I wish I was talking about some newfound discovery where there are beings who can cast spells and levitate objects with a blink of an eye.
Unfortunately, as far as I know, that place has yet to be discovered.
For now, we’ll have to settle for Disney World!
Yeah, I know, some of you may be rolling your eyes at this as I feel like those parks get a pretty bad wrap for the price gouging, unreasonably long-waits, and the special treatment they get, which are rightful gripes about Mickey land, but it’s hard to argue against their ability to inspire and make you feel a little closer to magic.
We were fortunate enough to take our...
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To quote the immortal Chris Farley, “Holy Schnikes!” Shadow of the Dragod actually has a release date.
After pouring sweat and tears over the calendar, trying to figure out how much time I need to actually market this bad larry, and estimating how many deep breaths I’ll need to take between now until the word “Published” is finally stamped on the book I have reached an official day when SOTD will be released into the world like the deranged, winged-beast of a book that it is…
November 7th!
Just in time for winter! So you can stay warm by reading through the pages of a world of leftover and still burning fire. Nice and cozy… kind...
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Howdy howdy, Fellow Creatures!
Hope all is good in the woods. I wanted to stop by here and give you all some updates on where things stand throughout my writing journey.
All in all, I’ve been busy, juggling a few different projects at once. Let’s just say, that they’re all moving forward in one way or another and I am excited to get them out there.
I hope you’re excited to read them!
But enough with the preamble… Let me tell you where I’m at.
Shadow of the Dragod
I’ve just finished reviewing the edits suggested by my wonderful editor, Tamara Blain. As always, she provided some wonderful thoughts on how to tighten up my sentences and make them...
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So I’ve been relatively consistent here, getting 30 minutes a day of drawing in alongside writing, family, and a full-time job.
I decided to start here, perspective drawing, per Radio Runner’s curriculum, and I gotta be honest, I started here because I knew it was going to be the biggest slog.
Drawing boxes, figuring out horizon lines and vanishing points, and working on drawing through… All important fundamentals I know I need to understand if I want to keep improving, yet still, I find myself rushing through this and making silly mistakes.
Overshooting my lines. Not drawing from my shoulder. Not applying enough pressure to my pen so the lines come out faded…
If anything it’s a...
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I’ve started.
I’ve heard from some of you about the lack of me finishing what I started… aka getting idea happy and bolting over to the next shiny thing.
Guilty.
I’ve found it challenging to stay in the same world for an extended time when there’s so much else I want to explore, especially when that hit of joy is at its highest during the creation period. It’s hard to stay away from that seductive juice when you know it’s right around the corner.
But that’s not fair to the readers.
I think we all know someone who has been burned by authors who don’t follow through on specific series or are derailed by some other side project....
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Howdy, Fellow Creautres. Hope all is good in the woods.
Remember a few weeks back when I said I had some other things in the work? Well, turns out it’s a book.
No, not the Shadow of the Dragod that i mentioned, or Stone of the Scarred, or even a new Chilongua story.
It’s a stand alone novel. One I wrote directly after I finished Shadow of the Dragon.
Did I mention I have a problem with staying put for too long?
This one is set in a new world, and was a story I couldn’t help but write when the spark of its start came to me.
I’m using the working title called, Under a God Made Mountain,...
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What’s that in the distance? An actual new book! I thought those things had gone extinct a couple years back?
So did I.
But I’ve been busy getting familiar with the blank page again and returning to dusty manuscripts that needed a hard shaking, some polish, and some air-drying for good measure.
What does that even mean?
It means, that I finally finished Shadow of the Dragod, Book 1 of the Dragod Saga, a brand-new series set in a post-apocalyptic fantasy universe that I like to equate to the Dark Sun universe created for D&D many moons ago.
I know, I know. You’re probably asking yourself how the heck I could start a new series when there’s only...
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Where the heck have you been, Jeff?
Fair question, Fellow Creatures.
It’s been a while since there’s been anything new or anything shared from me. For nearly two years I’ve turned on ghost-mode and been lurking in the shadows.
Doing what, you may ask?
Well, to start, trying to get back to the land of the living. Turns out, I was burnt out for a bit there, and writing and creating wasn’t giving me as much zest as they used to.
I tried to forge on, tried to power through my scheduled writing sessions in the early hours of the morning, but alas, it felt like I was trying to force a nail through wood with my bare...
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