So here’s the cover for my first novel …
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Putting It All Together – Making the Cover
Category: Science Fiction
Science Fiction Writing
Getting There – Designing a Spaceship
What’s a good sci-fi story without a spaceship?
Eldranth Comes to Life
When I started my world building exercises, well over two years ago now, it all began with a simple question as I was writing the first few paragraphs in my book. What do my characters look like? Of course, I knew the answer in a general sense, but when you are trying to describe specific details, this question can be much more challenging.
Conlang Creation
The language of Ellendrí – an exercise in the creation of a constructed language (conlang). Continue reading “Conlang Creation”
Diarven City
A work of imagination …
Gas Giants – Art from Chaos
Creating gas giants brings an interesting philosophical perspective to the act of making art.
Ellendri Chronicles Backgrounder Part IV
Fourth in a series of graphic novel posts describing the background universe for my upcoming novels.
Here’s my fourth, and final, installment of background information on Hauldryn’s solar system … written from Eldranth’s point of view.
Ellendria – The Making of a Planet
Designing a solar system for Hauldryn (officially HIP 18433) was one of the first world building tasks that I set for myself. Hauldryn is the home sun for a number of the major characters in my novel, and having a good working knowledge of this system will assist in many of my descriptive scenes.
The Art of World Building
To world build or not – that is the question.
Ellendri Chronicles Backgrounder Part III
Third in a series of graphic novel posts describing the background universe for my upcoming novels.
Here’s my third installment of background information … written from Eldranth’s point of view.
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