X. Ho Yen's Author Newsletter (10 Aug 2023)
Greetings Dear Subscribers,
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This is just a quick update to share with you the glorious new book cover I've purchased from Ukrainian design studio, MiblArt.com.
Check it out!
See, there's Stockholm at the bottom, with New Year's Eve fireworks in the distance, phenotype-universal silhouettes of the ensemble cast with a 'virus' theme around them, and the planet, because sci fi. :) Very pretty!
Why these themes? You'll have to find out the old-fashioned way. :)
The proof print from Amazon confirms that the interior looks splendid, although their print of the cover doesn't quite capture the vibrancy of that green. A proof print from IngramSpark/LightningSpark is in work. We'll see if their print houses do a better job than Amazon's. They did with the MSD covers.
Side note: after asking Findawayvoices.com to cancel my account (because of the audiobook not being published debacle), they begged me to let them take another crack at the tax form problem. I told them they're in a race against me finding another option, but they seem to be trying.
That's all for this brief update!
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Thanks for sticking with me! I hope it’s at least mildly entertaining to watch this author second career/hobby thing come together. Please do share my page with fellow realism-based sci fi fans, especially anyone who enjoyed Weir’s The Martian and Project Hail Mary, Older’s Infomocracy, Stephenson’s Cryptonomicon, Card’s Speaker for the Dead, Mandel’s Station Eleven, or Corey’s The Expanse. I'm convinced Minimum Safe Distance would appeal to the same audience, because I wrote it for me and *I'm* in that audience. Thanks for your support! XHY https://XHoYenAuthor.com