Linus Smallprint

@ellette-giselle

(I’m watermarking them just because I’m paranoid. Sorry)

Understandable. That’s why I created links to the artwork I shared yesterday instead of uploading them to Kingdom Pen directly, so I can revoke them later if I want to.

Oh, do you want to see the ones from LTBL or TVON?

Tough choice. Hmm… what about… both!

@ellette-giselle

Thank you again!

You’re welcome!

I have a good deal of the illustrations done. Would you be interested in looking them over once I scan them in to the laptop? If you don’t have the time then that’s totally fine. I can ask my editor her thoughts. I would just be interested in the opinion of another artist.

Sure thing! Would lov…[Read more]

@stephie

We’re the Canadian lefties…

Nice!

@ellette-giselle

I use gloves.

Interesting. I feel like I would have to get used to that first before I could use it effectively. Another strategy I have heard it put a clean piece of paper between your hand and the drawing.

My dad has some thick plastic ones he uses when dealing with drug evidence. (He’s a Detective.)

That’s cool! (Though I bet h…[Read more]

@keilah-h

He looks great! What kinda creature is he? I see he’s kinda like a kentor, but more elk-ish and less man.

Thank you!

Iskyagus was at one point a kentor. However, he know longer is. More on this soon when I start working on Book II.

The way you did his legs is very cool–digitigrade/unguligrade bipeds are hard (you can ask me, I have fou…

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@stephie

The socks one is so true. It applies to musicians as well.

@ellette-giselle

Guess what time it is? It’s time for *drumroll*…

The Veil of the Night Book Feedback

Just a reminder that my feedback is just my opinion. You by no means have to follow it, but I hope it will help give you a better understanding of the areas in your book that do well and the areas that need some work. Please let me know if…[Read more]

@ellette-giselle

Thanks!

@whalekeeper @keilah-h @ellette-giselle

Oh boy, a whole discussion about dragon riding warrior girls.

Nope, I have no plans to turn Martha into a warrior girl. My whole goal with her is to create a female character who is neither a Damsel in Destress nor a Mary Sue. So don’t worry about that.

If Martha rides a dragon, it will be out of…[Read more]

@stephie

Nice! We can form the left-handed Canadians club!

@ellette-giselle @stephie

Honestly, I think this was actually okay. God gives strength, understanding, peace, awareness, revelation, and courage in the time He has chosen for the people who are receiving it.

Those were my thoughts. Even though it felt like the climax was too soon for Alan, I know that if a Christian is persecuted a week after he…[Read more]

@stephie

Thanks!

He doesn’t look completely sinister, but there’s something about him that doesn’t sit quite right. You know what I mean?

Well, that fits. Remember, he was able to trick Cyrus into trusting him.

Here is the full reference sheet. This is the first time I have done one of these. Newer drawings are to the left. I’m left-handed, so I have to do it backwards if I want to avoid smudging my work.

Having antlers on your back would be very inconvenient. But sometimes you have to sacrifice comfort for looks.

Iskyagus Reference Sheet

Just drew the villain of my series for the first time. I probably should have experimented around some more, but I kind of like the look and feel of him here. His name is Iskyagus.

Iskyagus Artwork

@keilah-h @whalekeeper @stephie @ellette-giselle @theducktator

@whalekeeper

I should say thank you to you for providing reasons to keep it as well and reminding me that I can’t please everyone. One of my struggles is that I always try to, but deep down I know I can’t.

@whalekeeper

👍

@whalekeeper

*plays how to train your dragon theme song*

By the way, did you read what I decided to do with my magic system? You were the one who was encouraging me to keep it the way it was the most. While I have made my choice and am going to stick with it, I am curious to see what you think.

@whalekeeper

(You can do whatever you want with them, to be clear. :p)

I know. But I think they would end up together, so I think I will let it happen. Sometimes it’s just interesting to watch your characters do their own thing.

@whalekeeper

This is a list of all the suggestions of romance between Alan and Martha – that I can find.

Wow.

Some of those were not meant to be that. Martha was always just a little older than Alan even before I had any ideas of putting them together. I can see why everyone (including myself) ends up wanting them to marry.

You missed o…[Read more]

@stephie

Thank you very much for the feedback! I few comments/questions I have on it:

You also got me rooting for a romance between Martha and Alan! Don’t know whether that was intentional or whether us readers were just like “get them together.”

Not completely intentional. When I started working in this I put my foot down, saying ‘no roman…[Read more]