Here it is, Readers!   We bring you cover test # I’ve lost track. I think this is our strongest composition yet. Ignore our faces for now. We haven’t worked on them, same for our too clean clothes. We will rip them up in the final, but right now we want to know about: 1. the composition 2. the lighting 3. the pose (do we look natural?) Once we have the above three locked in, we’ll unleash our scribe to do the fine details.   So let us know what you think.   — Ran, son of Sarn, the inquiring … Continue reading Are we epic, or are we EPIC?

Hi readers! We took all of your advice and battled it out with our digital doubles. It was a long, drawn-out affair and after much fiddling and befuddlement and general frustration, we went back to the store where we bought them. We looked through hundreds of poses and my scribe finally gave up and surrendered the almighty credit card. I wielded that shiny rectangle with all the skill of a kid from a fantasy realm and bought us some epic poses. Papa is amazed by the sheer awesomeness of them. We couldn’t use the really cool ones because they require … Continue reading Battle for the Light

Hi Readers, We hope you had a great week, and you find our updates entertaining and maybe even a tiny bit inspiring. We’re proof of what you can do with just a few hours a week. (Well, our books do since they’re corporeal, and we’re not. We’re cuter though. At least I am. This is Ran, by the way. Papa concurs on the cuteness thing, but I am the apple of his eye.) We hope as we put out more books and learn how to sell them better, our scribe can spend less time working for other people and more … Continue reading Free-Falling Fathers and Scribes

Thank you all. While trying to fix the issues you raised, this image came together. What do you think? We did two versions–a close-up and a zoomed out.   What’s new? (Other than the pose and colors)   – rips in Sarn’s clothes and his face is dirty. My cloak is torn. We’re still considering how to dirty our clothes.   What do you think? We’re still tweaking the previous one but we’re having technical difficulties with it. My 3D double doesn’t want to cooperate in that one. I think we broke his shoulder. Melinda is researching a solution.   … Continue reading Are we Sundered Yet?

Hi Readers, We hope you enjoyed our special presentation last week. Before we return to Papa’s dramatic fall and what I hope will be an equally dramatic rescue by J.C. and myself, I want to give you a quick update. (Psst! If you missed an episode, all our back issues are conveniently listed in reverse chronological order here. If you’re looking for our books, they’re all here, and they’re chock full of magical mayhem.) Now back to our update. 🙂 Our scribe created a first draft of the cover for book 5, Sundered, starring our 3d doubles.  We debuted it … Continue reading When scribes fall, stories collapse

Hi Readers!   Your good thoughts, well-wishes, and crossed fingers helped! The first draft of a cover for Sundered using our 3d doubles is here! Ignore our faces. Our scribe has not been able to afford the plugin to fix our faces yet.   For Sundered, we wanted a more symbolic cover. Papa has no magic in this book, (that’s why he’s wearing black. I’m mourning its loss and lobbying for its return.) So we went with an image that we hope captures the everyday hero, the father who’ll do anything to protect his son (me). And, I like sky … Continue reading Sundered in 3d

Hi Readers, Today, we have a special presentation for you. So without further ado, let’s get to it. When you last saw us, Papa tried to be a hero, and that didn’t work out so well for him. J.C. and I, (Ran, son of Sarn and his most trusted sidekick), must find a way to rescue him and our scribe, Melinda, before their fall ends in tragedy. If you missed an episode, all our back issues are conveniently listed in reverse chronological order here. If you’re looking for our books, they’re all here, and they’re chock full of magical mayhem. … Continue reading When Stories Bubble up…

Hi Readers, We’re still experimenting with your suggestions. Unfortunately, 3D renders take about 21 hours on our PC. So we don’t have any covers to show you yet. Progress is slow, but we’ll get there. We love this series and hope someday it earns enough to pay people who know how to create covers so they can do that, and we can just have adventures. Until then, we’ll just do the best we can and hope for the best. You can’t fly if you don’t fall first. Even though we fall a lot, we’ll keep getting back up and trying … Continue reading A Squadron of Flying Books, Oh My

Hi Readers! At 9 am ET, which is just a few minutes, the cast will be causing mayhem–I mean–participating in a facebook event. Join us on 5 mini-missions. We need your help!   https://www.facebook.com/events/641245306244649/   (We think it’ll all go down at the link above. There’s some angelic back-chatter disagreeing with that. So stay tuned.) Continue reading Angels take over facebook!

Hi Readers, For those in the US, we hope you had a happy Fourth of July. For those enjoying the World Cup, we hope your team’s winning. I’m rooting for Team Bear. Oh, my scribe just informed me there’s no Team Bear. 😦 Apparently, you need more than one spirit guide to make a team, and Bear has yet to introduce us to his noncorporeal friends. (If he has any. We still don’t know for sure, but Bear hinted in Faceted, that there might be other spirit animals out there. Maybe I’ll collect them all. Or maybe not. Bear’s giving … Continue reading Off the Chain With Tentacles

Hi Readers, Thank you for writing in an expressing your opinions on our covers. We’re so grateful for the feedback. You pointed out things we hadn’t noticed. Thank you. And yes, for those who are wondering, we try to answer every email we receive within 24 hours. So check your spam folders if you don’t see our friendly faces in your inbox. This week, we don’t have a cover update. We haven’t heard anything from the designers. They might be hiding from us. We are a formidable lot! Book Update Before we dive back into the story so far, we’ll … Continue reading I Knew She Had Magic