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Writing: Cover Art
May. 26th, 2009 08:50 amBefore the writing topic, some updatery. First off, the winner of Maria V. Snyder's SIGNED copy of Storm Glass is none other than ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
wolfsilveroak!! Congrats!! Just send me your address either as a message here on LJ or send an email to jpalmatier@sff.net and I'll get that mailed out to you ASAP.
Second, Balticon rocked. It was great to see everyone there, hang out, catch up, and spread rumors. *grin* Attendance seemed light on Friday and Sunday, but Saturday was busy as usual. I returned home on Sunday, so don't know what Monday was like. I know the dealers room sold out of The Vacant Throne by Saturday morning, so I restocked Larry until I left. The most heart-stopping moment I had was on the trip down when stopping for lunch. I reached for my wallet to pay . . . and I didn't have my wallet! After a few moments of panic, the wallet was found in the seat of the car. Since I was 3 hours away from home already, I didn't want to have to go back. And I wouldn't have had to, sincepbray offered to make me her paid man for the weekend. *grin* Weirdest phrase overheard during the weekend: "emopants". Weirdest phrase I uttered over the weekend: "Ooo, I haven't shaved my nipples recently."
Third, gardening. I spent all of yesterday planting all of the rest of the vegetables that we'd bought. I will strangle my partner if he buys any more. We still have a few seeds we might plant, but hopefully everything is in the ground now. List of things planted (either a second batch or for the first time): corn, peas, carrots (3 kinds), peppers (3 kinds, including a purple/white variety and pimento), tomatoes (4 kinds, including a white cherry tomato), cucumber, okra (an experiment), and I think that's it. I lost track. In any case, we should have an interesting growing year. The artichokes are looking really good.
OK, now on to writing and the ever interesting topic of COVER ART:
( Behind the cut for those who care. )
So what about you guys? What do you think causes some covers to be good and others bad? What covers do you think worked particularly well and which ones sucked?
wolfsilveroak!! Congrats!! Just send me your address either as a message here on LJ or send an email to jpalmatier@sff.net and I'll get that mailed out to you ASAP.Second, Balticon rocked. It was great to see everyone there, hang out, catch up, and spread rumors. *grin* Attendance seemed light on Friday and Sunday, but Saturday was busy as usual. I returned home on Sunday, so don't know what Monday was like. I know the dealers room sold out of The Vacant Throne by Saturday morning, so I restocked Larry until I left. The most heart-stopping moment I had was on the trip down when stopping for lunch. I reached for my wallet to pay . . . and I didn't have my wallet! After a few moments of panic, the wallet was found in the seat of the car. Since I was 3 hours away from home already, I didn't want to have to go back. And I wouldn't have had to, since
pbray offered to make me her paid man for the weekend. *grin* Weirdest phrase overheard during the weekend: "emopants". Weirdest phrase I uttered over the weekend: "Ooo, I haven't shaved my nipples recently."Third, gardening. I spent all of yesterday planting all of the rest of the vegetables that we'd bought. I will strangle my partner if he buys any more. We still have a few seeds we might plant, but hopefully everything is in the ground now. List of things planted (either a second batch or for the first time): corn, peas, carrots (3 kinds), peppers (3 kinds, including a purple/white variety and pimento), tomatoes (4 kinds, including a white cherry tomato), cucumber, okra (an experiment), and I think that's it. I lost track. In any case, we should have an interesting growing year. The artichokes are looking really good.
OK, now on to writing and the ever interesting topic of COVER ART:
( Behind the cut for those who care. )
So what about you guys? What do you think causes some covers to be good and others bad? What covers do you think worked particularly well and which ones sucked?
