BlaiseCorvin

Delvers 4 cover, second draft

Coming along nicely!

New map of Tolstey

I really like this one.

I have one of Berber being made in this style, and the original style.

I'm sorry this is taking so fucking long...

Hey all.  First off, I've decided to start categorizing these "I suck" posts as either updates or news.  I haven't decided which, so I'm including both tags.

Anyway, I want to both apologize and thank all of you in this post.  See, it's taking me forever to finish Delvers 3.  The struggle is real.  I've written the next chapter 3 times now and it's still not right.  I think this is actually a combination of a few things, not least of which I've been honing my...

Maps are coming...

Lots of maps.  Oh my!

Artist 2 - Aodh concept sketch - Final

This image concludes the last image I commissioned through this artist.

There won't be any more, I don't think.

Nora 2: Mitigating Risk cover 1

And this is the start of the cover for Nora 2, Mitigating risk. :P

You guy are the only ones I am showing this.  Please don't share it.

Nora 1: Competitive Advantage cover redux 1

I'm having a new artist take a crack a these covers for a whole litany of reasons I don't feel like typing out.  Shit was cray.

Now shit is not cray.  More expensive...but not cray.

Anyway, This is the short story series #1, iteration 1.

*Note:  I'm aware Ludus is misspelled.  That stuff is easy to fix.

Delvers 4 cover, first draft

I already made some requests, but you can see the really rough draft.

Philana is gonna look bad ass

Question for Patrons

Hey all,

I've been hanging out in William Arand's livestreaming channel a few times and he says I should do the same thing.

I'm curious what you all think.  Would anyone actually want to watch me write and chat about random stuff?  I am really slow and not as interesting as WA is while writing.

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PSA: How to find stuff on Patreon and what will happen after Delvers 3

For those of you that don't know, I put keywords on some posts so they can be categorized.  You can click on that category and bring up posts that have that particular tab.

For Delvers 3 chapters, I have actually made a quick link to all the chapters and it's been up for a while.  I just realized that I haven't actually told you guys about it...because I'm an idiot.

If you look on the left hand side of the Patreon page, at the bottom of the left hand colu...

Artist 1: Delvers original members group shot

This is so, so incredibly cool...

Blaise Corvin + Jeff Hays drunk AF at Dragoncon

Title.

:P

If you haven't already checked out Jeff's work, both on Delvers, SOO, and other titles, I suggest looking into it.

He's one of my 3 favorite voice actors right now.

Update for Patreon Patrons on current state

Hey all,

Sorry it took me a while to remember to update everyone, but in my defense, I've been pretty much traveling or drunk for 5 days straight.

Anyway, I have another chapter complete and Delvers book 3 is almost done, but I'm at DragonCon selling books and networking.  It's kicking my ass but this has been amazing.

In one day I met Kevin J Anderson, chatted with Larry Correia, and drank with Myke Cole.

It feels weird to be a writer after being a reader all my life...

Artist 1 - Jason concept sketch - Final

I have a feeling you guys are gonna like this one.

Artist 1 - Henry concept sketch - Final

Thoughts?  His right arm is steelskin.

Artist 2 - Jason concept sketch - Final

Maybe book 1?  What do you all think?

Artist 1 - Mareen concept sketch - Final

That armor is sick.

Artist 1 - Bezzi-ibbi concept sketch - Final

I think this is a really interesting interpretation.  BTW, his cane is made of his arm. :P

*Note: This post is for all Patreon patreons so everyone can see what kind of art is being created.*

Artist 2 - Jason concept sketch - draft 1

This is really moody.  I think I like it.  It's kind of growing on me.  Jason isn't this pretty, but I like the expression.

*Note - I am making this a general Patron post so everyone can see the types of stuff being generated and talked about.*

Artist 2 - Uluula concept sketch - Final

Artist 1 - Uluula concept sketch - Final

I pretty much love this.

Competitive Advantage short story cover, Final

This is coming out after Delvers 3

Blurb:


In the Delvers LLC universe, on the planet Ludus, life is cheap. Gangs of disillusioned young women roam the city streets of Bittertown in Berber, looking for trouble and usually finding it.

Nora’s childhood hadn’t given her many options in life.  With nowhere else to go after she’d lost her family, she’d joined an old friend in a street gang and found an unlikely home there.

However, after circumstances force...

Amazon wish list for BC

 http://a.co/fbcK1yw

Some folks mentioned this to me recently via PM, and to be honest, I'm still a little uncomfortable with this.  I mean, everyone here is already spending good money to read my insane ramblings.

However, everything here is directly related to writing and will help me be more productive, so there's that.  I also didn't put any priority on any of them, and there's stuff at just about every...

Artist 2 - Mareen concept sketch - Final

What you all think?  The hammer is huge.

Competitive Advantage short story cover, draft #4

Okay guys.  I think the art is done.  Next is the lettering.

What do you all think?

Artist 1 - Uluula concept sketch - draft 1

Guys... I am trying not to give any opinions, but I fucking love this one.  He nailed Uluula.

Artist 1 - Mareen concept sketch - draft 1

The artist was going for realistic wood armor.  What do you think?

Artist 1 - Bezzi-ibbi concept sketch - draft 1

Kind of interesting.  More of a bestial version.

Artist 1 - Jason concept sketch - draft 1

I like the throwing daggers

Artist 1 - Henry concept sketch - draft 1

First draft