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Point of View: Getting Your Cover

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Skythane

Hey all, I’m so excited this week to be able to officially share my cover for my forthcoming first novel “Skythane”. I worked with the amazing Anne Caine on this cover, and am thrilled with the results. We did hit a brief rough patch when the graphics department flagged it for being to similar to an earlier book by another author, but we reworked it, and I think it’s even better than before. It combines a romance look with a great sci fi background. 😛 The book is available for preorder at DSP in eBook and paperback formats. So how has … Read more

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Skythane Cover Reveal!

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I can finally share the new Skythane cover with you. Put together by the fantastic Anne Cain, it’s just what I wanted for the book – a great mix of hotness and sci fi. 🙂 See it here! Tomorrow I’ll post it on this blog directly.

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Cover Reveal: Werewolf’s Tale and a Druid’s Sword, by Lexi Ander

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Werewolf's Tale and a Druid's Sword

=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=   Lexi Ander reveals the beautiful cover art of her next book titled WEREWOLF’S TALE AND A DRUID’S SWORD coming out from Less Than Three Press. It releases on August 31, 2016. =•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=   BLURB After he’s kicked out for being gay, still reeling from being abandoned by the man he loves, Jude goes to live with his brother Beck, who thankfully is more than happy to take him in. But Jude has other secrets he’s yet to share, for fear that even Beck will reject him, leaving him well and truly alone. Then he draws the attention of … Read more

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Point of View: The Art of the Cover Reveal

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A More Perfect Union

You have a new book coming out, and it’s gonna have a fantastic cover. So what do you do? You tease it. And sometimes you get really lucky. This morning, the cover for a great new anthology I’m a part of, “A More Perfect Union”, is appearing on the USA Today site. The book is also available for preorder at Dreamspinner and will be available on June 26th – Marriage Equality Day: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=7854 The project started last year, a few months before the US Supreme Court’s marriage equality ruling. BG Thomas had an idea for an anthology about gay couples … Read more

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Point of View: The Cover Design Process

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I am stealing this column from my blog tour stop at Elizabeth Noble’s Emotion in Motion blog. It was one of my favorites on the tour, and so I wanted to share it directly with y’all as well: ​I LOVE working with an artist on the cover for a new book. It’s your chance as an author to see your work through someone else’s eyes, made real. I’ve been through the process three times now, and it’s been fun every time (at least for me; I’ve probably sent at least one cover designer away screaming). This time around, I was … Read more

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Cover Reveal: The Autumn Lands

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The Autumn Lands

Hey all, I am so thrilled to announce the cover (by the amazing Catherine Dair) for my novella The Autumn Lands. I am over the moon about this cover. 🙂 Jerrith is running. Kissed by an elf, he can’t remain in his hometown of Althos any more. Not that he wanted to stay. Caspian still hasn’t figured out why he kissed Jerrith, but he’s running too. Since he was exiled from the Autumn Lands, his past has been hazy, and his future uncertain. But when a stray memory brings things into focus, the two decide to run toward something together. … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Gus Li

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Gus Li

Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Today, Gus Li – Gus is AMAZING. He wasn’t one of the crew at Rainbow Con, unfortunately, but I finally met him at Nijicon in Philadelphia. But I’ve been working with Gus for over a year on a forthcoming anthology project. Gus is a beautifully lyrical writer and a cover designer, and so much more. Thanks so much, Gus, for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: How would you describe your writing style/genre? Gus … Read more

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NaNoWriMo Cover Reveal

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Hey all, My friend William Smith (scorpiowgs@me.com) offered to create my NaNoWriMo cover for me for Oberon, the novel I’ve been kicking around for awhile. I’m thrilled with the result, and Will was really easy to work with. I’d started this novel before, but am going to go at it from scratch and see where it leads me. I am really excited (and super frightened) about the whole thing. So wish me luck. I must be insane. –Scott

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Point of View: Becoming a Cover Designer

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I have aspirations. I want to learn how to do everything in the publishing world. In my past, I’ve already worked at a small publisher, at a bookstore, and at a book distributor. I’ve written (and sold) a number of stories. I’ve done beta reading and critiquing, though no formal editing as of yet. But one mountain I haven’t climbed yet is creating an official book cover. Oh, I’ve played around with it – I just designed three covers for my “Weekly Fix” story serializations:    These were tons of fun to do, but they’re only created for this one … Read more