Views from Mind & Machine

I'm not putting as many images up as I wanted to, partially because I had to fight for so long to get the ones I've gotten on here. First comes the antagonist of Mind & Machine, Der Former. He has a brown cape and gold armor. He also has the distinction with being the only character in the book that can truly fly under their own power.

Next is Sandra Bright. She's got long blonde hair with a pair of braids crossing over the crown of her head. So far, she runs around in a red gown, although, I'm thinking about changing that up a little now that I've come back to writing the character. Bright is a source of information and inspiration to our protagonist, Commander. She may not be the supreme allied commander I thought she was a few weeks back, but Bright is definately the one character who is the most in control of her own powers. She also knows the most about what's going on.

I might try to get the color versions up at some point. Also, I'm going to "try" to get images going of the other characters as well.

Before I forget, I've got to find a name for a demon character. This demon is partially human (as are most in The Golden Hollow), has a gnarled, withered appearance, and rules over his particular group of demons. Any input will be appreciated.

Finally, I just wanted to say that I've gotten to Chapter 7 of the second draft of Vitamin F. I'm also taking advantage of the process to write an extensive synopsis. I'm going to have to do it sooner or later.

Cosmic Troublemaker

Today, I learned that Commander's purpose in life is to destroy destiny and change the nature of fate.

I'm still writing stuff for the Library. Today, I blasted through what will end up being 5 or 6 pages. In those pages, Commander found out his connection to the Golden Hollow--it turned a pair of newly formed twins into a single zygote. All the rules of his world, for the first time, are now meant to be broken.

I also realized that one of the volumes from the Library has been missing for years. Der Former now has said missing volume.

I know a while back, I promised that I would put some illustrations of Der Former up here. I haven't done that yet. Sorry. I have discovered an odd method to making color drawings. I start with a typical line/sketch drawing, like the ones I've posted in the past. Once I finish that, I put another page on top of the finished one and copy the lines using a pencil of the appropriate color. I worked on some pictures of Sandra Bright earlier, so I used a red pencil to copy the lines of her dress, which is red.

Sandra Bright would love to take over my book. Or she'd at least like to dominate as much of it as she possibly can. I've mentioned recently how she's gone from a character in one sequence of one book to being an essential character in this series. I'm going to end up restructuring an entire subplot of the series just to accomidate this character's long-term motivations. Work in progress, as they say.

Next time will be post 200. By the time that happens, I hope to have a few images to show. Bright (and possibly her inspiration) will be part of that. Der Former may come along for the ride. I might just have Commander or Kathryn make an appearance as well.