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Well, it really feels like I just can't catch a fucking break. The proof copy showed up a day early, and looks good. Except... the description on the back is too blurry to read.

I've been trying to get the cover for a hardback version to work with absolutely no luck. And the frustration from that is driving me crazy. I might just scrap the...
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Or happy Samhain, if you prefer.

So, things are progressing. Yesterday I ordered a proof copy of the novel. Which means that next Wednesday I'll have a physical copy of my book to go over to make sure I didn't screw anything up. If I don't need to make any changes, I can publish.

Holy shit! Did I say that? Has it really come this...
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I wanted to start with a joke, or something clever. But I'm too fucking drained right now.

I've been working on the cover all fucking day. I'm serious about that, a full 8-10 hours maybe? And I'm still not done. I can't get the damn thing to save in the right size. Then I can't get it to save as the right file type. Then...
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But the user you are trying to reach is not available at the moment...

This process is a bit overwhelming. I took a big step forward and got knocked two steps back.

Two steps forward, and two steps back... We come together in a, panic attack...

(Is that too old a reference now?)

Anyway...

Panic attack aside, I'm slowly progressing through the process. There's just
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Oh shit! Oh shit! Oh shit! Oh shit!

Don't think I'm sleeping tonight. I did a thing. I did a thing! I just finished signing up for kdp (Kindle Direct Publishing). There's still a lot to do, but that means I actually took that giant step towards publishing my novel. I'm terrified, but I'm smiling right now. Is that weird? That feels weird. It's weird....
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So, thanks to my brother, I got the opportunity to watch this movie last night. It was really good. I'm not usually a fan of slasher movies, but Art the Clown has so much personality, it's hard not to like these movies. I don't know how they've managed to get better every time, but they have. He's an amazing villain, and Sienna is a really
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In case you missed it earlier, I would really appreciate it if you could check out this blog post that I put up a couple days ago.

I've got some variations of the cover for my novel up and would really love to get your opinions on which one you think is the best.

Seriously, any help is greatly appreciated. And yes, I will probably...
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The original artwork that I managed to get is posted first. Don't get me wrong, I think it's good, but for my purposes, it doesn't quite work as is.

The next few are variations that I've made using an editing program.

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If you could let me know which one you think looks the best, I would really appreciate
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Well, not a roadblock, per se. More of a skill issue.

First, I managed to a decent enough picture for the cover. Considering what I'm working with in terms of resources, it'll do. But I figured, I can try to edit it into something I'm more satisfied with. A friend recommended a good, mostly free, editing program that I'm using. Another recommended a website to...
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What is it that makes us crave the approval of our parents? Or maybe not necessarily approval, but at least recognition, acknowledgement… to be seen. To be seen as who we ended up becoming instead of as the feckless children that we once were?