December 2007
32 posts
Like there was any doubt... →
Took the Harry Potter peronsality quiz, and as expected…I just want to shape the world into something more useful. That’s all. Harry Potter Personality Quiz by Pirate Monkeys Inc. Coolness via A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy
Lose Your Immortality →
You buy something with it. This is an idea I played with in Seaborn and now in my current novel work. Painted this tonight. Click the pic to see the larger view. Or even larger here. .
Kings... →
Character study for King Tharsaleos, a manipulative bastard working many angles behind the scenes in Saltwater Witch and Seaborn. Comeuppance coming in the next one. I promise.
November 2007
70 posts
Kings... →
This is a character study for King Tharsaleos, a manipulative bastard working many angles behind the scenes in Saltwater Witch and Seaborn. Comeuppance coming in the next one. I promise. IF: excess Click the pic to see it larger. .
For the love of... →
Some people love money, some people love rock and roll, others it’s ice cream, chocolate is often thought of amorously—or at least for a good fondling. Hmmm. I’m pretty fond of all those, but there’s a special place in my heart for books. Old books. I have some oldies. Here’s the Colophon and the first page of a Latin translation of Aristotle’s Nicomachean...
For the love of... →
Some people love money, some people love rock and roll, others it’s ice cream, chocolate is often thought of amorously—or at least for a good fondling. Hmmm. I’m pretty fond of all those, but there’s a special place in my heart for books. Old books. I have some oldies. Here’s the Colophon and the first page of a Latin translation of Aristotle’s Nicomachean...
Gelatinousnesses →
There’s a point in the journey of writing a novel when the story starts to come together, all the words begin to converge, plot falls in line, and there’s a real story heading toward completion. I’m not talking about early plotting exercises, outlining, a couple chapters. I mean when you’re halfway through the book and although there’s still some...
Gelatinousnesses →
There’s a point in the journey of writing a novel when the story starts to come together, all the action begins to converge, plot falls in line, and there’s a real story heading toward completion. I’m not talking about early plotting exercises, outlining, a couple chapters. I mean when you’re halfway through the book and although there’s still some...
Just for you, Dia →
I made a quick family tree for one of my main Seaborn characters, Kassandra—made this one because my sister Dia asked for it. Better late than never…I think. Here you go Dia. Click the pic to see it larger. Email me if you want a 300dpi printable version. The Glossary and Dramatis Personae are in the works. .
Cartography →
My son, Christopher (sixth grade) is the cartographer in the family. He loves to create worlds and map them. A few weeks ago while we were in NY, he spent his allowance on a Moleskine sketch book—for map and cartoon drawing. Here are a couple cool samples, islands, treacherous looking coastline on them, too, Click the pics to see them larger. Some of my posts on fictional...
Just for you, Dia →
I made a quick family tree for one of my main Seaborn characters, Kassandra—made this one because my sister Dia asked for it. Better late than never…I think. Here you go Dia. Click the pic to see it larger. Email me if you want a 300dpi printable version. The Glossary and Dramatis Personae are in the works. .
Cartography →
My son, Christopher (sixth grade) is the cartographer in the family. He loves to create worlds and map them. A few weeks ago while we were in NY, he spent his allowance on a Moleskine sketch book—for map and cartoon drawing. Here are a couple cool samples, islands, treacherous looking coastline on them, too, Click the pics to see them larger. Some of my posts on fictional...
New Flickr Set for my portfolio →
Just set this up. I’ll be adding more when I get some time. My Portfolio at Flickr See the slideshow here.
My Portfolio - a photoset on Flickr →
My Portfolio - a photoset on Flickr [del.icio.us] →
Fall Magick [Flickr] →
chrishoward.author posted a photo:
Phaidra's Love (Detail_Crop) [Flickr] →
chrishoward.author posted a photo:
Lonely [Flickr] →
chrishoward.author posted a photo:
Nicole Garcia Character Study (Seaborn, Juno Books... →
chrishoward.author posted a photo: Character sketch of Nicole Garcia, one of the characters from my novel Seaborn (Juno Books, 2008)
Edge Watcher [Flickr] →
chrishoward.author posted a photo:
Poseidonis →
Click the pic to view the larger version. I spent most of the morning and another couple hours tonight painting Poseidonis, the daughter of Kassandra. She’ll inherit everything from her mother at some point. Here she already has. http://illustrationfriday.com/
Lions and Tigers and Giant Sea Scorpions! →
Lions and Tigers and Giant Sea Scorpions! →
Oh my! British paleontologists hace discovered the 18-inch-long fossilized claw of a giant, Paleozoic Era carnivorous sea scorpion. Based on the claw’s size, they estimate the creature to be about 8 feet long. Nice. Click the pic to see it larger. More: http://popsci.typepad.com/popsci/2007/11/giant-ancient-s.html http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16493817
Idiot →
On the drive into work this morning—somewhere between Newburyport and Exit 50/Route 1, I drifted back to ancient Athens where the word, idiōtēs, referred to a person who acted privately without knowledge of what was going on around him. An idiot was someone who was politically or socially unaware. Idiōtikos is “of or for a private person,” and sometimes, “not done by...
LT Author →
I made it! I’m in the LibraryThing authors list. I got my shiny yellow LT Author button from Abby! Here’s the list: http://www.librarything.com/librarything_author.php
Site Update →
I spent some time this morning updating the web site for Seaborn. I had too many problems with IE6 with the last one. Take a look. Let me know how you think it looks. I’m still working on the content, but I want to get the structure down and working with as many browsers as possible before I really get into what’s in the site. http://www.saltwaterwitch.com/
IF: superstition →
Killing a seagull is bad luck—and this probably works with other seabirds, certainly albatrosses. I didn’t know about other seagull superstitions. “If you see three seagulls flying directly overhead, it is a warning that someone you know may soon die.” (Read more on bird superstitions here: http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/bird_superstition ). ...
