More Circle.

School has been wrecking me so I haven't gotten to do more than just a little bit of writing.  I am continuing this grand experiment of novel writing though, so look for more in the future.  I kinda want to draw all the characters in sketchbook pro so maybe if I get a chance ill do that too.

I have been painting my Circle Army, mostly on my lunch break at school.   I've finished a few models so I'll post pix for fun.

I've decided I am going to finish painting my Cygnar then attempt to sell it so I can buy Mercs or Cryx instead.  Too many people at the shop play Cygnar, and Cygnar v Cygnar gets old fast.  Plus I really think both Mercs and Cryx would be fun to paint (esp. Cryx.)  Plus I'm sure Cryx models would be very useful in the IK RPG we will be playing once the book comes out.  If I did Mercs it would be Highborn Covenant cuz I can still use gunmages with Ashlyn, and I've always had a softspot for the poor Occupied Llaelese.  (even if they are supposed to be kinda like the French :P)  VIVA LA REVOLUTION!

Oh wait... Viva La Circle for now....

eKaya and Laris

 eKaya

 Laris

 Moar Laris

 Pureblood Warpwolf

 Feral Warpwolf

 Rawr

 All of em...

 Again

 pKaya and Pureblood

 Moar Rawr

 Pureblood Back

 eKaya and Laris back....

Also in these pics... My crappy porch and the pizza box I use to prime/fix models!

Zug Zug

Well, I haven't posted in a while because I've been gearing up to start back teaching.  I have had to spend this last week at boring Staff Development and "team building" exercises.  As far as writing is going I've shifted my focus back towards the Collectors. I will continue to do stuff for Antheros, but it will definitely be more of a side project thing for now.  I think what I am going to end up doing is creating a few pages within this blog, one will be dedicated to Collectors stuff and the other Antheros stuff and possibly a random section so I can post stuff about other things that interest me (such as WarMachine, games, and movies and books and such.)    Anyways the one advantage to all these pointless meetings is that it gives a chance to draw, so I did a quick rough sketch of the main character in Collectors.  So here he is:

Roswell Scraphunter

Speaking of meetings I have another now.... Zug Zug!

Torn between two stories.

Well I've found myself torn between wanting to write more of The Last collector, and working on another story I've had in mind for a long time as well.  The other story is a bit more of a traditional fantasy story with dragons and magic and such, but a few twist to the world, which I call Antheros.

I've finished a few chapters of Collector and I think I may take a break from it and flesh out a few of the ideas for Antheros before I continue with Collector.  I like the Collector story I have planned, but I'm not certain about the main character yet.  I feel like I need to inject more of his personality into the writing.

I have kinda the opposite problem with my Antheros world.  I like the character I have in mind, but I haven't really fleshed out the story yet.  I plan to write some more stuff down about the world over the next few days and see if anything comes to mind.  If it does and I tend to prefer it I may put Collector on the back burner for now and work on that instead.

I think part of it is I've never written a book before and the world I've made for Collector is very complex.  The Antheros world is a bit more straight forward (although some aspects of it are more complicated).  I think for a first novel it might be easier for me to write something in Antheros (as i'm more comfortable in the realm of fantasy than dystopian future).  We'll see...

So, I'm writing a book.

So, After writing several short stories I've decided to try my hand at writing a full fledged book. I have started this blog so that I could keep track of stuff dealing with it. The blog will very much be a work in progress till I get it looking the way I want it. For now I'm using a template I found online. I'd like to add images and such, make it look more fun, but that will come later. I guess I'll start by posting a summary of the book I am writing.

 The Last Collector:
 In the year 2192, The Collectors saved humanity from destruction by defeating the insane cultists known as the Proteans, which ended the Shadow War. Since then The Collectors have had one goal: to collect and contain Shadow, an indestructible black liquid of alien origin that bestows its users with super-natural abilities. The abilities come at a cost, however, as the users of shadow are slowly driven mad. Over the years the enigmatic order has faded into little more than legend.
 It is a legend that 17-year-old Roswell Scraphunter now finds himself a part of. After Roswell’s family is butchered during the destruction of the town Wichit, Cain, the last known Collector, decides to take the boy on as his apprentice. Together they must find those responsible for Wichit’s destruction: A group of men and beast that carry a black banner adorned with a red trident, the mark of the Proteans. It is a banner that has not been seen since the cult of shadow users were defeated 200 years earlier. Cain and Roswell must find a way to stop the Proteans before they begin a second Shadow War. For if that happens, there is little chance that the broken remnants of humanity will survive.