Weekly Update & Bonus Cover Art Poll

[rowyn]

Since my last update, I have:

* Finished an alternative layout for the Further Arrangements cover, which most people liked better than my original vertical one.
* Finished a couple of different set of separators for the FA cover, and an alternative version for one of the panels. Poll results were not conclusive on these.
* Changed the color of the decorative trim on the FA cover, after terrycloth pointed out this obvious solution to the "it's invisible at thumbnail size" issue. I actually don't mind it being invisible -- I think that looks better than the solid white -- but the dark looks fine too. Pix and poll a new below!
* Written three scenes and completed one bullet point for Birthright. I wrote slightly more words in one more day than I did last week, and realized that I am still obsessed with word count. I really don't need to worry about words, because this manuscript is almost 50,000 words and only 20-25% of the way through the story. There will be plenty enough words before it's done. So I am going to stop recording words written and only focus on scenes & bullet points completed.
* Wrote a back cover blurb for FA. I'd like to improve this before the publication date, but it's good to have something.
* Asked the SFWA new release newsletter to include Further Arrangements in the February newsletter. Gave FA a release date of February 2.

That seems like enough.

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[Poll #2034018]

Comments

[tuftears.livejournal.com]

Surprisingly, white does not stand out well on light yellow. :)

[danceswithlife]

While I like the black framing better I also like the cats in the white framing better :-)

[archangelbeth]

The fact that darkcat still has his/her ears back, while lightcat nuzzles, is still bugging me on the Romance side... O;>

[mrw42.livejournal.com]

I might like something in between better, like the light or medium brown. I wouldn't know without seeing it, though.

[alinsa.livejournal.com]

I like the dark better, but I think there's too much of it ... it feels kind of like "omg there's a spot on this cover without something in it lets make sure there's something in it".

I would personally keep the patterning between the panels, but get rid of it on the corners and above the panels.