Cedar reflects on the events in her life as she expends the last cartridges for her weapon. She’d made every one of them count and not a single one of the valuable implements was wasted, just as she had been … Continue reading Zero Hesitation
Desiree (Dez) is the one character in Nash Must Learn with whom Nash has the most history, the strongest emotion, and the deepest contention. Readers are introduced to Dez shortly after the opening segment where she and Nash are reunited for the first time in several years following a bitter fight. They are cousins and have fond memories of growing up together. Her attempts to act sunny and blithe are short-lived during the sentimental encounter as her emotions spill over upon seeing him again. Much of the story will revolve around or involve Desiree in some way. Nash must learn … Continue reading Desiree Character Concept
Once complete, the “Nash Must Learn” project will be a visual novel with branching subplots containing information needed to resolve the larger plot. Relationships will not be handled in “tracks” or “routes” but will progress naturally as one might find … Continue reading Michelle Character Concept
Cedar is startled awake by the injured companion she had met nudging her urgently, “NEH, NEH!” Confusion swirls around within her sleep-muddled brain while the man shuffles about the cabin in a bluster, making an unruly racket. Her limbs feel … Continue reading Without a Fight
Cedar lives in a post-civilized, Earthlike world set two thousand years after a series of events that led to humanity’s rapid decline and near extinction. Nature has reasserted its dominance in mankind’s absence and time has erased all but the … Continue reading The Follower
Some of Cedar’s earliest memories are of unhappy occasions when people from the village failed to return before nightfall. She cannot recall any one of them who was seen alive again. The Hinterlands are dangerous, especially so at night. The … Continue reading Two Worlds
Now that Cedar has been properly introduced and her world somewhat explained, the narrative will begin to shift away from an omnipotent point of view and zoom in closer to the characters and what is happening to them within the … Continue reading Empathic Tendencies
While imagining the world in which “Scifi Girl” lives, a few things come together rather quickly. The world is post-civilization and Earthlike, though not necessarily apocalyptic. Perhaps it is Earth in some alternate form. Some untold series of events caused … Continue reading Hinterlands Cedar
As the title suggests, Van will be leaving Isla Paradiso along with his friends and family. They will set root together in a fictional location somewhere on the Atlantic coast of Brazil. I’m unsure about the future of the story. … Continue reading Leaving Isla Paradiso
In my last post, I explained how my ascent up the learning curve has me traveling through the creative use of lighting to improve the quality of renders. I decided to try lighting one scene with various different lighting schemes. … Continue reading Working with Lights (Again)
Like just about anything, these days, volumes of information about Daz studio live on the internet. Finding the gems among the junk can be a challenge. But when those learning gems are uncovered, it feels like time well spent! The … Continue reading Working with Lights
Daz Studio is a powerful tool with an incredibly steep learning curve. The trick for working with Daz is finding inexpensive 3d models to use for learning and experimenting. The Daz store along with other third-party 3d sites (Render Hub … Continue reading Steep Learning Curve
Wow! I hope you all are doing well! It’s been years since making any progress on the stories planned out for this site or since picking up “The Sims 3”. August 20, 2017, was the last time I published any … Continue reading A new Project
Lone Wolf News would like to warn viewers about the graphic and disturbing nature of the following exclusive report. According to anonymous sources, military officials have secured surveillance video recorded inside and outside Pleasantview police headquarters the morning of Ronald … Continue reading Part 20 – a lifetime together
Van relaxes in the resort commons area contemplating recent occurrences while watching another spectacular sunset. He and Skyler had shared many things during their brief but intense relationship, but never sunsets. Her work schedule, whether it was at the police … Continue reading Part 19 – very capable hands
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