C. Gockel's Blog, page 85
December 26, 2014
This is interesting, but not the only interpretation of the Nine...
This is interesting, but not the only interpretation of the Nine Realms. This chart omits Nornheim, land of the Norns, which appears prominently in Fates: Part V of I Bring the Fire … with my own spin of course.
December 24, 2014
cafekatart:
Little sketch I did at lunch of Thor in a wagon of...
Little sketch I did at lunch of Thor in a wagon of sorts (couldn’t look up reference), being pulled by one of his goats.
Happy Thorsday! And Merry Christmas!
hiddlesbiscuit:
martymartinloki:
whatwaitijustcant:
Merry...
December 22, 2014
In the spirit of the season, anyone who signs up for my...
In the spirit of the season, anyone who signs up for my newsletter before Christmas will get Murphy’s Star, my first original fiction, free via a coupon to Smashwords. (Smashwords offers PDF, Kindle Mobi files, and EPubs for Nook, Google and iBook readers.
In Murphy’s Star, a scientific mission to a distant star acquires an unexpected passenger. It’s a story of first contact … so sign up now!
December 20, 2014
Completed illustration for I Bring the Fire. Loki by me,...
Completed illustration for I Bring the Fire. Loki by me, background by Sylvia Frost of Bookface designs. It will eventually make it onto the cover. In the series,Loki is loose in the modern world; and feeling right at home. :-) (Really, a God of Chaos would have to love modern Earth!)
You can pick up the first installment FREE at Amazon, iBooks, B&N, Kobo, GooglePlay and Smashwords. And the whole series is free to subscribers of Oyster and Scribd.
December 18, 2014
December 17, 2014
A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS
After looking back at my...
A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS
After looking back at my download stats for the past two weeks, I’ve noticed a cool picture on Tumblr gets as many downloads of my free first in series on iBooks, B&N, GooglePlay and Smashwords as listing in an ebook newsletter like Fussy Librarian or ReadCheaply. (It also gives more a more modest increase on Amazon.)
… as soon as I finish the seven covers for I Bring the Fire, my myth-modern Loki series, I’m going to start posting pictures for my sci-fi adventure!
Thanks for all the likes and reblogs everyone!
December 15, 2014
"There is a rule for fantasy writers: The more truth you mix in with a lie, the stronger it gets."
- Diane Duane (via maxkirin)
December 14, 2014
Kennings for Loki
A kenning is a compound expression in Old English and Old Norse poetry with metaphorical meaning, e.g., oar-steed = ship.
Here are my favorite Kennings for Loki:
Breaker of Worlds
Bringer of Gifts
Burden of Sigyn’s Arms
Father of Monsters
God of a Thousand Masks (hmmm … I think there was a movie based on this one)
Lie-Smith
Silver tongue
Sky-treader
Sky-walker
Hoenir’s friend
Beatrice and Loki have great fun with Kennings in I Bring the Fire Part I (Free on Amazon, iBooks, & B&N)
I’m going to reveal Bohdi’s name at the end of Warriors … it is a Hindi kenning that really ties the story together.
