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Love this! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa84962f407b440627d569b/1573953889100-B7D2QDKPY06XN0A08P7W/Chronicles_of_Fid-Mockup2.jpg Artwork & Photos - Another piece by Benedick Bana https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa84962f407b440627d569b/1536700756164-J3HUKD1MJB4NTDGODUVG/Doctor_Fid.jpg Artwork & Photos - Early concept drawing of Doctor Fid This one was a photo manipulation from an image I found online; it was a picture of War Machine, I think. This was drawn solely for my own inspiration I would have loved to have found the original artist and commissioned him to draw a picture of the Doctor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa84962f407b440627d569b/1573954005904-ZDJ3LF7JCJ5VIAF8OMHY/Fid-Concept.jpg Artwork & Photos - Concept art I worked on this before designing the original cover for Behind Distant Stars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa84962f407b440627d569b/1551317672763-NPO84EJZZ1F9PHNFPCU4/Fids_Crusade_Cover.jpg Artwork & Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa84962f407b440627d569b/1551572414712-G83AM9TSBEZERSE9MXMB/bds.jpg Artwork & Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa84962f407b440627d569b/1546932406560-JIYDALEQD1IFWQEY6YMV/Starfall_5.jpg Artwork & Photos - Possible Cover for Starfall The cover for Starfall: Book Three in the Chronicles of Fid is still a work in progress, but this is what I have so far. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa84962f407b440627d569b/1551572360668-3V2ML471P0SOS0BBSL97/Chronicles_of_Fid.jpg Artwork & Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa84962f407b440627d569b/1536701003179-6T3OB2YM89VYNA1RGGP5/New-Cover-sm.jpg Artwork & Photos - Alternate cover idea for Fid's Crusade I drew this one myself. It isn’t terrible, I think…but I definitely prefer the final red cover by Hampton Lemoureaux from TS95 studios. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa84962f407b440627d569b/1540420804948-FY9APR2IQXLOQCC9L8I6/FC_Audiobook_Cover.jpg Artwork & Photos - Spoiler alert... Huh. A square image with a ‘read by <narrator>’ tag? That looks like an audiobook cover! Why yes, yes it does. Coming soon, I hope. :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa84962f407b440627d569b/1551317435066-NWFAIUQU9FKJHJ5PKPW7/DReiss_Headshot.jpg Artwork & Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa84962f407b440627d569b/1536811565449-L8D475AZTAZ65HOWXLI6/Colby_and_Jackie.JPG Artwork & Photos - First Picture of Colby and Jacqueline This was taken at the adoption center, when Drew and I first met Colby and Jacqueline. Sleepy kitties. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa84962f407b440627d569b/1536811563245-W8LAZQY5JHT5B9TG6AJJ/Helping_me_read.JPG Artwork & Photos - Colby and Jackie helping me read I’m not certain, but I’m pretty sure that we were reading Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft. What a great read! Colby and Jackie certainly look to be enthralled. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa84962f407b440627d569b/1536811575795-3WUDWWXKN3CQUH8ZF56X/Jackie_and_Colby.jpeg Artwork & Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa84962f407b440627d569b/1551572682726-VTNWNS34PR41Q6ZMKUII/Colby_and_Jackie.JPG Artwork & Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa84962f407b440627d569b/1536811574450-2956N3KKXCUBBGBVE32N/Jackie_Helping_Me_Write.JPG Artwork & Photos - Jackie helping me write Here, I was attempting to edit Behind Distant Stars: Book Two in the Chronicles of Fid and make sure that it was ready for release. Jackie is helping. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa84962f407b440627d569b/1547699357904-O4DUI10UF1PQFD6RL6ZN/WhoWearsThePants.jpg Artwork & Photos - Who wears the pants This is Colby. Those are my pants. At least we know for sure who wears the pants in our relationship… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa84962f407b440627d569b/1585079117900-CLMFC09CHGIOFZ5U4L4S/Jackie-Closeup2.jpg Artwork & Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa84962f407b440627d569b/1547700683671-8REB51JIRO45VVBAMLUG/T-Shirt-Hammock.jpg Artwork & Photos - T-Shirt Hammock Laying down in someone’s lap isn’t lazy enough for SOME kittens. SOME kittens need to lay down in someone’s lap AND to use that person’s t-shirt as a hammock. Some kittens are just greedy! (Adorable, though.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa84962f407b440627d569b/1552278658948-X2PUEDLWF33J6YN32A9C/Why_Writing_Takes_So_Long.jpg Artwork & Photos - Why writing novels takes so long It’s difficult to type quickly when (at least) one hand is dedicated to cat-wrangling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa84962f407b440627d569b/1547701079517-3RHJCOLZQ3T68F1V0MRU/Colby_Supervising.JPG Artwork & Photos - Supervising Editor Colby has adjusted to his new title of Supervising Editor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa84962f407b440627d569b/1557639328207-V8MSADAMVO7WTYRV1UVS/Jackie.jpg Artwork & Photos - Jackie Closeup #1 Jackie was kind enough to model for me when I bought a new lens for my camera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa84962f407b440627d569b/1585079087933-CW1JVQXTJ1RRMHWJWU86/Colby-Closeup.jpg Artwork & Photos - Colby Closeup #1 Colby likes climbing under the dining-room table, crouched upon a chair and ready to pounce on his sister as she walks by. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa84962f407b440627d569b/1557640648855-5ODDOU4Q2ITK44HZ4N1I/Colby.jpg Artwork & Photos - Hallway with cats Walking down this hallway can be treacherous. Cats may appear from any direction and get underfoot! Or require pettings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa84962f407b440627d569b/1585079195143-9YTCFAH2BRI2ANGVHQ65/Jackie2-sm.jpg Artwork & Photos - Jackie Closeup #2 Jackie, on her way closer to test what a camera lens tastes like. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa84962f407b440627d569b/1585079167974-ZFAHBH0MHTP3X0HHRNFB/Colby2-sm.jpg Artwork & Photos - Handsome little man Colby had been aggressively chasing a foam golfball around the room when he noticed that I had a camera and settled down to pose. Moments after the photo was taken, he returned to racing around the room like a furry little maniac. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa84962f407b440627d569b/1556524663618-2BTPEQ1I7TFG9IL3B1XA/Vernal_Falls-web.jpg Artwork & Photos - Vernal Falls from the Mist Trail in Yosemite I recently took a long-weekend vacation to drive out to Yosemite National Park. My feet are covered in blisters, but my heart is filled with awed reverence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa84962f407b440627d569b/1556524822798-4D569Q3JR87S750OFUTH/Half_Dome-web.jpg Artwork & Photos - Half Dome in Yosemite National Park The mountains in Yosemite Valley are breathtakingly majestic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa84962f407b440627d569b/1556525078915-7SKZWZUOWXXAQYWCXU07/Bridalveil_Falls-web.jpg Artwork & Photos - Bridalveil Falls in Yosemite The Sierra Nevada mountain range received a fair bit of snow last winter, and the spring thaw is feeding impressive waterfalls in Yosemite Valley. 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