Year's End

We're at the end of what has been a busy year. Cossmass Productions began publishing it's first series, Estalvin's Legacy, in June.

What had originally been conceived as a 12 part series became something a bit more. While the story has remained the same, the realisation that episodes 2 and 3, as plotted, would have been around 90 minutes each caused a minor change in plans. The exact number of episodes isn't definite yet. I'm now aiming at 30 minute episodes.

Of course, I can't mention Estalvin's Legacy without giving a huge thanks to all those involved in helping me bring this story into the world. And that would be the talented cast who have given their time freely and willingly. I do try not to abuse there generosity.

Thanks also to The Sonic Society, SFF Audio and Variant Frequencies. I really do appreciate what you've done for us.

The second series, Rebels of the Red Planet, is my first attempt at narration. I hope I'm getting better with each new chapter. Chapter 6 should be out the first week of January after a break over the holidays.

I say a break, in reality I've been getting up to speed on new software for producing both series: Ardour. I had been using Audacity and found it a very capable tool. But I was starting to want to do things that it just couldn't do. Chapters 3 and 4 of Rebels were produced with Ardour. All the work done so far for Episode 4 of Estalvin's Legacy has been converted over. I'm very, very impressed with Ardour.

With that, I'll wish you all a Great New Year, and in the words of Earl Newton: Make 2008 a record-breaking year. Make your 2009 self look back and say, "How do I top THAT?"