Cover Reveal for New Book - STORM DAMAGE

(c)2018 Douglas W Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
United States
September 9, 2018 8:19am CST
Good morning myLot friends. Sorry I was absent yesterday. Me and the missus went out of town to visit my dad and celebrate his 81st birthday with family. We didn't get back until late evening. I do offer a conciliation today in the form of letting y'all be the first members of the public to see the proposed cover for my next book, STORM DAMAGE. I finished the Kindle version of the cover this morning. I would very much like to know what you think of it. The book itself is still in the editing and revision stage but I hope to start formatting the Kindle Version withing the next 6-8 weeks. I will be spending the rest of today finishing up the paperback version of the cover and working on edits of the book. How was your Saturday, and how do you plan to spend today?
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Go Crossbones
@crossbones27 (52905)
• Mojave, California
9 Sep 18
Congrats on more than one thing then. Happy birthday to your dad. Also what a neat peaceful book cover. Is that a real picture of the North Carolina Ocean side or is that more of an artistic cover. Maybe it is both? I would like to hear how you came up with that. Some thought seems to have went into that one.
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Go Crossbones
@crossbones27 (52905)
• Mojave, California
9 Sep 18
@DWDavis Well you chose wise my friend and sometimes and as long as it fits the topic at hand. all that matters.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
9 Sep 18
Thanks for the congrats. I wish I could take credit for the picture, but it is the result of hours of looking through stock photo websites until I found a picture that captured the story in the book.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (57233)
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9 Sep 18
Seems like quite a few mylotters and family members have birthdays in September. Mine is on the 13th. I like the cover.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
9 Sep 18
My father's birthday was the same as my grandmother's. She always said he was her favorite birthday present. I'm glad you like the cover.
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Hope
@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
10 Sep 18
The title makes one wonder and want to read the book to see what happened to the woman on the cover.
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Hope
@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
11 Sep 18
@DWDavis Ah, the plot thickens!
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
11 Sep 18
To make the cover even more enticing I can tell you that depending on which of two women in the book you think suffers most, the woman on the cover could represent either or both of them.
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Tina Dalasinski
@Tina30219 (82978)
• Onaway, Michigan
9 Sep 18
Nice cover. I look forward to reading it as well. Yesterday I had some me time spent it reading and playing games on the wii. My boyfriend went fishing with a friend
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Tina Dalasinski
@Tina30219 (82978)
• Onaway, Michigan
10 Sep 18
@DWDavis I look forward to reading it when it is done keep me posted on it please. Yeah when it is hot out we don’t like to do lots of things. When it is hot out me and my boyfriend and our friends are all out floating the river in our kayaks or canoes. I am sure you will be looking forward to your fishing weekend.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
9 Sep 18
I'm glad you like the cover. I've been working on the title page and copyright page this afternoon, once I got the cover as done as I can until I get a page count. I haven't been fishing this summer, first because of the hip, and later because it was too dang hot. I do have a trip planned for Evil European Invader Guy Day weekend.
DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
11 Sep 18
@Tina30219 My fishing weekend is in jeopardy due to Florence. The storm should be long gone by that weekend but there's no telling if the pier we plan to fish from will still be there.
Barbara Radisavlejvic
@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
13 Sep 18
I'll go over to Amazon to see if you have other books there I don't know about. I like to review books -- especially if I get review copies from the author or publisher. I don't get as many ARCs now that I quit selling books myself and just started affiliate selling. I just checked Amazon and couldn't find anything listed yet by you. Feel free to message me the links if they exist.
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Barbara Radisavlejvic
@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
14 Sep 18
@DWDavis They sound interesting. I checked earlier. When I did a search for your name and author I came up empty. So your link was helpful.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
14 Sep 18
I will. I have six books on Amazon right now.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Sep 18
I like the cover. Good luck with progress on the book.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
11 Sep 18
I'm glad you like the cover. I am hoping the book will be out in time for Christmas.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Sep 18
@DWDavis That would be good. I hope it happens.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (208826)
• United States
9 Sep 18
I like the cover! It looks wistful. What software program are you using to format the Kindle book?
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
9 Sep 18
I use MS Word and the KDP formatting template. I'm glad you like the cover.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (208826)
• United States
9 Sep 18
@DWDavis OK Thanks.
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Alfredo Rossi
@amadeo (111937)
• United States
9 Sep 18
Good luck on the book there.the cover?Is very interesting.But would not have put the log there o n the right. Something about it I do not like.But this is yours not mine.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
9 Sep 18
The photo is one I licensed from a stock photo website. My thought is the log on the right enhances the idea of things tossed about by the storm.
Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (54715)
• United States
10 Sep 18
Your cover looks nice
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
11 Sep 18
Thank you. A lot of thought went into choosing that photo for the book.
Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (135664)
• Marion, Ohio
9 Sep 18
I like the cover. My Saturday and today both are being spent cleaning inside as we have steady rains. Hope you have a great Sunday.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
9 Sep 18
I'm glad you like the cover. Is all the rain you're getting the remnants of H. Gordon? We're keeping a weather eye on H. Florence right now. Unless she moves north and easy, we're in line for a direct hit.
Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (135664)
• Marion, Ohio
9 Sep 18
@DWDavis Yes it is. We almost always get hit when they come in on the coast there. But thankfully the winds are usually done by the time the rain gets to us. I hope Florence changes course enough for you.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238291)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 Sep 18
I like the cover. It made me think. What's the book about?
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
9 Sep 18
I hope it intrigued you enough to want to read the book when it comes out.
Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
9 Sep 18
I love the cover! Happy editing and revision. That's what I'm doing too with Thread of Evidence.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
11 Sep 18
The editing is such a tedious chore. I find myself following the story line instead of looking for those little things that need to be fixed.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
11 Sep 18
@DWDavis Yes, it is. I wish you all the best as you bring it to completion.
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April
@thislittlepennyearns (68246)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
9 Sep 18
I can't wait till it's available on Kindle. I love the cover.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
9 Sep 18
You will be one of the first to know.
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April
@thislittlepennyearns (68246)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
9 Sep 18
@DWDavis I feel honored. I am so excited. I will probably read your other books after i finish the book i am currently reading..
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Courage7
@Courage7 (19626)
• United States
9 Sep 18
Aw happy bday to your Dear Dad. Wow another book, you got a good bunch of books there friend. I love that cover.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
9 Sep 18
I'm glad you love the cover. I spent a lot of time looking for what I felt was just the right photo to capture the mood of the book.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (153544)
• India
10 Sep 18
I think writing a book is easy but not when it comes to choosing a cover What we see in the picture is so soothing and says more without saying anything. Good Luck on your efforts.
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koopharper
@koopharper (7599)
• Canada
9 Sep 18
KDP tools were pretty good I found. Translated that means I could work with them. I think the cover is really good. I hope you do well with the book.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
9 Sep 18
I've had good luck with the KDP tools on my other books. I'm glad you like the cover.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (148731)
• Roseburg, Oregon
10 Sep 18
Your cover looks nice. Good luck on your book.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502343)
• Italy
9 Sep 18
I had read months ago that September is the month with more births in the United States and UK. Judging by the posts of myLotters this seems true. Happy Birthday to your dad.
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MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (91067)
• United States
9 Sep 18
I really like the cover. It makes me wonder what the book is about. Congratulations and best wishes to your dad on his 81 st birthday. That definitely is a cause for celebration!
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
9 Sep 18
Thank you. I'll be telling more about the book later. Suffice it for now to say that sometimes storms don't just damage the physical things.
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