Jessica McAulay
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Michael J. Sullivan:
On the cover of the books, who are the two men posing as Royce and Hadrian? Or are they just drawings?
Michael J. Sullivan
Hey Jessica,
I have no idea. The cover artist is a gentleman by the name of Larry Rostant. He's done a lot of fantasy covers over the years and is very well known in the industry. What I "think" happened is he hired actors (and as I mentioned I don't know their names), and Larry brought them into the studio and did a bunch of pictures. Then, afterward, he "paints over them" so they aren't exactly "photos" and he adds in the background and what not.
To be honest, I don't think those two look anything like the Royce and Hadrian that I have in my mind's eye. (And that's one of the reasons I don't like having characters prominently displayed on covers). But there are a lot of people who were attracted to the books BECAUSE of those two, so I guess the covers did their job.
Did you think they represented the characters as you see them?
I have no idea. The cover artist is a gentleman by the name of Larry Rostant. He's done a lot of fantasy covers over the years and is very well known in the industry. What I "think" happened is he hired actors (and as I mentioned I don't know their names), and Larry brought them into the studio and did a bunch of pictures. Then, afterward, he "paints over them" so they aren't exactly "photos" and he adds in the background and what not.
To be honest, I don't think those two look anything like the Royce and Hadrian that I have in my mind's eye. (And that's one of the reasons I don't like having characters prominently displayed on covers). But there are a lot of people who were attracted to the books BECAUSE of those two, so I guess the covers did their job.
Did you think they represented the characters as you see them?
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Doug
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Michael J. Sullivan:
Maybe because 2020 is evil I haven't been able to connect w/ your main site: Firefox detected a potential security threat and did not continue to www.riyria.blogspot.com because this website requires a secure connection. Can you create a secure connection? I doubt the issue is on my end lol.
Jessica McAulay
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Michael J. Sullivan:
Wow. I never thought that I could ask the Michael J. Sullivan for writing tips, but here I am. First I just want to say that your works of Riyria are amazing. Royce and Hadrian are amazing. I love the sarcasm the two share between each other. It is utterly hilarious. Can't wait for The Riyria Chronicles #5. So, I am currently in the process of writing a book, and is there any way that can help me avoid writer's block?
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