Upon reflection I've decided that "#Wallpaper Wednesday" will not happen every week, but when it does happen it'll be on a Wednesday. Today's wallpaper is a grungy map titled, The Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, in honour of the looming fifth season of A Game of Thrones, which will broadcast worldwide early next month. The artist calls himself AKA … Continue reading #Wallpaper Wednesday: The Seven Kingdoms of Westeros
Month: March 2015
#Art of Fantasy 10: Stephen Fabian
Stephen Fabian is another of those artists whose work I used to admire without knowing who the artist was. Fabian has been artistically active for decades and specializes in science fiction and fantasy illustration and cover art for books and magazines. He also did work for TSR's Dungeons & Dragons game from 1986 to 1995. He is a self-taught artist, and … Continue reading #Art of Fantasy 10: Stephen Fabian
Neil Gaiman and Writing by Hand and Fountain Pens
I have tried once, but not seriously, to write a story by hand. It didn't work for me. I do not include the attempts made during my youth when I first started writing, when times were different and my mind drifted in different places, when life seemed far less complicated. The irony is I love … Continue reading Neil Gaiman and Writing by Hand and Fountain Pens
The A.I. Chronicles Anthology Launches Today!
I have something special for you today. A good friend of mine and fellow author, Pavarti K. Tyler, contributed to an anthology called, The A.I. Chronicles. Please find out more below: A.I.: Artificial Intelligence. Even today, machines that mimic human thinking surround us. As the intellectual feats of computing machines grow more and more astounding, … Continue reading The A.I. Chronicles Anthology Launches Today!
#Art of Fantasy 9: Ken Kelly
The featured artist today is Ken Kelly--another legend and longstayer in the sword and sorcery and heroic fantasy subgenres. You'll note a familiarity between his style and that of Frank Frazetta's. Kelly studied under Frazetta, you see, and it shows. Kelly has been in the business for well over 30 years, specifically in painting book covers, … Continue reading #Art of Fantasy 9: Ken Kelly
Plotting Along
In the mornings, when I take the kids to school, we walk. Well, I walk. Lucia is on her bicycle, Malachi on his pushbike, Shiloh in her stroller, and Stella on the leash. We're fortunate that their schools are relatively close to our home so it would seem really lazy not to use the opportunity. … Continue reading Plotting Along
Woelf Dietrich 