Weekend Wrap-up Feb. 8: Spot the Difference
One of the advantages of self-publishing is the ability to be able to make small changes to your books even after they have been published. When I decided to turn my first novella, The View from Here, into a trilogy, I had to change the ending slightly for it to flow seamlessly into book two.
Once the trilogy was complete, I realized that the graphic in the paperback spine didn’t look how I envisioned it when all three sat on the bookshelf, so along with correcting that issue, I also added another element to the cover:
When I started my next project, Euphrates Vanished, I knew it would be a series, but wasn’t prepared to design three or four covers before the first book was even finished. I was pleased with the cover, but when I was working on the cover for book two, I realized I needed more continuity between the two books, so a quick tweak of book one made that happen.
Is the original paperback copy a collector’s item? I’d like to think so. And if you happen to have a first run copy of The View from Here, it’s missing page numbers so you might want to hang on to that!
Here’s an apt song for today from one of my favorite bands:
I also changed the cover of my short story collection but I’ll spare you the graphic of my first edition…
In case you missed it: Another self-interview!Weekend Wrap-up Feb. 8: Spot the DifferenceFree Book Friday Feb. 7: Leon Stevens Interviews…Leon Stevens (yet again)Thursday Thoughts: The Damage is Done?Weird Wednesday: You Can’t Make this S#!t Up…Tuesday Tirade (and a Top 10): Not So Tariffic.
Book two of the Orion Arm Alliance series is out in April, so time to read books one! http://books.linesbyleon.com/
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Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words, and his latest sci-fi mystery, Euphrates Vanished.
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