Author Archives: Lee J. Russell

In August 2013 we enjoyed a fantastic day at Harry Potter World at Leavesden… I have become a great fan of the Harry Potter saga; the stories have been a massive commercial success but they’re also very engaging tales! This ‘Making Of’ event is arranged around two “sound stages” that are used to showcase a veryContinue reading “Harry Potter World – great for the imagination!”

This picture dates from 3rd May 2013: “The Living Rock Swallowed Fuster” At this point in the writing my survivors of humanity had been “ingested” by the approaching ship (Charybdis)and were enduring their first real test. Some people were dying while others were rising magnificently to the challenge. They couldn’t afford to lose any memberContinue reading “Another piece of concept art from ‘An End of Beginnings’”

I can’t resist sharing this old blog entry from 20th April 2013 – this small scene from an episode of Doctor Who had me laughing out loud: Dr: “… And ignorance is… what’s the opposite of bliss?” Clara: “Carlisle.” Dr: “Yes! Yes Carlisle. Ignorance is Carlisle.” Wonderfully funny, as long as you don’t come from Carlisle…

When I was writing ‘An End of Beginnings’ I sometimes did little sketches & paintings to help me visualise the scenes I was working on. Here is an early picture of the ship that eventually became known as the Auchliffe in the finished novel…