Chris Howard's Blog, page 3
July 14, 2025
Thornfall wallpaper is here! Decorate your phone, tablet, and desktop with Thornfall cover…

Thornfall wallpaper is here! Decorate your phone, tablet, and desktop with Thornfall cover art.
https://chrishowardwriter.com/wallpaper
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July 11, 2025
Thornfall is officially out in ebook, paperback, and hardcover!
Find out more:…

Thornfall is officially out in ebook, paperback, and hardcover!
Find out more: https://chrishowardwriter.com
📚🎉
July 10, 2025
Seaborn Special Edition? What do you think? And perhaps it includes a Deep Sea Creatures First Day…

Seaborn Special Edition? What do you think? And perhaps it includes a Deep Sea Creatures First Day Cover with a 33¢ stamp postmarked in Monterey, California, issue date, October 2, 2000—that you can Use as a bookmark?
Find out more: https://ChrisHowardWriter.com
Final Thornfall cover for the hardcover edition, the “rootstone cover”. Find out more about…

Final Thornfall cover for the hardcover edition, the “rootstone cover”. Find out more about Thornfall and other books: https://ChrisHowardWriter.com
#CoverReveal #bookcoverdesign #booklaunch
July 9, 2025
Final Thornfall cover for the trade paperback and ebook editions. I went a bit old school with both…

Final Thornfall cover for the trade paperback and ebook editions. I went a bit old school with both covers, pencils and paint, looking like the covers I was painting four or five years ago. I know the trend nowadays is for a stylized look, abstract elements, art nouveau borders, or going full vector art for covers–which I love. But pencils and painting in Art Rage and Procreate is what I’m most comfortable with, so that’s usually where you’ll find me.
More books and art here:
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June 28, 2025
One of my favorites from the art I created for the Seaborn Tabletop RPG. I started it in 2020, sort…

One of my favorites from the art I created for the Seaborn Tabletop RPG. I started it in 2020, sort of a pandemic project that I knew would take a lot of time. I never released it, but I did create a bunch of art, and I wrote and tested an entire d20-based RPG that sits somewhere between D&D5e and PbtA. It uses a d20 roll + mod with a challenge “move” that gave a ternary outcome, statistically very close to the 2d6 roll, but you get to continue to use your beloved d20. I will release the book at some point. I think it’s pretty good. I even coded a dice roll simulator with different mods for automating hundreds of different scenarios, mostly to test combat with different numbers of players and foes. Of course, the Seaborn are all Cardiacs fans. https://ChrisHowardWriter.com
June 26, 2025
Audiobook recording setup. I’m testing out the new mic on the desk but not going to record here,…

Audiobook recording setup. I’m testing out the new mic on the desk but not going to record here, using a new Rode NT1 Signature Series mic plugged into my Arturia MiniFuse 2 audio/MIDI interface. (I really liked my old Audio Technica AT2020 but I’ll get over it–it was old. And this NT1 Sig sounds amazing).
June 24, 2025
I designed new cards and had them printed ahead of Readercon, pointing to the new site,…

I designed new cards and had them printed ahead of Readercon, pointing to the new site, https://ChrisHowardWriter.com Also got a bit creative with the QR code, a little watercolor fill and rounding the corners. #authorsite #booksite #websitelaunch #bookstagram 📱📚
June 21, 2025
Listen… it’s magical
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Apple Music
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June 19, 2025
Hittin’ the wildflower buffet at 2 in the morning. A short clip from the far backyard cam. …
Hittin’ the wildflower buffet at 2 in the morning. A short clip from the far backyard cam. https://ChrisHowardWriter.com