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Remenaxice in Dreamland: Meet a New Friend of Mine

On By jccarverIn Art Showcase, upcoming bookLeave a comment

Greetings, dreamers! I’ve got something spectacular to share: a sculptural journey into the mind of Remenaxice, the enigmatic sage from my inaugural novel, Sufferborn, now stepping into the limelight of my forthcoming trilogy.

Remenaxice from Sufferborn and Elves Unwelcome as a 3d printed sculpture assembled with organic clothing and hair, and hand painted.

This isn’t your usual Gandalf-cookie cutter sage—no, Remenaxice is a tapestry of mental complexity and psychic prowess. He’s the kind of character who could turn your nightmares into lucid escapades or make you question if you’re awake at all.

Remenaxice from Sufferborn and Elves Unwelcome as a 3d printed sculpture assembled with organic clothing and hair, and hand painted.

Enter the sculpture: a captivating piece where “Rem” treads softly through a field of lilies, his floral obsession. But look closer: there’s a serpent in this garden, a subtle hint of danger that lurks in the dreamscape he navigates. This art piece captures the essence of his dreamwalking, where beauty and peril intertwine.

Remenaxice from Sufferborn and Elves Unwelcome as a 3d printed sculpture assembled with organic clothing and hair, and hand painted.

The Art of Creation:

Crafting this dreamworld began with digital magic. I modeled li’l Remmy in Daz Studio, bringing him to life in 3D before he was printed into our reality.

Remenaxice as a 3d model made in Daz Studio. An elf with blond hair and blue eyes pictured alongside the bare and bald mesh of the 3d sculpture.

After I did my digital work, Manu3DDD on Etsy fixed my model to make it printable (because I know nothing about that, hahahah!)

Remenaxice figure 3d printed and unpainted.

And then Resin3DInteractive, also on Etsy, printed it for me.

The model then received a touch of the artist’s hand. It was up to me to give him life and color. It was important that I captured the signature “spaced out” look in his eyes, I know the character to have. If you’ve read Sufferborn, you’ll know what I mean.

Remenaxice from Sufferborn and Elves Unwelcome as a 3d printed sculpture assembled with organic clothing and hair, and hand painted.

His hair? Real angora mohair, delicately formed into a wig that whispers with every slight breeze. His clothes? The pants and boots were printed, but the shirt was sculpted using fabric, sewing, and glue, tailored to his romantic and princely persona. The armband was a last-minute decision made with bound gold thread and a tiny turquoise-colored bead.

Remenaxice from Sufferborn and Elves Unwelcome as a 3d printed sculpture assembled with organic clothing and hair, and hand painted.

The stage for this dreamy elf was set with a vintage glass dome, perched on a custom wooden base. I sculpted the terrain beneath his feet from apoxie, securing him in his dreamscape.

Remenaxice from Sufferborn and Elves Unwelcome as a 3d printed sculpture assembled under a glass dome with paper lilies and RGB lights.

The lilies, his beloved flowers, were no simple task; I designed, printed, and cut them using my graphic design skills and Cricut machine, creating a field of paper blossoms. Vines with glowing berries added a touch of mystique, and moss completed the natural, dreamlike environment.

Remenaxice from Sufferborn and Elves Unwelcome as a 3d printed sculpture assembled under a glass dome with paper lilies and RGB lights.
Remenaxice from Sufferborn and Elves Unwelcome as a 3d printed sculpture assembled under a glass dome with paper lilies and RGB lights.

I then wrapped the dome’s interior with an RGB light strip, transforming the scene into a living, breathing aquarium of lights.

Remenaxice from Sufferborn and Elves Unwelcome as a 3d printed sculpture assembled under a glass dome with paper lilies and RGB lights.
Remenaxice from Sufferborn and Elves Unwelcome as a 3d printed sculpture assembled under a glass dome with paper lilies and RGB lights.
Remenaxice from Sufferborn and Elves Unwelcome as a 3d printed sculpture assembled under a glass dome with paper lilies and RGB lights.

The gold-painted rim on the glass not only hides the tech but adds a touch of decadence to this nocturnal wonder. This sculpture isn’t just art, it’s a nightlight, with lights you can program to shift and change, reflecting the ever-changing landscapes of dreams.

Remenaxice from Sufferborn and Elves Unwelcome as a 3d printed sculpture assembled under a glass dome with paper lilies and RGB lights.
Remenaxice from Sufferborn and Elves Unwelcome as a 3d printed sculpture assembled under a glass dome with paper lilies and RGB lights.

Rem’s return in 2025’s new trilogy will delve deeper into his past, his psyche, and his drama, only to graze the surface of his abilities. The second “book” in the Elves Unwelcome series (title to be announced) will highlight a brand new generation carrying the ominous Overseas Taint, a horrible curse that was introduced in A Basket of Devils. This next installment will be a little bit different, as it showcases the lives of three brothers in peril, who are driven from their home in the Norrian kingdom just because of their tainted blood. With Remenaxice in the mix, the line between reality and dreams will blur, and every step could either lead to enlightenment or peril.

Remenaxice from Sufferborn and Elves Unwelcome as a 3d printed sculpture assembled under a glass dome with paper lilies and RGB lights.

I invite you to gaze upon this sculpture, not just as a piece of art, but as a portal to the adventures that await. It’s a promise of stories where the mind is the most treacherous and wondrous landscape of all.

Stay tuned for more on how this most eccentric sage will shape the narrative of the Sufferborn universe.

Dream well and read even better!

JC

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Book Trailer: See A Basket of Devils come to Life!

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I just finished my first animated feature, guys!

This was something I had wanted to do for a long time. The nag to animate hit somewhere around the year 2018 but I struggled with the lack of equipment. I tried—yes—I had a little drawing tablet and had bought a software I wouldn’t recommend, and I had dipped my toe into the water of this new medium, but it just didn’t go anywhere…until now.
To make a long story short, I went on a long tech venture of building a new computer and getting a large drawing monitor for it. Obviously, I would never have been able to get the drawing tablet (it’s an Xp-Pen Artist Pro 24) without a graphics card which allows me to have more than one monitor. So it all fell into place. In getting all this new tech, I wasn’t doing it because of animation, I had plenty of more logical reasons to pull it all together, but it certainly was in the back of my mind the whole time. And I didn’t let myself down. A learning curve came next, but I really wasted no time in getting an animation done—finally!

I worked really hard on it and I’ve learned a lot from this venture, the #1 thing being that I love doing animation and want to do some more. I think this will be a hobby that sticks, something I’m doing in the background a lot of the time. This time it was logical to make a book trailer for “A Basket of Devils” because I was gearing up to launch that book. Next, I’d like to do something for Sufferborn (duh! lol), and in between I might do meme-type things for fun.

So without further ado, here’s the book trailer! Check it out! It’s only a minute long!

And you can get “A Basket of Devils” HERE!!!

Book Reveal: A Basket of Devils

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I have been busy, folks!
But it’s for a great cause, because I’d like to introduce you to…

I am thrilled to announce that my upcoming book, “A Basket of Devils,” is set to be released on November 1st, and I couldn’t be more excited to share it with you. I have been stewing this one around in my head for several years now, so I’m extremely excited to finally be able to share it.

How about that cover? I painted it in oil. It’s the first painting I’ve ever done on wood panel—my new favorite surface.

📖 About the Book:
Arson was born into the life of an assassin as one of a set of quadruplets found by a madman named Haus LinGor. They travel to the elven kingdom of Norr to discover their true heritage and purchase wives to take back home with them, but at a time when trolls are rampaging through the forest. Arson is captured by Princess Hanhelin’s entourage. Regardless, he won’t give up on his quest to obtain a wife. He sets his sights on the princess’s handmaiden–if not the princess herself.
“A Basket of Devils” is a gripping romantic fantasy that delves into a dramatic enemies-to-lovers struggle, intertwined with danger and adventure. It’s a tale of love, loyalty, and the choices that can change destinies forever. This book marks the beginning of a prequel series to the Sufferborn saga, which many of you may already be familiar with. It addresses something that is only lightly touched on in Sufferborn: the dreaded but fabled Overseas Taint.

Check out the “devils” on Amazon!

For those of you who just can’t wait until launch day to read it, you can access it on Netgalley and leave a review!

I’m immensely grateful for your continued support, and I can’t wait to hear what you think about this new adventure. Stay tuned for more updates and information as we approach the release date.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for being a part of this journey with me. I couldn’t do it without you.

Warm regards,
J.C.

3D Printed Sufferborn Figurine by J.C. Hartcarver and Mixed Dimensions

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How’s everybody doing on this fine day in 2021? I just wanted to take a moment to show you how I like to waste my time—haha! Just kidding, I don’t actually consider it a waste. I just love doing crafty things. It’s what gives my life meaning and purpose. Truly, I live from project to project. That’s how I like it. And I’m always thinking of crazy new ways to get paint all over my hands. This time I made a figurine. Check it out…

This is Wikshen (my favorite Sufferborn character. Shhh, don’t tell the others). If you haven’t noticed already, Sufferborn is kinda about him, to be honest. He’s more than a novel character to me, though, he’s an artistic outlet. If I’m trying out a new medium—of any type—you can count on seeing Wikshen appear in that medium. Anyway, about this figurine…

The very first step was sculpting him in the Daz Studio software. I just LOVE that software! I sculpted him using various morphing tools I had to buy to get the job done. I guess you can say he was expensive even to digitally sculpt. And then I used the GamePrint plugin to send my sculpture to the printing company, Mixed Dimensions, to get my sculpture created in real life 3D. It was not cheap, I must say, hahah! This was a high-end pricy little project. He stands at about 9 inches tall and his skin color was printed as well. I only added a few painted elements of my own to enhance his eyes and add his side brand and arm bands, and etc. Some parts of his clothing didn’t print in the color I needed, so I went over those with my own black paint. Consider this post to be a glowing review of all of those services I mentioned: Daz Studio, GamePrint plugin for Daz Studio, and Mixed Dimensions—all highly recommended!

What I actually submitted for printing was an incomplete figure. He had no hair and only wore his underwear. Notice his hair and “battleshift” are both made from organic materials. I wanted this figurine to be partially a hands-on art project for my own personal joy and satisfaction. I had to create the base he is standing on—not because I wanted to, but because I had no idea how the printing process would play out—if I would get a complimentary base or not. It turned out that I was not given a base by default. He arrived as a loose figure who couldn’t stand on his own (poor fella!), so I went to all the trouble to pick out a wooden oval thing from the craft store, stain it, sculpt the rocks and soil using a two-part apoxie, paint it, and added moss for a realistic terrain effect. The finished product turned out better than expected.

And that hair! Thanks to my history of enthusing in the world of Asian ball-jointed dolls, and honing my process for creating wigs, I was able to craft this for the figurine. This part I knew would be a better option than printing his hair from the resin material he’s made of. If I had done that, the figure probably would’ve cost $100 more than it did! I did run through the shopping cart process a few times to figure out my options. So making the hair saved me money, and it looks 100 times better too. I was able to use hand-dyed suri alpaca hair that was left over from a past wig I made (because I totally made a ball-jointed doll of him in the past!). This also makes his hair removeable so I can replace it in case of damage or whatever.

Look at that dirty bastard! The last thing I applied was his battleshift which is made from a scrap of linen I had kicking around. Did I also mention I’m a seamstress? Well, I didn’t actually sew this together, I “sculpted” this garment by cutting and gluing pieces directly onto the figure, so this one is not removeable. His battleshift hides the wire that I used to stabilize the figure to the base, using nothing short of caulk to secure him down, which includes under his feet.

I’m not going to say this project was “simple” or “easy” but it probably wasn’t an expert-level project either. I was able to alleviate my chores a bit by ordering a color printed sculpture instead of primed. The tasks I did take on required a bit of planning and know-how. For instance, I also had to invent a way to let the figure stand safely on his own without facing the risk of falling and breaking off one of those gorgeous, tiny fingers while I worked on him. To do this, I glued a Styrofoam “brick” to a flat piece of cardboard, carved foot holes into the Styrofoam and, voila, he had a temporary stand to prop him up while I crafted his wig.

I have a few mixed feelings about continuing this as a hobby. 1. Yes, of course I want to do another one! He looks lonely without his Kalea to stand there being impressed (or horrified) by his antics, heehee! 2. But it was such an “extra” thing for me to juggle. It took a long time to finish just because each session was spread out across weeks and weeks. I could only work on it a little bit at a time each weekend, sometimes skipping weekends. 3. It’s an expensive hobby…But who am I kidding? I LOVE doing arts and crafts and don’t mind spending money on a project! 4. Um…there isn’t really a fourth feeling. I enjoyed doing this but it’s not very convenient. I’ll just play it by ear. Maybe you’ll see a Kalea figurine in the next year, who knows? Until then I have a Book 3 to finish and a computer to build. Yep, I’m still working on that computer. It will make my future of using Daz Studio a bright one.

Thank you for reading this! If you catch me at a convention in the future, I will most likely have this little guy on my table to make it look cool. He’s a one of a kind.

God Bless!

P.S. I did a little filming as I worked on this project, so you can expect a creation video on Youtube soon…just gotta get that new computer running (*sigh*).

Sufferborn’s New Look!

On By jccarverIn Book Covers

Finally, it’s here! I am proud to present the brand new cover for Sufferborn (book 1)! It was a long journey, short if you consider the time frame, but a fairly smooth transition. The worst part about it has been my anxiety: what should the new cover look like? Which idea to go with? How long will it take to paint? How long will it take for the final oil glaze to dry? How long will it take to get it professionally scanned? And can I get a ride to the photoimaging company downtown Nashville?

The thing is, I needed to get it all completed before February in order to use the new cover for an ad I had already bought. Though all of those concerns ran smoothly, it was the waiting that hurt the most. When you have a big project (and OMG, yes, making a good, hand-painted book cover is a HUGE project), you just want it to be over and done right now—hahaha, know what I mean? But patience and diligence pays off. Even if it takes a long time, practicing patience and diligence will get you the narrower time frame—procrastination will draw it out for additional months and even years.

So the painting. In my haste to create and get it done, I have been completely uninspired about what to name it. Though I usually love naming paintings, this one I couldn’t quite take the time to care about what it was called—lmao! I slapped the title “Sufferborn Trio” onto the back for the benefit of identification when dropping it off at the photoimaging company and called it a day. Dusted my hands off.

Sufferborn Trio is a great one, I think. In my opinion, it’s a fine replacement for the original cover, titled “Open Heart.” Sufferborn Trio is no less complex and expertly done. I did my best to be as expressive as possible, keeping loose, while at the same time digging in hard to create the BEST possible piece I could within my personal skill boundaries.

Take notice of the two characters at the sides, Daghahen and Lamrhath, the insidious twins who will become quite the epic pillars of drama as time passes. Looking at my references, I knew that the two characters on the sides had to be foggy and recede so that the central figure, Dorhen, can clearly stand out. I had two steps for making that possible: step 1 was to paint them thinly and “coldly,” and step 2 was to go over their whole figures, after they dried, with a whitish glaze. A glaze is when you add a tiny speck of paint to a large glob of pigment-free linseed oil. Because I need my book cover paintings to dry fast, I used liquin original instead of oil for this. I especially used a lot of thin, expressive strokes for Daghahen (at left) to create his elderly appearance. A lot of his blue underpainting shows through. Lamrhath (at right) was painted similarly, but with more careful, thoughtful strokes and coverage. His colored layers are still thin, allowing the underpainting to show through, but all of him is still extremely thin and even, dare I say, underdeveloped. That’s how they both turned out looking faint and cold. It also kept my painting time short and simple, a win-win.

Dorhen, on the other hand, got all my love—as he always does. His face contains the thickest layers of paint on the whole piece, followed by the rest of his exposed skin. Any piece of clothing that appears dark, I take the liberty to keep thin and easily executed, which is something that I’ve picked up in the last decade of painting.

But I won’t bore you anymore with painting techniques. In effort to make this new cover communicate the book’s genre more clearly (dark/epic fantasy), I chose these three characters. These three are present in the prologue of Sufferborn. The twins are the root of the problems that concern the main characters, Dorhen and Kalea. And this scene depicts a moment at the middle of the book when all the elements come together to create the “real” dilemma in the Sufferborn series. This should be a fitting cover indeed.

There you have it! A brand new book cover. Hope you enjoy the book and its new look! If you are a person who misses the old cover, subscribe to this blog on the sidebar for news on when I have posters available. If you would like to get your hands on a copy with the old cover, click the “contact” tab at the top of this site to ask me directly for one. I have a few kicking around and might be able to hook you up (and I’m happy to add autographs)!

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Sufferborn will get a new cover for book 1

On By jccarverIn Book Covers

That’s right, folks, a new cover for Sufferborn is in the works and will be released soon! You may or may not find this news favorable and I understand either way. So for now, I’ll fill you in on my reasoning and let’s take a moment to appreciate the old book cover.

Why am I changing Sufferborn‘s book cover? The answer is simple: advertising. That’s all. I do love the painting on this cover and will cherish it forever, but in order for me to have more flexibility for advertisement, I’ve decided to design something a little less edgy. Lately, my attempt to buy an ad was rejected for reasons of “blood and gore”—hahah, I’ll take it as a compliment! So that’s the practical reason for doing so. Let’s go back in time a few months though. Although it IS a good painting and I love it a lot, I can’t deny that I’ve felt a slight…hesitance(?) about how the cover was looking. It was one of those things that you love at first, but then your mind starts wandering into foggy territories of doubt. My doubt was so, so slight, it’s hard to explain. I did not voice my doubt for a long time, but it was there. After a lot of wonder and debate and finally asking my husband and friends if they thought a book cover change would be good (my husband was against it), I decided to just leave the cover as is and move on with my plans for book 3… And then the advertising problem happened. It was the answer to my dilemma.

What made the old cover so special? My friends, it was special. Let me tell you. I don’t know if it was the ideal cover for book 1, but I really put my heart into it. Let’s take a look at “Open Heart,” Sufferborn‘s soon-to-be-former cover…

Open Heart. Oil on linen. 2019.

What to say first?… “Open Heart” was designed to express the character that is Dorhen. His soul. I thought, “If I can paint his soul, I will.” The wound is symbolic. In the book, he tells Kalea, “I lost my soul.” And in another scene, Kalea tells him he has an empty heart, or maybe a hole in his heart. The hole in his chest means a lot to this book. It’s everything in the book. The look on his face was aiming to show Dorhen’s desperation in the book. He’s looking at Kalea and showing her his wound. He needs her help and he’s pleading to her. The fire in the forest behind him is his past, a literal representation of something in the story. Even his codpiece is made apparent on the cover—something of his garments that is brought to attention. This, I would say, is a perfect image of Dorhen. Dorhen is a character I’ve had trouble painting and drawing for many years. Not that it’s hard to come up with a brown-haired boy with sad eyes, but maybe its all the emotional signals I had been missing in previous attempts.

How did I construct this character in paint? Dorhen in this painting is made up of a radical number of different references. Even I was shocked at how many things were blended to create this person! Once again, I was also shocked that I had finally created such a perfect image of the elusive Dorhen. Who would’ve thought that all I needed was a photo of my husband, one of my favorite bought art model photos (who looks nothing like Dorhen), and a few stock photos of manly chests? The most recognizable trait of my husband’s is the hands and forearms. I snapped a photo of him doing this pose and it proved all I needed for the arms. As a result of using his meaty Scottish arms, Dorhen turned out looking strong—like someone who can take a lickin’ and survive in the forest. The “strong” trait was exactly what I was looking for too, because I don’t think of the “Norr elves” as being lithe and delicate. The Norr elves are rugged and tough. Male elves (a.k.a. saehgahn) like to fight within their own communities, and building a strong appearance for female elves to ogle is very important to them. Dorhen’s face was a thing of trial and error and it required many layers and a little frustration and repainting to achieve. Each step, whether it was on purpose, unplanned, a mistake, a repaint, or a well-planned system of layers, played a part in achieving this face. When I put down that final “draft” of the face, it was a magical moment.

The fire in the background was by sheer accident, regardless of what I said about it being a direct communication of the book’s content. I was going for a sunset effect behind the trees (to symbolize that his time is running out). Instead, it looked like the forest was on fire, and I went with it. It had to have happened subconsciously though, because I was quite emotional around the time of painting. Lots of emotion was flowing as I worked, and I think it shows quite clearly.

In conclusion, “Open Heart” was emotional, tragic, fiery, sad, desperate, and a little romantic (gotta love that codpiece!). It seemed like the perfect cover for Sufferborn at the time. But now I’m moving on and trying something else. Fans of this painting, do not be sad. It may be disappearing from the book cover, but that doesn’t mean it’s actually going anywhere. I still have the painting and always will. And I’ll see about putting it on a poster for sale soon. Look at it this way: printed copies of this book cover will soon be rare collectors’ items!

When does the new cover come out? I’m aiming for early February (2021). I spent the Christmas season painting and right now the final cover is deep in the works. I will share a cover reveal teaser soon, followed by an official unveiling. The new cover is also one I find very relevant to the story.

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Happy Book Birthday Sufferborn!

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Has it been a year already??? Holy crud.

Guys, I don’t know what to say. This book is special on so many levels. It’s the project I devoted my life to–literally, every life decision I made centered around this. At age 13 I started coming up with the characters and adventures that would eventually blossom into a book called Sufferborn. At age 34 I published it. I couldn’t be more proud, and now I am overwhelmed because I’m about to publish book 2 Unwilling Deity (Preorder here!). Where did the year go?! And in the near future of January 1st, 2021 I’ll begin writing book 3.

Sufferborn, though, is amazing, I must say. It truly is the fruit of my life-long labor. It’s epic. Lots of characters, lots of attention paid to those characters’ development as well as the development of their cultures–particularly the elven culture. It’s sweet, it’s sad, it’s magical, it’s brutal. It’s tragic. The first book is only the beginning of a much bigger story. If you haven’t tried Sufferborn yet, what are you waiting for? It’s only 99c until Black Friday 2020!

Here’s to the birthday of my first novel! Cheers!

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SUFFERBORN Available Now!

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Get it NOW at your favorite retailer! Available in ebook, paperback, and hardback. The ebook can be found on Amazon Kindle, but will soon be available in a greater range of stores, so please check back soon.

Amazon Kindle

Barnes & Noble

Books-A-Million

Signed Sufferborn copy on Etsy

T-shirts on Etsy

Back Cover Description:

Her life had been planned out for her, until an elf with a fiery past came to tempt her future.

In an age of hostility toward elves in her region, Kalea couldn’t just stand and gawk when one of the handsome creatures was caught stealing. He might’ve died had she not helped him escape his grim fate. This was her first sin and she is aware of it. She might have set in motion the ruination of her social standing, her chastity, and ultimately her life…if not her own preservation.

She warns him not to follow her, yet the elf, Dorhen, manages to find her home at the convent where she is looking forward to a long, peaceful life of prayer and study. She is about to take her vow of chastity, and although consorting with any male is forbidden, Kalea can’t resist her fascination with his beautiful eyes and sweet, gentle nature. A precarious interest in Dorhen begins to blossom within her. Meanwhile, a sinister plot unfolding in her home region is about to slither right into her safe little convent in the forest, bringing Dorhen’s ominous past with it.

When sorcerers raid the convent and kidnap the other novices, Kalea manages to escape with Dorhen’s help, but he vanishes in the aftermath of the attack. Determined to save her sisters and the elf she loves, Kalea sets out on a perilous journey across a land rife with magic and festering with an unknown evil… an evil that threatens to destroy all Kalea holds dear.

Sufferborn is a sprawling, dark fantasy with sensual elements that explores the power of faith, supernatural dreams, and love. It follows the treacherous journey of a heartbroken young woman as she struggles to let her old life go in order to achieve the desires of her heart.

Trigger Warnings: This story was written for adults and has an overall sexual theme. Contains violence and blood , sex, slight and brief rape scenes and reference to rape, abduction, cruelty, and moderate swearing.

Sufferborn Releases in Two Months!

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October 19, 2019! Get ready, because you have two months! Right now I am hard at work pulling together everything needed for the release of Sufferborn, my debut novel! It will be the first book in a long series (of six installments, I’m estimating), telling the tragic tale of two souls who meet but struggle to stay together by the cruel hand of fate. Sufferborn is a piece I’ve been developing over the course of twenty-one years, and counting.

Right now, I am proud to reveal the book’s cover! This is originally an oil painting on linen, completed earlier this year. The painting is titled, “Open Heart.” I’ve been oil painting for pretty much as long as I’ve been working on the Sufferborn story, and my hard work, education, exploration, and discipline has led me to this.

I’ll be releasing FOUR different formats of the Sufferborn books. Some formats may be delayed, please bear with me. I will try my hardest to have the ebook, paperback, and hardback available on the date of release, but just in case things get complex, the hardback release could possibly be delayed. As I said, I will try my best! The one version that will, sadly, have to be delayed is the fourth, and greatest, edition: the presentation edition. This version will be beautiful. I will choose a local printing company for this one—it will NOT be available everywhere. Presentation edition will only be available through me (my website/etsy store, and at my table when I attend conventions). This edition is very special, as it will feature two extra illustrations, plus a “presentation” page in the front matter. The presentation page will be the area I can sign, or even you can sign it and “present” it to your loved ones who read fantasy. The production of presentation edition will be quite different from using Amazon, and that’s why its release delay is inevitable.

Anyway, that’s my news! Keep in touch for more updates and information. Feel free to follow me on social media—links to my social media are located on the right side of this page, and have a great week. I will be having a very busy two months. ~J.C. Hartcarver