So... I figured I would share some eye candy first, if you care for that stuff... then I''ll share the progression of what it took to get the Peregrine created.


    Usually, I do heavy Photoshop for my images, but since I have no time and I''m traveling this week, you get some crappy fingers here. I''ll likely fix these at some point. Also, I don''t use Photoshop; I use Affinity Photo, which is on sale two or three times a year, and it''s a perpetual license. No monthly fees.


    I was just messing around trying to create an ad so we can get the story widely published:


    So that''s that. Every other picture I generated had too many fingers...


    And yes, I know... If I have money for ads, I should pay for a real artist. I know. So, I''ll be selling my motorcycle to fund the hobby.


    I promise, though, once we have some money, I''ll be looking for someone to do our book cover!


    Unfortunately, our chapter scenes would be prohibitively expensive to recreate manually.


    If you encounter this tale on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it.


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    Below is the progression of what it took to build out the Peregrine, which is, honestly, my favorite vehicle in the story...


    First iteration:


    Second iteration (We needed an antenna to communicate!)


    Third iteration (I didn''t like that the interior space became shorter here - we need room for storage and everything else!!)


    Fourth iteration (almost there)


    But wait a minute! We need a vehicle that can withstand high pressure, that''s air tight and can ride around the moon!


    That''s too much, plus it doesn''t align with our color scheme and what we''re trying to do here, let''s try again:


    That one is cool, but no windows. One more try!


    I think that one hits everything we need: a vehicle that''s believable, that can travel to other worlds, has high temperatures, and looks realistically armored.


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    So, before I bid you a good weekend, here are two more images. The first one I rejected as a potential cover/ad. It''s nice... but not the style we''re going for.


    And finally, let''s give Zoe some love. She comes up a LOT in the next bunch of chapters. I''m going to mess around with this style of images and see what else we can come up with.