General company posts
Hello readers, and can you believe it’s been over a month since I posted the first part of Botler. Yet here we are still socially distancing (at least most of us.) Over this time my family had our own little “Cy”borg. Quite literally. My wife gave birth to our son Cyrus on April 7th. He …
Who or what inspired you to become an artist? Every time someone asks me this question. I remember the Walt Disney character paintings that my dad drew at my third birthday party. Interestingly, even though I was very young, I remember that moment well. My dad is very talented. Maybe it all started at the …
Interview with an illustrator: 5 questions for Bita Aliabadi Read More »
Hello Botler fans! So happy to have a handful of you reading my story and hope you are enjoying it as a welcome distraction in these troubling and stressful times! Things get real in Part 4 as we are getting close to the finale! Disclaimer, this story was written before the virus hit, mentioning China …
I hope you are all doing well today! Again I sifted through the extra spaces from the formatting, but there will inevitably be some I missed! It will not be a nice day today in the North East, so a perfect day to catch up on part 3 here! Tell your friends to start from …
Botler Part 3: Perfect Storm creates a crack in the system Read More »
Hello Social distancers! This has been a trying time for everyone, including yours truly. In this time of unprecedented uncertainty it’s hard to stay calm. Just stay inside if you are able, be smart, be clean, and be hopeful. Try and balance your intake of news with the stark reality and the hope of a …
Hello social distancers! The story behind the story begins at https://sites.google.com/a/newmyths.com/nmwebsite/a sci-fi site I found via Duo-trope.com. More specifically they were asking for entries into their NeoSapiens anthology that fit under the following: “ALL NON-HUMAN AND PROTOHUMAN INTELLECTS AND ALL OTHER MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSE FEELING EXCLUDED BY ANTHROPOCENTRISM ARE INVITED TO TELL THEIR STORY!” …
The First installment of Botler, by Steve Mahalic Read More »
Our upcoming book Nolan and the Foxberries is getting a fresh look from our newest illustrator! Anastasia is excited to make our story come to life and help have imagination materialize! We are happy to have her on board! Hi! I’m a digital artist from Moscow, Russia. I’m keen on drawing cute illustrations in cartoonish …
Meet our newest illustrator! Anastasia Sevastyanova Read More »
Just a short fun post today! So if you have been keeping up, you have noticed I have dived back in the creative writing pool via DuoTrope.com. (Update, I let the free trial lapse so I official am paying for the site). To dip a toe in the submission water I submitted a couple 50 …
Hello world! This post is for any potential and aspiring writers out there. News flash, you have to write. The idea of being a writer can be a lot more fun than actually writing at times. There are several pit falls out there to sabotage your creative energy. I am telling you about one web-site …
