Tag: ai

Power, Wine, and Control – Iskander’s Promo for “A Trampled Blossom”

A Hunter’s Patience: Power, Wine, and the Cost of Complacency The private divan was bathed in the blood-red light of the dying sun. Outside, the entire province of Sarpkaya was holding its breath, eyes turned toward the horizon, waiting for the sun to dip below the mountains. For the common folk, this was the final, […]

Get a teaser for the Opening Chapter of “A Trampled Blossom”

The Spear and the Shield: Secrets of the Imperial Harem The Imperial Harem held its breath, suspended in the thick, amber light of a late Ramazan afternoon. Inside the pavilion, the air hung heavy with the agonizingly sweet scents of roasting lamb, cardamom, and saffron rice drifting up from the distant palace kitchens. For the […]

Generating audio for The Persephone Cycle audio drama

I’m hard at work getting all twelve episodes ready to be exported before I lose access to one of the voices the belongs to a supporting character. This caused me some distress earlier in the week but coming back to The Persephone Cycle has been a blast! This story is SOOO good and I cannot […]

Creating Esther in Costume Part 2

If you haven’t seen it, here is the original post. Esther is the best friend to my lead character in the Renaissance of Self series. Esther wears a costume in Part 1 – The Escape as she competes in one the central events of the novels: the Historical Sewing Society’s Renaissance and Age of Discovery […]

Creating Esther in Costume

So one of the things in my novel, Renaissance of Self: Part 1 – The Escape, is that Cressa’s new friend Esther is competing in the Historical Sewing Society’s Renaissance Era costume competition. In the competition, Esther is recreating this painting: Esther is recreating this specific portrait. One that I have never seen before researching […]

Using Nightcafe to create my cover art

So this is the cover idea I shared when announcing I had finished my draft. Well shortly after finishing my edit to refine that draft to the point I am ready for other people’s eyes to take it in, I was caught once more by how, while this is fine… none of the characters are […]

Sims 4 meets Chat GPT

I have been playing ALOT of Sims 4 lately. Mainly because I am in a transition point in my life. I am currently jobless: my business (Millennial Magick) has been chewed up by the terrible economy and can no longer support me and the job I have lined up for myself doesn’t start for another […]

Digital Self- Portrait

It starts with a selfie. It became AI art, then impressionistic, and finally a digital painting. Check it out!

Hellfire Arrives on Raven’s Wings

This piece began with an ai-generated image using the words “symbol of the witch.” It was enhanced by TaLi to accentuate the raven and the hellhound. The fire dances with the Kanji for that element, overseen by a pentagram coin. The serpentine cross fills the center accompanied by 666, the ‘devil’s’ number. This bold image […]

Drain Away the Light

This piece began with an ai-generated image using the words “symbol of the witch.” It was enhanced by TaLi to accentuate the three characters and their symbolic morality. The black demon, servant to the witch, holds the pure white being for the gray witch to consume. The act of consumption pushes this dark witch into […]