Really hard to create a man that was neither too old nor too young or too much like a model. That was not too broody or ridiculously happy. Hope I've succeeded. Thoughts on all the images are appreciated.
Thanks
The leaves are not necessarily in character but I liked the face.
2024-01-20 16:50:32 +0000 UTC View Post
I found it hard to get the images to be similar as in look like a family but not become too divergent in styles. Struggling to create Kaius as I imagine him to be in line with the rest of the family images. But first day of trying it out so . . .&...
2024-01-20 16:46:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Tried to get them to look like illustrations for a book
First time using AI generated artwork it is scarily impressive.
I'm alive and I've discovered mid journey.
I am also writing again after a stressful two weeks.
Real life stress has made me less productive last two weeks
Returned to work to have manager tell me
“I have concerns …
Should be fixable and might just need to tighten up stuff or could be precursor to further inspection an...
2024-01-15 12:56:07 +0000 UTC View Post“Primum non nocere: First, Do no harm.”
Hippocratic Oath
It was simple enough to grab an empty table and awning. Bjorn had let them know that I might be setting up a stall, and one had been left empty for me. I wa...
2024-01-07 11:51:43 +0000 UTC View Post“A sound man is good at salvage, at seeing nothing is lost.”
Laozi
We had uncovered a lot when it was all unpacked and spread around. We even had some money to do some shopping with.
“Were you expecting to find so much?” ...
2023-12-30 02:45:18 +0000 UTC View Post“By working, one can bend fortune. She is fond of crafty men.”
Gustave Flaubert
“Wakey, wakey.” I was woken by Namir chomping at the bit. “Time to put your sensory skills to the test.” I groaned as I rolle...
2023-12-27 15:32:48 +0000 UTC View PostMerry Christmas if you celebrate it.
Either way, thank you for another year of supporting Singer, Sailor, Merchant, Mage.
Hope you have enjoyed a chapter a day for the last week which makes this a good month despite the discovery it...
“Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.”
William Shakespeare.
Fortune also dashes them asunder. It all depends on how Lady Luck is feeling. Sleep did not come easily; I had too much energy. I also had ...
2023-12-24 12:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post“Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.”
Democritus
Namir POV
Watching over the little lord as he fiddled with his ear was momentarily confusing til...
2023-12-23 21:41:22 +0000 UTC View Post“Productivity is being able to do things you were never able to do before.”
Franz Kafka
After an entertaining evening discussing magic with Varvara and her family, we returned to our guest home. I would return to ...
2023-12-22 14:16:22 +0000 UTC View Post“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”
E.E. Cummings
Dinner was a pleasant affair. We could eat a selection of foods rather than sticking to the simple fare we had subsisted on as we trekked ...
2023-12-22 01:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“I just think everyone needs their own private space.”
Dick Van Dyke
The Thorpe was laid out much like described—a giant pit carved into the ice like some circular strip mine. Gigantic steps lead ever downward, with hom...
2023-12-21 00:51:47 +0000 UTC View Post“Every traveller has a home of his own, and he learns to appreciate it the more from his wandering.”
Charles Dickens
Namir had called it. Our journey back to the Thorpe was interrupted repeatedly by various critte...
2023-12-19 21:22:06 +0000 UTC View Post“Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The human mind is our fundamental resource.”
John F Kennedy
It had run out without me noticing; suddenly, nothing was holding me up. Failing to t...
2023-12-18 18:22:46 +0000 UTC View Post“Even if we’re apart. I’ll always be with you.”
Winnie the Pooh
Once settled, I activated the skill to soar into the ether. Then, I turned to follow the frequency of the string that tied my heart to my mother'...
2023-12-18 13:36:37 +0000 UTC View PostAfter tracking the publishing on Amazon back to (I believe) Wattpad, I was wondering where readers came from. I originally posted to RoyalRoad, then tried Scribblehub, then added Wattpad and Tapas, but SSMM didn't seem to take off there, so I forg...
2023-12-18 12:15:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Thank you to a reader who noticed Singer, Sailor, Merchant, Mage had been published without my knowledge or consent on Amazon this month. I have put in a complaint form, and it seems to have been taken down, but I have attached what it looked like...
2023-12-15 16:33:55 +0000 UTC View Post“Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you? Hmm? Hmm. And well you should not. For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is.”
Jedi Master Yoda
“So, moving on. Exactly how big is your spati...
2023-12-10 14:29:44 +0000 UTC View PostAs I finish typing this chapter or rather rewriting it with a different newly discovered focus, I’m looking up at the stars in a clear sky, watching the counter tick over 4,000,000 views on Royal Road.
Thank you for all of your support a...
"In essence, String Theory describes space and time, matter and energy, gravity and light, indeed all of God’s creation . . . as music.”
Roy H William
As we pulled up for the day, I had not expected to watch the s...
2023-12-01 15:06:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Trying to communicate a cover idea to an artist is a skill all of its own.
I do not think that I necessarily succeeded here.
The Cephlapod is far more sinister-looking than I had intended.
Removing the head and leaving the tentacles I t...
“There and Back Again, by Bilbo Baggins.”
Tolkien
“When?” I asked
“No time the present,” Kyrus replied
“Okay, how do we do this?” I asked just for clarification before we jumped off into the unknow...
2023-11-23 13:13:42 +0000 UTC View Post“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”
Aristotle
I did not spend the whole afternoon sleeping away as we were pulled across the endless ice. Although I did feel significantly safer with the four giants around....
2023-11-21 20:41:09 +0000 UTC View Post“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: “What! You too? I thought I was the only one.”
C.S. Lewis
In the end, the giants did not return till the next morning. Still, it allowed us tim...
2023-11-18 00:52:28 +0000 UTC View Post“Crocodiles are easy. They try to kill and eat you. People are harder. Sometimes they pretend to be your friend first.”
Steve Irwin
The giants paused on the ridgeline, looking down at Namir. Cleary surprised to se...
2023-11-07 01:11:23 +0000 UTC View Post“Time doesn’t always heal all wounds.”
A.J. Darkholme
A sombre crew slowly made their way home to Wester Ponente. They had unwillingly watched their little lord swallowed by the storm that had so nearly taken th...
2023-11-02 15:42:31 +0000 UTC View Post“If you like to sled – you have to like to drag the sledge.”
Russian Proverb
Namir was less than enthused when it was time to set out on the sledge. I had carefully packed it, tied the rope to it, and now sittin...
2023-10-26 09:42:24 +0000 UTC View Post