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Wait, Archie was talking about your book? I thought he was referencing something else. What a ****.
 
VINYLONE said:
Wait, Archie was talking about your book? I thought he was referencing something else. What a ****.
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Call me a ****, but that's just my two-cents. 90% of the books I read are in the fantasy genre, and a lot of the books sell me on my purchase by the cover as well as the back summary. Edge's first book cover was poor and he realized it and hired a professional to make the covers for his previous books and..... They're absolutely great and we'll done. I don't like the cover for his new book for a few reasons: It's overly photoshoped, it's a real photo at least I think (kinda went away from the feel of his previous books), looks like a b-graded book.

It's just my opinion. Nothing at personal at all to Edge. I'd love to read his books as soon as I'm done with the ones I'm reading now.
 
Archie Moses said:
Call me a ****, but that's just my two-cents. 90% of the books I read are in the fantasy genre, and a lot of the books sell me on my purchase by the cover as well as the back summary. Edge's first book cover was poor and he realized it and hired a professional to make the covers for his previous books and..... They're absolutely great and we'll done. I don't like the cover for his new book for a few reasons: It's overly photoshoped, it's a real photo at least I think (kinda went away from the feel of his previous books), looks like a b-graded book.

It's just my opinion. Nothing at personal at all to Edge. I'd love to read his books as soon as I'm done with the ones I'm reading now.
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No offense taken. I understand your opinion. Many of the readers that commented on my site and facebook page say the cover is their favorite.

The original photo used was really quite different.
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My cover artist took this photo and using my descriptions of the character (She is a tracker that uses armor made from Moonrat skins) she turned the image into the finished cover. I didn't want Tarah's face shown so that the reader could fill that part in, so she made her hair cover most of her face. She also added the quiver and staff that the character uses and made the armor look more practical by covering up more exposed skin.

In addition, I made it more difficult for her because I wanted a daytime scene and she is used to working with low light work.

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She just looks like she's hunched down, staring off into never-never land, or that she's sick to her stomach and contemplating a place to deposit her lunch. If she's supposed to be a tracker, I assume she's hunched down "tracking" something -- but in a million years, I don't think I would figure that out from looking at the pic.

Just my uneducated two pennies.

Congrats on your success Edge, it's really impressive.
 
Archie Moses said:
Call me a ****, but that's just my two-cents. 90% of the books I read are in the fantasy genre, and a lot of the books sell me on my purchase by the cover as well as the back summary. Edge's first book cover was poor and he realized it and hired a professional to make the covers for his previous books and..... They're absolutely great and we'll done. I don't like the cover for his new book for a few reasons: It's overly photoshoped, it's a real photo at least I think (kinda went away from the feel of his previous books), looks like a b-graded book.

It's just my opinion. Nothing at personal at all to Edge. I'd love to read his books as soon as I'm done with the ones I'm reading now.
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No, I get it. You have an opinion. We all do. I just didn't think you needed to be a **** about it.
 
Congrats edgewriter, my husband is a fan of Robert Jordan and Terry Brooks, I will recommend your books to him.

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