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more on photorealistic covers, midriffs and backs

onefinemess | June 6, 2010

Once again, I’m amused/nonplussed/annoyed/confused/gassy about the current state of “fantasy” covers. Nothing personal against any of the authors – as I have a pretty good idea how much say authors can be limited to when it comes to covers, and the books may well be wondrous troves of deep, enriching fantasy goodstuff. So, let’s just [...]

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Tags: book covers, fantasy, science fiction, urban fantasy

What is going on with the fantasy/sci-fi section?

onefinemess | January 30, 2010

Are urban fantasy covers “ruining” it? Rendering it trashier? And keep in mind I ask this as a writer of UF. I put “ruining” in quotes because well, it’s all relative isn’t it…? So, am I getting at? Well, let’s start with an illustration. I picked out four books, somewhat at random, on my last [...]

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Tags: fantasy, urban fantasy

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