Rambling around the internet earlier today I stumbled on a quote from an article about Mary Sues, and how we need more of them. The article in question is here but I should say that I haven’t read all of it, because I can tell at a glance that it is exactly the sort of …
On this day, in 1934, Diana Wynne Jones was born. It is also worth noting that, yesterday, in 1987, I was born. But because so much of what Jones did influenced me, I prefer to write special birthday posts about her rather than myself. Unfortunately, this year events have conspired against me and I only have a …
For some time now I’ve been building up a new business front to handle the publication and production for my art and fiction. Perhaps you’ve heard me mention something to this effect before. Well, now at last I have something concrete to show you! HELIOPAUSE PRODUCTIONS is now live as a business and website, and …
My online manga, Year of the God-Fox, is posting weekly over at yearofthegodfox.com. Anyone who hasn’t already should seriously check it out! It also has an official Tumblr, Twitter and Facebook—so you can be kept up-to-date on the social media site of your choice. I post chapter previews, teasers, and also Production Notes (sort of like behind-the-scenes …
What: AnthroCon Where: Pittsburgh PA When: July 5th-7th 2013 Those of you who have followed this blog long enough may remember my report last year of AnthroCon 2012, and if you are new you may refer to that post if you ever become confused. However, if you are familiar with fantasy and science fiction cons, what comes …
As you may already be aware, my new webcomic project Year of the God-Fox has finally gone live. I have blogged about the process of making the comic before, notably here and here, but now at long last you can read it too! I should say, now you can read the Prologue, which is all that is up …
…or: The Making of the Year of the God-Fox Cover, Book One This week I’ve been working frantically getting materials for the launch of my latest webcomic, Year of the God-Fox, ready. One of these materials was the cover for Book One. Though the comic will be update one chapter at a time, I need to have …
Last night I read an article on The Mary Sue that got me surprisingly upset. It inspired this tweet from my alter-ego, Agent Elrond: Please read this article about lack of female villains: themarysue.com/on-female-vill… And then this page from Angeldevil: fav.me/d5kk95v — Agent Elrond (@agentelrond42) June 7, 2013 Now, if you go read that article you’ll …
<-Back to Index <-Previous Chapter THE PEDESTRIAN’S GUIDE TO WRITING HORSES 7: Further Reading Aside from research, it is a good idea to read some books where the author got their horses right. My favorite example is The Horse and His Boy by C. S. Lewis. Even though the horses are Narnian Talking Animals, they are …
<-Back to Index <-Previous Chapter THE PEDESTRIAN’S GUIDE TO WRITING HORSES 6: Illness and Injury First, a basic Cover My Back announcement: I am not a vet. I have twenty-odd years of experience with horses and I’ve seen a lot of things in that time, but I do not have the training, the skills, or …
