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Make your hot August nights even steamier by signing up to write and/or draw for our upcoming issue, Neon Lights! Let us know to expect you by leaving a comment at
https://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/prospective-participants-for-bang-bang-110/

Hey! You! Do you ever find yourself wishing you had a reason to write more, but aren't sure where you'd even put your work for curious eyes to find it? Do you want to play around with original characters and ideas but worry the lack of a fandom to bolster your efforts will just see it kicked under the bed to collect dust? Do you just want an excuse to write explicitly queer people having explicitly queer relations (of any sort, so long as they're definitely Not Safe For Payment Processors)? Do I have news for you!

I've been making stuff for this webzine for over a literal decade, and having a steady revolving door of deadlines and ways to explore outside my comfort zome is a big reason I can do things like "write a long-form webcomic" and "slam out 85,000+ words in about two months" nowadays. Also I really like the people I've met through it! Job's a good 'un.

All skill levels are welcome, signups are non-binding, and we're always looking for new voices to join the choir. Maybe one of those will be yours?

I specifically remember posting this before the story was published, I think based on a reference image I rejected for the illustration that ran. It's just so cute! And I liked having the excuse to play around with lighting.

This is an illustration of a scene that ended up cut from Exciting New Levels of Heresy, but I kept in the story anyway because this is definitely the vibe of the dynamic. Also Mara looks cute here.

This illustration is also what got me to think about how Ayla is low-key Nic and Mara's third in this story, we just didn't get there because of all the god stuff.