Monthly Archives: May 2012

• Out of the Ashes Cover Comps II (the sequel)

  Posted on May 31, 2012 by OliviaDCraig in Art, Marketing, Publishing

  Sorry I got kind of quiet there for a time.  Between travel and recovering afterwards, the last couple of weeks have been a blur.  Thank goodness, the amazing Derek Murphy is more on the ball. You may recall Derek had come up with some comps for my next book, Out of the Ashes.  I’d posted [...]

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• Blurble

  Posted on May 14, 2012 by OliviaDCraig in Now What?, Talking About Writing

  Hi, there.  I’m sitting in an airport lounge waiting for a flight that will take me to visit my family.  I’ll be gone for more than a week, because after the fun stuff, I’ve got to fly somewhere else for work.  I left my dog with the woman who is boarding him for me and [...]

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  Talk Amongst Yourself (with me!)

  Posted on May 14, 2012 by OliviaDCraig in Art, Marketing

  Derek Murphy, the designer behind Creativindie Covers, is a saint.  When we first started working together on the cover for Out of the Ashes, he asked me what I was thinking in terms of concept.  I told him and he provided with several possible comps. Then I promptly doubled back around again and went another [...]

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• The Word Counter of Shame

  Posted on May 8, 2012 by OliviaDCraig in Marketing, Publishing

  As you’re reading this post, let your eyes drift slightly to the right.  You’ll see, under Redemption’s Good Reads widget, a new sidebar section called Work in Progress.  With this handy dandy little widget, I can track my progress on my latest project, my third book which is tentatively entitled Impressions. Do you see the [...]

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• Why M/M Romance?

  Posted on May 4, 2012 by OliviaDCraig in Talking About Writing

  People are finding their way to this blog, which is fun, and we’ve had some good discussions.  One commenter asked: Though Olivia, can I ask you a very invasive (and possibly rude) question? I’m just curious and don’t mean to be rude but what is it about gay sex that turns women on? Why write [...]

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