The Okal Rel Universe in evolution and in the world.

 
Messing around with photoshop, pictures and sketches by Richard Bartrop to find a cover for Craig Bowlsby's novella of Horth Nersal in Killing Reach serving in Liege Bryllit's fleet. Here's some eyes I think would do for Horth, slightly doctored in photoshop.

Labels: Craig Bowlsby, Horth Nersal, Richard Bartrop

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Thanks to SF Signal for adding Lynda to their list of Science Fiction and Fantasy Authors who Blog.



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Received a lovely "thank you" from Rita McInnis of DP Todd Secondary School about the visit David and I made there on April 24. PS I love her tag line - Live each day to the fullest!. It's good advice. Thank you for having us Rita!

Labels: Appearances, DP Todd Secondary School, Rita McInnis

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Mel gave me this notebook to capture thoughts about the Okal Rel Universe. I would sketch in it, too, but I don't draw like Mel does. :-) The anime-style chibby of Amel on the cover is actually a separate picture we applied with Photoshop and some editing help by Tegan to remove the lines of the ruled paper Mel drew the original on. I have a bunch more chibby from Mel to get into the gallery and she is keen to do some interviews with characters for the podcast I keep threatening to set up.

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Much thanks to teacher Rita McInnis-Ryan, David Lott, student Nicole and other volunteers who helped connect students at D.P. Todd Secondary School with the Okal Rel Universe Thursday, April 24, 2008. David Lott helped me set up, modeled the Ann T-Shirt and put up a page for the April 24 2008 Visit to DP Todd. We had a reading by Nicole (center in picture) and some mock duels as well as slide shows, questions and a book giveaway to students interested in doing art, skits, dress up or otherwise strutting their own interpretations of the ORU for the launch of Book #3, Pretenders, in September at the Prince George Public Library.

Labels: Appearances, David Lott, Lynda Williams, Rita McInnis

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I am interviewed by Marie Bilodeau on this week's On the EDGE. There'll be more coming in the podcast realm from the ORU, so sign up to the EDGE podcast using your favorite podcast aggregator. In this interview I talk about the origins of Okal Rel in my disgust at the cold war mentality, the character Horth Nersal, and the theme of opportunism vs. integrity in Righteous Anger.

Labels: Horth Nersal, Justyn Perry, Lynda Williams, okal rel, Righteous Anger

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Anne M. Stickel of the First Expansion (ORU) is also on the editorial staff of Ray Gun Revival. To quote Johne Cook of Ray Gun Revival, "Anne Stickl is our copyeditor extraordinaire". I second the sentiment.

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Thrilled to see Righteous Anger in the Barnes & Noble catalog snag on my google alert for Okal Rel ... but shed a tear to see they haven't got the cover art in yet. Sigh. Being an author is so "emo" as my kids might put it. :-)
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