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Yes. That's what I meant. I did wonder if the book I saw really had explicit content as I've never seen that on a cover. Common on CDs "Warning: Explicit Lyrics" or DVD/BD having (18); is that (R) in USA? Though Video ratings are mysterious. I threw out a (15) rated DVD (digusting bad language) and I have a couple that are (18) (Name of the Rose). Ratings work very differently per country, sometimes UK & Ireland ones don't match, and USA seems to ignore violence that would be (18) here, but object to brief artistic nudity (cf "I capture the Castle", though it has one gratuitous nude distant shot not in the book) or even a woman's nipple.
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You can see hundreds of these at LousyBookCovers.com. It's a plague, and once you start seeing them, you can't "unsee" them. But explicit content? Nope, not getting that at all. Hitch |
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I"ll check out that site. It looks like it might be fun. ![]() ADDED: And it is fun! I like your comment on the Nunn thing. Thank you for giving me a reason to light my pipe - and I've never smoked - so I can burn a few covers! Last edited by Dr. Drib; 11-27-2022 at 10:54 AM. |
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This Garden Gang series was popular with my kids 30 years ago and was written & illustrated by a kid. https://www.amazon.ca/Patrick-Pear-C.../dp/0721406394 |
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I used to devoutly read Slushpile Hell, but sadly, he stopped writing it. Best. Thing. Ever. Hitch |
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OK, this is the last one; at least, for some time.
I'm thinking of submitting this novella to a 'novella-in-flash' contest. The winners will be announced in about 4-5 months. So...in the meantime, I'm just going to sit on this. (Total length of novella-in-flash is 15,684 words) In case it doesn't place - Hey! Such is life, eh? - I'm thinking this cover might work, for some of the reasons listed below:
I do think, due to the nature of the title's length and how much real estate it covers on the canvas, that whatever happens I will need something similar to the set up as shown in the attachment. Let me take this opportunity now to thank everyone who posted in this thread. I thank you all for the suggestions and recommendations that have been given to me. It's deeply appreciated. ![]() Last edited by Dr. Drib; 11-27-2022 at 12:47 PM. |
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Was coming to say this. With a decent font and either a short title or a thoughtful rearrangement into large title + small subtitle, this would be not absolutely terrible. And it signals the adult-audience nature of the book.
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But Comic Sans...man, that's been around a looooooong time and whilst it is highly readable--despite the sneers and jeers--it really is overused. Comic Sans, Papyrus (curse you, James Cameron!), Algerian (sigh) and a few others really do seem to show up everywhere. And given tht this is not a child's book, in fact, but a book about childhood, I would consider something with a teeeny weeeeny bit more edge. Still kiddish, but not child-like. Hitch |
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I went through my thread and found your post on recommended fonts. I downloaded Hank BT and I do like the look of it. I replaced the earlier font with the Hank font, but for some reason I can't get it to boldface using Pixelmator Pro. Also, it's just a bit too thin compared to its replacement. This is the reason I attempted to boldface it - without success. I'll try some of the other fonts you recommended and do a comparison. Last edited by Dr. Drib; 11-28-2022 at 09:37 AM. |
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That last paragraph sums up exactly what I was trying to do in the writing: "[A] book about childhood..." |
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