The Madness of Light was about the Essence of Light/Order, which takes the form of a white Spider. The Corruption of Dark is about the Essence of Dark/Chaos, which takes the form of a black Spider. Perfectly balanced, as all things should be. - Thanos Following from that, the covers are opposite and not quite equal to each other. Aye, the covers aren't complete white-black mirrors...one, because the backgrounds are deliberately different. TMOL had a yellow-ish/coppery tone to it and...
Today is April 22nd, 2018. It is the third anniversary of the release of How to Stop Wildfire. It’s also my birthday, which is no coincidence, but I don’t care for making a fuss over birthdays. Anniversaries, specifically related to How to Stop Wildfire, specifically for third ones, however, are something I tend to think about more. These three years... How to Stop Wildfire was published April 22nd, 2015. Little less than five months later, Harmonic Waves was released September...
This afterword delves more into the plot and character process of the story than anything else. It's how process and prose intermingle.
Almost a year ago I started on the process of binding my own books. In 2017, I did How to Stop Wildfire and Harmonic Waves. Due to a variety of reasons, I didn't do any others last year. I waited until 2018. Wanting to get Threads that Bind the Tempest done before its anniversary, I went ahead and did it. Threads that Bind the Tempest was the first and only cover where the art was wholly digital. It was a...
Here’s the art I did in 2017 (excluding book scenes/anything spoilerific), organized by month. January Gladiacon Portrait Pakuqua Znoc and Djaraxen Zfhi Cyclone looking awesome February Hequera Lana Zfhi Khapiela Quahwu Chatzu'kuan March The Wonder The Tree The Sun The Pillar The Omen The Monarch The Grasp The Gaze The Break April Robo Knight Cyclone Side King Side Spellbinder Side Farrco Side May None. June Zfhi Palace The Cathedral Vapaezyre teeth out Rayacha Chajaran Empirian Envoy Chatzukuan's Face Cyclone staring...
The Madness of Light has formally been released. By formally, I mean, I've put up the links to buy it on Lulu and I'm saying if you want an electronic copy, I'll give it to you. That is all, carry on.