With my first book published and having calmed down from the excitement that came along with it, I started working towards the sequel. I have the overarching plot across all the books in my mind and knew all the key events that had to happen in each book. I was excited to write fresh new … Continue reading The Challenge in a Sequel
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Lessons from Self-Publishing : Trial by Fire
Hello! This post is pretty late compared to the schedule I usually try to post, but work became somewhat more demanding. I will try and keep to the schedule of one post a week and (hopefully) that won't be an issue! Now onto the post: Recently I published my first book, The Legend of Nariko: The … Continue reading Lessons from Self-Publishing : Trial by Fire
Character Design: Asandra The Bloodfire
As one of the central characters of my story, The Legend of Nariko : Mark of Silverfrost, I spent a fair bit of time trying to figure out how best to portray Asandra, The Bloodfire. Early on in the character's inception, I was enamored with the spirit of rebellion against a tyrannical empire. The willful … Continue reading Character Design: Asandra The Bloodfire
Opinions and Advice from an Amateur Artist of 9 years
A sketch and then inked character design for a character in the series I am writing. Character design can be used for many things, but most importantly to tell the observer about the character. Take this lovely young lady for example. Observing this picture, you can tell some of her traits: - The rather modest … Continue reading Opinions and Advice from an Amateur Artist of 9 years
Cute Concept Art for Story Characters
Just a quick sketch and color of two of the main characters of the story I am writing. I like using an anime style mostly because it was the style I learned growing up, though now I'm trying to learn a somewhat more realistic style that still remains somewhat cartoon-ish. I find that creating concept … Continue reading Cute Concept Art for Story Characters
Raph's Cozy Musings 