I did a TON of world-building for Starscape. I figured out pretty close to everything. One thing I created was a star chart because at the time I was into astronomy, and since stars are so important to the story (and because astronomy is cool), I thought it would be fun to make a star chart.ContinueContinue reading “The stars of Militer”
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Two cover choices
Well, after seeing all the potential, I’ve come to the decision that I am indeed going to reboot Starscape’s cover. I will likely make a sort of event thingy of it towards the end of the winter, shortly before Seascape comes out. Many of you probably saw my post the other day with my projected new design.ContinueContinue reading “Two cover choices”
What if I changed the cover? (poll)
For a while now, I’ve been considering doing a makeover of Starscape’s cover. This morning I had some spare time and did some fiddling around on Photoshop, coming up with this design. I have to admit I love it. But your opinion on this is, in many ways, more important than mine. Do YOU think IContinueContinue reading “What if I changed the cover? (poll)”
Interview with PVP
Bridget MacMillan from Prickly Valley Publications interviewed me the other day about Starscape.
Why am I self-publishing?
At some point, I’m sure there will be people who will ask me why I chose to self-publish Starscape. After all, this is so much more work in many different ways. I have to personally format my book’s interior, create a compelling cover image, write a summary, single-handedly promote my book… It might seem like a lot of needless, painful work when I could instead spend my time finding an agent to represent me to a traditional publisher. So why am I self-publishing?
Benita J. Thompson 