Free Trick or Treat Stories

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Dave Windett


A few months ago, I took a couple of the short stories that John Gatehouse wrote to promote our kid’s book, Trick or Treat, and used the services of Smashwords to turn them into an ebook.

I had to first create an account, and then upload the text as a Microsoft Word file to the Smashwords service. The file along with the cover art was then subjected to what they somewhat unflatteringly call the Meatgrinder, which converts the files into multiple ebook formats.

The result is not perfect, and the Smashwords method is not one I would want to use for a commercial product but I think it was a worthwhile experiment.

To judge for yourself you can download the book for free from the Smashwords site here

The epub version of Trick or Treat can be purchased atLulu.com, and the Kindle version from Amazon.

Support independent publishing: Buy this e-book on Lulu.

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It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s a Squirrel ?

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Dave Windett


This character design was developed from a drawing I had in one of my old sketchbooks.

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Girl in a Hood

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Dave Windett


Another drawing that just seemed a good idea at the time!

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K-zine Three

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Dave Windett


With the second issue of Graeme Hurry’s speculative fiction magazine (K-Zine) now available at Amazon’s Kindle store, it was time to create the cover for the next issue.

As with previous covers, this design was put together using a number of royalty free images from a variety of sites.

The pictures were combined and worked on in Photoshop using various tools, and then filters were applied.

More information about the magazine, or is that ezine can be found on the K-zine website.

Links

K-zine

Image After – Royalty Free Images

Photo Rack – Free Stock Photos

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Robots, Robots, Robots….

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Dave Windett


A page of robot designs from my sketchbook, some of which may be used Klankton, another idea that writer John Gatehouse an I hope to be able to flesh out (!) later this year.

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The Future That Never Was

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Dave Windett

This is the art for my entry to the Retro Future T-shirt competition over on the Deviant Art website.

Link

The Design as shown on Deviant Art

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Trick or Treat – Epub Sample

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Dave Windett

A sample chapter with illustrations of Trick or Treat is now available in epub format.

The sample can be can be viewed on a range of devices and apps such as the iPhone, iPad, Nook, Adobe Digital Editions and more.

It is available to download for free from here

The full epub version of Trick or Treat can be purchased at Lulu.com, and the Kindle version from Amazon.

Support independent publishing: Buy this e-book on Lulu.

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Alison Tesla – Electric Ali

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Dave Windett

Character design for a superhero project that John Gatehouse and I have talked about working on for some time.

This is in fact a re-design of the character, in my original version Ali was dressed in an accessorised cheerleaders uniform. One day I may post that design on this blog.

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Taxi Ma’am ?

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Dave Windett

When I was a kid we were promised that by the Twenty First century there would, amongst other things, be flying cars.

While a number of companies are developing vehicles only few have developed full-sized prototypes capable of free flight. This means that for the foreseeable future the only place we are likely to see flying cars is in Science Fiction.

Link

The Flying Car

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Indigo

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Dave Windett


A character design that was developed from a drawing in my sketchbook.

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