Hi, everyone. I’m a latecomer to the machinima
community, but have been a closet Simmer for years. In times past, I’ve worked as a hairdresser, long haul truck driver, and emergency medical technician. These days, though, an autoimmune disorder and a complication called “POTS” (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) has put me out
of work and onto the sofa. Why would I tell you this? Because the abrupt change of lifestyle that resulted led directly to my discovering machinima, and once I did, I could not ignore the link between this form of storytelling and my true creative passion–writing.
I consider myself a novelist, and though I haven’t made a real push for commercial success, I’ve been honing my craft for years in various professional writing circles and workshops. I have two completed novels and one partial
manuscript, plus a novelette I wrote to accompany my machinima “Hurricane.” It will be available for free download soon and I will certainly provide that link. Also, one of my short stories appeared in the May 16th, 2011 online
edition of Amarillo Bay.
Saw this, I’m hoping to get one too for Co-OH.
Love your work,Rhonda, for LEFT ON STONEHAVEN and look forward to HURRICANE. Your visual interpretations brought Carol Kean’s story to life beautifully..
Hi Rhonda,
You’ve done a terrific job, one that would baffle me. I love the way you used an obsticle in your path to turn your creative mind in another direction.
As to Carol’s book, I love it already in all it’s carnations. But seeing your trailer would inspire so many people to take a look. This is definately the way to go for promotion.
Beth and Francene, hello! and thank you for watching this and commenting. I have so many visuals in my mind thanks to *your* novels. Seeing someone else’s vision of Mac, Moira and company (Beth’s Standing Stones) or Francene’s Liliha and Harry would be startling, and everyone says “the book is better” because it’s peopled with their own images…but… I really came to love Rhonda’s cast here. Those Sims2 people become real, somehow. And to think it all begins with algorithms.
Well, it *begins* with a software engineer programming a computer, but there’s so much artistry to what Rhonda did here. I can’t even explain it, or remember her explanations to me, but timing and lighting make such a difference in getting expressions from an animated character. As Gary commented, Rhonda makes it look easy, but it was a tremendous effort.