Dear Blog Friends, I’ve been thinking. See, when I came out with the release date of September 1st, I was thinking that I’d have a full time job by now, and that I’d be super busy all the time. But I haven’t been super busy, and since I’ve kind of decided to shelve the paper …
Tag: urban fantasy
Jun 11
Cover Art Mockup 1
This is the first mockup for the cover of my novel, SEEING THINGS, which will be epublished later this summer. To start with, I used the painted background which I made using acrylic, stamps, and layers of black gesso. After photographing it, I scanned it and then played with the color to get a brighter …
May 31
Book Review: Mockingbird
Mockingbird by Sean Stewart This book didn’t end as well as it started out, which is just as well, because if it did, it would have ripped a hole in the universe due to pure awesomeness. I picked it up because I so much enjoyed Stewart’s other book PERFECT CIRCLE, and this promised to be …
May 16
Seeing Things, Part 6: Cover Art and Marketing
Dear Blog Friends, Since I’m an artist, a lot of people have asked me “when you get your book published, are you going to do your own cover art?” My instant reaction was usually a horsey sound, followed by “no, of course not.” My books deserve really good cover art, butwhen I think of “do …
May 10
Book Review: Black Magic Sanction
Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison Kim Harrison is different for other series writers in that she has managed to consistently create compelling stories in each of her novels. If you haven’t been following the series, don’t start with this one, but if you’ve been a fan of the other books, I’m happy to tell …