Making a Cover from Bits and Bobs

By: J. Kathleen Cheney
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I thought I might have a little fun by showing some pictures of the progress on a personal cover I’ve been working on. Iron Shoes (Three Tales from Hawk’s Folly Farm) has been out since 2016, and I’ve toyed with a new cover before, but haven’t ever pulled the trigger. However, since I’m working on…

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New PreMade Covers: Queens

By: J. Kathleen Cheney
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  A new set of covers is available for sale, $30 for the first cover in the set, $25 for the second. Fonts can be switched out and changed.

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Cover Trends: February Releases

By: J. Kathleen Cheney
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(This is just a tiny sampling…) Now a lot of people are buzzing over the new books coming up this month, but I’m busy looking at the covers.  I’m still seeing two trends here: An item rather than a person (on top) and fancy frames (on bottom). I’m actually noting the plainer typography as well,…

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New PreMade Covers: School of Magic

By: J. Kathleen Cheney
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    A new (old) set of covers is available for sale, $45 for the first cover in the set, $30 for the second. (These are redos of my very first set of covers, updated for 2019! I redid all the covers from scratch, changed the font, and did a bit more in the lighting.…

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