Sometimes it’s just really nice to have a look at an artist’s progress over the years. This month’s artist: André Simões has a lot of focus on portraits, but doesn’t shy away from the occasional other-worldly approach. The use of colors drew me in, but on top of that there’s some great ideas worked out … Read more
Last week was pretty intense with the USA elections going on, and while I followed it with great interest, it surprised me a little how much it overpowered other news like (a still) unsuccesful brexit, or the devastating earthquake in Turkey and tropical storm that ravaged Central America. The media has so much power to … Read more
This month’s artist: RJ Palmer specializes in creature design for film and video games. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, his art has been featured all over the world. I love a good creature design, even more so if they are dragons and RJ Palmer has a ton. From non-cartoony pokemon/digimon, to uniquely designed … Read more
There are so many great artists out there in the world. I thought it would be fun to share some of those I come across with all of you. First up is a pretty recent discovery. Philipp Urlich does incredible speed paintings in which he creates massive landscapes and grand story-telling situations. Check out some … Read more
I suppose I should be grateful with the skills of my editor, because this next book is looking to be a large one again… oops. One of the most challenging aspects for me when building a story is character creation. Landscapes unfold before me, but if I’m not careful/attentive to it, the characteristics of those … Read more
What a weird ass summer this was. With COVID-19 running around in the wild, people’s summer vacation plans pretty much went straight out the window… or at least mine/ours did. We were all set for a backyard holidays when friends offered us to stay in their house, while they were abroad. It was such a … Read more
When I started reading Sufficiently Advanced Magic, I realized that it has been forever (if I ever did???) that I read a book in the first person. I did get used to it after a while, but it’s pretty clear I prefer third person story telling, so I feel that has influenced my opinion of … Read more
