Archive for July, 2008
LB&LI Cover Art: From Form to Finish Part III »
Its that time. The time I embarrass myself by sharing my uber fast concept sketches with you while I walk you through the cover art process. Cover: Uncovering Egypt by Ann Cory 1. I get the email with the cover art form attached to it. If the author sent jpegs for me to see, they're attached as well. Often they're embedded in the [...]
LB&LI-Cover Art: From Form to Finish Part II »
More Tips and Tricks I put a call out to industry friends—cover artists, authors, editors—for their thoughts and suggestions to help you help them and your book get the best cover for it. These are people who have “been there and done that” so their advice is always welcome. Here’s what one had to say. [...]
Working Women Wednesdays with Megan Hart »
WwW with Megan Hart An Ode to my Alphasmart My Alphasmart was the best tool I ever got. I’d been writing for years. Long-hand, to start, of course. Later I got a typewriter and some time after that, a word processor. By the time I got a computer I also had a husband and an infant, so while Word might have made writing a novel easier, I [...]
LB&LI- Cover Art: From Form to Finish Part I »
Before I begin, let me first start by saying, thanks PBW! Also, I not only write but I do covers under the name Natalie Winters. Prior to writing, I worked as a marketing director. I have a vocational commercial art degree, associates of art degree and a BS of Science-Marketing/Business. Never in my life did I think I'd end up an author [...]
Behind the Story with Selena Illyria »
Dear Readers, My name is Selena Illyria and my debut book, A Fling in Vampiropolis, releases March 28th at Changeling Press. The story is set in one of the few all Vamp cities in the U.S.A. Vampiropolis. The story started because I wanted to do a short paranormal vampire story. I had been wracking my brain for an idea I could latch onto. [...]
Browns Training Camp »
The DH is on vacation this week. He seems to time at least one of his weeks off with the Browns camp every single year. I don't complain. It meant I got to shove him and two of the three boys out the door at the crack of dawn to go and see the team. I sent DH with my camera and strick instructions to take pics of the following players, Braylon, [...]
Down by the River »
The men in the house talked me into venturing outside. It was scary. I thought the light would make me burst into flames. :)) We ended up at a flea market (which I got the kewlest bookends evvvaaa... Egyptian goddess and tomb guards) and then we took the boys down to the river to hang for awhile. They're boys, they dig that kind of stuff. I'd [...]
Yum, Yum Eat Him Up »
Total moment of objectification here but I had to stop and share the inspiration for my latest hero. I mean, I feel its my duty to assure hunk-rific-ness like this is brought to the attention of all around me. I did mention YUM, right? If not... Dear Gods.... YUM! Okay, back to plugging away at the keyboard while [...]
Ding Dong, the Bitch is Dead »
Which old bitch? Why, the picture bitch. That's right folks, my beloved (and 5 yr straight pain in my arse) Compaq Presario 2500 laptop has joined that great big tech pile in the sky. She was my first laptop. The only one I continued to pour time and effort into even when it was clear she was a piece of crap. She's the one who ate 80k of [...]
What the lil’ kid does when I’m not »
Okay, let me set the scene. I turn on my mac notebook and I do a drive by bumping of photobooth program. It launches and I have to wait it out. It comes up and I'm just about to close it so I can get to the program I was really aiming at when I notice 178 pics in the bottom area. For anyone who doesn't know, photobooth is a program that lets you [...]
