Authors for Authors book fair upcoming

The Meet the Authors’ Book Fair will be held on November 23 & 24, 2019, at the Eau Gallie Civic Center in Melbourne, FL. My books on display include Taboo Tech, Strike Three, Sugar Time, and Detour Trail.

Taboo Tech update

I’m working with the editor on my ms, and the book is going to the artist shortly. I can’t wait to see the cover!

Check out Joy V. Smith’s latest interview

My latest interview can be seen at  Smashwords, where I talk about writing and reading:  https://www.smashwords.com/interview/Pagadan

Having fun with your book covers–and titles! (link)

I came across PhotoFunia in a writing newsletter, and I’m having fun with creating backgrounds for my book covers.  For instance, I first placed my Sugar Time cover in an art gallery, and then I discovered that I could do the same thing with five book covers!  Oh, wow!!  Go to Photofunia.com and follow the simple directions.   Oh, there’s a text tool for your book titles.  A friend typed her book title on an old typewriter.  So Cool!

 

The Starting Point of a Book Cover (link)

I appreciated these suggestions for creating your own book cover: The Start Point of a Book Cover.

Behind the scenes with a cover artist (link)

Interview with professional photo-illustrator and cover artist Gene Mollica.  He’s ” a photo-illustrator specializing in fantastical and otherworldly images for the entertainment industry, most frequently for book covers.”

Link: Cover artist interview from USA Today

Creating a cool cover (link)

Cover design suggestions with a number of interesting examples:

Cover design secrets.

 

Detour Trail cover critique

I enjoyed taking part in this experiment: Detour Trail.

Strike Three is almost here!

Strike Three, the ebook, will be out July 1; it will be followed by the print edition.  Here’s the back cover, which we recently finished editing.

 

Guest post: The Rules for Your Self-Published Book-Cover by Lorraine Jenkin

Enjoy this article and learn from her research: Guest post: The Rules for Your Self-Published Book-Cover by Lorraine Jenkin.