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Let’s make a cover for my new novel; a step-by-step blog series, and I want your input!… part 5…

Oh yeah, now our model… my younger daughter, Mollie… is looking more like a princess leading a desperate rebellion against an evil empire! It sure helps that I replaced the plastic PVC pipe she was holding with a spear. I … Continue reading

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More random photos I took of California sunsets, for those of you who aren’t interested in helping me design the cover of my newest novel…

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Let’s make a cover for my new novel; a step-by-step blog series, and I want your input!… part 4…

No, I know it looks stupid now. It is just an early-stage mock-up. I decided that I am going to do a wrap-around cover, so the beach will extend all the way to the back cover of the book. This … Continue reading

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Let’s make a cover for my new novel; a step-by-step blog series, and I want your input!… part 2…

Let’s begin with… uh… the beginning. I have four photos of my daughter, Mollie, to use on the cover art for my newest novel. I am making copies of all the changes as we go, because I have to use … Continue reading

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Let’s make a cover for my new novel; a step-by-step blog series, and I want your input!… part 1…

The thing is… (hey, thing!, you haven’t been around here forever!!!)… that these mock-ups that I did a long time ago are no longer relevant. That is because I had to rename the novel. It turns out that ‘the seven … Continue reading

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Some random sunset photos, while I begin to organize the pictures I am going to use for the cover of my new novel… part 1…

So, I am narrowing down my choice of which picture of my daughter, from the photos I took way back when, to use for the artwork for the cover of my newest novel, which is almost done being edited, and … Continue reading

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Yup, my camera now has a ‘spot’ that shows up on every photo… dang it…

And, of course, it first showed up in all those photos I took on that two-day trip I went on with my younger daughter, Mollie, to see snow and mega-blooms of flowers. It isn’t on the lenses… it appears when … Continue reading

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See if you can spot the ‘annoying technical glitch’ issue with my camera in all these beautiful shots of Southern California… a game… sort of… (answer tomorrow)…

It is in each and every one of these photos. It is easier to spot in some of them… (that was an extra hint, by the way). I noticed it when I first started to post the pictures I took … Continue reading

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Of love, snow and flowers… part 7… special ‘just my awesome daughter, Mollie’ edition… now, with none of those annoying words typed between the photos!!!

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Of love, snow and flowers… part 6… special ‘dad/daughter quality-time fun-time adventure-time’ edition… now, with none of those annoying words typed between the photos!!!

  Seriously, I love that kid. I can’t believe how special those two days were.

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