Browsing Archive: July, 2010

Writing Can Be A Pain In The Back!

Posted by J. R. on Saturday, July 31, 2010, In : Occupational Safety and Health

Seriously, I'm not attempting to be facetious here. Anyone who sits for extended lengths of time, whether writing against a deadline, painting your latest masterpiece, working as a data entry clerk or a financial analyst or customer service rep, you need to find the time to move your butt out of that seat.

A few short weeks ago, I was bending over to pick up something in my closet before setting off to run some errands. As I stood back up with the item in hand, I felt a sharp pain. I went dir...

New Cover Design for Bitty and the Guardian of Sespria

Posted by J. R. on Sunday, July 11, 2010, In : Cover Design

Although my intent was to put my nose to the grindstone and complete all illustrations for Emily, Brave and Swift, I spent the greater portion of the last two weeks revising the Cover art for my Bitty novel. I believe the new cover will better attract my intended target market--YA Fantasy Adventure readers. While I was redesigning the cover (which was originally a painting of Bitty stepping out of her world into Sespria), I also used the opportunity to creatively spruce up some of the interio...
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