The world from my little corner
My latest mystery novel, “The Body in the Building,” will be free to purchase for one day only on Saturday the 17th October. The giveaway offer only lasts for one day from 12am PDT to 12am PDT 18th October. For Australians, that is from 6pm AEDT the 17th October to 6pm AEDT the 18th (yes,…
As many of you are probably aware, my partner, Benedict Roff-Marsh is a composer and record producer. At the time of writing, he has released 91 albums over the past 30 years. For his latest album, Voice of Space, he asked me if I would like to have a go at making the video for…
The USS Daedalus, a Federation research vessel carrying a Vulcan research team is under attack! Starfleet dispatches its Constitution-class heavy cruisers to defend her. “Daedalus in Danger” is a fan-made short film that tries to capture the adventure of the original series of Star Trek. I always wanted to see the Constitution-class ships fighting side-by-side.…
This was a very interesting project, as all of my previous models and renders were either of a small, household object (or so), or set in space. I enjoyed them, but I wanted to have a try at making an outdoor scene. My first thought would be to make the white cliffs of Dover, with…
I have been rather lax of late in updating my site, but you may notice a bit of a change in direction in how I tell stories. My goal is still very much in creating and sharing narratives, but I have been working more in the space of 3D rendering and animation, rather than writing.…
I just received this wonderful “hands down 5 stars” rating and review by the delightful Didi Oviatt! via #review #5stars The Body in the Building, by Jane Stockwell @Stockwell_Jane In the Body in the Building, Natalie Shaw, or Nat, as we know her, has been thrown right in the middle of a murder investigation. Much…
My new novel, “The Body in the Building,” has been shortlisted for the “Cover of the Month” contest on AllAuthor.com! If you can spare a moment, please go to https://allauthor.com/cover-of-the-month/7506/ and vote for my book.
It’s been over a year since I started writing this story. Starting life as my #TwitterFiction project, where I wrote everything on Twitter, with the exception of the ending (as that would have given it all away). It was an interesting method and it helped me get past my excuse for not having the time…
I’m a few days late on this post, but on the weekend, I finally finished writing the complete manuscript for my new mystery novel, “The Body in the Building.” The last little bit took longer than I expected and a couple of additional chapters to get there. One of the things that annoys me is…
This week, I finished and published my fan fiction novella, “USS Montgomery: First Command.” I wrote a post about it in which I alluded to the intent to write a corollary about how the final version of the cover art came to be. I hadn’t actually planned to create a cover for either of my…