Monthly Archives: September 2010

Storyboarding

Posted on September 24, 2010 by

When we began this project, the first thing I had to do was turn the short story “The Storyteller” into a script, as though it were a play, complete with stage directions. Going from the script to the storyboard was … Continue reading →

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Currently reading …

Posted on September 20, 2010 by

We’ve been having some friends visit, and one of the topics of conversation of course ends up being, “What are you reading right now?” Authors get asked that a lot in more formal circumstances, too, so I thought I’d start … Continue reading →

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Progress on The Black Box

Posted on September 18, 2010 by

The Black Box has reached the proof stage, the cover art is done, and the book will be out in January 2011. Meanwhile, here’s a bit of a introduction to the new story. Our Heroes, of course, are Jordan and … Continue reading →

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Introducing Ulfleif

Posted on September 12, 2010 by

Connie’s a bit pressed for time right at the moment, but she’s said I could post a little art for her. I’ve been very excited about Connie’s art since the first sketch she did for me (Nethin imprisoned in the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Art of Drawing Manga – Camara & Duran

Posted on September 9, 2010 by

Most “Drawing Manga” books seem to consist of pictures of big-eyed kiddies to carefully copy, and are aimed at big-eyed kiddies themselves — young anime fans who want to draw cartoony Pokemon-style heroes. When we started this project, I knew … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Earl a damp squib?

Posted on September 4, 2010 by

Hurricane Earl seems to have taken a more easterly path than Environment Canada was predicting yesterday, and is going across Nova Scotia and PEI, rather than coming up the Bay of Fundy. Now a mere post tropical storm, it seems … Continue reading →

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Black Box cover art! And Hurricane Earl.

Posted on September 3, 2010 by

I think I mentioned in an earlier post that Connie is doing the cover art for my latest book, which is coming out later this autumn. Authors don’t usually get to have much say over cover art; there’s an article … Continue reading →

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