Count-Urbonov

Howdy Fellow Deviant Artists, I have a a request. For the first time in my life, I decided to enter an art contest (long story). I worked hard on my entry and I am rather proud of my final work. The only issue is, the winner of the contest is determined by votes from the general public. At the moment I am not doing so great. I am in second place, but a recent entry is climbing surprisingly fast, the current front runner is just under double my votes, and the cut off for voting I believe is 4:00 today. If you are interested, please take a look at the voting page. If you like my entry, I'd greatly appreciate a vote. If you want to vote for

So, I don't know how many of you are familiar with the Codex Alera series (it's awesome, think Avatar the last airbender meats HBO's Rome) but I really am enjoying the books. What interested me in particular recently is the story of how the whole thing began. According to Jim Butcher, the author, it started with a bet. The bet was actually centered around writing craft discussions being held on the then-new Del Rey Online Writers' Workshop, I believe. The issue at hand was central story concepts. One side of the argument claimed that a good enough central premise would make a great book, even if you were a lousy writer. The other side conten

Question. I am finally getting around to getting myself a proper copy of Dragon Age Origins, but I face a final quandary. Should I get the Ultimate edition, Collector's edition, digital deluxe edition? I have been pondering and pondering, and I'm still not sure. Anyone else got some advice or experience they wanted to share? Would be much appreciated.