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Alaska Homesteader

Robert Murray — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:01:59 +0000

Is it possible to get connected to professional authors for advice and comments without any money. I live in very remote Alaska for 42yrs and have 0 dollars but a million dollar story 🙂 Thank You in advance ❤️

Publisher accepting submissions in March 2025

Suzy Susan — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 22:55:03 +0000

Hi Jericho

I got an email from Jericho a week or so back about a UK publisher about to open submissions in March.

Now I can’t find the email. Can you tell me again who the publisher is please?

Thanks

Suzy

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Ask Jericho Anything January 2025

Emily Mitchell — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 17:11:34 +0000

We were off to a great start for the New Year today as we had our first Ask Us Anything session with Premium Members for this year. As always, it was a lively and busy discussion.

We highlighted this masterclass: How to Plot a Sub-Plot with Neil Blackmore – Jericho Writers

Also, we discussed the very exciting upcoming Ultimate One-Day Writing Workshop – Jericho Writers. You can find further details on the page and via the brochure you can download.

Reply To: Advice on cover image

Vince Rockston — Sat, 21 Dec 2024 16:21:23 +0000

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Dave. I did look at the Amazon HF covers. Interesting – but inconclusive. Some just use symbols, some feature a full image, some have a scene in the lower half and large text, some have a dominant person…

Reply To: Advice on cover image

Hadi Wahab — Sat, 21 Dec 2024 15:15:26 +0000

Hi Vince.

I would go for the stormy sea if I had to choose between these two. But maybe you could come up with something even better.

Reply To: Advice on cover image

Dave Sinclair — Sat, 21 Dec 2024 14:15:52 +0000

Well, the simple answer is I don’t know – I’m far from an expert on covers. I like the stormy sea cover because it says something about what I might expect from the book. And I think that is the key thing. If you show me a vampire in the cover, I’m definitely not going to look at the book (not my area of interest). So the reader is often going to make a snap decision after a cursory look at the cover, so setting expectations that match the book content is important. I don’t think you need to go into any great detail – but a simple picture like the stormy sea says (at least to me) – Male protagonist, dangerous journey, maybe because of a family problem (the figures in the background). And I like a story with an obvious journey (either physical or moral), so the cover would make me look a bit further. But if this is a religious conflict rather than one of physical endeavour. (eg is like Robert Harris’s Conclave rather than a Lord of the Rings-type quest) then maybe a bit more abstract indication of the story content might be appropriate (eg a church, a sinister cardinal figure, symbols of catholicism vs Protestantism etc).

Looking at the recent historical fiction covers on Amazon might give some ideas of what is thought to work in the marketplace:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=historical+fiction+books&crid=354BW8JB8B0LU&sprefix=historical+%2Caps%2C109&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_11

My feeling is it is better to keep it simple, rather than to put too much complexity on the cover. But as I say I’m no professional, your mileage may well vary ! 🙂

Reply To: Advice on cover image

Vince Rockston — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 18:12:22 +0000

Thanks very much, Dave. And thanks for the 2p worth of comments on the cover images. They are, of course, AI generated, but only serve as ideas for a true artist to work on. So you want excitement/jeopardy. Good point. And Gédéon is 18 at the time of their flight. Doy you have any other suggestions? Should I smuggle in the Royal, Huguenot and Catholic symbols?