Covers, covers and damn statistics (wait, I got that wrong). - Page 6

jaxx6166 · 07-05-2010, 06:26 PM

Yea...just about exclusively. I'll have to go dig through the board. I've been rather absent(minded) lately..

Moejoe · 07-05-2010, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by jaxx6166

Yea...just about exclusively. I'll have to go dig through the board. I've been rather absent(minded) lately..

Lately?

I've been that way for 36 years, and proud of it. *puts on English stiff upper lip*

jaxx6166 · 07-05-2010, 07:13 PM

Hah!

I saw the thread. Don't quite know if I'd be able to help him out but I gave it a shot. If he has endnotes, then I'm clueless.

omk3 · 07-08-2010, 05:40 AM

I finally had time to read Yves Montes yesterday, and I loved it. I was expecting it to be more about the girl than about remembering (I'd really like to know what exactly happened to her), but the issues raised in the story touched me deeply. Personally, I'd probably like to be forgotten, but not to forget. Memories are all we're left with, I would never lose them voluntarily, even if they're painful.

Did you send the story to the photographer? I wonder if you got a response

Moejoe · 07-08-2010, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by omk3

I finally had time to read Yves Montes yesterday, and I loved it. I was expecting it to be more about the girl than about remembering (I'd really like to know what exactly happened to her), but the issues raised in the story touched me deeply. Personally, I'd probably like to be forgotten, but not to forget. Memories are all we're left with, I would never lose them voluntarily, even if they're painful.

Did you send the story to the photographer? I wonder if you got a response

I sent him a note to tell him that the photograph and his words had inspired the story, but no reply as of yet (the photo was taken in 2006 and uploaded that year, so he might not be an active member any longer).

It's strange where inspiration comes from, and how quickly it takes you over. I was reading an article the other night about Colorado Springs and how, because they didn't want to increase taxes, basic services had to be cut off. So now they're going without public parks and swimming pools, and street lights. There are only 900 turned on, and these are paid for by rich people in rich areas. After I'd read that line about 900 lights I went to the word processor, put down the title and finished it up two hours later. Same for another one I wrote recently called 'The King of Karaoke', but that was inspired by reading about the death of a local Karaoke celebrity (I'd seen him in pubs when I was young) and in one of those horrible twists, he died of throat cancer.

Short stories are like a surprise afternoon off work. A novella is a weekend away. A novel is a month long holiday somewhere you've always wanted to visit.

jaxx6166 · 09-26-2010, 01:17 AM

MoeJoe seems to be MIA...so I'm going to bump his thread with my new cover designs.

Not a fan of my Hills cover, but it was my first try for the night. It may be better than the others I've created before though. I'm getting there.

Steven Lyle Jordan · 10-24-2010, 10:07 PM

Here's a fresh bump with some covers on my own. One is obviously not of one of my books, but when I obtained an ebook of Clarke's classic without a cover, and I had to do a conversion of it to fit my reader anyway... I couldn't resist.

The other covers are part of my rebranding effort... every book will get a new cover.

jaxx6166 · 11-26-2010, 05:19 PM

I like the rebranding a lot better. I wasn't a fan of the Poser models before.

Steven Lyle Jordan · 11-26-2010, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by jaxx6166

I like the rebranding a lot better. I wasn't a fan of the Poser models before.

Sorry, to whose work are you referring? I never used Poser models, though I gave it consideration more than once. I did occasionally photoshop a model, rendering them smoother to fit the composition of the cover.

One more cover:

jaxx6166 · 11-29-2010, 01:37 AM

Really? I could have sworn the older covers you used had some sort of 3D modeling or something similar.

Here's what I came up with for my NaNo/Tribute. I don't know if I'm a fan of the steel bar for my title..

James_Wilde · 11-29-2010, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by dreams

Moejoe, your covers are beautifully simple and eye-catching. They make you stop and want to check them out. Are the shorts a mix of genres?

Right on, Dreams. These are really eye-catching covers. I'm going to be looking at the blurb on all of these books.

jaxx6166 · 11-29-2010, 08:34 PM

James, if you were referring to MJ's covers, they were amazing. But I think the mods decided he's not welcome around here anymore

09-26-2010, 01:17 AM	#81
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	More Covers MoeJoe seems to be MIA...so I'm going to bump his thread with my new cover designs. Not a fan of my Hills cover, but it was my first try for the night. It may be better than the others I've created before though. I'm getting there. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by jaxx6166; 09-26-2010 at 01:26 AM.

10-24-2010, 10:07 PM	#82
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	Here's a fresh bump with some covers on my own. One is obviously not of one of my books, but when I obtained an ebook of Clarke's classic without a cover, and I had to do a conversion of it to fit my reader anyway... I couldn't resist. The other covers are part of my rebranding effort... every book will get a new cover. Attached Thumbnails

11-29-2010, 01:37 AM	#85
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	Really? I could have sworn the older covers you used had some sort of 3D modeling or something similar. Here's what I came up with for my NaNo/Tribute. I don't know if I'm a fan of the steel bar for my title.. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by jaxx6166; 11-29-2010 at 04:15 AM.

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07-05-2010, 06:26 PM	#76
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	Yea...just about exclusively. I'll have to go dig through the board. I've been rather absent(minded) lately..

07-05-2010, 07:13 PM	#78
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	Hah! I saw the thread. Don't quite know if I'd be able to help him out but I gave it a shot. If he has endnotes, then I'm clueless.

07-08-2010, 05:40 AM	#79
omk3 Wizard Posts: 1,454 Karma: 37243 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Europe Device: pocketbook 360, kindle 4	I finally had time to read Yves Montes yesterday, and I loved it. I was expecting it to be more about the girl than about remembering (I'd really like to know what exactly happened to her), but the issues raised in the story touched me deeply. Personally, I'd probably like to be forgotten, but not to forget. Memories are all we're left with, I would never lose them voluntarily, even if they're painful. Did you send the story to the photographer? I wonder if you got a response

11-26-2010, 05:19 PM	#83
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	I like the rebranding a lot better. I wasn't a fan of the Poser models before.

11-29-2010, 08:34 PM	#87
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	James, if you were referring to MJ's covers, they were amazing. But I think the mods decided he's not welcome around here anymore

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