When he learns that the knights of the sun have hidden a box inside their temple, Raef sneaks in, hoping for a little payback: Her death stopped the tides, darkened the night sky, and left the ghosts of the dead without a path to the Underworld. Raef is the last worshipper of the moon goddess, Phoebe. I love the final result and the pictures are getting a lot of views on social media. She photoshopped out the occasional skateboarder and added a bit of texture to the ground or sky. Stephanie took over a hundred shots and we selected the ones we liked best. I felt like I was taking my sons for an outing and definitely got a few looks from the people we passed! The guys arrived on time, got dressed in turns, and Angela got to work:Ĭostumes complete, we drove to the park, which is car free, so we had to hike in. It was perfect, or at least good enough for a photo or ten! Finally, I bought a sheet of black acrylic and using a Dremel tool I sawed out a jagged shape and wrapped the hilt in a strip of soft black leather. I tried to find props or steel daggers I could paint, but none were a good fit. In the book he summons a blade of pure darkness that allows him to open any lock. Several rags later I could see myself in it. I dug it out of the garage and gave it a long polishing. Then I remembered that I already had the perfect sword: an old wall-hanger my stepfather and I bought years ago (when I was fifteen) at a flea market. I bought a few foam prop swords that are used for cosplay but they looked too fake for the effect I wanted even after I painted them. I quickly got stuck on two items: Seth’s sword and Raef’s dagger. Now that we had models and their sizes, my partner and I got to work putting together the costumes and props. The salon is also very close to the park so getting the guys ready and then getting them to the site wasn’t going to be hard. She immediately got the look we wanted for each character when I sent her the models’ pictures paired with the Novae art. I knew that Angela at Indie Six here had done some very fun photoshoots to promote the salon. I made my choices and just needed one more outside person to help: a stylist, someone who could do the makeup and hair. I like it when a reader can form their own ideas about a character’s appearance.īooking the models was a lot easier than I expected and Cassie talked me through the rates and contract. I knew it wouldn’t be a perfect match and readers always have their concept of a character’s looks (which is why we didn’t put any faces on the cover): –as well as my own ideas of what the characters looked like. I already had some character art courtesy of Novae Comic to use a reference. I remembered a few agency names from those days and started making calls.Ī few of the agencies I spoke to didn’t really understand what I was going for but Cassie at Wilhelmina Denver came through with lots of options, including three guys who fit the look of the three characters I wanted to shoot. Years ago I worked for a store in Cherry Creek, Denver’s fancy neighborhood and we had done some charity fashion shows. It had the classical columns and slightly ruined look I wanted as much of the book has a Greco-Roman vibe.įrom there it was a matter of finding the models. We talked about location and concept before deciding on the pavilion at Cheeseman Park. She does a lot of cosplay photoshoots for Denver FanExpo. Partnering with Stephanie Tyson of Lost Stars Imaging was an easy choice. I began by looking for a photographer, someone who would get what I was trying to do. I thought it would be fun to see if we could bring the characters, Raef, Kinos, and Seth to life in a way you don’t often see for book promotion, and it was a challenge, mainly because I had no idea where to start. It’s also one of the first books I wrote and the kind I could never find: epic fantasy about a gay main character that wasn’t about being gay. It’s my first high fantasy and the book of my heart (Sssh, don’t tell the others). I knew I wanted to do something special to promote this book. Please join me in giving him a big welcome! David has come as part of the Coastal Magic Blog Tour to talk to us about his upcoming release, Dark Moon, Shallow Sea. Today I am so pleased to welcome David R.
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