Once more, exploring angles of images… I think I like this one best.

Or better yet…

New cover idea for GANI & SEAN – thought the rocks with the gun sort of floating in air above them was a tad bizarre in appearance, so changed the “theme” of the chosen cover design. I think I like the “wine” colored font, too.

Or this color…

May3

Or perhaps “firebrick red” for the cover font rather than “maroon.” Looking at it later in the day, I think I prefer the maroon. What do you think?

The incarnation of Jack

May3

So, in like two seconds of my last post, I know the answer. Of course crime novels written by women sell less than ones written by men. Why? Because plenty of research shows women are dismissed by men and by women. Women are less serious, less talented, more inclined to sentimentality, more likely to be bitchy and irritable and manipulative.

A woman’s chances of being read by anyone — whether male or female — are smaller than the chances of a man being read.

So, GANI & SEAN is now written by me, and my name is Jack Winter.

Rough draft finished

May3

My rough draft of GANI & SEAN is done. I just finished it. Now for the hard work — the editing. Reading and re-reading. To make this process easier, I usually order a proof copy of the book, use pencil to mark the whole manuscript.

Realizing a longer novel…

May2

My tendency is to write shorter novels rather than longer, but GANI & SEAN has grown quite complicated and I have many — what are they called — loose ends to tie up and threads to weave together. Oh fun…

Fooling around with book cover…

Apr30

A different book cover idea for GANI & SEAN…

52K plus… the wiggly way straightens…

Apr29

Ah, the wiggly way has stopped meandering. GANI & SEAN takes a straighter path and quite unexpectedly at 52,952 words.

A wiggly way…

Apr29

Ever take a path in the woods that turns out to wiggle its way around until you feel like you aren’t going anywhere but lo and behold you get somewhere anyway? Yes? Oh good.