I will be moving this blog to www.tumblr.com here real soon, and then all posts regarding anything Atlantech related will continue there. However, that is not the big news, that is only a little heads up on what to expect from me.
The big news is that Publish America is going to publish the Atlantech series, and the first novel manuscript must be sent in by May 1st. Yes, that's right there is now an official deadline, and so there is much work to be done. Can I do that? I believe so, my heart is very much into this project and my dedication will be sure to show with the final product. This also means that the first book of Atlantech 4000 will be available sooner than I had originally planned, which is great news.
Once I sign the contract, I'm afraid I won't be able to put up anymore teasers or samples from the story. I will continue the artwork, and web comic but anything having to do with the novel won't be released for obvious reasons. Maybe proposed sketches for the next book covers (front & back) but nothing more after that.
Speaking of artwork for book covers, I realize the style I chose for the first one takes a very long time to do and so I'd probably have to go with a less detailed style for the future books. I've already got the front cover half way finished, needs some texturing and more painting, but it will be finished soon. I've also come up with a nice image for the back cover, it features Brian. I've decided to feature a different character on the back of each book. It sounds like a promising design too, so I'll play around with it and see what goes.
So that's the big news regarding Atlantech...............soon to be official, and soon to be public.
Also, with tumblr users can bombard me with questions regarding the book or series in general. Yes, you now have that privilege, but beware I'll only answer the questions I'm allowed to =P
meaning NO SPOILERS!
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Saturday, January 8, 2011
My brain is working!
Okay silly title, I realize that, but anyways what it means are the wheels are turning inside that noggin of mine and I've been thinking of some new ideas for material. What I am thinking of right now is I know I'm working on the web comic, but those updates do take a long time, so I'm thinking about doing mini-comics. One's that follow the story, but more along the lines of origin. Since the zyrians don't make their appearance till many pages later in the original story, I was thinking it would be wise to have mini comics featuring them, also the rest of the cast as well. The idea came to me while I was looking through the content I currently have on the website, and I said to myself. Y'know, there's a lot missing.....time to fill in those gaps. Origin wise any ways, also just for fun cause there are times I feel like expanding on certain things and well, this would give me a nice excuse to do so. I still plan on working on other things I have set aside in the past, mainly because personal issues came up or I just wasn't feeling that inspiration. I've got profiles to complete, another section of the gallery to work on. (A section with regular art not your average paintings that take forever)
Just a lot on my plate and of course the novel. Like I said in my last post, I plan to have that finished and published by this fall, if not sooner. It will be exciting completing the first book, even though I am still not sure how much of the story will fit in it, I imagine not a whole lot since every chapter is being re-written, extended and what not. I am also going over and over it, fixing any errors I see, cause when I write sometimes, I do it really fast and can easily miss an error. I blame those energy drinks..........they sure like to mess with my head. So yeah got the novel on my plate, the web comic, more artwork (Still planning to do that art book, just need to put together enough material to fill it) Atlantech is a huge project for me to work on alone, but you know something? I'm glad I chose that path, because only I know how everything falls into place, how certain characters act. Besides, working on something this big all by myself is a challenge, and I like my challenges.
Just a lot on my plate and of course the novel. Like I said in my last post, I plan to have that finished and published by this fall, if not sooner. It will be exciting completing the first book, even though I am still not sure how much of the story will fit in it, I imagine not a whole lot since every chapter is being re-written, extended and what not. I am also going over and over it, fixing any errors I see, cause when I write sometimes, I do it really fast and can easily miss an error. I blame those energy drinks..........they sure like to mess with my head. So yeah got the novel on my plate, the web comic, more artwork (Still planning to do that art book, just need to put together enough material to fill it) Atlantech is a huge project for me to work on alone, but you know something? I'm glad I chose that path, because only I know how everything falls into place, how certain characters act. Besides, working on something this big all by myself is a challenge, and I like my challenges.
Friday, January 7, 2011
I'm feeling rather generous
Yes, the title says it all, and I am feeling generous, heck, generous enough I am going to share something with all of you that you probably weren't expecting! And what could that possibly be? Well, I'm going to share a sample from the current novel project, that's what =]
What better way to start off the new year of 2011 than with a nice teaser. So here you go
this is taken from about chapter 4 of the novel, and it is vital to the story of Atlantech 4000
enjoy!
--AMF Intelligence Headquarters--
5:00 AM
The AMF's intelligence division were notified by Admiral Grant and were quick to investigate. They had requested for print-outs of the signal's readings and even the diagrams of the location it was coming from. They were planning to do some serious research and see what they could come up with. The head scientist of the division took his time with the information and finally came to some sort of conclusion. "It appears to be coming from some type of device", he explained to the others including Admiral Grant and commander Williams. "A device underground?" Lynne questioned him. He nodded in response and proceeded with his theory. "It is probable that the device is something that was accidentally buried, or buried for good reason". Everyone in the conference room seemed to look very puzzled. "Or it is possible it could even be a foreign object". Lynne suddenly had to speak. "Foreign?" "Yes", the man nodded. "Do you mean, foreign as in alien?" She asked him, hoping he would say no. "Yes", he answered. "It is possible, but as of now we still don't know".
Lynne looked over at admiral Grant who was sitting right across from her. He just sat there with his arms crossed. He didn't seem very intrigued by the news either, but he did notice the look of concern on her face and looked back at her. "The signal's origin seems to be coming from not under Atlantis, but outside of it", the head scientist explained. -"One of our airbase officers said that the signal seemed to be transmitting to another location, what do you make of that?" Lynne asked the man. He picked up one of the print-outs and looked it over carefully. "Ah yes, it does seem to be transmitting itself elsewhere", he commented. "Transmitting the signal where?" Lynne asked. "Where could such a signal be going? Do you suppose that if it is indeed a device of alien origin, that it could also be transmitting itself to another device of alien origin? The man was silent for a brief moment. "Yes" he replied abruptly. "That is very possible". Lynne didn't like this news, and was hoping that whatever it was underground, was nothing more than some man-made object that was lost and forgotten.
"You say that the object's signal reading is coming from outside Atlantis", another scientist suddenly spoke up. "Would it be possible to excavate it and find out what it is?" -"That is the plan", the head scientist replied. "We're going to assemble a team and go out there and dig it up". Lynne felt the need to speak up again. "If the object is foreign or alien as you announced as probable, don't you think that signal could lead some unwanted visitors here?" The conference room was silent. Everyone looked at her, including admiral Grant. "Well, if that were to happen, the AMF would know what to do". Lynne decided not to say anything more. She had heard enough about this and got up from her seat and left. After the meeting had ended, admiral Grant met up with her in the lobby and began to question what was wrong with her. "You got up and left so suddenly", he said. "It worried me, are you alright?" She didn't know what to say, but she nodded back. "I'm fine", she answered. "But this whole thing does worry me". "I could tell", Grant replied as he looked over at her.
"Well, fill me in on what I missed", she told him. -"They're gathering a team and planning to set up the dig site next week", he explained. She let out a sigh as she walked along side of him down the hall and towards the elevator which lead to the control deck. "You know something", Grant said all of a sudden. "Perhaps you should join the team, it would be something new for you".
Lynne just shook her head at him. "My place is here", she told him. "I'm not a scientist, you should probably ask corporal Church instead." Grant suddenly stopped and gave her a scornful look. "Don't you ever doubt your abilities", he scolded. "I know very well, you've always wanted to be a part of something big, and I may not be your father, but I do know it would be good for you". She didn't know how to respond to that. She had never heard him this upset with her before. "I'll think about it", she told him as they both stepped into the elevator and began heading up.
All right, that's it for the samples, I might do more later on, in the mean time, be on the look out for new comic pages and more artwork!
2011 is going to be a busy year for Atlantech.th
What better way to start off the new year of 2011 than with a nice teaser. So here you go
this is taken from about chapter 4 of the novel, and it is vital to the story of Atlantech 4000
enjoy!
--AMF Intelligence Headquarters--
5:00 AM
The AMF's intelligence division were notified by Admiral Grant and were quick to investigate. They had requested for print-outs of the signal's readings and even the diagrams of the location it was coming from. They were planning to do some serious research and see what they could come up with. The head scientist of the division took his time with the information and finally came to some sort of conclusion. "It appears to be coming from some type of device", he explained to the others including Admiral Grant and commander Williams. "A device underground?" Lynne questioned him. He nodded in response and proceeded with his theory. "It is probable that the device is something that was accidentally buried, or buried for good reason". Everyone in the conference room seemed to look very puzzled. "Or it is possible it could even be a foreign object". Lynne suddenly had to speak. "Foreign?" "Yes", the man nodded. "Do you mean, foreign as in alien?" She asked him, hoping he would say no. "Yes", he answered. "It is possible, but as of now we still don't know".
Lynne looked over at admiral Grant who was sitting right across from her. He just sat there with his arms crossed. He didn't seem very intrigued by the news either, but he did notice the look of concern on her face and looked back at her. "The signal's origin seems to be coming from not under Atlantis, but outside of it", the head scientist explained. -"One of our airbase officers said that the signal seemed to be transmitting to another location, what do you make of that?" Lynne asked the man. He picked up one of the print-outs and looked it over carefully. "Ah yes, it does seem to be transmitting itself elsewhere", he commented. "Transmitting the signal where?" Lynne asked. "Where could such a signal be going? Do you suppose that if it is indeed a device of alien origin, that it could also be transmitting itself to another device of alien origin? The man was silent for a brief moment. "Yes" he replied abruptly. "That is very possible". Lynne didn't like this news, and was hoping that whatever it was underground, was nothing more than some man-made object that was lost and forgotten.
"You say that the object's signal reading is coming from outside Atlantis", another scientist suddenly spoke up. "Would it be possible to excavate it and find out what it is?" -"That is the plan", the head scientist replied. "We're going to assemble a team and go out there and dig it up". Lynne felt the need to speak up again. "If the object is foreign or alien as you announced as probable, don't you think that signal could lead some unwanted visitors here?" The conference room was silent. Everyone looked at her, including admiral Grant. "Well, if that were to happen, the AMF would know what to do". Lynne decided not to say anything more. She had heard enough about this and got up from her seat and left. After the meeting had ended, admiral Grant met up with her in the lobby and began to question what was wrong with her. "You got up and left so suddenly", he said. "It worried me, are you alright?" She didn't know what to say, but she nodded back. "I'm fine", she answered. "But this whole thing does worry me". "I could tell", Grant replied as he looked over at her.
"Well, fill me in on what I missed", she told him. -"They're gathering a team and planning to set up the dig site next week", he explained. She let out a sigh as she walked along side of him down the hall and towards the elevator which lead to the control deck. "You know something", Grant said all of a sudden. "Perhaps you should join the team, it would be something new for you".
Lynne just shook her head at him. "My place is here", she told him. "I'm not a scientist, you should probably ask corporal Church instead." Grant suddenly stopped and gave her a scornful look. "Don't you ever doubt your abilities", he scolded. "I know very well, you've always wanted to be a part of something big, and I may not be your father, but I do know it would be good for you". She didn't know how to respond to that. She had never heard him this upset with her before. "I'll think about it", she told him as they both stepped into the elevator and began heading up.
All right, that's it for the samples, I might do more later on, in the mean time, be on the look out for new comic pages and more artwork!
2011 is going to be a busy year for Atlantech.th
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