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
Author: Woelf Dietrich
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
Leonard Simon Nimoy (Mr. Spock): March 26, 1931 – February 27, 2015
March 26, 1931 – February 27, 2015 No words from me. None are needed. Artist Ben Oliver did a fine job all his own.
Stephen King’s Advice On Writing the First Draft
I found a lovely new writer's website the other day and it was by accident, as is always the case, because it featured an old article by Stephen King titled: “Everything You Need to Know About Writing Successfully – in Ten Minutes”. The article is a bit dated with some of the advice maybe not wholly … Continue reading Stephen King’s Advice On Writing the First Draft
#Art of Fantasy 8: Terese Nielsen
I am late this week. I've been working on the first draft of a story that had to get finished this week and I just finished it. It's a short story that became a novella by accident. It's a novella that wants to be a novel. Time will tell whether this ambitious story will get … Continue reading #Art of Fantasy 8: Terese Nielsen
New Feature: Wallpaper Wednesday (Working Title)
This is a strange post. I posted to Facebook earlier today on impulse a screenshot of my latest wallpaper titled, "Today’s wallpaper. Because I get bored easily". Here it is: I have dozens of folders with hundreds of wallpapers ranging from abstract to retro to fantasy. I haven't changed my desktop's for a while, but … Continue reading New Feature: Wallpaper Wednesday (Working Title)
Woelf Dietrich 