I read an interesting article on the website of an author who was co-writing a book with Courtney Milan (don't remember who, where, or I'd link). I think it was self-published and she recounted the process they went through to get the cover. Ms. Milan used a stock photo and the three authors went through the process of picking the photo and then - very importantly - the color of the dress. She explained that it has to be something that will stand out as a thumbnail, something the blogger hadn't considered. They used a picture of a bride; Ms. Milan said that historical accuracy for the dress wasn't as important as getting the layout and color right. Quite a process.
Monty: Whaddya mean she ain't my wife? Mal: She ain't your wife... cause she's married to me.
'Trash'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Toddson - Apr 25, 2014 6:43:17 am PDT #22308 of 28344
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Sophia Brooks - Apr 29, 2014 11:16:04 am PDT #22309 of 28344
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I just finished The Sleeping Partner, (A Sarah Tolerance Mystery) and I was reading the acknowledgements, and JZ is the editor! I really like that series, so thank you!
meara - Apr 29, 2014 1:00:16 pm PDT #22310 of 28344
Oh, I have very old used paperbacks of two Sarah Toleramce mysteries. Cool!
Consuela - Apr 29, 2014 5:23:49 pm PDT #22311 of 28344
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Martha Wells' The Cloud Roads is today's Amazon daily deal for $1.99. It's a fun, creative, character rich secondary world fantasy. Check it out.
hippocampus - Apr 30, 2014 7:18:16 am PDT #22312 of 28344
not your mom's socks.
Seconding Consuela - I loved these books and just about anything Martha writes.
Tom Scola - Apr 30, 2014 10:51:03 am PDT #22313 of 28344
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
DebetEsse - Apr 30, 2014 4:42:18 pm PDT #22314 of 28344
Woe to the fucking wicked.
That was very funny. Until about #14, which was not at all okay. And then it was just sad for a while (until about #20)
Gris - Apr 30, 2014 4:51:30 pm PDT #22315 of 28344
Hey. New board.
okay. The white walkers are a metaphor for global warming. Discuss.
(Maybe three beers is too many for a weeknight).
Polter-Cow - Apr 30, 2014 4:57:03 pm PDT #22316 of 28344
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Those are great.
hippocampus - May 01, 2014 1:06:38 pm PDT #22317 of 28344
not your mom's socks.
Anyone read/reading The Goblin Emperor?