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July 28, 2017
The Art of NGBM: Flynn Earrele
In the development of not only the story of Not Gods But Monsters, but for the world building necessary for future sequels, I spent some time fleshing out the individuals in a visual medium. Below are a pair of illustrations done for the character Flynn Earrele. As you can see, there is as a bit of Peter O'Toole and Cary Elwes in the face.
"The wind blew up from the shore, mussing the longer strands of sandy blond hair that fell across his flat forehead. The shorter hair that spanned from the...
March 29, 2017
Infographic: Imbued Ores of Tah'afajien - Book 1
A handy guide of the ores present in Not Gods But Monsters. WARNING: There are some minor spoilers below so if you haven't read (or finished) the book, you may want to back away. Please note, this is as per the end of Book 1, so any future revelations will not be mentioned until a later update.
Also available in a PDF format.
March 28, 2017
The Music of Not Gods... Chapters 08, 09 & 10
Part four of this series, in which we look at the musical playlists/influences of Chapters 08, 09 and 10. Click on the links to read part one, part two and part three.
Comments on Chapter 08For this chapter needed to be balanced between sadness/melancholy and a touch of gritty darkness (without being too grim). Jesu's "Don't Dream It" (yes, it samples the Rocky Horror song) and "Medicine" both fall into this space. All three of the Tool tracks feel appropriate for the chapter's main theme.
Mog...
October 8, 2016
The Byraelian Calendar
For those who've read Not Gods But Monsters, you may notice a strange series of words at the beginning of each that looks suspiciously like a date. That's because it is (shocker, I know). Much like the development of the Byraelian language, the creation of the calendar was intended to point to the world's more unique qualities.
Instead of the standard 12-month, 7-day week of the Gregorian calendar, the Byraelian calendar is composed of 355 days broken up into 10 months. These are likewise brok...
October 3, 2016
Free to Read: Not Gods But Monsters Chapter 07
To celebrate the one-month anniversary of the release of Not Gods But Monsters, I've made available FREE--for your pleasure--Chapter 07 in its entirety. Feel free to read it in-browser or download a copy of your own from the links below.
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