I really ought to be trying to whip up interest in my next book, ‘Limerence’ (which will appear on bookshelves any day now…) but I wanted to say a little about book covers. You see, Chrissy doesn’t just assist me with copy editing. When a book is put through The Device (TM) one possible output is a mockup ebook that can I use for proofreading.
Sometimes, Chrissy provides covers as well – and what covers!
The above, I’m not proposing to employ for the Kindle debut of ‘Limerence’, but it was a nice try, I think. Possibly Chrissy getting her own back for my first attempt at a cover for her own book, ‘Special Inquiries’.
Then there was the time I wanted to offer an ebook version of my free story, ‘If You’re Done’…
Mine’s the last one – and yes: she calls me Biriyani Swamp. I’m seriously contemplating a severe pay cut. Try getting by on only fifty percent of nothing for a while, you disrespectful cow!
It’s not all bad, though. On one occasion, I received a very fetching collection of my stories from Fictionmania…
This, of course, is the Swamp. Even so, I’d be delighted if you choose to read some of those…
Finally, here’s my most treasured ebook of all. Not just a cover, but a short story featuring somebody who is strangely familiar: Bryony Marshland, head girl at St Trollop’s Academy and studying for her BDSM-Levels…
Leonie Lacetop-Stocking (a rising star in the world of tranny fiction, known only to Chris Archer, it seems) really nailed it, I feel. Too bad that you’ll never be able to read it. I hear ‘Limerence’ is good, though.
Meanwhile, back to the proofreading. I need eyes like a hawk: d’you know what I found in the latest version? On the front page with all the copyright information, where I put “Exclusive to Amazon” some utter scoundrel has added “(but some Cornish bastard’s got a baksheesh copy).”
This is why self-published books will ultimately destroy the print industry that has endured for no less than four centuries: we’re having so much more fun!
Sugar and Spiiice 