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(Okay… how many of you filled that in with a Rolling Stones lyric?) I’m afraid I’m showing my age. Though I will say I’m more of a Nightwish fan than a Rolling Stones fan. In the interest of full disclosure.
My name is Saje Williams and I’ve been playing with Heromachine off and on for a couple of years. I do it when I’m feeling artistic but don’t want to smash my face against my inability to actually draw as well as I’d like. I’ve come up with a couple of original pieces of art over the years, but the time involved is just hard to to justify given I can draw the same scene in a matter of seconds with prose.
I currently have eight fantasy novels on the market, the last of which was self-published. I’m currently 75,000 words or so into my 9th novel, which is arguably my best work yet. My novels are clearly influenced by the comic book universes, but are just as clearly not associated with them. I too made use of the Old Gods, but my old “gods” are alien refugees, immortals from another universe who fled a dangerous enemy and arrived in our universe to take up the aspect of deities.
Thus familiar character names such as Loki and Thor come up. But they are NOT the Loki and Thor of the Marvel universe. They are BOTH heroes, though Loki’s ability to cause chaos through impulsive actions is not necessarily viewed as his most positive trait. Among his enemies? The immortal Hades, a fellow scientist with whom Loki has had a falling out.
It’s a big universe, with a lot of characters, many of whom I’ve so far been able to recreate using Heromachine. Right now my challenge is re-creating Kali, otherwise known as the four (or six) armed attack b**** (think female dog).
Now my novels are written with adults in mind, with levels of violence and language that might not be appropriate for younger readers.
I’m going to end this little introduction with a couple of my most recent pieces. One, merely a concept piece, the other a representation of the immortal Hades. All those white tattoos all over him are spell sigils. Hades is one of my universe’s most powerful mages, as well as being a renowned geneticist and bio-engineer.
Figured I’d round out this introduction with a few more characters. The woman is Jaz. Jasmine Tashae. Otherwise known as the Lady of Blades. (Urban legend says if you’re a kid in trouble, all you have to do is say her name three times in the mirror and she’ll appear to protect you). “Lady of Blades, Lady of Blades, Lady of Blades.” It’s like Bloody Mary, but with a more positive outcome. For the kid, at least. Less so for an abusive adult.
Then we have the vampire Raven. He’s known as the vampire boogeyman. Forced by Hades to create vampires for his undead army, Raven would slip out and ruthlessly eliminate rogue vamps in disguise. Raven, whose power allows him to cloak himself from any known form of detection or observation, could simply walk up to a rogue and shoot him in the eye. Problem solved.
Next up is MY Loki. Looks like a kid, doesn’t he? Well, he’s 25,000 years old, give or take. And that woman isn’t his wife. Of course, his wife isn’t the kind you’d want to cheat on, being a telepathic vampire and all.
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