Jeremy is an emerging speculative fiction writer and professional illustrator from Sydney, Australia, now living in Dunedin, New Zealand. His first novel manuscript GRIMSHAW: The Binding Passage is part One of a flintlock fantasy trilogy and was recently selected for the inaugural QWC/Orbit Manuscript Development Program in 2008.Archive for 'Illustration'
Trashing a Continent In 4 Simple Steps
Click here to see the full map.
How to trash a continent:
1) Find a good map.
2) Raise the sea level til the map looks cool.
3) Drop a few nuclear explosions on key urban centres.
4) Rename what’s left with puns if possible.
and voila! instant post-holocaust australia!
Had a lot of fun doing this… it was inspired by an ancient RPG called After […]
Posted: January 20th, 2009 under Illustration.
Comments: 6
From the ‘Art
It was recently pointed out to me that for blog that’s also about illustration I seem to have a rather small collection of piccies — namely none.
No more! Over the next few weeks I’ll comb through the flaking temples of my portfolio and see what falls out. Here’s some old stuff to start. Hope you like ‘em!
Xeowolfe […]
Posted: October 2nd, 2008 under Illustration.
Comments: 6
Sydney Writers’ Festival : World Building Discussion (& Thoughts on Book Illustration)
D.M. Cornish and his map of the Half Continent
I have raised the issue before of stifling a reader’s imagination by providing them with visual reference to what they are reading; it is an ongoing issue for me as I am yet to decide whether to provide illustrations to my manuscript. It was with great anticipation therefore […]
Posted: May 21st, 2008 under Events, Illustration, Writing.
Comments: 3