New cover art REVEALED!

Hey fans!

Right out of the gate, I want to give a big thank you to everyone who has helped make Forsaken Talents a truly amazing success. The series is my new best-seller, something I never expected, and that’s AWESOME!

And we have some new cover art for book 3!

Cover art by J Caleb Clark of JCalebDesign.com

Cover art by J Caleb Clark of JCalebDesign.com

Let me know what you think in the comments! Also, I’m uploading the wide art without typesetting so you can download it for a background if you like. Enjoy!

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I think the new art calls for a contest of sorts. I have a ton of references to metal bands and songs that I love in the Forsaken Talents series. The first person to correctly identify at least 2 metal references in the first 2 books will win a special prize! Shoot me an email with your answer.

My official recommendations for pros in the book industry

UPDATED FOR 2024

Looking for professional services to bring your next book project to publication?

Here's a list of the people I've found who do excellent work:

Author Analytics, General Tools, and Data Collection:

  • ReaderLinks aka Author Helper Suite

  • I’ve been using ReaderLinks for at least 7 or 8 years now (as of 2024) and cannot recommend it enough! Get all your data in one place, track detailed sales breakdowns, and finally know what promotions work and what is a waste of money. Insanely helpful.

Formatting:

Editing:

Proofreading:

  • The editors I mentioned above can proofread just fine, and I have one recommendation for a proofreading grammar specialist. Email A. J. Maruna (ajmaruna@gmail.com) and tell him I sent you. His prices are exceptionally good, and he does excellent work.

Covers:

Logos, Designs, Book Trailers, and Author Merch (like t-shirts, stickers, things to sell or giveaway at convention booths, etc.):

  • Brad Lark (blark@blark.com) is the only person I’ve found so far with reasonable rates for shirts and general graphics work. Shoot him an email. You can see some of his portfolio here. And you can check out his full website here: Flying Pork Apparel.

ARC Services:

Email List Management / Sending:

  • I’ve used a couple different services, and MailerLite is the only one I currently recommend.

Looking for a publisher?

My own services are back!

  • After a couple years of focusing elsewhere, I’m back and offering some writer services once more.

Want your service to be featured?

  • Too bad. I only feature services that I’ve personally used and found to be exemplary. You can’t pay to be on the list. (Alright, well… at a certain number I won’t say no, but you’ll need to at least be paying a few of my mortgage payments before you catch my attention)

 

What a cheesy picture…

What a cheesy picture…