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May 24, 2012
5 on Friday - Set 120
Travis at
Trav's Thoughts
invites everyone to lay down a short set of music that takes their fancies for his 5 on Friday meme.Because I was lucky enough to enjoy a fabulous concert with my BFF Connie last night, I wanted to share some of the goodness with you.
1 - I Believe - Nikki Yanofsky
Adored opening act Nikki Yanofsky, who hails from Montreal.
2 - Lullaby of Birdland - Nikki Yanofsky
3 - Regresa A Mi (Unbreak My...
May 17, 2012
5 on Friday - Set 119
Travis at
Trav's Thoughts
invites everyone to lay down a short set of music that takes their fancies for his 5 on Friday meme.I've had a rather interesting week, and by that I mean as-far-as-acupuncture-is-concerned-what-seems-alarming-or-horrible-is-good kind of way. Let's just say intense detoxing is not for the faint of heart, and leave it at that.
Or, I can take you along for the ride.
1 - I'm So Tired - The Beatles
2 - Dizzy - To...
May 10, 2012
5 on Friday - Set 118
Travis at
Trav's Thoughts
invites everyone to lay down a short set of music that takes their fancies for his 5 on Friday meme.Okay...my manuscript is now delivered to the editor.
After shooting the Scorpius book covers and book trailers two Saturdays ago, and taking part in Free Comic Book Day last Saturday, I'm most definitely looking forward to a weekend where I can catch my breath and get some rest.
What better way than to look back at a time in my life when my whole futu...
May 9, 2012
The Serialists - Scene 96
FINAL INSTALLMENT
My heartfelt thanks to all who have followed this tale along the way.
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To recap this dark fantasy story so far:
As a small boy of seven, Scorpius was fetched from the nursery where he'd been raised to live among the nobility - fetched not by his family, but by a falconer to serve as his apprentice.
Scorpius soon learned that a close encounter with a dragon was preferable to the cruelties of the nobles he'd once hoped were family. His master did whateve...
May 4, 2012
Free Comic Book Day Tomorrow
Tomorrow is Free Comic Book Day ! Huzzah!
If you are in the Halifax, Nova Scotia area I hope to see you at one of three comic shops as I stop in for the festivities.
Thanks to:
Giant Robot Comics
Quantum Frontier
Monster Comic Lounge
for inviting me along for the ride.
If you stop by, these three comic shops will be giving out coupons for a FREE download of my SAINT SANGUINUS ebook, exclusively for Free Comic Book Day.
A Dark Ages vampire superhero origin story, SAINT SANGUINUS is looking forward to h...
May 3, 2012
5 on Friday - Set 117
Travis at Trav's Thoughts invites everyone to lay down a short set of music that takes their fancies for his 5 on Friday meme.
It's all Scorpius, all the time with me this month. Just receiving my critiques from readers, for a next-to-last polish from me before I send it to the print editor. After which will come THE final revision, and then it will be released.
YAY!
And in the meantime, working with Andy Miller , my designer on the book cover, and Caroline Ruyle , my online ed...
May 2, 2012
Thursday Thirteen - 246 - 13 Things About Shooting the Book Covers and Trailers for My Upcoming Dark Fantasy Release
1 - Last Saturday I was back on set with Charlie Mac Productions , directing the shoot for the book covers and book trailers of my upcoming dark fantasy release.
L to R: Caroline Ruyle , the Director of Photography with talent Bobby Rossong.
2 - I've been writing my Scorpius tale with Richard Armitage as the model for the character.
As he is rather inconveniently shooting The Hobbit in New Zealand at present, I went in search of a local model who had that certain indefinable somethi...
May 1, 2012
The Serialists - Scene 96
SECOND LAST INSTALLMENT
Join me next week for the conclusion to this serialized adventure, first posted in the spring of 2010.
The novel-length version is set to release by the end of this month. I just shot the book cover and book trailer on the weekend.
On Thursday I'll be posting a sneak peek at the shoot.
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To recap this dark fantasy story so far:
As a small boy of seven, Scorpius was fetched from the nursery where he'd been raised to live among the nobility - fetched...
April 29, 2012
A to Z Challenge - Z
Day 26 of the 2012 A to Z Blogging Challenge
For this challenge, I'm exploring my
FAVORITE FICTIONAL MALE CHARACTERS
Z
is for
Zorro
As long as he looks and sounds like Antonio Banderas...
Well, this wraps up the month-blog challenge for this year. I was incredibly busy this month and barely got a chance to visit anyone, so I wanted to thank the bloggers who dropped by here and I hope to visit your blog in the not-too-distant future.
