A little of my stuff
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Thank you, Ms. Mod!
And I got my first review on Amazon. It's for "Chance Encounter," which is not my own favorite story, but I think is the strongest one for readers of what I submitted.
Five stars and a nice commentary.
Yay.
No, seriously, yay. Made my day.
Put in a new blog post. In fact, I may have had more than one since my last posting here. I'm not great at this self-promotion stuff. It's actually a retelling of a story I told a while back in another thread in another forum.
Tale of a minor, situational Superman (as if) - Grandpa Tells Stories
Tale of a minor, situational Superman (as if) - Grandpa Tells Stories
Thankee, Grandpa. Perfect for weekend reading time.
Got the cover design for the new book.
I'm going to a local writers conference this next weekend. I'm hoping it's a chance to meet with some agents and publishers. If I can't find interest there, I'll upload this cover and the story the following week or so.
I was told I have to have cards for this thing, too, which does seem prudent. Trouble is, I really haven't bothered with writer cards. So I ordered some.
And now that I've shown them here, I see that the background to my logo isn't matching the background to the card, even though I take a fair amount of care in Photoshop to match them up. Argh!!! That's that hazard of DIY. Sigh.
And yes, I do have email and phone on the full card. I suddenly got shy about putting my cell number and email address in such a public place.
I'm going to a local writers conference this next weekend. I'm hoping it's a chance to meet with some agents and publishers. If I can't find interest there, I'll upload this cover and the story the following week or so.
I was told I have to have cards for this thing, too, which does seem prudent. Trouble is, I really haven't bothered with writer cards. So I ordered some.
And now that I've shown them here, I see that the background to my logo isn't matching the background to the card, even though I take a fair amount of care in Photoshop to match them up. Argh!!! That's that hazard of DIY. Sigh.
And yes, I do have email and phone on the full card. I suddenly got shy about putting my cell number and email address in such a public place.
Just so you don't have to feel bad about it, we wouldn't have allowed your phone number or email on the board.
Quite prudent.
Dana Jean, I'm just grateful that you allow this much. Seriously. I feel like I'm getting away with something!
Hey, I just do what the boss tells me to do!
I was only following orders.
....thank you Col. North....I was only following orders.
César Hernández-Meraz
Wants to be Nick, ends up as Larry
Do you have the Grandpa image with white background?
There are different ways layers interact with each other in Photoshop, and you could "multilply" a white BG with black lines layer so all the white sections will look the color of whatever layer is below.
Gracias, César. I do, and I'll get it figured out - but on my screen, the design looked fine (until I uploaded it here), and I ordered it, and it'll arrive on Wednesday, and I need them for Friday. I just kept it to 100 cards, because the titles on the reverse side will change, and it's up to me to kiss the boo-boo and make it better for the next batch.
I just opened my kindle to download Chance Encounter. I'm looking forward to reading it
Unluckily, I'm not real good at plugging in books so I have to wait for the kindle to charge before I can download it
Chance Encounter was a great story! It kept me interested from start to end and the characters' quirks made them very real
I had forgotten about you-know-who until you-know-what, and then it took a bit of thought before I said, Oh! That was pretty cleaver I don't think I've ever read anything like it.
Some of your scenic descriptions were very visual, like you've seen the scenes yourself in your travels. Do you describe what you see in your head when you travel? One of the scenes made me feel like I was watching an Alfred Hitchcock movie.
I like the hard case crimes cover too
I had forgotten about you-know-who until you-know-what, and then it took a bit of thought before I said, Oh! That was pretty cleaver
I don't think I've ever read anything like it.Some of your scenic descriptions were very visual, like you've seen the scenes yourself in your travels. Do you describe what you see in your head when you travel? One of the scenes made me feel like I was watching an Alfred Hitchcock movie.
I like the hard case crimes cover too
Chance Encounter was a great story! It kept me interested from start to end and the characters' quirks made them very real
I had forgotten about you-know-who until you-know-what, and then it took a bit of thought before I said, Oh! That was pretty cleaver
Some of your scenic descriptions were very visual, like you've seen the scenes yourself in your travels. Do you describe what you see in your head when you travel? One of the scenes made me feel like I was watching an Alfred Hitchcock movie.
I like the hard case crimes cover too
High praise! Thank you!
Yeah, I have driven through areas like that many times. But I'm kind of a "scenic" person. I've done a fair amount of photography, and landscapes are my favorite and, I believe, my best photo work.
Bouncy, you made my day. Again, thank you.
I’ve always been a firm believer in that you only use the standard business card in standard business practices. If you want something to make you stand out from everyone else, or have people take notice, then spend the little extra money and be creative... and do something that wouldn't end up in the circular file.
Nobody throws out bookmarks...
Everyone keeps guitar picks, just because they’re cool…
Nobody throws out bookmarks...
Everyone keeps guitar picks, just because they’re cool…
A bookmark business card. Brilliant, DiO. That's my next batch.
I was stuck in the standard business model because that's my life.
I was stuck in the standard business model because that's my life.
César Hernández-Meraz
Wants to be Nick, ends up as Larry
I know I've been using tickets to keep my mark in a book. I would definitely keep a bookmark card with me at all times.