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- Feb 5
- Canada
- Deviant for 10 years
- www.brandonrjbowling.com
- He / Him
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Brandon R.J. Bowling was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, though he's spent most of his life in the environs of Corunna, Ontario.
When he isn’t writing about dinosaurs, zombies, apocalyptic wastelands or people with bizarre psychic powers, his time is divided between his girlfriend, son and four pet conures.
He also enjoys Magic the Gathering, a good game of Warhammer 40K and watching plenty of films. His favorites include Jurassic Park, Aliens and Akira. He also spends a lot of time reading fantasy and science fiction, along with the occasional bit of historical fiction.
His other passions include birds and ancient history.
When he isn’t writing about dinosaurs, zombies, apocalyptic wastelands or people with bizarre psychic powers, his time is divided between his girlfriend, son and four pet conures.
He also enjoys Magic the Gathering, a good game of Warhammer 40K and watching plenty of films. His favorites include Jurassic Park, Aliens and Akira. He also spends a lot of time reading fantasy and science fiction, along with the occasional bit of historical fiction.
His other passions include birds and ancient history.
Favourite Visual Artist
Christopher Shy
Favourite Movies
Jurassic Park, Akira, Aliens
Favourite Books
Dune, Dragons Can Only Rust
Monsters in the Mist
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Looks like I'm getting closer to completing my next project, a novella set in the Land of Mist and Dragons. It's a world that combines elements of all my favorite dinosaur adventure stories . . . everything from The Lost World and Journey to the Center of the Earth to Dinotopia.
This one will be the first in an ongoing series that chronicles the events surrounding Flight 706 and its survivors as they struggle to deal with all manner of prehistoric beasts and other dangers. However, in the Land of Mist and Dragons, dinosaurs are every bit as intelligent as humans, and many of them see us as good for little more than slave labor or food!
The
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Orishadaon eBook sale
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Everyone, the eBook for Orishadaon is going on sale. It's 25% off, down to $2.99 from its original price of $3.99. Smashwords already has the new price set, Amazon should take anywhere between 12 and 24 hours to update. If anyone has been holding out, thinking about getting it, or if you know anyone who might be interested, now's the time to check it out!
Thanks a lot all you fantastic people for helping me spread the word!
Orishadaon: To the Ends of the Urth
Welcome to primeval Urth.
It is a world of savagery, populated by deadly beasts and deadlier annaru—feral lizardmen devoted to the bloodthirsty god, Kor.
Into this world comes
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More Success!
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Just wanted to let everyone know that sales are still slowly rolling in and that I've sold 60 copies of the print book, plus an additional 7 sales online! It's doing quite well and I couldn't be happier! Well, I guess if I sold 10,000 copies I'd be happier, but I'm trying to keep my expectations a little more realistic, haha.
Also, you can find me on facebook now under the name Brandon R.J. Bowling. I'll be posting updates there about upcoming projects and anything new related to Orishadaon that comes up so please feel free to check it out.
And once again, thank you all for your support and kind words. It means a lot.
Orishadaon: To the En
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Happy birthday!
Thanks! It was a very uneventful day, though I did get to watch Godzilla vs. Gigan with my son.
Hello, Brandon! I just finished reading your novel "Orishadaon: To the Ends of the Urth"! 
Hey, that's really cool! Did you enjoy it? Was there anything about it you particularly liked or disliked? I'm currently bumbling through parts of the sequel so I'm looking for as much feedback as I can get.
Overall, yes. But since you asked I'll offer my two cents.
The one major issue I found within the story was a lack of descriptive detail. What do annaru look like, aside from humanoid reptiles? Could the spirit web have been described in greater detail - did it emit light, sounds, or even move when acted upon? How does an orishidai navigate it, and what do they sense when they do? Despite the lack of description I found the setting itself to be very compelling, even with a somewhat scarcity of dinosaurs aside from the bladenose karda. The addition of strangely-speeched nature spirits was intriguing from a world-building perspective, though they too lacked in physical description. The story itself was serviceable, nothing incredible, but I did like it. I did feel, however, that the amount of punishment Dayn took even with the healing aid of orishidai was hard to believe.
All in all I think your strengths in writing this story lay in the initial creative aspect, but you did not delve particularly deep once you put these ideas to text. From personal experience, I recommend you build the world further first, then write a story that fits this world. Hope this helps.
The one major issue I found within the story was a lack of descriptive detail. What do annaru look like, aside from humanoid reptiles? Could the spirit web have been described in greater detail - did it emit light, sounds, or even move when acted upon? How does an orishidai navigate it, and what do they sense when they do? Despite the lack of description I found the setting itself to be very compelling, even with a somewhat scarcity of dinosaurs aside from the bladenose karda. The addition of strangely-speeched nature spirits was intriguing from a world-building perspective, though they too lacked in physical description. The story itself was serviceable, nothing incredible, but I did like it. I did feel, however, that the amount of punishment Dayn took even with the healing aid of orishidai was hard to believe.
All in all I think your strengths in writing this story lay in the initial creative aspect, but you did not delve particularly deep once you put these ideas to text. From personal experience, I recommend you build the world further first, then write a story that fits this world. Hope this helps.
First, thank you so much for taking the time to let me know what you think. It's obvious that you paid attention while reading and that means a great deal to me.
Second, I absolutely understand your criticism regarding the lack of detail. The scarcity was an intentional act on my part, as I prefer to offer up a framework of ideas while leaving as many blanks as possible to let the reader imagine whatever they want. Naturally, some will like this, others will not. Of the people who have specifically spoken to me about this, exactly half responded well to it, the other half, including you, wished for more. I know I will never please everyone, and until I hit my stride I'd much rather write using my own style and instincts. The plan is for each success novel in the series to build upon previous elements, rather than telling and explaining everything within a single book. Of course, if no one reads the sequel because the first book doesn't offer up enough the plan fails, so I completely get your perspective on this.
The general lack of dinosaurs will change in the sequel. As for Orishadaon, I didn't feel it needed more to function as a story and there weren't any situations that really could have used them without feeling forced. Sorry if this came as a bit of a disappointment. I wished to fill the book with prehistoric creatures, but aside from tossing a few into the background they just didn't need to be there, with the exception of the blade-nose, of course.
Thanks again, very much, for offering up the constructive criticism. Every little bit absolutely helps and I'll be considering what you've said here as I move forward.
Glad my humble efforts were able to entertain you!
Second, I absolutely understand your criticism regarding the lack of detail. The scarcity was an intentional act on my part, as I prefer to offer up a framework of ideas while leaving as many blanks as possible to let the reader imagine whatever they want. Naturally, some will like this, others will not. Of the people who have specifically spoken to me about this, exactly half responded well to it, the other half, including you, wished for more. I know I will never please everyone, and until I hit my stride I'd much rather write using my own style and instincts. The plan is for each success novel in the series to build upon previous elements, rather than telling and explaining everything within a single book. Of course, if no one reads the sequel because the first book doesn't offer up enough the plan fails, so I completely get your perspective on this.
The general lack of dinosaurs will change in the sequel. As for Orishadaon, I didn't feel it needed more to function as a story and there weren't any situations that really could have used them without feeling forced. Sorry if this came as a bit of a disappointment. I wished to fill the book with prehistoric creatures, but aside from tossing a few into the background they just didn't need to be there, with the exception of the blade-nose, of course.
Thanks again, very much, for offering up the constructive criticism. Every little bit absolutely helps and I'll be considering what you've said here as I move forward.
Glad my humble efforts were able to entertain you!
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Happy birthday!