Coming up tomorrow!

Well, I've been dealing with the painter for the past two days, so not much has been done in the story/bio arena.

I'll be posting a bio on the main character, Ren Winter, either later tonight or tomorrow morning.

Hope everyone's week is going well!!

An Update on Updates

Yeah, not so much news for today, but I will tell you what's coming up. I guess that's something, right?

Anyway, over the next couple of days, I'll be posting up character profiles so that way you can get to know the main people in the collection: Ren Winter, Mason Alderick and Anais Pajot. I'm also going to include some artwork that I've done, which is kind of weird for me, seeing as I haven't actually shared any of my artwork publicly since I was a sophomore in college.

And next week, I'll be posting an excerpt from the first short story in the collection.

So the next seven to ten days are going to be very exciting! At least for me. :)

Hope everyone's weekend has gone well! Loves!!

For starters ...

As most of my friends know, I am a major fan of science fiction and fantasy. I have never gotten more excited at the mere mention of attending the San Diego Comicon, and I can quote the "Star Wars" trilogy like it's part of my own normal dialogue. So it was only natural that I would go down that path when creating my own literature. I have been influenced by so many that it's really difficult to name them all, but I suppose I'll try: Lord of the Rings, Metropolis (both the Fritz Lang and Osamu Tezuka versions), Miami Vice, Cowboy Bebop, Kill Bill, The Matrix, Final Fantasy series, Band of Brothers, X-Men comics, Bubblegum Crisis, Have Gun Will Travel, Ghost in the Shell, Sandman, American Gods, Neverwhere, The Dark Tower series, Batman, Samurai Champloo, Saving Grace ... seriously, this could go on forever because I tend to grab ideas from anywhere (I once drew a woman from a snapshot of leaves that were shaped like lips - I'm weird).

But it was very daunting to create a novel. I've attempted so many times and nearly went crazy trying to actually finish it. It always ended up into this multi-arc epic that ran away with me. But I also had difficulties creating single short stories because, well, I had waaaay too much stuff I wanted to say. Novellas? A little harder to market, especially nowadays.

Then, while I was watching "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (yes, another creative spark of mine), I thought about the idea of a "season." I know it's been done before, but it was a lightbulb solution for my problem: overarching theme and storyline with freedom to explore subplots and introduce minor characters that will reinforce whatever the singular story I'm trying to tell. It set me forward with a whole new spurt of imagination, which had been sorely lacking from my life. Plus, it also gives me the chance to use my artistic abilities because I'm going to stir things up a bit with short comic stories.

Understandably, this is one hundred percent my baby. And it is going to take FOREVER.

I hate introductions ...

Despite my inherent abhorrence of get-to-know-you games, I understand that they are sometimes necessary. So, I suppose this is my own version, except you don't really get to respond in kind. Actually, I don't mind this so much. :)

Anyway, this is where you'll get updates on my short story collection, as well as excerpts and pieces of artwork. Eventually, I'll have a website for the collection(s), but this will have to suffice for now.

I am very much an everyday updater, so be sure to check back often!!