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dickrubin716 , 5 days ago

@BonnettsBooks @mastodonbooks @bookstodon I too will always have a warm spot in my heart for @RogerRemacle and Mastodonbooks. Glad you found your way to a new instance and we still can follow each other

dickrubin716 OP , 10 days ago

@benetnasch @bookstodon Your second guess is closer. It’s a coming of age/kind of romance YA book. I’ve been feeling stuck because my “team” have all enjoyed the book and the cover. They’ve also spoken up when they didn’t like something. But now that the book is live I feel I’m hitting a roadblock and not getting the book into readers hands like my previous ones.

dickrubin716 OP , 10 days ago

@willelm @bookstodon That’s good to know you’d give this book a couple seconds to learn more about it. This is a YA coming of age/kind of romance story. I felt this cover would help stand out against the millions of graphic designed titles in this genre.

dickrubin716 OP , 10 days ago

@willelm @bookstodon Thanks for the feedback and playing along!

dickrubin716 OP , 10 days ago

@benetnasch @bookstodon In my mind I was thinking this non-illustrated cover might help it stand out when sharing a screen of covers from reviewers. I might use Mastodon to gather feedback on ideas for my next cover, whenever that might end up being

dickrubin716 OP , 10 days ago

@wanderinghermit @bookstodon Now that you’ve suggested that song I can’t help but think it fits my MC, thanks

dickrubin716 OP , 10 days ago

@thorncoyle @bookstodon I’ve received this comment a lot. Seems I may have missed the mark on this YA book

dickrubin716 OP , 10 days ago

@negative12dollarbill @diazona @bookstodon Ouch, but likely well deserved feedback. Yes, this long pretentious phrase is the title to a YA book. I’ll definitely keep in mind to use contrast and non-stick fonts in future books. Thank you both

dickrubin716 OP , 10 days ago

@elysegrasso @benetnasch @bookstodon I’m beginning to believe my original goal of being different with this cover hasn’t quite been a hit with the intended audience. I’m still proud of the book. Now I’ll try to keep these struggles in mind for future books. Thank you for the thoughtful response!

dickrubin716 OP , 10 days ago

@noodlemaz @willaful @benetnasch @bookstodon Yup, that’s me who self published this book using stock fonts. I do like the suggestion of using a handwriting type of font. Will keep this suggestion in mind for future books. Thanks for the feedback

dickrubin716 OP , 10 days ago

@beecycling @bookstodon I haven’t used Canva before, but have heard good things about it. Thanks for the suggestion

dickrubin716 OP , 10 days ago

@noodlemaz @willaful @benetnasch @bookstodon No offense taken. If we take my current book out of the equation, there are tons of self published books that can go toe-to-toe with trad published books. The reader wouldn’t be able to tell in most cases. Mine just fell a bit short. Which is ok since I write as a hobby to get the stories out of my head

dickrubin716 OP , 9 days ago

@Rhube @noodlemaz @willaful @benetnasch @bookstodon I am very grateful for you multiple message response! This is yet another reason why I love Mastodon over my time at that other site. You’ve given me some things to think about when I get to my next book, thanks

dickrubin716 OP , 9 days ago

@patchworkbunny @thorncoyle @bookstodon I’m starting to wish I would’ve crowdsourced my options first before committing to this one

dickrubin716 , 10 days ago

@alhatch @bookstodon I’ve binge read the first 23 Boxcar Children books out loud to my daughter over the last few months. The last book I read for myself that I enjoyed was The Couple At No. 9 by Claire Douglas.

dickrubin716 , 19 days ago

@CindySue @bookstodon I’m 44 and enjoy reading YA, especially contemporary stories. Not so much a fan of sci-fi or fantasy, which currently seem to be taking over the market.

dickrubin716 OP , 1 month ago

@jaystephens @bookstodon Sometimes real life is stranger than any fictional idea! Thanks for sharing this