Tuesday, August 26, 2008
 
Ann of Rire

One of the lovely people Lynda and I met at Con-Version was Kyla Richards. She is a very talented sculptor. A couple of years ago she made this model of Ann for Brian. One day we hope to be able to commission her to do other ORU characters.

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Monday, August 25, 2008
 
Jump hallucination to be added to the collection, courtesy of MS and FL.

Months ago, while surfing the web, I spotted this 3-Dimensional illusion created to be a light portal for a fun physics event at UCLA and asked the owners if I could feature it as a possible jump hallucination on the ORU site. Just got around to processing their answer, in the "in box" queue. Thanks guys! It's shiny.

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Sunday, August 24, 2008
 
Lynda and the Okal Rel Universe in the program at Conversion 24 Pleased to have a half-page spread in the program for Conversion 24. It wasn't a large turn out this year but we had good people-times at the bar and it was awesome to see the growing display of ORU books at the Edge table in the dealer's room. It was fun to have Tegan and Mel there, too. They even dressed up for the ORU event and joined us in the bar - for Shirly Temples in their case. Justyn Perry had out the first Absolute XPress catalog which includes two of the ORU anthologies, thus far, and three of my novellas. Making progress with Craig Bowlsby's novella and the third anthology. See David's choices of all the pictures we took on my Con's Attended Page for ConVersion 24.

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Tuesday, August 12, 2008
 
Pretenders appears in new books for fall listed on Sci-Fi Fan Letter

My thanks to Jessica Strider of Sci-Fi Fan Letter for listing Pretenders among the new trade paperbacks for the fall of 2008 on her website Sci-Fi Fan Letter



Here's more about Jessica, from the site:





Jessica Strider

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

I work in the science fiction and fantasy section of the World's Biggest Bookstore. I am responsible for planning themed endcaps in store and making sure our sf section is the best in the city! If you want to know more about me, visit my personal blog: www.wyvernspeakwriting.blogspot.com

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Monday, August 11, 2008
Fan appreciation
 
Letter from Catherine

This is a testimonial from a young adult who - we thought - didn't read books.  Just goes to show - they can be dragged away from the TV.  :-)


Friday, August 08, 2008
New Buttons for Pretenders Launch
 
Hard flying will cure bad memories, Vretla Vrel. ORU Button

Thanks to Kathy Plett, we will have new buttons for the launch of Part #3: Pretenders. The buttons are in to be produced as of lunch today. Artwork by Jordan Bacon.

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Sunday, August 03, 2008
 
I've finally put up the pictures taken of Lynda when she presented her essay about Amel at 3rd Global Conference: Visions of Humanity in Cybercultre, Cyberspace and Science Fiction - Oxford, UK


Grab Rat by Lisa Proulx
 
Grab rat for ORU Guide by artist Lisa Proulx
Did some work this morning on a picture of a grab rat drawn by artist Lisa Proulx for use in the overhauled guide to the Okal Rel Universe. And I'd like to thank Peter Keres for his article Coloring Pencil Drawings With Photoshop at FARP (Fantasy Art Research Project). Peter's article taught me a new trick about using the Guassian Blur filter.

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