Webcomic in production

So yes, finally I've started work on the webcomic. It'll be weekly in full color. The first story deals with two of the oddest characters in the book. They seemed like a good choice to introduce the world in the Novel. Well, not the whole world in the novel. Mostly the webcomic will deal with characters' interactions in this world as opposed to the Conjurian.

Here's a little sneak peak of some sketches I did to develop the style for the comic:

conjurerswebcomicconcept407

The new James Bond novel, Devil May Care

It's coming! Very excited. I've been a bond fanatic for most of my life. Although I read the books first, which is a wee bit different than the Sean Connery, Roger Moore Bond. I've read Flemmings novels at least a couple of times, and all of the Gardner books.

After that, I picked up a couple here and there. I am however looking forward to this author's take. Plus they have a nifty, shiny website:

The new James Bond novel, Devil May Care - Penguin Books

Desktop Blogging

I'm actually writing this in Scribefire but it's promoting Windows Live Writer. Both are top notch tools for blogging. Scribefire sits in your browser and makes it so simple to blog as you surf, even letting you drag and drop images into your post. It's really my workhorse for blogging.

However I wanted a full featured desktop writer for more advanced post composition. I test drove a bunch and Windows Live is by far my favorite. Plus it's free (and better than some of the pay for writers). I'm managing three blogs (technically four since the comics page is actually another WP install). So these tools make life a lot easier.

And on the managing blogs note, I've revamped my oldest site, absenceoflight. Check it out!

Writer ZoneWindows Live™

Espresso - the legal drug

I finally broke down and decided to splurge on some illy espresso. I grind my own beans for coffee, but as I don't have a heavy duty burr grinder, I buy my espresso pre-ground. Shying away from spending the money on the always expensive but beautifully packaged illy, I've stuck with the cheaper Italian brands. Really, could it taste that much better? We all know we're paying for the slick packaging and marketing.

Well, it does taste better. Much better. There's a bit of work that goes into making good espresso, and doing it at home with a little rinky dink home espresso machine is a severe handicap, but if you put a little love into the parts you can control (water and the coffee) you can still come out okay. And using the illy espresso certainly helps. And really, it's still cheaper than buying a shot at the local Starbucks.

illy Coffee & Espresso Machine Shop : illy caffè North America, Inc.

Tidbit for you 90's Comic Book Fans

Well, fans from the 90's that is. And if you are or were, you know the name Rob Liefeld. He was a shooting star during the comics gold rush of the nineties. I'll admit it, he was a big influence on me. He of course got lot's of criticism for his style and stellar success. But flipping back through his work, it was fun and still is fun. The hundreds of Liefeld clones that came after him were not however. Either way you feel about it, here's a good article on the man himself:

Orange County Weekly - Youngblood at Heart

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