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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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Published on July 14, 2025 12:42

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
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Published on July 11, 2025 14:06

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?

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Published on July 10, 2025 15:26

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

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Published on July 10, 2025 09:26

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. 

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Published on July 09, 2025 09:54

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

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Published on June 28, 2025 08:59

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).

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Published on June 26, 2025 15:16

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 📱📚

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Published on June 24, 2025 12:41

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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

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Published on June 19, 2025 06:40