Ishethra Rules
My favorite character of the series is Ishethra, a mother who will just as easily offer wisdom of the ages with tender care or burn you to a crisp if you’re an asshole. I can think of no better mentor …
Author: Jeff Johnson
Software engineer and author
Sneak Peek of Act III in Games of Blood and Shadow
Happy Monday! I wanted to share this epic scene with Dragan, who just turned twenty-one. He gets to hang out with Ishethra for a bit which is a treat. Unfortunately, this happened …………. A guttural laugh echoes as a fierce crimson …
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Trying out a new cover for Fury: Bane War, Vol. I
I’ve been A/B testing the covers for book one and have been mostly getting thumbs down. So, I decided to go in a different direction. The new cover gets you up close and personal with Saffa Nightwind, the book’s anti-hero. …
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Zelene Dreamweaving With Soren
Book five, Quantum Champion, has been on my mind a lot today, so I made a few AI concept videos with Sora for a dreamweaving sequence between Zelene and Soren. Zelene plays in a brutal basketball league where she must …
Games of Blood and Shadow Release
Due to a myriad of health challenges, including vestibular migraine flare-up, I’ve decided to release just acts I and II of the book. Acts III and IV will come when they’re ready, and I don’t have an ETA yet. As …
New Cover for Games of Blood and Shadow
I’m thrilled to share that Anastasiia has finished a new cover for my second book! It showcases Alonka and Puck: they’ve just chopped the limbs off a frost giant using their combined, musical, magical braid. Who knew hair could be …
Introducing Alonka and Puck
When I first conjured the Bane War series, I knew I wanted eccentric superheroines. Rapunzel has always been one of my favorite fairy tale characters because of her ridiculously long hair and spunk, so I set to work making a …
A scene from Games of Blood and Shadow, Bane War Vol. II
“I am purity of law. All are beneath me and must conform and bow, lest they perish from my power. And you are paralyzed.”
A Saffa Nightwind Action Shot, Made in Midjourney
On Saturday, I used Midjourney to craft this image of Saffa in mavka form, wearing Rostam and wielding Starfang, in the aftermath of her demolishing one of Bratgon’s tanks. After three hours, I spent another hour doing touch ups and …
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