Shit just got real. (The PROOF)

  I opened the package on camera, the way the cool kids do on Youtube… Then I dropped it, ripped the packaging wrong, the camera fell and then it stopped recording. (I am awesome.) Was it exciting getting it though? Yes, but not the way I thought. I thought I’d cry or pass out because it’s been such a long time coming but I didn’t. This was possibly because I have repeatedly seen the cover everywhere; my desktop background (since April 2017,) my phone wallpaper, printed out next to my computer, glued in my appointment diary and so on… I was allowed a lot of input into the colour scheme, fonts, elements in the background on the cover (and more) after being extremely fortunate and blessed to find a extraordinarily talented and accommodating designer. Seeing it in my hand in 3D was fun and my furry child, Dom, even reviewed the overall product in his unique and fancy feline way the first night I had it. Getting a Proof Copy to check over is exciting and also one of the last times your work is just yours before you put it out for everyone else to read. It is the last time you get to check for errors in formatting or other. I reeealllly recommend doing this if your publisher gives you an option because you can also see how the cover works and if the colours are to your liking or if they turned out the way your printer made it look online etc. It also lets you have a better chance to decide if you want the cover to be matte or glossy. King of Spades has a matte finish and literally feels like material or velvet. It’s awesome. I tried not to get carried away with the first (almost complete) tangible version of King of Spades. I had to write “PROOF COPY”  in pen on the inside cover to remind myself that it’s important…but no one else will see it or know that it fell off the desk while open and pages were creased or that I had it in the car and elbowed it while it was on the console and dog-eared the cover. Or that my cat tried eating it…  🙂 I cannot wait to finish and release the next Darkrose novels and see what else we can come up with.   *Reading this back to myself…I realise I am clumsy AF.     -Ever