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My Book is Finally Out - Used DS to Make the Cover

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  • SiennaBlueSiennaBlue Posts: 224
    edited December 1969

    Wow! Congratulations on the publication of your book! And WOW, again, it sounds really exciting! I can't imagine the feelings you must be experiencing. The cover art is definitely fantastic! I'll have to decide which version to get. :lol:

  • maraichmaraich Posts: 494
    edited December 1969

    Thanks a bunch - I'm mostly happy with the cover. You know how it is though, it's hard not to keep picking at your own art.

    If it helps at all, you can buy the paperback version and acquire the Kindle version as a MatchBook item for .99.

  • Miss BMiss B Posts: 3,071
    edited December 1969

    maraich said:
    Scott-Livingston said:
    Congratulations on the release of your book! The cover art is excellent. :)

    Thanks! It's actually the third cover I did. Jaki had to suffer through all of my angst and doubt as I made one, and then a few months later I'd tell her how I hated the last one and now had done another one. Rinse repeat.
    ~ROFL~ But what are friends for, if not to suffer along with you.

  • jakibluejakiblue Posts: 7,281
    edited December 1969

    Miss B said:
    maraich said:
    Scott-Livingston said:
    Congratulations on the release of your book! The cover art is excellent. :)

    Thanks! It's actually the third cover I did. Jaki had to suffer through all of my angst and doubt as I made one, and then a few months later I'd tell her how I hated the last one and now had done another one. Rinse repeat.


    ~ROFL~ But what are friends for, if not to suffer along with you.

    Exactly!! :D

    and oh, how i've suffered....*grin*

    I remember one of the first covers, the purple-ish one. I really liked that one. In truth, all the covers Lee has done have been brilliant, but I REALLY like the final one. :D

  • MardookMardook Posts: 292
    edited December 1969

    Cool! Congratulations on the release of your book... I can't even imagine how long and exhaustive that must have been. :)

  • ThatGuyThatGuy Posts: 797
    edited December 1969

    Congratulations on your book. I love the cover. Great job!

  • maraichmaraich Posts: 494
    edited December 1969

    Thanks so much, Mardook. It was exhausting at times, but also supremely satisfying. It's fun to be able to point at something so involved and strut a little over your accomplishment. )

    Hmmm, let me see if I can find those earlier covers, Jaki. I'll post them here for fun. No one's allowed to point and laugh though. :-P

  • maraichmaraich Posts: 494
    edited December 1969

    ThatGuy said:
    Congratulations on your book. I love the cover. Great job!

    Aw, thank you.

  • Miss BMiss B Posts: 3,071
    edited December 1969

    I'S BEEN SHIPPPED!!!!! I should probably have it Friday or Saturday the latest, as it's only coming from Lexington, Ky. WOOT!!!

  • maraichmaraich Posts: 494
    edited December 1969

    Oh, boy, now I'm nervous. My copies aren't supposed to arrive until Monday, so you'll get to see the printed version before I do!

    Okay, I found the very first version of my book cover. This one is very purple. I'm surprised, it's not as horrifying as I expected it to be. :gulp:

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  • RAMWolffRAMWolff Posts: 10,256
    edited December 1969

    That's actually nice too. I love the font!

  • maraichmaraich Posts: 494
    edited December 1969

    Thanks, RAM. That is one of my favorite fonts. It's Trajan.

    The font I used on the final cover is called Salamanca. I went with it because of its extensive library of fancy glyphs (another reason why I had to learn InDesign since Photoshop and Word can't access glyphs).

  • RAMWolffRAMWolff Posts: 10,256
    edited December 1969

    Thanks for the info. I'll look into both of those! :-)

  • RAMWolffRAMWolff Posts: 10,256
    edited December 1969

    I like Salamanca, but it's a $30.00 tag so I'll have to hold off but it's nice that I have a copy of the Trajan! Looks nice!

  • maraichmaraich Posts: 494
    edited July 2014

    Oh, yeah, I forgot to mention that I got Salamanca during a sale at Might Deals. It still cost me $24, but I got seven other fonts along with it. Keep an eye on Might Deals because they do repeat offers. The also have a few freebies that you may find useful (grunge backgrounds and the like).

    In fact, I just noticed that the same font bundle is currently on sale at Mighty Deals again. If you go to "All Deals" it's on page 4.

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  • Miss BMiss B Posts: 3,071
    edited December 1969

    maraich said:
    Oh, yeah, I forgot to mention that I got Salamanca during a sale at Might Deals. It still cost me $24, but I got seven other fonts along with it. Keep an eye on Might Deals because they do repeat offers. The also have a few freebies that you may find useful (grunge backgrounds and the like).

    In fact, I just noticed that the same font bundle is currently on sale at Mighty Deals again. If you go to "All Deals" it's on page 4.


    Now that is the WORST thing you could tell a fontaholic. Just what I need is more fonts to add to my 1,000+ font collection. Sheesh, woman!!!

    Just kidding, of course. I really like Salamanca, and Moonface is pretty nice too. I'm assuming I'd have to reinstall Illustrator (didn't when I got this laptop 2 1/2 years ago) to use the .otf version, but I could use the .ttf files in Photoshop. Is that correct?

  • Miss BMiss B Posts: 3,071
    edited December 1969

    Geeze, I never should've gone to that site. I just found 3 other items on sale I like. ~shakes head~

    P.S. The font package is on page 5 now.

  • FistyFisty Posts: 3,416
    edited December 1969

    Mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine!

    It's beautiful!!

  • RAMWolffRAMWolff Posts: 10,256
    edited December 1969

    I spent $55.00 there last night. Those grunge backgrounds are MINE, the fonts are MINE, the font PS fills are MINE! Thanks for helping me spend money! lol

  • maraichmaraich Posts: 494
    edited December 1969

    Fisty said:
    Mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine!

    It's beautiful!!


    Woot! That is so nice to hear.

  • maraichmaraich Posts: 494
    edited December 1969

    Oh, my! I seem to have brought chocolate chip cookies to a Weight Watchers meeting. I don't know whether to say "you're welcome" or "I'm so sorry"! :lol:

    I hope you guys enjoy all your goodies!

    And yes, TTF should work fine in Photoshop.

  • Kevin SandersonKevin Sanderson Posts: 1,643
    edited December 1969

    Congrats on your book. That's a good and worthwhile creative achievement!

  • Eustace ScrubbEustace Scrubb Posts: 2,707
    edited December 1969

    Congratulations on your book! It's something to celebrate!

    I don't spend money on fonts by themselves, though there's a few I might consider in bulk (Blambot fonts, for instance): my current font go-to is FontSpace, where I've posted a few of my own under the handle RedruthBelow.

  • maraichmaraich Posts: 494
    edited December 1969

    Thank you, Kevin. I'm still riding high on a wave of giddiness. My order of bookmarks just arrived yesterday, so now I'm plotting to foist them on people. :lol:

    Eustace, I found a Redruth's Basement Software - I'm assuming that's you. I'm impressed with anyone who can construct their own fonts. I especially like Black Sam's Gold and Carpal Tunnel. Carpal Tunnel would make a great font for a thriller novel.

  • Miss BMiss B Posts: 3,071
    edited December 1969

    IT'S HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    It arrived this morning, and I just got it (and 4 other books I ordered) from my doorman a few minutes ago.

    You will be very pleased with it. It looks gorgeous!!!! Can't wait to start reading it. :coolsmile:

  • FistyFisty Posts: 3,416
    edited December 1969

    I read the first 3 chapters last night winding down from work.. I had to force myself to put it down, I could have easily stayed up all night reading it cover to cover. So far LOVING it,

  • Eustace ScrubbEustace Scrubb Posts: 2,707
    edited August 2014

    maraich said:
    Thank you, Kevin. I'm still riding high on a wave of giddiness. My order of bookmarks just arrived yesterday, so now I'm plotting to foist them on people. :lol:

    Eustace, I found a Redruth's Basement Software - I'm assuming that's you. I'm impressed with anyone who can construct their own fonts. I especially like Black Sam's Gold and Carpal Tunnel. Carpal Tunnel would make a great font for a thriller novel.


    Yeah, that's me. "Redruth," from a bit-character in Treasuer Island, was my first AOL handle in high school and the basement was actually my folks'. Black Sam's is from a map in the National Geographic showing where a pirate ship sank, Carpal Tunnel was scanned from my dad's old typewriter and Fountain Pen Frenzy still somewhat resembles my own handwriting. Making fonts requires specialized software and is rather a tedious PITA, kind of like 3D art.

    I'm glad you like the looks of 'em. Feel free to make what use you will.

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  • Miss BMiss B Posts: 3,071
    edited December 1969

    Fisty said:
    I read the first 3 chapters last night winding down from work.. I had to force myself to put it down, I could have easily stayed up all night reading it cover to cover. So far LOVING it,

    EXCELLENT, glad to hear it. :coolsmile:
  • maraichmaraich Posts: 494
    edited December 1969

    Fisty said:
    I read the first 3 chapters last night winding down from work.. I had to force myself to put it down, I could have easily stayed up all night reading it cover to cover. So far LOVING it,

    Okay, now I'm getting teary-eyed. I don't think anyone could ask for nicer words. Thank you.

  • Miss BMiss B Posts: 3,071
    edited December 1969

    Eustace Scrubb said:
    Yeah, that's me. "Redruth," from a bit-character in Treasuer Island, was my first AOL handle in high school and the basement was actually my folks'. Black Sam's is from a map in the National Geographic showing where a pirate ship sank, Carpal Tunnel was scanned from my dad's old typewriter and Fountain Pen Frenzy still somewhat resembles my own handwriting. Making fonts requires specialized software and is rather a tedious PITA, kind of like 3D art.

    Oh wonderful, another font site to add to my large set of font bookmarks. I've not seen this site before, and things look verrrrrrry interesting.

    I also like your Carpal Tunnel font. As for Fountain Pen Frenzy, when I first looked at it, I thought it said Fountain Pen Therapy. It wasn't until I looked at the typed font name, that I realized the last word was Frenzy. :coolsmile:

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