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New printing of Headless! What’s changed?
Headless has been out for almost two years now, and it finally has a shiny new cover. And I do mean shiny. This paperback printing is glossy! I think it looks great. Along with the cover, there were some minor changes made to the interior, which are listed below. This is actually the third printing.…
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Notes to Myself
A note to myself from the first draft of the Headless sequel, Part 2: Sometimes I’ve got to get the story out and fill in the fights later. The blacked-out bits are to avoid spoilers. But the fights are something I do enjoy writing very much. Now I get to flesh this particular one out.…
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Once, at a café
[Photo by Lily Banse on Unsplash] A middle-aged man with short, mostly gray hair, pulled up to the curb, got out of his car quickly, saying, “I’m so sorry” before his door had even shut. He passed me, looked directly at the young man sitting alone at the patio table next to mine, and said…
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The Thing About Akio
I was talking with a co-worker who was about five chapters or so into Headless, and he compared Akio, one of the two main protagonists, to Hooch from the movie, Turner and Hooch. Hooch is the dog. I have not seen the movie, but I think his comparison is appropriate. He said that Akio is the…
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New Photos!
I did a photo shoot recently because I really needed new ones. The hair has gotten kind of long as you can see. And we had some fun with a katana. Here a few of the favorites. Which one jumps out at you as a good back cover/book flap image? P.S. Thanks to my friend…
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New Cover Rework
On June 7th, I shared the results of my new cover poll for Headless. And I shared what I planned to do. I decided to combine a couple of the covers by giving one of the illustrations of the characters to the designer who did the most popular cover. And here are the results! Character…
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New Headless Cover Poll Results
Photo by Johannes Plenio on Unsplash The results are in! First off, thank you to everyone who voted in my poll and gave me such great comments! I really appreciate the thoughtful feedback. I’ve been thinking about it a lot. The votes that hold a lot of weight for me are from people whom I know…
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Which cover do you like best? (poll below)
As we all know, a book really is judged by its cover. At least at first. It catches your eye on the shelf or on the webpage, and you think, “Ooh, THAT looks interesting. What’s it about?” I’ve had the current cover of Headless for a year and a half now, and I’ve gotten some…
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I am taking back my mornings
[Photo by Oliver Hihn on Unsplash] I wake in the morning IDEAS brimming BREATH flowing inspired to MAKE LIFE AMAZING and then I get online check email and facebook the news stabs a knife in my gut my soul is sucked to a husk I shut down folded like a fall leaf crushed underfoot ground into pavement a…
Tristram Lowe 