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CreateSpace is dead, long live KDP!

CreateSpace is dead, long live KDP!

Like many an independent author, I was surprised by the (somewhat) unexpected and for me, rather ill-timed, announcement that CreateSpace would cease its professional services offering. This inopportune change coincided with my imminent decision to publish another book. All of a sudden, I was left in a lurch. Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) was suggested as an alternative, but it’s mostly self work, whereas I really wanted someone else to do the actual editing piece for me. So what now?

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Prince Dietrich cover art

Prince Dietrich cover art

The publication work of the most amazing adventure ever undertaken by a prince, one named Dietrich no less, is chugging along nicely. Interior design, an avalanche of spelling and grammar fixes, and of course, the kickass cover art stuff. Designed by the legendary Anton Kokarev. Please take a moment to bask in the glory and finesse. Yes, you may consider this an update on the book progress.

Prince Dietrich cover

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The fourth book shall be called The Humbled

The fourth book shall be called The Humbled

Yes. I am happy to announce that I have started working on the publication of the fourth and the final volume in The Lost Words series. There will be no more books about Adam, James and the rest of them. This is the very last one, and the body count shall rise. You need not wait for 2055 for the closure. It’s happening very soon. To keep you entertained, here’s the cover image.

The Humbled cover

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Did someone say Castles?

Did someone say Castles?

Medieval castles are an inseparable part of any fantasy book. Whether it’s high or low, magical or not, steampunk, industrial or barbaric, eventually, you will come across a big, architecturally magnificent piece of human masonry, woodwork and physics that goes against all logic. Which is totally cool, because you’re not there to admire realism, you’re there to admire ancient buildings created by a bygone races exactly 3,000 years ago. Or something. So how about some castles?

Castle

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Revised cover for The Betrayed

Revised cover for The Betrayed

Hello, friends. If you happen to own a paperback copy of The Betrayed, hold on to it tightly, as there will be no more like that. A second edition of the book is coming out soon, and it will feature a new, pimped-up cover art, by Anton Kokarev. I am in the process of redesigning the covers, and they shall never be the same again.

The Betrayed, new cover

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Cover art for the third book!

Cover art for the third book!

I am pleased to showcase the cover art for the upcoming third book in The Lost Words series. This time around, I have commissioned the awesome Anton Kokarev of kanartist.ru, to create the cover for me. As always, it’s a divine motif from the book. Now, I will also be redesigning the art work for the first and the second book in the series, and I will call upon Anton’s talent for those, as well.

The Forgotten, no text, small

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Steampunk crossbow and pistol design

Steampunk crossbow and pistol design

As some of you already know, I am not only a cunning linguist and a master debater, I am also an accomplished 3D designer. If you hop over to my chief site, dedoimedo.com, you will discover a wealth of lovely renders. But today, I would like to do something special. I want to give you a preview of a new hybrid weapon concept I made, a crossbow splash revolver pistol, created in the best of Steampunk genre fashion. 3D, of course.

Steampunk crossbow 1

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