#Steampunk Double #CoverReveal

Posted on by Teagan Riordain Geneviene
Wednesday, August 8, 2024
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Hello, all.  Before anyone starts to think that I’m prolific or anything (although I surely wish I were), this year I’ve redoubled my efforts to publish things that have been waiting in various stages of completion.  Otherwise, they might all topple over onto my head.  The next novel has been finished even longer than The Delta Pearl duology.  It was created in 2015 — and that’s also when I started collecting the information in the non-fiction book that I will publish at the same time.  They’re coming soon!

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Most of you know that I make my own book covers, creating collages of multiple images.  First allow me to unveil the fiction cover.  It went through several iterations over the years, but I’m best pleased with this one.  I’ve also tweaked the story title a couple of times.  This time I opted to put the protagonist’s name in the title, because fictionalizations of the 17th century scientist are known to some steampunk fans.  Although I’m not familiar with him being the main character in any stories (except mine).

Cornelis Drebbel, the Alchemist: and the Woman in Trousers

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Now for the non-fiction.  It’s been years since I’ve added to my Author Tool Chest collection.  Although I have a few new writer resource books in the works, when I decided to go ahead with the Cornelis Drebbel story, I moved this one to the front of the line.  Yes, I know… “steampunkery” is not a real word.  I made it up years ago, but I like it, so I’m keeping it.

Real Steampunkery Tech: True Contraptions of the Steam and Diesel Eras

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There will be more on both of the books soon.  Thanks for visiting.  Friendly comments are encouraged.  Hugs!

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79 thoughts on “#Steampunk Double #CoverReveal”

    1. Thanks so much, Lavinia. The e-book for Steampunkery Tech is fine. But half a day after publishing the paperback, Amazon came up with a bizarre excuse and pulled the paperback. Now they’re giving me the runaround about letting me fix it. They suddenly wouldn’t permit the font I used — even though I’ve used it on the previous three books I published. So frustrating. Just when it felt like something was going right. Enough of my whine. I’m happy to see you. Have a beautiful new week. Hugs.

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      1. I am sorry to hear about the troubles with Amazon. They may be trying to push people onto e-books only publishing.

        I bought the whole Dead of Winter series in paperback form earlier this year. That will be part of my winter reading here.

        Hugs on the wing from all here.

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        1. I’ve had that same thought. Or maybe they’re tired of the thousands of indie authors who don’t sell enough to make Amazon a lot of money taking up space there, and they want to push us away.
          Thank you so much about Dead of Winter. That means a lot to me, Lavinia. It definitely has a wintry vibe. I hope you love the journeys. Big hugs winging back to you and everyone at Salmon Brook Farms. ❤

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    1. Welcome, Harry. Thanks. Making my own covers lets me exercise a different creative need. I find making images soothing. I used to offer a line of “Designed & Ready” book covers, but not custom work. Now I find even the ready made business stressful, so I stopped promoting them. Have a great week. Hugs.

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  7. I love the way you make book covers. They are unique and creative and I believe they are close to how you imagine your stories to be. I spend a lot of time creating featured images and Pinterest pins for my travel posts. Sometimes when I’m confused I make two and let Sarah choose one of them. Wishing you a lot of success on these books. Hugs.

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    1. Thanks very much about the covers, Sharukh. I really do put a lot of effort into them, and even more thought. Your posts are beautifully illustrated. I love the images you and Sarah choose. It’s helpful to have someone to help you choose when it’s hard to decide. Hugs back to you both.

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  9. Congratulations Teagan!

    These covers are fabulous. I love your style. Your Steampunk style is especially wonderful.

    Cornelis Drebbel? I’m sure I’ve heard his name on your blog before.

    I’m slower than usual blogging right now. It’s Emmy season, and I’ve been and will be watching a ship load of tv shows.

    HUGS!

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    1. Hi, Resa. I get that it’s a commitment, but I hope you’re enjoying watching the Emmy nominees. Lately my YouTube feed has been giving me several videos about Edith Head, some with interviews of her. I love them.
      Yes, Cornelis (fictionalized) was one of my favorite, fun characters to write. He was a real historic figure too. I think I’ll try and dash off a quick post about him for this weekend. Big hugs winging back to you.

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      1. A Cornelis post sounds good, Teagan.
        Okay…TV headache for 3 more weeks.
        I am enjoying, thank you.
        There are a lot of amazing shows this year.

        It’s the hours at the computer and TV screens that hurt the head.

        HUGS!

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    1. Thanks very much, Robbie. Yes, Cornelis goes way back. I’ve had fun revisiting that story. It’s been edited several times for different formats. (It was my first — and woefully failed– attempt at Kindle Vella. 70 episodes into the story, I accidentally uploaded a duplicate episode, and they blocked or locked me out of the story, refusing to allow anything to be fixed.) Anyhow, it’s an easy task, because I’m just proofing and formatting. That lets me enjoy the story as I go. Hugs.

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  14. Teagan, your creativity is boundless! Eye-catching covers and chosen themes. I’d like to be able to fly be the seat of my pants in writing, like you. I’m stuck in historical fiction details. But, love it! Going to try Sci-fi next as a co- author. Let’s see if my mind can fly like yours. Congrats on getting to this point in your writing projects. Can’t wait for the results. Pats for the kitties. And hugs for you. 🧡🎶 Christine

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    1. Hi, Christine. You surprised me with the sci-fi remark. But then again, I can easily imagine you writing something with the mood of Ursula Le Guin. Go ahead and spread your wings, Moongirl!
      Kitties love heat, but the sun here is hugely intense, even when it isn’t very hot. At 100 degrees outside, the light is uncomfortable even for them. I think they’re missing spending as much time in the windows. Plus I have to close the curtains when it’s this hot. I have three layers of light blocking curtains in the west-facing bedroom — and it’s still hotter than the rest of the house. Anyhow, thanks for commenting. Big hugs winging back to you.

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  16. Great anticipation on this end, Teagan. I also have three books at various stages – one almost ready, one finished but getting my critique group’s reviews, and another partially written. I like have a menu to choose from.

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    1. Hi, Noelle. That sounds like a nice do-able menu. LOL, I like how you put it. I have one of those menus people hate because there’s too much to choose from. My curiosity is piqued about your next book! Thanks so much for this comment. Hugs.

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  18. Sounds like your focus is paying off well by you finishing these projects. These covers are solidly in the Teagan-esque fantastic collage-ness. I especially like the fiction cover with Cornelis Drebbel. That complex cover must’ve taken a while to create!

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    1. What a wonderful comment, Dave. You gave me a grin. Thanks about the cover for Cornelis. It was only 4 images (and 2 of those taken from the main photo of the man, to make it do what I needed). Although it was heavier on the brain-work than a lot of them, finetuning and getting it to behave properly. I also had to draw part of his hat (since it was cropped in the original), and draw the woman’s legs, and recolor her outfit — and erase her background at the pixel level. However, that doesn’t reach the difficulty-level of my Dead of Winter covers. I had to do all that with over a dozen image parts on many of those covers (14 novella-length volumes). Many thanks for visiting. Hugs.

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      1. I looked up your Dead of Winter series, and whoa, that must’ve been quite a project! As you mentioned, the difficulty of the cover designs — as well as the writing! Again, best wishes on wrapping up your current writing project 🙂

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    1. I remember that you liked that road locomotive. 😀 I’ve just found that a couple of computers ago, my Excel sheet of who gave what “reader things” didn’t get carried over from that old computer… That annoys me, because I like to look back at who provided what. Oh well.
      The reference book is fun work. It isn’t huge — only an overview of the more unique items, but I’ve managed to find interesting inventions for each letter of the alphabet. Naturally some letters have more than others. Take care with this horrible heat. Hugs.

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        1. Some improvement is better than none, I guess. We’ve had bad air quality for several days and it makes me feel like crap. I’m glad I invested in a medical grade air purifier a year ago. I hate to think how much worse I’d feel without it. But there are many people who have it worse.

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          1. When I went out for my ride at 6:43, the weather widget said it was 97 degrees in Corrales. My weather stations read 85 degrees at the same time. The weather widget says it’s 90 degrees right now; our weather station reads 79 degrees. We are almost always 10 to 15 degrees lower than the weather widget.

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  23. I am thrilled to hear this news and see these covers, Teagan! I am going to devour Cornelis Drebbel, the Alchemist: and the Woman in Trousers when it’s released, and I will crawl through Real Steampunkery Tech as I have with the other books in your toolbox.

    Great job on the covers! They both put me in the mood to read the books. I can’t wait.

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    1. Thanks, Darlene. It does feel good to know I’m finishing some things. Even though many more are still waiting for my attention. I put Cornelis to the front of the line, since it was already finished, edited, and formatted. I’ve just been holding it back because I wanted to do a second story for him… but that 2nd one got shelved years ago, so… I finally decided to publish this one. Hugs winging back to you.

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  25. Fantastic, Teagan! I don’t know how anyone could possibly put in an unkind comment – you do such great work – Titles, Covers and the content therein!!

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    1. You are so kind, GP — thank you. It’s been fun to revisit the Cornelis story while I put the finishing touches on it. I don’t think you were around back then. You would have loved the road locomotive, the original thingamajig, and Absinthe, the Green Fairy. Hugs.

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    1. Many thanks for that great feedback, Pete. I really appreciate it. The tech book has been fun to write. It’s not very big, but it’s an overview of some unique or even strange inventions of yesteryear. I’ve decided to add a mini-bio for an inventor at the beginning of each letter of the alphabet, so I made a lot more work for myself. It’s still fun though. Hugs.

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  28. Both covers are fabulous, Teagan. I caught some of your posts on Facebook, so I witnessed some of the creative process and is fascinating. I remember Cornelis Drebbel (and the woman in trousers, of course) and he is a fascinating historical figure, and a fabulous character in your story. And I am sure your non-fiction book will be very useful to authors and anybody else interested in the genre of steampunk (and dieselpunk) and the inventions of the era. Congratulations and I look forward to the news of their publication. Big hugs and love to Daphne and Velma. Keep cool!

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    1. Huge thanks for this wonderful comment, Olga. I’ve enjoyed revisiting Cornelis while I put the finishing touches on that story. He was one of the most fun characters to write. Thanks for all your support, here and on Facebook. ❤ Hugs winging back to you from the Scoobies and me.

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    1. Thanks for all your feedback along the way, Chris. I really appreciate it. The one with the gears was definitely the most popular on Facebook, but I found them distracting, and yet incomplete-feeling. I love the metal copper, and that seemed to be what was lacking. Hugs.

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