I'll be running a game...
... at Albacon (September 14-16) this year. The game is "On-Site for the Apocalypse", based on the story of the same name set in the un...
2018-08-28 01:29:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Ryk E. Spoor posts
A Musical Note: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
There are a few classical works whose influence has become so pervasive that it is hard to tell where it leaves off; Beethoven's 5th and 9th symphonies, Dvorak's Symphony From the New World, Rimsky-Ko...
2018-08-26 16:21:13 +0000 UTC View PostA Musical Note: Love's Theme
Yes, I was there, at the beginning of the disco era, when this piece of music made the charts in 1973-74. I always loved it; it's one of the most purely romantic pieces of music I've ever heard (my wi...
2018-08-24 01:06:50 +0000 UTC View PostNot mine, but from family....
Tiffanys, a short film by my niece Caitlyn and her two friends and partners Sean and Zhara, was just released! It won the St. Louis Filmmaker's Showcase Best Animated Film! Give it a watch!
2018-08-23 12:12:13 +0000 UTC View PostA Musical Note: Fantasia alla marcia for piano, chorus, and orchestra
This is a truly wonderful piece of music, rich and complex, all the more surprising for coming from Kingdom Hearts -- which amounts to "What if Disney's animated universe collided with Final Fantasy?"...
2018-08-19 21:01:07 +0000 UTC View PostA Musical Note: "As One Tale Ends..."
This is the first of a series of short, publicly-available posts about particular pieces of music and their relevance to particular parts of my writing. Music is one of the keys to my writing...
2018-08-15 02:30:38 +0000 UTC View PostAll-Patron Reward: Evolution of Demons of the Past 2: Jearsen and Varan
Diorre Jearsen appears only for the first few chapters of Demons of the Past: Revelation, and has a single viewpoint chapter. Yet it is no exaggeration to say that she casts a ...
2018-08-08 01:58:54 +0000 UTC View PostA new month begins...
... so the rewards will start showing up this week.
As a reminder, do not hesitate to send me a message, either through here or directly to seawasp@sgeinc.com , if you have any questions,...
2018-08-05 16:35:38 +0000 UTC View PostPatreon issues...
Apparently Patreon's shift to a different bank has caused problems for some Patrons, due to the way international bank charges are handled. I hope this doesn't affect any of you, but if it does and yo...
2018-08-03 00:51:49 +0000 UTC View PostAll-Patron Reward: Evolution of the Eönwyl
Evolution of Demons of the Past #1: The Eönwyl
Those who've read Demons of the Past: Rev...
2018-07-11 01:56:26 +0000 UTC View PostFavorite Work of Mine, Redux
And how did I forget to put in my LATEST TWO WORKS??? Let's try this again, only with ALL the options in place!
Sorry about that, to the person who'd already voted in the first one!
To reitera...
2018-07-07 00:24:27 +0000 UTC View PostAnother month begins...
... rewards will start next week -- I'm on vacation this week!
2018-07-05 13:43:43 +0000 UTC View PostAll-Patron Reward: The Door Reopened, Chapter 1
I mentioned _The Door Reopened_ as one of the things I have been thinking of writing. I did, in fact, write the first chapter of the first book (I think this will be a trilogy) as a sort of marker and...
2018-06-13 00:54:21 +0000 UTC View PostNew month...
... and new posts coming! I expect to post most rewards this week, and the Read Me Something rewards the next!
2018-06-10 13:46:17 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor appearance...
... I will be at Barnes and Noble in Paramus, NJ on Saturday, June 9th, from 7:30 to 10PM with the Science Fiction Association of Bergen County (SFABC). It's not limited to members of the SFABC so if ...
2018-05-13 19:16:04 +0000 UTC View PostAll-Patron Reward: Gods, Demigods, and Superheroes
As mentioned last month, when I worked with Wizards of the Coast I wrote the first draft of a Primal Order supplement called Unorthodox Strategies: Deities in Non-Fantasy Campaigns. Ea...
2018-05-09 00:46:35 +0000 UTC View PostAnother month begins!
... currently it's my anniversary! After I get back the rewards will start going up!
Remember always: if you have comments, requests, suggestions, don't hesistate to let me know!
2018-05-05 20:02:40 +0000 UTC View Post_Henshin_ trailer for Princess Holy Aura
A section of this animation was used for the Princess Holy Aura trailer I posted earlier, but this is the whole animation as created by Morinekozion and her team!
2018-04-11 01:46:16 +0000 UTC View PostTrailer for French Roast Apocalypse!
Here's a trailer I put together for French Roast Apocalypse; enjoy!
2018-04-11 01:42:03 +0000 UTC View PostExcept for the Read Me Something rewards...
... all the Patron rewards for this month have been posted! I hope you enjoy them!
As always, don't hesitate to write me with questions or suggestions!
2018-04-11 01:40:24 +0000 UTC View PostFrench Roast Apocalypse is ALSO live!
The first collaboration (well, first COMMERCIAL collaboration) between Kathy and I is now up! As with Demons, if you like it buy it, review on Amazon, tell your friends! Success is in your hands!
No...
2018-04-11 01:00:29 +0000 UTC View PostDemons of the Past: REVELATION is now live!
The first volume of Demons of the Past is now up on Amazon! If you enjoyed it snippeted here, buy it, review, pass the word on!
2018-04-11 00:57:38 +0000 UTC View PostNovel Fragment: Where No God Has Gone Before
In the very early 1990s, I was a freelancer working for the gaming company Wizards of the Coast (before they became big news). Their original product wasn't Magic: The Gathering, but rather a...
2018-04-11 00:54:19 +0000 UTC View PostAnother month begins!
And thus rewards will start appearing soon, mostly this week!
2018-04-08 21:32:54 +0000 UTC View PostAll-Patron Reward: Another Fragment of Phoenix
The earliest drafts of Fall of Saints, which became Phoenix Rising, started much earlier in the timeline than the final version, with all the characters considerably younger than whe...
2018-03-07 01:39:13 +0000 UTC View PostMore Stuff Coming!
I've already said my thanks for all your support, and I'm not stopping now!
I'll start posting the March rewards -- first of the new Patreon year -- tonight. I've also decided to increase the top-le...
2018-03-07 01:29:25 +0000 UTC View PostA Year of Thanks ...
As a perhaps silly little reward for all of you, I've made this video flashback through the first year of my Patreon, glancing at everything you've helped me do.
Thank you all so very much, an...
2018-03-07 01:25:31 +0000 UTC View PostRyk E. Spoor's Patreon: Year One Retrospective
One year ago, I posted the first rewards in my Patreon. I find it hard to believe, sometimes, that it's been that long, or that so many people have found it worthwhile to support me and...
2018-03-07 01:07:58 +0000 UTC View PostShort Trailer for _Princess Holy Aura_ is here!
... and it couldn't have happened without your support. Oh, the simple intro I could do... but the main part, with a transformation sequence and custom music? Not even vaguely possible without the sup...
2018-02-11 19:18:58 +0000 UTC View PostAll-Patron Reward: A Lost Fragment of Phoenix
I first started writing Fall of Saints -- the story which ultimately became the Balanced Sword (Phoenix Rising, Phoenix in Shadow, Phoenix Ascendant) around 1992. As it didn't get pu...
2018-02-09 02:24:42 +0000 UTC View Post