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Hey! It’s me! I’m reclaiming my blog today.
You’ll also find me on Mark Knight’s blog where I ask the most important question of all time. Come see what that is and give me your answer.
Most of you know that I’d knuckled down to finish writing Boomtown Craze, then doubled down to take that first draft to a polished draft. It’s now with my editor and will be back soon. I imagine next week I’ll be editing. Then I get to format. Woot!
And because I’m a glutton for punishment, during the doubling-down-under-deadline-time-crunch, I redid the cover for The Backworlds. Did you notice? I also turned it into a paperback. It’s now available on Amazon for $7.95.
Mostly, paperbacks and new covers came about because I find playing with graphics therapeutic when I’m in an author frenzy. Plus, Cherie Reich was kind enough to explain [in graphics and resolution for dummies speak] how to get the required resolution for paperback.
And, well, it turned out rather nice. I had already formatted the inside, but until now had lacked the artistic skill to create a cover. Well, thank you, Cherie, for resolving that issue.
So, this led to formatting Stopover at the Backworlds’ Edge into paperback. But I couldn’t get the cover to look any better. So, I hired someone, and it came out fantastic.
The new cover for Hetty Locklear is coming along and will be fabulous when it’s done. So everything will be all shiny and new to welcome Boomtown Craze, the third book in the Backworlds series. I’m anticipating March 4th as the release date.
Expect to see more new sparkly covers from me in the coming weeks. Yay.
Now onto the sparkly cover reveal for Julie Flander’s Polar Night. I’m so excited for her and her debut novel. Yay Julie!
Polar Night
When Detective Danny Fitzpatrick leaves his hometown of Chicago and moves to Fairbanks, Alaska he wants nothing more than to escape the violence and heartbreak that left his life in pieces. Numbed by alcohol and the frozen temperatures of an Alaskan winter, Danny is content with a dead-end job investigating Fairbanks’ cold cases. That all changes when a pretty blond woman goes missing on the winter solstice, and Danny stumbles upon some surprising connections between her disappearance and that of another Fairbanks woman three years earlier. Forced out of his lethargy, Danny sets out to both find the missing woman and solve his own cold case.
The investigation points Danny towards Aleksei Nechayev, the handsome and charming proprietor of an old asylum turned haunted tourist attraction in the Arctic town of Coldfoot. As he tries to find a link between Nechayev and his case, Danny’s instinct tells him that Nechayev is much more than what he seems.
Danny has no idea that Nechayev is hiding a secret that is much more horrifying than anything he could ever have imagined. As his obsession with finding the missing women grows, Danny finds his own life in danger. And when the truth is finally revealed, the world as he knows it will never be the same.
More about Julie
Julie Flanders is a librarian and a freelance writer who has written for both online and print publications. She is an avid animal lover and shares her home in Cincinnati, Ohio with her dog and cat. Polar Night, a suspense thriller with a supernatural twist, is her first novel. It will be published by Ink Smith Publishing on February 7, 2013. Find Julie online at her blog, on Twitter, and on Facebook.
So hurray for Julie! And come discuss the most important question EVER with me at Mark Knight’s.
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Nice cover! I’m lucky enough to have an artistic brother-in-law who did my cover. Connections are everything in this business! Off to Mark KNight’s blog to see what’s going on there.
Excited for Julie!
I like the changes in the new cover. Cool that it’s in paperback now.
Congrats on releasing to paperback. It’s awesome that Cherie helped out. She’s awesome. Congrats to Julie, again. It’s awesome to see her cover everywhere.
Thank you so much for helping with my cover reveal, Mary! I so appreciate it and I’m excited to be featured here on your site. :)
And congrats on the new Backworlds cover, I think it’s great! How exciting to have it coming out in paperback, yay. I can’t wait to see the other new covers as well, especially Hetty as I’m so attached to her. :)
Now heading over to see this mysterious important question. Happy weekend!
A big congrats to Julie for Polar Night!
Your cover came out great and yay for formatting it into paperback. :)
I’ve been seeing the cover for Julie’s book around the interwebs and it is awesome. The blurb is great too. I think I’ll be reading this one.
And congrats on the paperback versions. Covers can be hard, I’m glad you’re getting yours the way you want them.
It is great to know someone with talent, Sean.
It’s my prized possession now, Alex, the proof.
Cherie is awesome. So are Julie and you, Ciara.
I’m very happy to help, Julie.
Yes, yay, after all the headaches, Laura.
I’m glad, too, Rusty. Have a great weekend.
Cherie is so incredibly talented. She’s one of the best people I’ve ever networked with online. It’s like she has an answer for everything (and she’s always right).
Happy Friday to you! Glad you reclaimed your blog and can celebrate all these wonderful accomplishments! Kudos to you from Effectively Human and Celebrating the Small Things blog hop: http://effectivelyhuman.blogspot.com/2013/01/celebrate-small-things.html
Really cool cover. I find when I’m in a stressful situation, playing around with covers and anything other than writing is calming.
Cherie is a wonderful person, Michael. She does seem to know everything.
Great to see you MJ! It was nice to reclaim my blog.
I find that, too, Clarissa. We’re like twins. :D Have a great weekend.
Man, what a striking cover.
I’m off to mark’s blog!
Yay, a paperback!!!!
I’m seeing the cover to Polar Nights a lot…will have to check it out.
M, you big tease! :D I wanna see Hetty’s new cover!
Congrats on completing your manuscript. And on your great new covers. Looking forward to seeing the rest! Happy Weekend :)
Thanks, Theresa.
It was some work, but worth it, Laura.
I do, too, Suze.
Thanks, Carol. A happy weekend to you.
The new cover art is sharp and crisp – I like it.
Love the cover!!!!! Hope you sell a ton of paperbacks!!!
Your new cover is so sharp. Love it! And Cherie is brilliant when it comes to those things. I’ve been seeing Julie’s cover all over. It’s fantastic!
I enjoy playing around with graphics as well. If I had any “free” time, I’d take some courses in it instead of learning with trial by error. :)
Your new cover looks great!
I did… I noticed the new cover – it looks really great. Good luck with the print version. Off to check out the most important question of all time now :-)
The new cover looks great and I agree with all your reasons for fantasy being so popular – I especially agree with the part about stress but would add that due to the overwhelming stress people experience real life has become less rewarding and our virtual lives more so. Who wouldn’t want to escape from real life? I suspect that the people who escape the least are those who already feel fulfilled.
Wow! You have been busy! Congrats on the book covers! How exciting! I hope your editor will get your ms to you soon so you can start editing. :) Also- I love the cover of Polar Night!
I like it, too, Diane.
I hope so, too, Libby.
Cherie is brilliant, Christine.
I would, too, Brinda. Some of it is just pure talent, though, I think. Which I don’t quite have.
You’re very observant, Annalisa.
That’s an interesting addition to the discussion, MsHatch — whether a person feels fulfilled or not.
I hope so, too, Stephanie. I’m starting to get bored. Although, this little lull is rather nice. I got caught up on a lot of things.
Ah! The good old paperback! Congrats Mary.
Although I’ve embraced the e-reader, (and am quite enjoying it, I have to be honest…),I’m a born-and-bred paperback girl! To touch and smell a new book is an aesthetic experience… one that the e-book cannot measure up to.
Polar Night is all over the blogosphere at the moment.
And I must say that I enjoyed your post over at Mark’s place…
Congrats, awesome cover! And it’s always nice to have a paper copy.
Yay for paperbacks! I find playing with graphics therapeutic – I’m just no good it. I love yours, though.
It’s fun to have my books on my shelf, Michelle. I love my ereader, but there’s no match for touching a paperback with your story in it.
Thanks, Nigel.
I’m not all that great at it either, Ellie, which is why I recruited help for the others.
I find that playing with graphics is great for taking my mind off things.
Congrats to Julie on her upcoming release.