Author of Rune of the Apprentice, Director of Apotheosis Studios, and video game aficionado.<...
Monthly Update! So, my publication date is now 11/1/2016. Much closer. I have 3 days left to finish my line edits. I’m on schedule. That stuff is boring.
WE HAVE COVERS TO VOTE ON!!!
Okay. Here is the deal. Tweet me @crankybolt or email me, or even comment here. Each of these covers is a design direction.
Not the final cover. By any stretch. These are just looking at which avenue we should head down.
Option #1
This cover is filled with arcane imagery in an organic cover design where text blurs with the artwork. If you think we should head in this direction, even with different colors and would like to see more usages. Vote for this one.
Option #2
This cover is closer to the original cover art. The intent of this design path is to create something that is more like an arcane tome. A spellbook one could hold. If you like this direction. Vote here!
Option #3
This one is the most off putting at first. Yet it’s important to know that this is just a place holder for an Illustrated cover with a character (Mike) in his green trenchcoat with the black sun on the horizon. Or of his coat tattered on an I-beam above the Chicago Skyline. I know it may be hard to visualize, but if you like that design direction. Vote here!
Option #4:
Don’t like any? Then say so!
Send me your gut reactions and your initial feedback! Tweet them out, email me, or throw paper rocks at me with notes on them.
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Dreams, dreams, dreams, etc., etc., etc.
You’ve read and/or heard my pitch, and maybe it can be too general at times. Luckily, Jamison Stone, author of Rune of the Apprentice (coming in November) and Inkshares extraordinaire, allowed me to write a guest post on his blog. I am honored he asked, and you can read it here:
There’s a lot of material there that would never fit on my Inkshares page, and it’s probably the most specific I’ve ever been about what has driven my writing. I hope you enjoy.
Happy dreams to you all.
#1 really reminds me of the Rider-Waite tarot deck (my personal favorite deck) and has some great color and symbolism. It also has a more lighthearted, old school Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, classic feel.
#2 is much darker and sinister. Has a very "Diablo" feel which is very cool--just different from #1’s colorful motif. #2 is not an "old school" feel but REALLY OLD SCHOOL, like Kabbalah and Necronomicon old school!
#3 is a great character cover. I could see it being a series cover for future books, too. Possibly showing Mike’s evolution over multiple books and the world around him changes.
Ultimately I feel that I feel #1 and #2 are the most unique, but as far as favorites, that is a tough one. I guess it all depends on if you want to do for a lighter feel #1, a darker/sinister feel #2, or a character driven feel #3. I think each direction is a strong one!