In the evenings I watch Walker, Texas Ranger with my husband, and most of the time I need to find a way to stay awake, so I do stuff to keep my hands occupied. Lately I've been getting back into ball-point pen inking, and here's a few pieces. Most are free-form, but Link was drawn in pencil before I inked him!
My brother is letting my borrow his Wacom Intuos drawing tablet, and I must say it's a nice one. Here's a little sketch I did with it.
Hello everyone!
For the last few weeks I've dived head-first into the rewrite of Book 3 of the Legend of Draconite: E'lsra. I started rewriting this book several years ago, and I'm happy to announce that I've finished the draft!
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That isn't to say this book, Book 3, is incomplete in a storytelling sense. There is an introduction to the characters, world, ideas, and plot of E'lsra, a build-up, a climax, and an aftermath, just like any good story. It felt natural to stop where I did, making "Part 1" of the book the whole book, and "Part 2" will be Book 4 of the Legend of Draconite, bumping Moonstone and Ascension down the line.
This is a post I've wanted to do since the publication of Incarnate Key. Something I had mentioned before was the major revision this story went through. The main purpose of the revision was to make this story more relevant to the overall series; the original was fun, and had some good ideas and details, but overall it was meaningless to Sabra's development as a character and her role in the Legacy Incarnate.
This can also give you a good idea of the work I do on my books as both the author and editor. I don't have a huge team to back me up and do the heavy lifting for me, and so I've had to spend a lot of time making the story the best it can be before printing. While the original had some good ideas, many had to be radically altered or removed to make room for something better. (Sorry giant-clawed, giant-winged, GIANT bats!)
Thus I want to present major differences and similarities between the two versions of Incarnate Key. This probably goes without saying, especially since the book has been out for so long, but ...WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD! Enjoy!
It's been a very long interim between the Incarnate Key release and this. I have a few concept pieces I've been wanting to share since November. These are really good for getting the drawing juices flowing going when I am having artist's block. The last few months have been kind of crazy, as I haven't had much time to draw at all.
This last piece is one I think I may have shared on my old blog. I did this romantic scene several years ago in colored pencil. I believe it's based on a scene in The Legacy Incarnate where Sabra is having a dream about her and Henry.
Thanks for reading. Hopefully I'll post more frequently from now on!
Hello readers,
I'm pleased to announce that Incarnate Key is now live and available for purchase on Amazon! If you purchase a book, please email me a picture of it at sathorup@gmail.com, and I will send you a free ebook version!
Still need to catch up on the Chronicles of Libera world? Check out the other books too!
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