This is exciting, Gentle Reader. Two of my covers were neck and neck the whole time. And the winner by a very slim margin is…
The Soulless special edition from Subterranean Press. (Insert wild applause here.)
Here’s the final pie chart. (PIE!)
As you can see Waistcoats & Weaponry gave Soulless Ltd a run for her money, coming is an astonishingly close second, with Prudence and then Soulless the original bringing up the rear.
Thank you all so much for voting!
To answer a question I’m getting a lot on social media: yes, this may indeed influence future covers on the self-publishing side of things, but not right away. Frankly the Poison or Protect cover was already taking cues from W&W (because it’s one of my favorites) and because it’s an adult spin off from that series.
I’ll keep the special edition in mind if I do my own collected special editions. For example, if/when self publishing ever makes it easy to do hard cover editions. Also I will certainly look with greater interest at the Prudence cover for inspiration. I kind of discounted it and now I see that I shouldn’t have done so.
Thanks again!
{Gail’s monthly read along for April is To Play the Lady by Naomi Lane.}
GAIL’S DAILY DOSE
Your Moment of Parasol . . .
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| Magasin des Demoiselles Saturday, May 1, 1858 v. 39, plate 105 |
Your Infusion of Cute . . .
The First Kiss in Cinema (1896)
Your Tisane of Smart . . .
Answering Nature’s Call in Paris in 1800s
Your Writerly Tinctures . . .
High Fantasy Vs. Epic Fantasy
PROJECT ROUND UP
- Imprudence ~ Custard Protocol Book the Second. In production. Releases July 19, 2016 in print & eBook to US.
- Poison or Protect ~ A Delightfully Deadly Novella.
Status: Working developmental edit. Cover reveal to come. Release date to come.
Gail’s first foray into hybrid land, romance featuring a several-times widowed Preshea and the gentle Scottish captain who could change everything.
- Romancing the Inventor ~ A Supernatural Society Novella.
Status: Awaiting first pass edit. Chasing cover art photo.
Gail’s second foray into hybrid land, LBGT romance featuring a parlormaid bent on seducing a certain cross-dressing inventor whose too brokenhearted to notice. Or is she?
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The Custard Protocol Series (1890s ~ ongoing)
1 Prudence, 2 Imprudence (July 19, 2016)
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