One of the most time-consuming tasks when making a visual novel is gathering its artwork. As the name visual novel implies, the visual component of the work plays a major role in its construction. There are two basic types of artwork needed in a visual novel: character sprites and screen backgrounds. Other pieces of art... Continue Reading →
So, I've stopped trying at this point to seek representation for my novel, The Dreams of Unborn Gods. Feedback I've received from beta readers and editors has led me to believe I've included too much backstory. Some beta readers suggested I write a separate book for what I've presented as backstory in Dreams. All right,... Continue Reading →
That's right, I've decided on the title for my debut New Adult fantasy novel. The Dreams of Unborn Gods is undergoing the last edits before I submit the manuscript to beta readers for a final round of critiquing. One more round of edits after that, and then.... Will I self-publish or try the traditional publishing... Continue Reading →
Recently the question was posed on the Mythic Scribes forum whether a twenty-foot-tall giant could pick up a dark-elf who stood just over five feet tall. There were many guesses to the positive, but I'm saying to myself, I have to set up a scene in DAZ that helps answer this question. The image below... Continue Reading →
I'm going over the latest draft of my debut novel, looking for any inconsistencies in the story. To aid me in this endeavor, I've created a map of one important location in the novel, City Center Square in Hooblaport. I thought I'd share the resulting map here with any who might find this sort of... Continue Reading →
Ever since I was in grade school, I wanted to write fiction, and wrote a good deal of short stories before I graduated from high school, sharing some of them with classmates and anyone else who showed interest. Back then, I dreamed I would have written and published dozens of novels by the time I... Continue Reading →
I’ve been thinking about book cover art for fantasy novels a good deal lately. So I found this analysis of fantasy cover art trends written by Nicola Alter of particular interest. Read the post: Judging a Book by Its Cover - 17 Typical Features of Fantasy Covers. Or read about my muck-up: I tried to... Continue Reading →
Hello, friends. This time, we have a guest post from Coyote Kishpaugh, co-author of The Order of the Four Sons series. He will tell us about the connection between role-playing games and writing fiction. As I mentioned last time, when his co-author, Lauren Scharhag, graced us with her guest post on creating fantasy worlds, I... Continue Reading →
Today's guest post comes to us from Lauren Scharhag, co-author of Order of the Four Sons, Book 1. Much of the story takes place in Excelsior Springs, MO, not far from where I grew up, and near where some of my family still live and work. I received an advance review copy of the book... Continue Reading →
I've been working on my debut fantasy novel for too long. This will be my seventh and last draft. There will be beta reading and editing, but I'm never writing this thing from scratch again. Seven drafts are enough, even if a couple of them were not complete. I've written 40,000 words on this latest... Continue Reading →
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