Ask the Author: Marina Simcoe
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Marina Simcoe
Hi Wendy, yes I do have more books with virgin heroes. The entire Dark Anomaly trilogy has them, not just Gravity, but Power and Explosion, too. Demon Mine, the first book in my Paranormal Romance series, also features a virgin hero. Happy reading. <3
Marina Simcoe
Thank you, Ann. I love the illustrations also, and I am planning to continue having them done for as many of my books as I can. But only as illustrations from now on. :)
I've been told over and over again, by readers as well as many people in the industry, that as an indie author the point is not to stand out but to blend in with the genre you write in. Unfortunately, people find my painted covers misleading: Demon Mine is routinely mistaken for a Beauty and The Beast story and To Love A Monster for an alien romance or even a children story! :)
Nowadays, a reader spends less than a second looking at the cover before making the decision to click to learn more or to pass. So the cover has to tell an accurate story of what to expect from the book at one glance.
That is the reason I am gradually moving away from the painted covers to the photo-manipulated ones, as my Contemporary-Paranormal genre demands.
That said, I am thrilled to be working with Naomi Lucas and Cameron Kamenicky, the exceptionally talented graphic designers, who have been creating the new covers for me. They understand my vision and always come up with something even more beautiful that what I have in my head.
My new covers are turning out to be the best of both worlds, in my opinion: they are genre-appropriate, but still stand out as unique and exceptionally well-done.
I hope you'll like the rest of them when you see them, too. :)
I've been told over and over again, by readers as well as many people in the industry, that as an indie author the point is not to stand out but to blend in with the genre you write in. Unfortunately, people find my painted covers misleading: Demon Mine is routinely mistaken for a Beauty and The Beast story and To Love A Monster for an alien romance or even a children story! :)
Nowadays, a reader spends less than a second looking at the cover before making the decision to click to learn more or to pass. So the cover has to tell an accurate story of what to expect from the book at one glance.
That is the reason I am gradually moving away from the painted covers to the photo-manipulated ones, as my Contemporary-Paranormal genre demands.
That said, I am thrilled to be working with Naomi Lucas and Cameron Kamenicky, the exceptionally talented graphic designers, who have been creating the new covers for me. They understand my vision and always come up with something even more beautiful that what I have in my head.
My new covers are turning out to be the best of both worlds, in my opinion: they are genre-appropriate, but still stand out as unique and exceptionally well-done.
I hope you'll like the rest of them when you see them, too. :)
Marina Simcoe
Hi Susie! I'm so glad you loved my demons! We all know how much they need love. :) The short answer to your question is YES, there will be another one, possibly two more books set in the world of Demon Mine. I intended the first book as stand alone, but got many requests for a sequel since the publication date. These demons get to you, it seems. :) I was worried that I wouldn't be able to write another book without repeating too much from the first one, but I did come up with a unique, exiting story line now and added the second book to my writing schedule! The second book in Demons series is to be released mid 2018!
Marina Simcoe
The Staff and The Blade by Elizabeth Hunter. I got it months ago but still haven't read it. It took me less than a week to read the first three books in the series, but I have been really procrastinating on this one. I rarely read long series and prefer standalone novels, for the same reasons that I prefer watching movies to TV-series: I need to know the story from the beginning to the end! However, I love The Irin Chronicles series so far and I'm not ready to say goodbye to the characters yet.
Marina Simcoe
The best thing about being a writer for me is that I get to write stories I always wanted to read but couldn't find anywhere!
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Dec 01, 2021 04:48AM · flag