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New cover for Sacred Striptease.
One of the things I really like about being an independent author is that I can change things as things evolve. I created the Sacred Striptease cover myself and now that I’ve started thinking about...
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Not a book cover, but a great piece of Photoshop art.
Wow; it’s almost a week since I published a blog post. That shows how busy I’ve been. I have been playing around with book cover ideas for Worlds Within Worlds though, and I came up with the artwork...
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Good book cover formulas; guaranteed results or boring?
I’ve noticed recently that there’s a lot of people around with strong opinions on what makes a ‘good’ book cover, and by ‘good’ they mean covers that sells books. I’ve been to several blogs that...
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A great book cover, but not the one I’m using. Huh? Why?
I came up with this great book cover for Prunella Smith: Worlds Within Worlds, but I’m not using it. In two days I’ll show you the one I am using – if you’re following my Facebook page, you will have...
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The great book cover I am using. Why is it better than the other?
What makes a good book cover? Why have I chosen this one instead of the cover I showed you a couple of days ago? The design of the other is good, perhaps more striking in a thumbnail, but this is more...
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What’s in a book cover? A change gives a different perspective on an...
One of the great things about indie publishing is that, thanks to ebooks and Print on Demand technology, covers can be changed at any time. But why would you want to? What’s in a book cover? Let’s put...
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COVER REVEAL: The Elements of Active Prose
New release coming soon! Anyone studying writing will have heard the advice to ‘show, don’t tell,’ but what does that really mean? And how do you actually do it? Many books lay out the broad strokes...
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New Diamond Peak ebook
I’m planning on putting the whole series into one book … one day. test image
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Editing and book covers: How much change is too much?
I’ve just had a couple of situations that have made me ask this question, and the experiences, one over editing a book and the other over refining a cover, have been a learning experience. What did I...
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Beautiful Liar by Tara Bond – And why I look for books published by Simon &...
Beautiful Liar is simply excellent. The story is gripping, the writing is smooth and rich, and the character exploration is deep. Though it has all the elements you’d expect in a romance, this is more...
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