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One more small change…

2015/09/15 — Leave a comment

I have given myself a luxurious several (as in six or seven) weeks (so far) to work on the print edition of Refusal to Remain Invisible. In that time, I have removed some poems, added others, and moved a couple of others around. With my third round of printed proofs, I determined to make no more changes. Continue reading

New book cover art

2015/08/12 — Leave a comment

Here is the cover art for my next collection of poems.
ART45_front-coverThe photo was shot on my phone, and edited (levels, curves, sharpening, crop, RGB-to-CMYK conversion) in Photoshop.

The typeface is Compacta Bold BT. If it looks vaguely familiar, that’s because it figured prominently on album and singles covers by The KLF.

More to come…

(12 August 2015)

Book Giveaway Results

2015/08/11 — Leave a comment

Congratulations to the five people selected to receive a free copy of Quiet on the Outside…!

They are (last names omitted to ensure privacy):

Marla from Utah
Melissa from Washington (state)
Gabriela from Illinois
Cynthia from California
Anjielyn from Arizona

I will be mailing out the copies this week.

And thanks to all 410 people who entered the drawing on Goodreads!

(11 August 2015)

New book progress

2015/08/10 — 2 Comments

 

I took a break from writing this last weekend. In part, it was because I have been feeling the weight of my present circumstances, and just wanted to sit with things for a bit. However, I have also been working on the layout for my next collection of poems. Continue reading