were very popular at Katsucon where we sold out of them.

Our last big piece of news is the site redesign. For that, I’m turning the journal over to Diane.

H, Diane here! You may have noticed a dramatic change in how things look around here. Our conversion over to PHP is finally here, with continual tweaks to be added as we go. One big improvement is the added Journal entries beneath each Story page – now you can feel free to comment on your favorite pages in the Story archive as you read through! Each Story page has been enlarged to a width of 750px in the new layout, too. We also have updated Share/Follow buttons on our sidebar so you can help spread the word of Snow by Night. If you have any suggestions, or notice any issues with the new site (I’m only human!) please let us know so we can continue to improve!

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Almanac Reference: Aether

More. You must take more. I need the money. All on Chapter 6 Page 9. To see a peek of Monday’s page, please vote for Snow by Night on Top Web Comics Also, we’ll be at Zenkaikon on March 22-24. We’ll be at Table 17 in the Artist Alley. Come see us as well as our friends Technoangel, Tamuran, and Lesser Key.

The competition in our Art Contest is heating up. Many of the contests are separated by just a few votes. Be sure to vote for your favorite pieces and let your opinion be heard.

Snow by Night made it to Round 2 of the Webcomics Tournament by Comic Mix. Unfortunately, we’ve fallen behind the Abominable Charles Christopher by 36 votes. Please take a minute to vote for Snow by Night. Voting for this round ends March 13 at 9 pm (EDT).

Whew! That was a lot of voting requests for one journal entry. Thank you all for your support.

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Almanac Reference: Aether Extraction, Alchemy, Bertrande Grusseau, Claude Amaury, Pyrasday

Bertrande makes her return as Jassart pays her a visit in Chapter 6 Page 8. What is he up to? What is she up to? Nothing good, that’s for sure. Do you think tapping might be this Friday’s Almanac entry? Chances are pretty good. To see a preview of Wednesday’s page (and what Bertrande is doing), please vote for Snow by Night on Top Web Comics.

We’ll be at Zenkaikon on March 22-24. We’ll be at Table 17 in the Artist Alley. This is our first convention in Eastern Pennsylvania. Come see us if you’re attending.

Art Contest update! Congratulations to those who qualified for our Sweet 16 Round, (1) Minuiko, (2) Shawna Alkira, (3) Melissa Teo, (4) Rein Eire, (5) Amasugiru, (6) Cristina Marin, (7) Jesse Bechtold, (8) Delphina, (9) Laura Hollingsworth, (10) Manou Azumi, (11) Jennifer Zyren Smith, (12) Jose Ortiz, (13) Pchoberry, (14) NausicaaHime, (15) Jennifer Middleton, (16) Li Mei Ren. They are now paired up on the voting page with #1 paired with #16 and so forth. The winners move to our top 8 and qualify for the cash prizes. Voting begins today and ends on Saturday. You can vote on our Art Contest page.

My thanks to Tigershark, Janel, Stefan, and Robin, and Damon for submitting entries. I loved your work. If you’re ever at a convention with us, please come by to say hi. We’d love to meet you in person.

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Is she still angry? Yeah, Snow-by-Night is still pretty angry on Chapter 6 Page 3. But at least she takes Blaise’s call! A major scene shift next week. To see a peek, please vote for Snow by Night on Top Web Comics.

I got the Katsucon convention report up on Snow by Night’s Facebook page. It’s done as a photo album (I always like do these as pictures so you can see the experience). Also, just over a week left before the deadline on our Art Contest. Draw one of our characters and you may win cash prizes.

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Blaise ventures to the waterfall in search of the manitou Snow-by-Night in Chapter 6 Page 2. He shouts to the enormity of the vast Everique wilderness, hoping that she hears. To see a sneak peek of Wednesday’s page, please vote for Snow by Night on Top Web Comics.

Brittany and I attended Katsucon this past weekend. We had a blast. We met so many great anime fans and incredibly talented artists. I’ll have a convention report up on Wednesday. As usual, it will be in the form of a photo album on our Facebook page.

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The Midnight Chalice comes to a thrilling conclusion as the chalice ultimately gives the ultimate ultimatum to those with ulterior motives. My thanks to Ricky Bryant for writing, drawing, coloring, and lettering this whimsy for us.  He did a fantastic job. Chapter 6 begins on Wednesday. It’s titled “A Light in the Darkness.” To see a peek at the cover page, please vote for Snow by Night on Top Web Comics.

Katsucon is this weekend. We’re at table J19. I’ll try to get a map together for Wednesday’s update. We’ll have Chapter 4 for sale as well as two new buttons. We now have Chapter 4 for sale in the online store. For a limited time, we’re offering our convention special. Get all four books for $35.

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