Author: DBreitenbeck
Niceness is Fun #1
More Gimping
Gimping is so much fun! Here are a couple more practice pieces An early attempt at a cover for an upcoming book, which I hope to have out by Halloween. Obviously, it involves ghosts. I happened upon this picture of a 'Lara Croft' cosplayer and decided it could stand to be a bit more exciting. Finally, … Continue reading More Gimping
Messing About In Gimp
Practicing in Gimp, I created my first, I think, kinda cool image, presented below for your consideration. Feedback is appreciated.
An Omen Gone Wrong
"I am a harbinger...of doom! I have...come...to announce...your impending...hey, this is fun!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLJegq01S6A
Godzilla Takes a Stand for Fatherhood
I think it's heartwarming to see big celebrities using their fame to promote genuinely worthwhile causes like this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr80JuDDHi4 Always knew the Big G was a class act! By the way, that's Tom Selleck doing the voice over.
Another Illustration
Another way of demonstrating my idea from the last post: the ‘Princess and the Dragon’ motif (Chesterton used this to describe melodrama in Charles Dickens). Phase One: meet the princess. The hero encounters the princess and falls in love with her. But he cannot court her because there is some kind of threat over hanging … Continue reading Another Illustration
Three Phases of a Good Story
Great stories, or at least a certain kind of story, work by proceeding along the following path: from false order through disorder to true order. Before I go any further, I’m by no means an expert; this is just my personal observations and ideas, for whatever those are worth, presented for consideration. As I said, … Continue reading Three Phases of a Good Story
The Real Writer vs. The Wannabe
Larry Correia, pulp-writer extraordinaire and one of my secret writing mentors, takes on another article by "the Guardian's village idiot," Damien Walters, which means it's time to pop some corn and settle in to be entertained. Some background: Mr. Walters is a contributor for the U.K. paper 'The Guardian' and self-styled professional writer. Not that … Continue reading The Real Writer vs. The Wannabe
The Quotable Don Colachos
Nicholas Gomez Davila, known as Don Colachos to his friends, was a Colombian Conservative intellectual who, up until now, has been pretty much completely unknown. Part of the problem is that most of his works haven't been translated into English. However, by good luck, I happened to stumble across some of his aphorisms tonight, and … Continue reading The Quotable Don Colachos
Serpent's Den 