Behind My 2026 Covers
What do my new book covers for The Lazare Family Saga mean to me, and how did my designer Damonza and I arrive at them? Let’s dive in! One thing I did differently with my saga’s 3.0 covers was to poll readers for reactions on a site called PickFu.com. This service is far from perfect….
The Art Over My Desk
Above my messy writer’s desk overflowing with research materials, I hung three works of art that helped inspire my historical family saga with strong romantic elements. Let’s take a closer look. Frank Dicksee’s The Confession (1896), a Victorian problem picture with multiple possible meanings. Is the man the woman’s husband or her priest? Which one…
Character Art!
I’ve spent three decades with the characters of The Lazare Family Saga. They are dear to me, and it’s long bothered me that I had only stock photos to represent my book children visually. When you’re working with existing images, nuance and individuality are lost. Then a few months ago, an author friend—the marvelous Susie…
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