Monthly Archives: May 2013

Willie and the aliens… Part 3…

Willie loves the aliens from my novel. And they love him. But I did play a little trick on Beeltee, the leader of the Wasp Whip space pirates. He said he wanted to babysit Willie. What he didn’t know is that I … Continue reading

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Willie and the aliens… Part 2…

Believe it or not, the Warlord would make an awesome babysitter for Willie. Oh sure, he was once the merciless conqueror of the Homeworlds of the Xxo. But he didn’t set out to rule his own people for the fun of … Continue reading

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Willie and the aliens… Part 1…

It is time to introduce little Willie to the aliens. There is a certain irony to this. In the fourth book, Big Johnny, Willie’s dad, tries to kill me. Only it isn’t really Willie’s dad. It is Big Johnny from another … Continue reading

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Willie!!!

I am so excited. Summer is coming, and that means trips to the Bay Area. And that means chances to see my little buddy Willie! He is growing up so fast. I am missing way too much of that, but judging … Continue reading

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Say goodbye to Fawnya…

I have had a lot of fun playing with my new alien. I feel like I brought a new life into the universe. She started as just a small character role in my novel and a very rough pencil sketch. … Continue reading

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Fawnya… Part 11…

I think I got carried away with the colors on that last version of my alien. Here is something just a little more subtle… a trait I am not well-known for… I like that one. Our alien friend looks both … Continue reading

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Fawnya… Part 10…

We had some fun creating an alien from thin air. Now I have just been playing around with her coloring. As a side note, when the aliens do arrive, it is going to drive the racists insane. Which color of … Continue reading

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The very first post I ever did…

I am posting this again for three reasons; 1. It explains my peculiar brain rather well. 2. I am sick and tired of trying to manipulate my new followers into going back and reading all my old posts even though this whole … Continue reading

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Fawnya… Part 9…

We created an alien, taking her from a rough pencil sketch which we scanned and played with in Photoshop, and turning her into a living, breathing creature. So now I am just going to have some fun with colors. Here … Continue reading

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Fawnya… Part 8…

Well, our step by step alien creation came out rather nicely. She looked good in grayscale, and she was very cheerful in purple. But what about a little bit more color? What if we try green with some yellow highlights? I … Continue reading

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