Is John Howe Psychic?
In 1997, when I received my contributor’s copy of Elf Magic, an anthology that included my short story “Kind Hunter,” I was delighted with the cover illustration by John Howe. It matched my main...
View ArticleThe Evolution of Artist to Author
Anyone who has seen my original SF paperback novels from Warner Books will recognize the cover style on the E-book version of Fires Of Nuala. The artist, Don Dixon, has had a long and distinguished...
View ArticleThe Evolution of Artist to Author ( Part 2)
Last week I posted part of an interview with artist and writer Don Dixon, whose artwork graced the covers of my Warner editions of the Nuala books. His art will also be seen on the E-books of the same...
View ArticleBook Covers and Murals
Following on from last week’s post about book covers, here’s another. I’ve spent most of this week working on the new cover for Resonance. I’ve just got the rights back to the book, but it needs a new...
View Article“Visionary Fantasy” & Hard Science Fiction
New cover art created by Emily Irwin for Linda Nagata’s novel MemoryMy novel Memory was originally published by Tor® in 2003. At the time, Locus summarized it thus: “The feel of visionary fantasy mixes...
View ArticleKnowing a Book by its Cover
Knowing a Book by its Cover by Ursula K. Le Guin This is the front cover of a new translation of one of my books. I want to report as truthfully as I can my first response to it: I looked, I liked, and...
View ArticleFound a Cover Artist!
This post celebrates my new Hinky covers and a terrific sale on book #1, The Hinky Brass Bed. Only 99c for a limited time! I have new covers! Ook oook! Aren’t they gorgeous? For readers of this blog...
View ArticleThe Mysteries of Covers
I do my own covers. Although I am recognizing to my ego’s distress, a certain lack of skill in this matter and have been looking at professional cover designers, it got me thinking—always risky when I...
View ArticleArtist In Residence Quarantine Diaries Episode 10: The story of a story – and...
So. Let me take you back a little while. Back in 2002, I attended the World Fantasy convention in Minneapolis – I did the usual things one does on such occasions, even met at least one author whom I...
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