My next big fantasy, "Blood Princess" (working title) will require a full world map ð So, decided to make one from scratch. Now, I'm no geologist, but I know just a taaad about continental drift. I started with an oval of the world, drew some fault lines, and then had some land mass bleed out … Continue reading Mapping a Fantasy World
Throughout February, I created mockup covers for my next book, The House with Two Faces (which I guess I should abbreviate to HTF, like I did with CSM). Â For the first few days, I kept adding and changing things, then added and changed more covers. Here's what the first poll looked like: 1, 3, and … Continue reading Voting for Mockup Covers
In The Last Winter Moon, Jayse pulls Michelle -- disgruntled from injustice -- onto the back of a korelian cat, and they race up the steps of the Arriscylean palace.  He pulls her off and tells her, "You're beautiful when you're scared."  She laughs, and Jayse says, "You're even more beautiful when you smile." This almost didn't … Continue reading Why “You’re Beautiful” Almost Didn’t Make it into The Last Winter Moon
I've been uploading quote art for The Last Winter Moon on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for the past twenty-ish days, as a countdown until The Last Winter Moon's official release! Â You can catch 'em all in one go right here ð You could also download and present them on your own social media if you … Continue reading The Last Winter Moon Quote Art
I love researching how to "do something," especially when I'm bored at work, so of course when I decided to make a trailer for The Cycle of the Six Moons, I searched all over Google for various ideas. Â I wanted to document my process in case it might help someone else, so here it is! … Continue reading Making a Book Trailer
Excerpt from The Cycle of the Six Moons:  The Last Winter Moon Chapter Sixteen:  Numb Third excerpt from The Last Winter Moon! I skin the bird as Iâd seen Jayse do these past few days. The blade glides so easily between flesh and skin, and it canât feel a thing. I donât feel the vibrations … Continue reading The Last Winter Moon Excerpt – Numb
Excerpt from The Cycle of the Six Moons: Â The Last Winter Moon Chapter Three:Â The Ascension Plan Another excerpt from The Last Winter Moon! âYou should, perhaps, be a little more concerned for yourself, Michelle, as your blood will aid my ascension as your next god.â He grabs me by my hair and drags me … Continue reading The Last Winter Moon Excerpt – The Ascension Plan
Excerpt from The Cycle of the Six Moons: Â The Last Winter Moon Chapter Fourteen:Â The Manor in the Snow I got a commission/art trade from artist YAMsgarden ð Incidentally, it's also one of the excerpts for The Last Winter Moon. A vast, electric lamp hanging above buzzes to life. Dusty cobwebs sway beneath it. To … Continue reading The Last Winter Moon Excerpt – The Manor in the Snow
Huzzah!  The cover art for the last book in the Cycle of the Six Moons trilogy, The Last Winter Moon!  Like with the first two books, the cover artist is Brandon Lacey, one of the conceptual artists for Fiona Frightening and the Wicked Wardrobe.  Check out more of Brandon's artwork here! blue-paint-sea.deviantart.com Like with An Eclipsing Autumn's cover … Continue reading The Last Winter Moon Cover Reveal
My friend Jeremiah George composed The Song of the Sea Angel for me ð https://youtu.be/f-qC6gL83fo Check out more of his stuff on his YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/JerryYT And follow him on Twitter! http://bit.ly/JerryTweets The Song of the Sea Angel was something I'd wanted composed for years.  Unfortunately, past collaborations with my musical friends fell through, and it wasn't … Continue reading The Song of the Sea Angel
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