Friday, December 4, 2020

Pioneers On Unium: Cover Design Chapter 3

Pioneers On Unium, Now available in e-Book and large print Softcover through the publisher LifeRich Publishing. This is my first published Science Fiction Fantasy, Adventure novel and is in the very early stages of a promotional startup. As of this writing, the only artist working on this project is me, and I am not an artist. If anyone out there likes to draw and would like to have your art displayed to a Sword & Planet audience, feel free to have at it. 
 
Nun-to, the Best Man
Nun-to, the Beast Man
                                                               
Included below is a description for artists of a scene in chapter three of Pioneers On Unium that was considered a book cover idea. If you are interested in having some fun with some fresh material, give this book's description a draw and share your artistic vision with us on one, or all four, Pioneers On Unium, Facebook pages.


You are sure to make some new fans.

I own all rights to Pioneers On Unium. Is anyone out there in promotions, children's books, comics, calendars, clothing, games, artists, etc. interested in new fresh content material? I am easy to work with.  We all know it is more productive to advance as a team than as an individual.                                                                                                         

Artist Outline For Cover Design Three


Chapter Three

Character Appearance
  • A muscular white man, about 6' 2", with long brown chestnut hair about the middle of the back length, held in place by a leather headband.                                                                       
  • Shirtless with long-legged buckskin breeches with fringe down the two outer sides.
  • Feet covered in calf-high moccasins with fringe circling the top.
  • On the man's right side hangs a butcher knife, in a homemade leather sheath.
  • On the right hip hangs a hatchet.
  • Hanging on the man's left side is a small leather food pouch.
  • Hanging on the man's left shoulder is a deer gut canteen.
  • Hanging across the man's right shoulder is a quiver of arrows and a bow. All are handmade.
Beast Man's Appearance
  • The beast man stands approximately 7' 6" and was around 450 pounds.
  • The beast man's body is covered with yellow-greenish hair.
  • The humanoid's face, hands, and feet were hairless.
  • The creature's face showed some definite human characteristics.
  • The beast man walks on two legs like a human.
  • The hairy giant wares no clothes, nor jewelry, and it does not carry weapons.
  • Overall, the beast man looks very much like the legendary bigfoot of earth.
Action Scene
  • The earthman is in a crouching position, pointing a spear at the bigfoot-looking creature.
  • Laying terrified on the ground, watching the battle getting ready to take place, is a beautiful brown-headed girl whose earth clothes have been ripped off and scattered about the clearing.  
  • Although the girl is nude, the artwork needs to be suggestive but kept family-friendly.
  • The girl's facial expression relays terror. She is so terrified, that the abducted nurse is not even able to rise and flee for her own life.
    Descriptions Of Surroundings
    • This event takes place in a natural clearing of a forest, with trees the size of redwoods and larger. 
    • The undergrowth of the area is not dense, but it is very colorful.  
    • There are no mountains or streams within sight. 
    • If you are drawing a cover, the top of the picture must be done in a fashion to allow room for the title, and author's name, to appear without interfering with the main art. See the example provided below.
      Exiled On Unium

      Tuesday, February 25, 2020

      Pioneers On Unium: Book Signing Daytona


      Book Signing
      Daytona Bike Week Swap Meet
      March 6-15, 2020
      Daytona Flea Market
      1471 Tomoka Farms Rd
      Daytona Beach, FL 32124

      Pioneers On Unium
      Pioneers On Unium

      Visit The Display Of Ghost Riders Leather
      9 AM - 5 PM
      Meet Biker Author; James Michael Moody
      Soft Cover Books Available
      Get Your Copy
      Signed For Free



      James Michael Moody
      James Michael Moody

                                                                                                                                                                      
      Buy Now
      https://www.liferichpublishing.com/BookStore/BookDetails/806648-pioneers-on-unium
      Pioneers On Unium

      Monday, February 17, 2020

      Pioneer's On Unium: Cover Design-Chapter 10

      Pioneers On Unium, Softcover, and e-Book are now available through LifeRich Publishing. This is my first published Science Fiction Adventure novel and is in the very early stages of a promotional startup. As of this writing, the only artist working on this project is me, and I am not an artist. If anyone out there likes to draw and would like to have your art exposed to a Sword & Planet audience, feel free to have at it.

      Duke Powell

      Included below is a description for artists of a scene in chapter ten of Pioneers On Unium that was considered a book cover idea. If you are interested in having some fun with some fresh material, give this book's description a draw and share your artistic vision with us on one, or all four, Pioneers On Unium, related Facebook pages


      You are sure to make some new fans.

      I own all rights to Pioneers On Unium. Anyone out there in promotions, children's books, comics, calendars, clothing, games, artist, etc., interested in new fresh content and subject material, I am easy to work with. We all know it is more productive to advance as a team than as an individual.

      Artist Outline For Cover Design Ten

      Scene From Chapter Ten

      Character Appearance
      • A muscular white man, about 6' 2", with long brown chestnut hair about the middle of the back length, held in place by a leather headband, 
      • Shirtless with long-legged buckskin breeches with fringe down the two outer sides.
      • Feet covered in calf-high moccasins with fringe circling the top.
      • The character is standing in front of a tree with his spear butt braced against the trunk as a fierce cat-like creature springs on him.
      • On the man's right side hangs a butcher knife, in a homemade leather sheath.
      • On the right hip hangs a hatchet.
      • Hanging on the man's left side is a small leather food pouch.
      • Hanging on the man's left shoulder is a deer gut canteen.
      • Strapped across the man's right shoulder is a quiver of arrows and a bow.  All are handmade.
        Creature Description
        • The cat-like creature travels on all fours, standing about 4 feet high.
        • The fierce cat creature is covered with a short greyish coat and has bright green eyes.
        • Its mouth supports long sharp fangs and its paws sharp claws. The cat-like creature is springing upon the man only seconds before contact.
           Description Of Surroundings
          • In the background, a long brown-haired girl dressed in a grass skirt and top is trying to scale the tree before the lunging cat is upon them.
          • The location is in a forest, and there are no mountains or streams within sight.
          • The unearth-like vegetation is very colorful.
          • If you are drawing a cover, the top of the picture must be done in a fashion to allow room for the title and author's name to appear without interfering with the main art.
          Exiled On Unium
          Exiled On Unium



          Wednesday, February 12, 2020

          Pioneers On Unium: Book Signing Clarksville TN

          Book Signing
          Clarksville Swap Meet
          Sunday, November 23, 2020
          Clarksville Speedway
          1000 Needmore Road
          Clarksville TN 37040

          Pioneers On Unium

          Visit The Display Of Ghost Riders Leather
          10 AM - 4 PM
          Meet Biker Author; James Michael Moody
          Softcover Books Available
          Get Your Copy Signed For Free

          Clarksville TN Swap Meet

          James Michael Moody
          James Michael Moody



             






                                                                                                                                          



                                                                                                                                          


                                                                                                                                          


              



          Tuesday, January 7, 2020

          Pioneers On Unium: Preview

          Pioneers On Unium

          Chapter Seven

          By 

          James Michael Moody


          Pioneers On Unium
          Pioneers On Unium

          After slipping into his moccasins, Greg put a hand onto the ground for support as he started to rise.  Immediately he felt something against his flesh as his weight pressed hard against the soft object.  Before he could stop his momentum, however, the surprised man felt a sharp pain in the palm of his hand. Instantly the hand recoiled, but it was too late. Scampering away was a large black spider (Zabar) with red dots on its back. It did not escape revenge.  

          Zabar
          Zabar

          In trance-like awe, the bitten hunter took a look at his hand. The wound had turned sickly pale and was rapidly swelling. Paul witnessed the incident and he quickly cut a place in the spider bite and sucked as much poison out as he could.

          "You feel ok, Greg," the hunter asked excitedly.

          "Sure, I'm alright so let's get going."

          The gallant youth took no more than five steps before falling flat on his face. Paul rushed to his downed competitor and flipped him over on his back. A trickle of blood flowed from Greg's nose, thanks to the fall, and his forehead was beaded in sweet. The bitten man's facilities had been reduced to a semi-conscious state, and he babbled incoherently when trying to talk. 

          Paul removed his helpless partner's bulky weapons, canteen, and pouch, then dragged him to the trunk of a massive forest giant. Almost in an uncontrolled panic he soaked Greg's headband in the cool river water and replaced it. Fighting to control the rapidly rising fear, the hunter began to think about his options. He figured if Greg survived at all it would be tomorrow, at the earliest, before they could even attempt to return to the fort. He also theorized a search party would be sent after them at first light, but surviving the night was going to be a big problem.

          With this thought in mind, plans for protection raced through the newly determined man's head. His angular jaw raised confidently as he began to recollect Will's teachings. Glowering truculently and working hastily, Paul went about collecting wood to feed a huge fire all through the night. When this laborious task was completed, he then set about sharpening thick stakes and driving them into the ground at a slant, points facing the forest.  

          After building the best barricade he could with the tools and materials on hand, Paul gathered a small supply of fruit for supper. The swarthy youth refilled the canteens with freshly boiled water, then increased his defense by storing a pile of small river rock next to the firewood. Once these things were completed there was nothing left to do but watch Greg fight the fever and suffer. As far as medical care went Paul knew nothing except to keep the headband soaked in cool water, and to keep the patient as still as possible.

          Helplessly he watched as Greg's head rolled from one side to another. A shuddering gasp swept over the caretaker's strong frame as a hideous hypnotized stare assailed his poisoned friend. The sick hunter's eyes were beginning to look like those of a mad dog, and foam was developing upon his lips. Without warning a soul-wrenching scream escaped the sick man's lips, as his fingers spasmodically clawed at the grass. The unexpectedness sent Paul's heart jumping into his throat, and he felt a crawling of the flesh along his spine. A chill crept through his veins as other grotesque screams followed. 

          The screams were so ghastly the watcher's hair bristled, for they sounded as if they came from the damned in hell. He had to restrain a cry of terror from his own lips as Greg, gagging and frothing at the mouth, began clawing horribly at the air with groping hands. Half crazed with fear himself, Paul realized he had to tie his partner down so he would not hurt himself. Tearing strips from his own clothing the desperate man quickly formed make-do thongs. Luckily by the time they were completed Greg's violence had faltered somewhat. Still, his binding was no easy task. 

          Greg Vancover
          Greg Vancover

          Shortly after the poisoned man's violent raving, the Unium night came in its same beautiful fashion as it had every night since their arrival upon this bizarre land. The first two hours of utter blackness Paul spent in a little world consisting of all that was illuminated by his campfire. Dreadfully he waited for the moon and stars that would offer only a slightly less blackness. This, however, was enough light to bring out the night prowlers. Although the young hunter was a brave man his knees trembled just at the thought of having to confront one of the savage forest cats. Feeling a little light-headed Greg heard his companion ask if he were ok.   

          "Sure, I'm alright so let's get going."

          Suddenly the long-haired youth's body began to tingle all over, and the world began to spin in slow circles. Greg was aware that he was still walking, but he had lost all mental control over his facilities.  Oddly, his mind now seemed separated from his body, the latter merely a shell used for transportation, and the source of his thoughts was his actual self. A weightless feeling began to overwhelm him but, Greg felt no pain of any kind. The slow circling increased to a rapid spin, and the poisoned man could retain his balance no longer. 

          Heavily, he fell face-first to the ground. The actual fall was a very unforgettable experience for the hunter, for it seemed he fell forever. Much like one of his rare dreams, he thought to himself. Unlike his dreams, however, this falling did cease and he came to a sashing halt. If you have ever hit your elbow or funny bone as it is sometimes called, and you had a shocking sensation, then you have experienced the feeling Greg felt over his entire body. The pain, lasting only seconds, was very agonizing and its passing left him in a virtually paralyzed state.