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Painted Some Trolls
I did these fellows in a quick and dirty way. I primed them with a black primer and then painted up to highlights. That means their shading is not as nuanced as it could be, but they’ll look great on … Continue reading
Beetle-Riding Trolls
The last week or so, I’ve been hammering out short stories like a madman (working on a new Hiram Woolley story this morning for inclusion in my collection next year). But that doesn’t stop me from moving forward with other … Continue reading
Sherden / Seshnegi
Finished painting the last of my Sea Peoples / Sherden miniatures today. I need to get my gaming group back to Glorantha so they can face these fellas.
DaNoWriMo
So, November is always National Novel Writing Month. The standing challenge to writers is to write a novel during November. With the best of intentions, I have never actually done it. That’s because I have contracts and editors now, as … Continue reading
Sack Lunches
Today is the first Saturday of the month, so it’s Sandwich Ministry time. This is a practice that my congregation started years ago, and which we joined enthusiastically when we discovered it. In 2020, due to social distancing, etc., the … Continue reading
World-Building Using the Real World
At Ring of Fire Con, I had a terrific interview with Christopher Ruocchio about world-building. Have a listen for explanation of some inside jokes in various books of mine, or as a craft thought piece, about using and reacting to … Continue reading
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Serpent Daughter
Today, Serpent Daughter hits the stands. This is book four of the Dragon Witchy War, and commences the second trilogy in that series (following Witchy Eye, Witchy Winter, and Witchy Kingdom–all three Dragon Award finalists, and Witchy Kingdom the 2020 … Continue reading
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At the Springville Museum of Art
Book restorer, plastic artist, and ukulele virtuoso Chris McAfee turned a copy of City of the Saints into a piece of steampunk art a few years ago. That piece is currently on display in Springville, Utah. And also available for … Continue reading
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Seshnelans
The fantasy gaming world of Glorantha has a land on the western shores of its northern continent called Seshnela, which one of the realms dominated by “Western” or “Malkioni” culture. How this culture has been represented has changed over various … Continue reading
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Tagged Glorantha, Miniatures, RuneQuest, Sea Peoples, Seshnela, Sherden
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