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Cover design and creative process

February 27, 2017 by Tahlia Newland

Cover design and creative process

If you've followed my blog since 2012, you may remember mention of a book called Captive that I was writing. I shelved it because I felt I wasn't ready to do the story justice and also because it's very adult, and I was focused on marketing YA at the time. Now I've returned to it. Why? I guess it's time. I feel confident that I have the skills as an author to give it the depth it requires. I also decided that I could tell this story, of which sex is a big part, without being explicit. I wasn't sure about that for a while. It could be written as erotica, but I think that would turn away readers who would appreciate the deeper themes - the nature of freedom, the beauty of surrender, and the relationship between mind and experience. The themes are explored within a steampunk romance. I had to change the name too because another author has put out a series called Captive. It took some googling and a brainstorming session over a family lunch to come up with a new title - Dispossessed. … [Read more...]

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