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When will it stop? 😭
ALT A ginger cat laying on the floor sadly. He is surrounded by the words 'all I want is snuggles, but all I get are struggles'
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Learning stuff incoming! 🧵
Detail Frequency, the amount of detail packed into an area of an image, is important to a highly rendered #splash #art. The goal is balancing high intensity and areas of rest to focus attention. Here are some heat maps I made to illustrate this.
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2. Don’t trust your own taste. You know good words, but your visual taste may suck. Show your cover art to strangers, beg them for brutally honest feedback, then *listen* and improve. Bonus points for designer & artist strangers.
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To a browsing reader, your cover IS your book. They may buy a crap novel with a hot cover, but the other way around is very unlikely. Why have a cover that says “my amateur novel” when it’s GOOD, as we established above? Why?!? Do you hate yourself? Prefer to *not* sell books?
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Self-pub book cover design, a 🧵:
Dear author,
You’ve spent countless hours sweating over a manuscript, pouring your creativity, love, wishes and fears into it, and it’s GOOD. So why would you wrap it in a high-school Photoshop project that looks like it took 5 minutes? 🤔
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Check out my review for Manticore Park by Quenby Olson.
This is my second read for @the_sfincs
goodreads.com/review/show/59…
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Check out my review for Shattered Spirits by @thatCalamity
If you're looking for a quick spooky read, this is definitely one to check out.
goodreads.com/review/show/59…
#Bookreview #CalBlack #Haunting #Novella
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weall pardner , thise pomise’s to be a event full Hold the Ween
ALT Blair the black and white cat poses in her Halloween costume, in which a little cowboy mouse rides her via a harness. “Well partner, this promises to be an eventful Halloween,” she says.
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If you’re looking for an eerie read for Halloween, be sure to check out Shattered Spirits by @thatCalamity
I devoured this novella in one sitting and it was the perfect read to get into the spooky spirit.
RTC but this was haunting, and had me fully invested by chapter 2.
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Have a cozy and comforting Halloween y'all🧡
Light some candles, grab a pumpkin latte or tea and celebrate, you deserve it~!
#BaldurGate3 #halloween
That's me!
If you're into Slavic folktales, talking animals, and feeling really really cold, this one is for you.
(That last one is optional)
#23 Advent of Winter Hype train
The penultimate!
The wonderful @thatCalamity
Gives us a fantastic story.
Showing that in even in a few pages, you can really resonate with characters
kickstarter.com/projects/dom…
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Little doodle from yesterday of the PRINCE of the cryptids, MOTHMAN!
#Halloween2023 #mothman #Procreate
yessssssssss*
* you do not need to play games to enjoy this book
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