This is Rom, coming to you live and direct from the subway tunnels under the Echelons in the Packrat Sprawl. Today is a milestone we reach 50 broadcasts since when the Packrat Underground show started. We have a lot of good things in store today, including a new hacking tool call “See Me” which has been nicknamed “See Me, Kill Me!” by Acolyte who designed the system. The new “See Me” tool is a network port sniffer as well as…..
Cover Reveal for the next novel in the grydscaen series. This cover highlights Natsuki, the 12 year old child soldier from the Republic of Shalany on the streets defending her homeland from the approaching Jannai hordes from the Atlantea Federation. This is the first time a girl graces the cover of a grydscaen book so this is a milestone. grydscaen: dissonance brings you the lost stories of the war between the Atlantea Federation and the Pacific Territories. With its scifi…..
So I am working with a beta reader for the new Fantasy book I am writing called “The Seer of Grace and Fire.” I had written previously a post on editing and one on beta readers, but now having actually worked with a beta reader on the first few chapters I have some different insights into the process which I wanted to share. So when I started the grydscaen series I did not want anyone messing with my idea. For…..
Writing a fantasy novel is hard work. The world is very different from a tech noir cyberpunk setting in the future of grydscaen. There are constraints to the world and some of the descriptions have to be different. You cannot say something is tall like a skyscraper unless you are writing urban fantasy set in the current world. The setting for “The Seer of Grace and Fire” includes magic and technology which will be closely related to alchemy so there…..
On today’s On Writing we talk about waiting for galleys in the production process of getting grydscaen: dissonance published. So I just turned the manuscript in on Wednesday of last week to the publisher. The manuscript is evaluated and then if accepted endorsed to production. During the production phase the Microsoft Word document which is the manuscript is turned into a galley. Also the cover art is finalized and put into the cover template. The design of the grydscaen books…..
Today on our Making Manga series, we talk about screentone for shading a manga panel. A screentone is a sheet of sticky see through paper with a pattern on it. They usually come in packs as a set. There are background screentones, and ones for skin tone and shading. The traditional way of applying the screentone is done directly on the drawing after it is inked or it can also be done in the computer in programs like Manga Studio……
Today in our On Writing series I wanted to talk about cover art. We will use the cover for grydscaen: dissonance the new book in the series which I drew as the example and also talk about commissioning artists for covers as well. So you might say this is sort of a cover reveal even though this is just the line art before it gets coloured. Cover Illustration: Commissioning an Artist First lets talk about finding an artist. You can…..
This is Rom from the Packrat Sprawl making waves and coming to you live and direct from the Packrat Sprawl in the underground corridors. We are going to the Waste area today to get a tour and interview Naito the leader of the Wastes. Rom walked down the corridor underground. There were a few Packrats in the area. The tunnels near the Waste area criss-crossed in and out as they went. As he got closer graphitti could be seen on…..
So today on our Making Manga series we will talk about Script Writing and using a Script to help you plan your manga. Working with comic book artists if you are a writer they want you to use a script. Most of them if you have a short story or novel do not actually read the book. Maybe you get lucky and they do. I know there are some writers who have had that luck with their artist but mostly it…..
Unlock the power of the Packrat Factions. Today we look more closely at The Runners. Leader: Anj Short Description: Quick thinking and quick actions makes a Runner who has a knack for seeing the truth in things. Always thinking ahead and can get out of any situation. Strives to see the monetary benefit in what he does and will get the job done no matter how dangerous. Member of: The Packrats Past Affiliation: None Main Occupation: Smuggling psi inducer drugs,…..