Shiloh Walker
CREATOR
4 months ago

Project Update: The first proof is in!

Overall, it looks great.
cover of I choose the bear, a purple cover with floral elements and a bear wearing sunglasses

The color is gorgeous and the gold font/graphics look amazing.

I adore matte covers. Adore them. I think they look more elegant than glossy covers. But if you look pretty close, you can see streaks where I wiped away the fingerprints.

Yep. Everywhere I touched this pretty book, I left a print.

Sigh. So, I suppose I'm switching to glossy cover.

closeup of the cover's title font

I did the lay-out and design for the trade cover myself and while overall, I'm delighted with how it looks, and while overall, this cover looks great as an ebook...(see below)

cover of I choose the bear, a purple cover with floral elements and a bear wearing sunglasses

The shadow on the text doesn't translate well for the print cover.  So I have to adjust that.

I love how the bear graphic how the back turned out.

back cover of the book shows a bear amid mountains and fir trees


The interior images look amazing, for the most part, but I didn't size them well. I use a different print for my crowdfunding campaigns - the books are higher quality, etc, but it's a learning process, adjusting to a new company. Although, for me, everything is a learning process.

black and white illustration of Jonas, a young white man with a beard and an intense look in his eyes


faint white line near bottom of page where the image wasn't sized properly

That faint white line is a bit of a problem I need to fix. I'll get that done.

another faint white line

These fixes won't take long, though, then it's just getting the big order in.

As always, thank you for your patience.

If anybody is looking for books for their favorite booklover for Christmas, check out my campaign for the Holiday Market, books ready to ship...urban fantasy, romantasy and melt-your-face-off paranormal erotic romance.

graphic for the holiday market, with book mockups


Make sure to join the launch party and follow the project for a chance at discount tiers. 
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