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A working cover

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  They say a picture's worth a thousand words. Well, in this case I'm hoping it'll be worth 75 thousand words, the typical length of one of my mysteries. Why design a working cover? After all, isn't a cover supposed to help sell the completed book to the readers? Well, yes, but first I have to sell myself on the book, to want to see a completed work behind this bad girl. And also because while cover art lets me use a different set of creative skills from writing, flexing different  muscles. And because sometimes it takes more than my partly hazy imagination, something I can stare at and bring about the mood of the piece I'm working on to the fore. Just like creating a playlist, staring at the working cover transports me into the book, helps me mingle with the characters, get the feel of the book, in the case of Final Notice , that's sassy, sexy and off the wall zany. I love the working cover, I love the book and I can't wait to share it all with you.

Daisy Dominatrix is a quarterfinaist!

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Break out the Rosa Regale and let's do a little soft shoe/ booty shake because my chickliterotica title, Daisy Dominatrix is an Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award quarter finalist! What is ABNA? A big fat juicy contest sponsored by by Amazon.com, Createspace and Publishers Weekly. This is the third round of the selection process and the competition is tough! What this means for me: For the first time ever I get a PW review on one of my books! What this means for my readers: You can click the above contest button and download  a FREE 3k excerpt from Daisy Dominatrix . Any and all reviews are greatly appreciated!