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Rich Rubin<a href="https://bookstodon.com/tags/ScribesAndMakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScribesAndMakers</a> 7.15 — How's your creativity going? Do you need help?I’ll never turn down help to spread the word about my already published books, and maybe pick up new supporters along the way. I’m glad this question came out today. My creative juices feel recharged now. I spent the last 3 days reading my most recent book, The Challenges of Being Me. I feel I’ve got a better grasp of my <a href="https://bookstodon.com/tags/WIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WIP</a> now!

Humphrey Archer<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScribesAndMakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScribesAndMakers</a> 17, Tell us about a book you like _despite_ its coverDunno. I read mostly textbooks or eBooks, and there the cover is really irrelevant.For my own books, the cover is the place I spend the least time and effort. In some sense this is a bit self-defeating (why are my sales so low, but also me, cover? marketing? meh) However, I would rather spend that time on writing something new.

RS, Author, Novelist, Prosaist<blockquote><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/ScribesAndMakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScribesAndMakers</a> 2025.07.17 — Tell us about a book you like despite its cover (don't show the cover yet.)</blockquote>The elevator pitch is "Yentl in the future." Google Yentl. My novel†. An SF YA. Published years ago before I took the R.S. nom de plume.=-=-=-=-=-= † I edited the post to be clear, Yentl is not my novel; I am simply not stating the title. Aren't the vagaries of English wonderful?[Author retains copyright (c)2025 R.S.]<a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/BoostingIsSharing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BoostingIsSharing</a> and <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/CommentingIsCool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CommentingIsCool</a><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gender</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fiction</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#writer</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#author</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/photographer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photographer</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/chef" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#chef</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/cooking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cooking</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sf</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sff</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#writingcommunity</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#writersOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#writers</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/RSdiscussion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RSdiscussion</a>

Curious Magpie<a href="https://beige.party/tags/scribesandmakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scribesandmakers</a> July 17 Tell us about a book you like despite its cover (don't show the cover yet).I have been an avid reader since my aunts, both only a few years older than me, taught me to decipher the words on a page.I had very few books of my own - almost every book came from the library - and then I had to give them back! So it's surprising how disappointed I was in 2nd grade when I received a book from my classroom secret santa. I hated the cover - the color, the texture, and the illustration. When I finally read it - Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott - it became one of my favorites.Also - one of pet peeves is when publishers change book covers. I loved the paperback covers of Tolkien's own illustrations of the LoTR books. And now ebook covers are changed at whim - instead of the fabulous illustrations from the Murderbot ebooks, the covers are photos from the tv series 🤢

Sean Patrick<a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ScribesAndMakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScribesAndMakers</a> 7/17 Tell us about a book you like despite its cover (don't show the cover)I can't think of any books I've read with covers I hated. Which means one of two things: 1) I don't really care what cover art looks like, or 2) I really care what cover art looks like.The only one that comes to mind from recent reading is Le Ton Beau De Marot, which has a cover that in my opinion doesn't really speak to the content of the book.

Steven D. Brewer 🏳️‍⚧️<a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ScribesAndMakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScribesAndMakers</a> 17. Tell us about a book you like despite its cover (don't show the cover yet)There was a book by <a href="https://wandering.shop/@cstross" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@cstross</a> (The Apocalypse Codex) that had a cover I couldn't stand. I checked the book out twice from the library, but every time I looked at the cover, I just couldn't make myself read it. I finally bought the ebook and, since I could just skip past the cover, and not have to see it every time I picked up the ereader, I could read the story — which I enjoyed immensely.

Kit AuthorSince we're talking about covers in <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ScribesAndMakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScribesAndMakers</a> here are a few cover tips from an author who has been around the block a few times...1) Font choices should be kept to 2/3 max. Title /Subtitle/ Author's name. If one is fancy, the others should be plain. Don't mix blackadder and Vivaldi AND Cinsel Decorative please.2) Make your cover approx 100x150 pixels. Can you read the title? Better yet the author? Readers will see this thumbnail size on their phones.<a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a>

Kit Author<a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ScribesAndMakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScribesAndMakers</a> 17. Tell us about a book you like despite its cover (don't show the cover yet)Coming from the steamier side of the romance world, I've received some fugly covers on my own work and also seen a few in my day.Because of this, I tend to not judge a book by its cover if the title/blurb grabs me. I can't think of the titles off the top of my head but am sure that I've read quite a few really good romances that had covers that were made in their day. (Poser people anyone?)

Spooky Panda 🇺🇦<a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ScribesAndMakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScribesAndMakers</a> 7.15 — How's your creativity going? Do you need help?It's going well, actually. If I ever do need help, I tend to either ask friends here for it or ask my girlfriend to read something for me or to lightly edit. It helps. We chat ideas all the time, and the muse comes back, or ideas will come to us. I love that.<a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a>

Spooky Panda 🇺🇦<a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ScribesAndMakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScribesAndMakers</a> 7.14 — Self-promotion day. Show us what you're proud of. Let's boost away.Okay, but this is so sweet. I love this prompt.I'm not going to call out one of my stories. Instead, I'll just share my writing in general. I'm an indie romance author, one published in many zines. I'm trying to be better about these things, and not to be a shy gremlin when it comes to sharing my stories, either fanfiction or original. I'll share my Archive of Our Own here, though, instead of my other work. It's just easier. I have original stories, yes, but there's also more. If you like Doctor Who, The Witcher, The Thick of It, The Hour, or Hammer Horror, I might have some stories meant for you... Here I am: <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/users/agoodtuckering" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archiveofourown.org/users/agoodtuckering</a><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a>

amPennyfeather<a href="https://mas.to/tags/ScribesAndMakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScribesAndMakers</a> 7/17. Tell us about a book you like "despite" its cover (don't show the cover yet.)"Divine Rivals" by Rebecca Ross. It's the first of a duology, and both are good.Amazing characters, the world-building is interesting, the plot intriguing, and the romance is well done! I really enjoyed it. Even though it was a lot more intense and gut-wrenching than I was prepared for (strong themes of war and death) But I couldn't stop, so I just suffered through. And it had a good ending.

Anderlandbooks<a href="https://bookstodon.com/tags/ScribesAndMakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScribesAndMakers</a> July 17. Tell us about a book you like despite its cover (don't show the cover yet.)Wondered for some time, but now I can say: The First & Forever series by Alexa Land. I binged the books the week after my mom died, when I was in dire need of light-hearted distraction. I am so no fan of any of the covers, but the books were absolutely what I needed at the time.

Asakiyume<a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ScribesAndMakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScribesAndMakers</a> 2025-7-17 Tell us about a book you like *despite* its cover (don't show the cover yet).When I was a kid, there was a book in the school library I actively avoided because of its cover. But when I finally read it---because my sister read it--it became one of my favorites, and I even struck up a correspondence with the author for a while. It's since been reissued with a different cover.

Art of Goulwen RTell us about a book you like *despite* its cover (don't show the cover yet.)In France, Marvel comics were distributed by a publisher who redoes the covers by a French painter named Jean Frisano. For many, they were a huge plus but I always found them ugly <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/ScribesAndMakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScribesAndMakers</a> 2025-07-17

Ciwi 🏳️‍🌈<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScribesAndMakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScribesAndMakers</a> Jul 17: Tell us about a book you like despite its cover (don't show the cover yet.) I can’t recall anything. Normally I absolutely judge the book by its cover. 😆 It’s very often a good indicator for the inside. It just is.

Julie Liddell Whitehead<a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/ScribesAndMakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScribesAndMakers</a> 17. Tell us about a book you like despite its cover (don't show the cover yet)If the cover looks cheap-made (shiny, flimsy, bad art), I don't read the book.

Rachel A. Rosen<a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ScribesAndMakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScribesAndMakers</a> 17. Tell us about a book you like despite its cover (don't show the cover yet)So many. A lot of publishers seem to have no idea what to do with literary SFF. Fifth Season, The Saint of Bright Doors, and the recent Ancillary Justice reissue come to mind. But I'll pick on A Sorceress Comes To Call by T. Kingfisher, which was so much fun but the cover looks like clipart.

Christina Anne Hawthorne<a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/ScribesAndMakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScribesAndMakers</a> 17 covers…Good gosh, I purchase ebooks. I glimpse it briefly when I purchase it & never again. I couldn’t tell you what the cover looks like on any books after purchase.There’s also another simple fact, at least as it applies to me. Covers are the most purely marketing element of a book. Therefore, knowing what I know about marketing, I assume they’re all lies.In that sense, I read ALL books despite their covers.<a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmWriting</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a>

Christina<a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/ScribesAndMakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScribesAndMakers</a> A book I liked despite the cover. Tough to answer. I don't judge a book by its cover, but when I see perfectly good obviously self made indie covers get switched out for generic professional ones, it deflates me a bit. And yes, I kind of did the same thing for my first series (swapped by stylized cover for closeups of women's faces) so I acknowledge my hypocrisy.But basically if your book cover isn't obviously fascist or otherwise hateful, I won't judge.

Joyce Lionarons<a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/ScribesAndMakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScribesAndMakers</a> Tell us about a book you like despite it's cover.I pay so little attention to covers that I can't think of anything. And as @QuokkaMocha said, the ones that replace original covers with photos from a TV or film adaptation annoy me. But otherwise? I just don't pay attention.

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