A 1920s Moment & a Cover Reveal: A Peril in the Vines

Posted on by Teagan Riordain Geneviene

Saturday, October 12, 2024

Image collage by Teagan

Welcome back to my sanctuary, everyone.  I need to relax.  How about you?  So this isn’t going to be much of a post. I’m only sharing a little about what was supposed to have been my August/September project. All the mess I mentioned on Wednesday threw everything off schedule. I’m struggling at mid-October to finish my September stuff.  Specifically, it’s book-3 in my 1920s paranormal series, A Medium’s Peril.

In the first book, the characters went up against an evil entity called a soul-tie.  In the second volume, the adversary was the magic of nature gone rogue in a supernatural bayou.  This time… well, the magic part is not easy to describe.  So, I’ll let that be a mystery.  However, it does involve a mysterious “gypsy” refugee.  (Sorry not to be PC, the word was not offensive in the 20s.) It’s coming soon.

A Peril in the Vines

I used the stone path to lead from the jack-o’-lantern in the crystal ball up to the girl in the distance, who is tied to the medium’s vision and supernatural events.

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Don’t forget, Bad Moon Rising is at Teri Polen’s blog, Books & Such.  It lasts all October.  I will be there October 27th.

Author Teri Polen interviews a different author each day.  This week, her guests included Robbie Cheadle and John W. Howell, and Denise Finn.

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That’s all I have today.  Thanks for visiting.  Friendly comments are encouraged.  Hugs!

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And now the obligatory shameless self-promotion…  The other books in the series, A Medium’s Peril.

Universal Purchase Links

A Peril in Ectoplasm

Kindle:  relinks.me/B0BJ9N1GBX

Paperback:  relinks.me/B0BJBXGJ7L

A Peril in the Bayou

Kindle:  relinks.me/B0CKGRJS8F

Paperback:  relinks.me/B0CKHFYMLJ

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70 thoughts on “A 1920s Moment & a Cover Reveal: A Peril in the Vines”

  1. Hey there. Had a horrible week, don’t ask, but I’m back. I like the cover image. It in someway made me think of Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. You know that first instant thought that comes to mind, I’m talking of that. Of course, when the thought passes it looks unique. I’m so into these classic novels, Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility and The Great Gatsby being three of my all time favorites.

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    1. I’m sorry to hear that, Sharukh. I’ve been having difficulty coping — I understand.
      Hmm… Wuthering Heights? I had not thought of that. Thanks for the great feedback. I couldn’t help being concerned that this cover might seem “quirky” (because of the jack-o’-lantern) when I wanted it to be creepy, or at least mysterious. I loved Austen’s books. One of my unfinished books is a steampunk re-telling of Pride and Prejudice in an alternative history, or maybe it’s an alternative world… that part doesn’t matter. I found Gatsby disturbing on many levels, and it left me feeling cold and empty — HOWEVER I believe that is what the author intended to get his message across. It was quite well written. Thanks for commenting. Wishing you a new week that absolutely shimmers with good things. Hugs.

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      1. Yes, Gatsby has that kind of vibe to it, but I loved the message that the pursuit of wealth often leads to destruction and one achieves nothing out of it. At that point in life, I was going through my biggest lows in life, I’ll share that with you on Messenger, if you want to hear it.

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    1. Thanks very much, Resa. I appreciate that feedback. I went through so many cover concepts for this one. Nobody seemed to like any of them (and they when I ditched them all and started working on this one, a few people said they liked the second set of concepts… but that’s probably Facebook not showing my posts to my connections). Anyhow I hope you’ve had a good week so far. Hugs.

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      1. Ah , not a bad week. Sinking deeper into art, avoiding stupidity.
        Thank you for asking, Teagan!
        I’m not on Facebook. Never have been. Never will be.
        That’s just me.
        Anyway, I’m sure selecting a book cover is a huge task. That image has to say a lot, whatever you need it to say.

        Have a GREAT rest of the week! I insist!
        Hugs!

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        1. Exactly (book covers). LOL, avoiding stupidity… well said. That would be so nice.
          I haven’t been able to focus to write, so I’ve been working on illustration images (NO CGI — eye roll).
          I never used Facebook and tried to hold out even after I started publishing books. Unfortunately, it’s a necessary evil or authors. Wishing you a thriving Thursday. ❤

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          1. I understand about the FB necessary evil; that and Amazon.
            I guess stupidity is in a giant free samples of shampoo basket. Help yourself. No limit. Massage into scalp. Rinse.

            Illustrations… no CGI…. so you are drawing manually? That sounds cool.
            Lately I’ve been interested in collage art. I saw some crazy fabulous work by an artist who uses trash…like my gowns do.
            Have a great day!
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            1. No, I’m not talented enough to draw on that scale. Maybe if I gave it my complete attention, I could do one decent sketch in a year, LOL. But even that is doubtful. I’m collecting public domain photos of the era and making collages of them. No computer generated (CGI) images. So it tends to take longer and is certainly more effort. I really shouldn’t have started with the illustrations since I’m so far behind schedule… But I couldn’t focus and making the images sometimes helps.
              Maybe I’ll show some of them in my next post. Thanks for causing me to have that idea. 🙂

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    1. Why, thank you, Tim. That means a lot to me. I really put a lot of work into that title. It ended up setting the title-theme for a series. The current title had me stumped for several weeks, but it had the extra self-imposed requirement of beginning with “A Peril”. The cover collage has eleven image parts, not including text. I went through about a dozen concepts. My favorites included a young “gypsy girl” from some 1920s photos. But it got some rude feedback about the model on Facebook. The next set was ignored (or maybe just not circulated by FB), so I threw them out too. I actually liked a couple of those better than this one too… This one, I didn’t share with anyone, recognizing that I was letting feedback hold me down. I’ll stick with this one though. Thanks for your kind words. Hugs.

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        1. The devil can definitely be in the details.

          Sending you a couple of recordings via Dropbox. The first one has a little tech blip. The second one, I didn’t start the first word well. Maybe you can patch together the best parts of each…

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  13. I’ve always enjoyed your stories. They are wild-eyed action from start to finish with amazing characters. But, those graphics! Wowzer. The graphics are so good, they help tell the story. Do you use static magnetic pixels and ink because my face gets stuck in your stories and I suddenly feel transported into the scenery. 😃

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    1. LOL, static magnetic pixels. That’s funny, Daniel. Your kind words and feedback are both greatly appreciated. I always aim for (and hope for) my covers to help start the story. I used the stone path to lead from the jack-o’-lantern in the crystal ball up to the girl in the distance, who is tied to the medium’s vision and supernatural events. Hmmm… I need to edit this post to include that bit. LOL. Hugs.

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      1. I can tell a lot of thought goes into everything you create. It’s amazing to see and it all works together to enhance our experience. If I was a xerox, I’d copy your techniques exactly. I’ll settle for reading, listening, and learning while I spend a good bit of time mesmerized with good stories.

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    1. It’s my pleasure to promote BMR, Terri. I really hesitated about the pumpkin. That’s sort of a… binding thread of creepiness to hold the story elements together. But I was afraid it was too quirky, and would make the story appear to be comical, which it is not. Hopefully the jack-o’-lantern is evil looking enough. LOL. Hugs.

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    1. Thanks for your great feedback, Darlene. Part of the “real world notes” at the end of this one touch on the Armenian genocide. The few scenes relating to that were difficult to write. I had to scale my mind back and not go into much detail before I could write them. Hugs.

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