Nathan Olsen
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Cartoonist. Creator of the weekly webcomic Sundae Comics.
Nathan Olsen · upvoted 11 items
almost 4 years ago
These are really fun! Thank you for sharing!
Unfortunately BPs voting system knocks them out of order, which makes the story hard to follow.
Nathan Olsen · commented on 7 posts
almost 4 years ago
No worries! I’m glad we had a chance to clear things up. I am not so talented a writer as to completely make-up my own unique world of witches, so I am definitely using common story tropes and stuff I’ve learned over the years from folktales and popular culture. I also have tried to do some non-fiction research too — that’s where the idea for the witch’s ladder comic came from for example. Mostly I let my sense of humor be my guide as I write — these comics are just meant to be silly and fun!
Thank you so much! It makes me happy to hear you enjoyed the comics — it can be so easy to misunderstand people on the internet! A big part of what made these comics so “accidental” was that I had only planned to make 1 or 2 witch-themed comics for Halloween. I had never tried to write a story like this before and hadn’t expected to write one about witches of all things! But the response to the comics on Instagram was so positive that I just kept going and making it up as I went! I’ve been reading up about the history of witchcraft and modern day practices but I pretty much just look at non-fiction sources. I still haven’t finished the Witchflowers story yet, mostly because I’m still figuring out how to do it and want to make sure it’s good — it would be a lot easier if I was copying someone else, that’s for sure! But the only way I can improve as a writer and storyteller is to practice and keep writing so I’m doing my best all on my own.
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almost 4 years ago
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almost 4 years ago