Flawed Femmes wielding Whips, Guns, and Blades
So, you’ve written a book or short story and you’d like to commission an artist to illustrate your character, (or characters). Great! Now what? This is second article in a short series on finding and working with an artist to Read More …
I belong to a writers’ group and the experience has been productive for me. Not always easy, but productive. I have lost count of the number of times my efforts have been savaged for poor grammar, poor plotting, poor character Read More …
Generally, I’m not drawn to fantasy. Just doesn’t appeal. But there are always exceptions, and here they are. I heartily recommend them. But why, you ask? What does this have to do with, well, her: Art by SYoshiko. Simple: I Read More …
Merreth and the women in her world use crossbows as their primary missile weapons. While they do use bows, the mounted female and male troops prefer crossbows because of their ability to store energy for release when needed. A bow Read More …
Check out the “LADY MERRETH” menu link above for a character description of my protagonist. On that page you’ll also find another image by SYoshiko, a very talented artist. Related posts: Character Depiction of Lady Merreth — The Process In Read More …
From time to time I let people know that I am writing fiction, specifically the first of several novels. It amuses, and sometimes irritates me when I receive comments of the following type: “Oh I would love to write, but Read More …
In fantasy, particularly epic fantasy, sooner or later someone is going mobilize/raise an army to go conquer or loot, pillage, ravage and generally depress property values. Usually this activity is frowned upon by those on the receiving end so they Read More …
So, you’ve written a book or short story and you’d like to commission an artist to illustrate your character (or characters). Great! Now what? Over the next couple of months I’m going to post some guidelines based on my experience Read More …
