One of my projects for this holiday break is to publish a bunch of short stories on the Kindle. Each story will cost a buck and will be on the Kindle only for now. The challenge in making short stories… Read More »Short Story Covers
I have uploaded the Trymia e-book to both Amazon and Barnes and Noble, it should be available on both the Kindle and Nook by the end of the week. Hopefully in time for Black Friday. The cover went final last… Read More »Tyrmia Cover Final
Halloween 2010 was the first in which both kids cut out their own pumpkins. For once, I didn’t partake in the mess. ;-) Jack’s Pumpkin. Spencer’s Pumpkin.
Cruised around DeviantArt and found a spaceship for my desktop that befits the writer of Space Operas. It also matches my current WIP – Starforgers. Currently wrapping up Chapter 4. Here’s what it looks like writing a novel on a… Read More »My SF Desktop
Took a few minutes this afternoon to work up an idea for the short story covers I will be releasing on Kindle. I wanted them to look different from a novel cover, but yet still convey that they are from… Read More »Short Story Cover Mock-Up
Hey Ken, what’s your desktop look like? Well, what would yours look like if you used Ubuntu and had a book coming out in like a month or so?
One of the blogs I follow on a regular basis is called Concept Ships. They feature original art from up and coming artists who paint starships. If you enjoy that sort of thing, and who doesn’t? Check them out. This… Read More »Starships!
Yesterday I sketched out some new ideas for the Tyrmia cover. I was mostly concentrating on covers that made use of simple imagery or perhaps just type fonts. One in particular caught my eye, forgive the pun. The idea was… Read More »Tyrmia Cover Revisited
Continuing with my habit of sketching scenes from my written Work In Progress, here are some sets from the upcoming Starforgers novel. The Senate chambers on Selene are considerably more intimate than in the Star Wars movies. I wanted to… Read More »Sets and Scenes From Starforgers
Sometimes I like to sketch out what my characters look like while I’m creating them for a novel or a short story. I don’t claim to be an artist, just an art hack. But those sketches are useful to me… Read More »Starforgers Character Art