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2007.09.27

I didn't forget - a book update.

I didn't forget about my plan to do a book cover a week. Unfortunately for anyone looking forward to it, last week I was swamped with freelance work (and my day job was busy), and this week has just been busy at work.

The current list of covers to do:

  • Cryptonomicon (Neal Stephenson)
  • Stardust (Neil Gaiman)
  • Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein)

And, because I need to, the rules I'm setting for myself:

  • 1 cover per week
  • 2 hours per cover, preferrably in one night
  • No sketching on the train - though making word association lists are ok
  • Upload wherever it's at at the end of 2 hours
  • If I really hate a book, no cover.
  • If I really like a cover concept and think it deserves more time, then I will skip a week to create a 'nicer' version.
  • Maintain a backlog of good books, in case I get a string of bad ones.
  • If must work as a book cover - the title and author must be clearly visible (Cryptonomicon inspired this rule).