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Binding My Own Book (Of Fractured Edges)

Binding My Own Book (Of Fractured Edges)

Of Fractured Edges...the last of the first four books. The finale. The start of more. Blah, blah, blah, this is about the physical copy. Each of the previous three I've made custom hand-bound copies for, so Of Fractured Edges was next. OFE's artwork came from a photo I took of tree bark, complete with moss and everything. Then I ran the image through a bunch of color filters to give it that intense black/green hue. All that makes the cover...

The Madness of Light Afterword (+ Recording!)

The Madness of Light Afterword (+ Recording!)

This afterword delves more into the plot and character process of the story than anything else. It's how process and prose intermingle.

Binding My Own Book (Threads that Bind the Tempest)

Binding My Own Book (Threads that Bind the Tempest)

Almost a year ago I started on the process of binding my own books. In 2017, I did How to Stop Wildfire and Harmonic Waves. Due to a variety of reasons, I didn't do any others last year. I waited until 2018. Wanting to get Threads that Bind the Tempest done before its anniversary, I went ahead and did it. Threads that Bind the Tempest was the first and only cover where the art was wholly digital. It was a...

2017 in Art

2017 in Art

Here’s the art I did in 2017 (excluding book scenes/anything spoilerific), organized by month. January Gladiacon Portrait Pakuqua Znoc and Djaraxen Zfhi Cyclone looking awesome February Hequera Lana Zfhi Khapiela Quahwu Chatzu'kuan March The Wonder The Tree The Sun The Pillar The Omen The Monarch The Grasp The Gaze The Break April Robo Knight Cyclone Side King Side Spellbinder Side Farrco Side May None. June Zfhi Palace The Cathedral Vapaezyre teeth out Rayacha Chajaran Empirian Envoy Chatzukuan's Face Cyclone staring...

The Madness of Light: Choices and Process

The Madness of Light: Choices and Process

I made a video of me talking about my writing! I'm so proud of myself. It's about The Madness of Light, my writing process through it, and my general feelings. It's a long video, but I thought it was interesting talking it through. Thanks.

Expansion Expression Foreword (+ Recording!)

Expansion Expression Foreword (+ Recording!)

And now I'm currently all caught up with forewords/afterwords. Here's the foreword/preface for Expansion Expression, which sort of kicks off the vibe for the novel and the series moving forward. It's definitely lighter than the other ones. As always, I enjoyed writing and recording it.