Category: Space Opera
Happy May the Fourth: Tarkin’s Song
Since today is Star Wars Day, I figured this would be as good a time as any to post this. Basically, one day I got bored, gave Suno some lyrics consisting of Tarkin’s dialogue leading up to the destruction of Alderaan, and had it turn them into a song.
Midjourney Monday: Withdrawing Room, Last Repose
Another location for my space regency:
That Horrifying Moment…
When you create a space regency setting as kind of a joke about
Continue reading “That Horrifying Moment…”Midjourney Monday: The Bennets’ Drawing Room in the Space Regency
I have like one line in the space regency about Longbourn having a drawing room with turquoise walls and pink furniture, but Midjourney kind of ran amok with the idea when I prompted it.
Frequently Seen Questions About Writing
Occasionally, I offer moral support and solutions that worked for me in the comments section of other writing blogs, but I don’t do a lot of it here. What works for me might not work for you, and vice versa. That being said, I’m seeing certain things come up over and over again in certain places on the web, and I feel like I have to put my oar in. Since nobody asked me, I can’t call them “Frequently Asked Questions,” but I feel comfortable calling this “Frequently Seen Questions…”
Continue reading “Frequently Seen Questions About Writing”Midjourney Monday: Reception Area aboard The Last Repose
From the space regency, a brief bit of scene setting and the image which helped me visualize it, although you can also see where I chose to ignore it:
Continue reading “Midjourney Monday: Reception Area aboard The Last Repose”Happy Valentine’s Day…And A Book Sale!
Hans G. Schantz has graciously included Undead Flight in his quarterly book sale, covering over 200 books! Undead Flight, the second book in the Hunter Healer King series, is just 99 cents USD, like many of the books in the sale. The rest of the books in the sale are free. With so many books from so many different authors, I’m sure there’s something for everyone in there, so please be sure and check it out!
State of the Author, Start of 2025
My plans for the New Year are always kind of vague, because “Mann tracht un Gott lacht” (Man plans, and God laughs).
Continue reading “State of the Author, Start of 2025”Happy New Year!
Going into 2024, the Grand Moff was expressing my feelings pretty well:
(Note: This meme is only funny if you have the movie so thoroughly memorized that these words go through your head at the sight of this image: “Evacuate? In our moment of triUMPH? I think you overrrestimate their chaunces.”)
I know a lot of people went through hard times this year. Two members of my extended family passed away this year, and another member of my family came home from a funeral to find sewage in the basement which created all kinds of hassle for them and sped up their plans to find a new place. That being said, I personally have no reason to complain about how 2024 went for me. Prayers up that in 2025 we’re Harrison and Mark’s characters, complete with throne room scene, and not Peter’s!
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