Finishing a Story and Remembering Characters

I have recently finished the graphic novel version of “Return of the Condor Heroes” by Louis Cha (pen name Jin Yong), and I felt happy and melancholy at the same time. This is a sequel to “Legend of the Condor Heroes,” and I have read the novels for Legend translated to English, but the novels for Return have not been translated to English yet, so I bought and read the graphic novels. With these being a part of a trilogy, I got to read about the heroic exploits of these characters, see them grow and read new adventures of different heroes who are connected to the original characters. As cheesy as it sounds, it really is saying goodbye to an old friend. I put my time reading about these characters with emotional investment. Thankfully, it ended well, and I have the third part of the trilogy in graphic novel format.

My plan for The Mustard Prince series is to have it in multiple volumes. I want audiences to experience growing with the characters and reading about their heroic deeds. I would like a child to read about The Mustard Prince and grow up still remembering the character fondly. The first book that I read, and that pretty much taught me how to read was “Puss N’ Boots.” When this character was in Shrek, I felt like I was the only person excited to see him as I still remember the character into adulthood.

For a deeper reason outside of money, this is the primary reason for me wanting to be an author. I want audiences to read about the exploits of my characters and hopefully remember them in the future. I would like them to have fun, be entertained and escape for a bit while reading my works.