Author and Renaissance wannabe
Let me say upfront, I love this film, I love the graphic novel, and I’ll argue until the c(r)ows come home with anyone who disagrees. Right, that’s out of the way. The Crow is known for a number of things, the wonderful/terrible vision of a …
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Here is the first of the concepts I asked my designer to work up. There are a number of things about this that appeal to me, including the simplicity, ability to have text on the phone screen, uniformity of style with The Raven Sound, and …
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Our Death: p13 – Untitled https://preludemag.com/posts/untitled-477/ This is a very difficult blogpost to write, as the poetry I’ve selected here as an example of the body of work isn’t one of Sean’s best known, nor is it an example of his work that I love …
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So, the second possible cover concept for tEXt me is here. I really like the use of the photo of the phone, as it brings a reality to the image for me, and the use of the graphics on the screen really reflect some of …
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So now we’re at a wonderful stage again, where I’ve received the initial concepts for the cover of tEXt me (the new title), from those wonderful people at Blushcreate. It is so hard to choose which direction to take, needing to reflect the content, but …
Read MoreI promised to post through the various stages of creating my next book, so here is the first in a series about designing and creating the book cover. If you check back there will be several posts over the next 2 weeks, “as it happens”, …
Read MoreOh wow, I’m so pleased to report two lovely sites have reviewed my novels. As an indie author it is so difficult to get your work reviewed, as there is so much competition, and bloggers and reviewers are overwhelmed with submissions, but it just lifts …
Read MoreI’ve found a group of wonderful friends willing to read my latest draft of tEXt me, in addition to comments from some of the fantastic #WritingCommunity on Twitter, and it’s both exciting and terrifying. I want a range of opinions of course, and actively seek …
Read MoreThere’s an ongoing debate in Twitterland and Writerland (they share a sea border) about the necessity or value of an agent. For me, the answer is a no-brainer, if they’re a good agent then hell, yes. From all I read and know, they seem to …
Read MoreFate can be a bitch. And some things just can’t be foreseen. In my new novel, there is a song which plays an important role in the plot, as being a sepcial one sung between daughter and father before the latter passed away. And you …
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