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What do u mean it’s past Halloween—I am back with more Monte Cristo goodness! I wanted to prac

What do u mean it’s past Halloween—

I am back with more Monte Cristo goodness! I wanted to practice a comic style for my project. All in all, I’m happy with how this came out!

SPOILER WARNING for those who have not read the books! 

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What I had hoped would be my last artwork of 2017 became my first of 2018. Oh well. Some more MC earWhat I had hoped would be my last artwork of 2017 became my first of 2018. Oh well. Some more MC earWhat I had hoped would be my last artwork of 2017 became my first of 2018. Oh well. Some more MC earWhat I had hoped would be my last artwork of 2017 became my first of 2018. Oh well. Some more MC earWhat I had hoped would be my last artwork of 2017 became my first of 2018. Oh well. Some more MC ear

What I had hoped would be my last artwork of 2017 became my first of 2018. Oh well. Some more MC early (VERY early) concepts because there are too many characters to go through omskgkj!

Ignore the failed alternative Noirtier, that hairstyle is a big noooooo….. I will find something better!


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Lineart Bust Commission for the wonderful and talented @xviicprc!! Thank so much for commissioning m

Lineart Bust Commission for the wonderful and talented @xviicprc!! Thank so much for commissioning me, and enjoy your boy

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Hey, pretty much all the film adaptations of The Count of Monte Cristo: I think you forgot something.  Did you think I wouldn’t notice the lack of Eugenie Danglars?  In the book, Eugenie gays it up all over the place, being all free spirited and full on in love with her friend Louise.  The book says that “girls of her character have often a penchant for Sappho’s breast.”  So, I mean.  In the films, she’s just MIA.  I’ll just have to assume Eugenie was too busy at the 1800s equivalent of Dinah to be bothered to participate in the plot.

This article’s title comes from the worshippers Demeter, Persephone, and Hades, a secretive Hellenic religious group who formed an understanding of the year’s cycle from the actions of the gods. Hades (with Zeus’ permission, allegedly) kidnapped Demeter and Zeus’ daughter Persephone, brought her to the Underworld, and made her his equally-powerful queen and wife, there to reign over the riches of Earth and the multitudes of the dead. Her mother Demeter was unaware of the plan, and mourned her daughter’s disappearance. The earth and harvest goddess allowed nothing to grow or bloom while she mourned, and unfortunately, humanity began to suffer and die. 

That meant no sacrifices - which was a big problem for the gods of Olympus. Eventually, Demeter solved the case of her missing daughter - and approached the culprit. But Hades, lovelorn for his new queen, could not bear to lose her forever. A famished Persephone accepted a handful of pomegranate seeds during her sojourn below the ground, and in doing so, bound herself to the underworld forever. This left Persephone torn between two people she loved, both longing for her in seemingly incompatible ways.

Zeus, seen as the rule-maker and judge of his divine family, settled that Persephone would remain with Hades for a quarter, third, or half of the year (accounts vary), and spend the rest above ground, with her mother. Demeter was content with this, but each year, when her daughter left to spend time with her husband, Demeter returned to mourning and would not allow the natural world to flourish.

 Behold: I am not dead, I rise again - though not in spring, as might be expected, but in winter, a time when my mind is sometimes more fruitful and active than in the warm, exciting seasons. 

It’s been a second plague year, and as if that weren’t enough to deal with, my personal life has been - well - full of ups and downs. I’ve spent most of the year hunkered over my computer, working on publishing and releasing actual books, working on my mental health to actually improve the damned thing, and trying to get in quality time with friends. The delight of a new relationship has also occupied many happy hours. Unfortunately, all of that has been on the background of a major personal upheaval within my family - and the long and short of it is, it annihilated my blog posting scheduled hopes.

But, as the snow and cold return in autumn, so too did I return to my creative projects - but also to Alexandre Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo. Long-time readers of the blog and followers of my own media will be aware that I adore this book, and have read it several times - but after a nasty mental health breakdown a few years ago, I developed the common malady of reading anxiety. However, my male partner suggested recently that I take up a familiar and beloved book. On a whim, I indulged him, and found myself immediately captivated and delighted by the Robin Buss translation that I had not touched in many years. In a few words, then, if my writing voice is pretentious as hell, you can blame the best 19th century Black author I’ve read. 

But of course, my thirst for endless cultural analysis and commentary remains unabated, and so, in the dark of the night, I found my way to a video in my queue that was potentially thematically resonant for an upcoming Call of Cthulhu 7th edition game I plan to run for my local TTRPG (tabletop roleplay game) group. Inspired by the imminent game and the turn of my thoughts lately, my next posts will be about a moral panic video about Dark Academia, but also about the intriguing quandary of villain narratives. I also want to write (or more accurately, finish) a series of posts I’ve made about various writing techniques, including the applicability and utility of writing for and playing in TTRPG games to writing fiction. 

This November, I will also be continuing revisions on the coauthored romance novel I helped write last year, as well as trying to finish book 5 (and possibly 6?) of The Meaning Wars series. If that sounds like a lot, it probably is, so we’ll see how far I get. I’m not setting especially hard deadlines, but I’d like to have the writing series out throughout the winter, book 5 out by December (or January), and Book 6, out in February or so. That means the anthology of The Meaning Wars won’t be out by December 1st, as I’d hoped - but you can still grab the two most recent books, which are currently Kindle exclusives! (It’s for marketing reasons, not borne out of any love for BezosMart.)

The books are a soft reboot of the series, so you can read from the very start, or you can pick up things from book 3 onward! They’re about 40K apiece, or about 100-odd pages in paperback equivalency. 

They’re queer, anti-colonialist, anti-capitalist space opera tales - and the second book is a beach episode. 

The Meaning Wars - book 3 of The Meaning Wars 

On the way to a new wormhole-building gig, Crystal and her husband Jai fight over the future of their family. But the safe haven of their base is paradise compared to Pluto. Recovering from her imprisonment, Sarah and her cousin Toby try to scrape their lives back together and stay out of trouble on the icy planetoid. Rebel leader Patience Ngouabi’s actions have triggered a growing insurrection on the colony planet of Indus, and the shock waves have reached even the Solar system’s worlds. Both Crystal and Sarah will have to decide between uneasy peace and constant danger - if they get to choose at all.
Content advisory: this book contains references to abuse, sexual scenes, torture, and mental health issues. Reader discretion is advised.










Poe’s Outlaws - book 4 of The Meaning Wars

Leaving her abusive husband, Crystal finds herself desperately in need of a vacation. She heads off to Nirvana, a resort planet far from the Solar System. Craving company - and wanting to save an old friend from the Human Conglomerate’s unjust judiciary system - she invites Sarah, her cousin Toby, and Sarah’s mentor Paulo to join her at the resort. Paulo calls on a former partner, but his arrival - and the job he offers - throw Crystal and Sarah’s new lives into chaos. Temptation and a stunning revelation bewilder Crystal. Meanwhile, Sarah decides on a risky rescue mission that puts her ideals to the test. It’s time to put up or shut up - because a revolutionary icon needs their help.










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***Michelle Browne is a sci fi/fantasy writer and editor. She lives in Lethbridge, AB with her partners-in-crime and their cats. Her days revolve around freelance editing, knitting, jewelry, and learning too much. She is currently working on other people’s manuscripts, the next books in her series, and drinking as much tea as humanly possible.Find her all over the internet: * 

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watched gankutsuou recently and actually enjoyed it a lot (although sometimes it looked like a fever

watched gankutsuou recently and actually enjoyed it a lot (although sometimes it looked like a fever dream)

top character designs tho


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“There is neither happiness nor unhappiness in this world; there is only the comparison of one state with another. Only a man who has felt ultimate despair is capable of feeling ultimate bliss. It is necessary to have wished for death, Maximilien, in order to know how good it is to live. Live, then, and be happy, beloved children of my heart, and never forget that, until the day God deigns to reveal the future to man, the sum of all human wisdom will be contained in these two words: Wait and hope.”

-Victor Hugo

 The other “Château d'If” at the Monte-Cristo Castle, the house of famous writer Alexand

 The other “Château d'If” at the Monte-Cristo Castle, the house of famous writer Alexandre Dumas, in Port Marly, Yvelines, France 


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“Life is a storm, my young friend. You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the roc

“Life is a storm, my young friend. You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next.” -Alexander Dumas

[ID: A digital painting of Edmond Dantes from the 2002 film adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo. He has brown hair and a short mustache and beard. He wearing a burgundy red coat with an ornate scarf.]


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SIX CHARACTERS: The CountLook at that, I FINALLY finished ONE character for that drawing challenge tSIX CHARACTERS: The CountLook at that, I FINALLY finished ONE character for that drawing challenge t

SIX CHARACTERS: The Count

Look at that, I FINALLY finished ONE character for that drawing challenge thing. This gentleman is the Count from Gankutsuou, an anime sci fi(?) futuristic(???) adaptation of the Count of Monte Cristo, which was an absolutely fabulous suggestion by @allieeps.  I haven’t watched or thought about this show in years and years. I remember that it was super interesting, had a great soundtrack, and looked unique because of the unusual way they used static patterns to colour areas. Super cool, I will have to dig out my old discs and give this a rewatch.


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nrbfoxhead: This has remained an all time favourite books since I was a wee lad. #nothinglikeagoodbo

nrbfoxhead:

This has remained an all time favourite books since I was a wee lad. #nothinglikeagoodbook #action #adventure #betrayal #love #REVENGE #goodread #classic #literature #favourite #read #books #literacy #memories #thecountofmontecristo


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