"Hairy London" front cover reveal

[Stephen Palmer]

What d'you think?

 

[Jo Zebedee]

Looks amazing, Stephen. Good luck with it.

 

[Abernovo]

Wonderful cover, Stephen, and a good review line on it, as well.
Best of luck.

 

[Boneman]

Perhaps just a little more lipstick...

Looks great, and draws the eye wonderfully. Good luck with it!

 

[Stephen Palmer]

Thanks for the comments!

 

[Montero]

I think it is an eye catching, well executed picture

BUT

Why HAIRY LONDON and a picture which has neither hairiness or urban-ness?

That is the first thing that struck me about the cover.

 

[Boneman]

I think it is an eye catching, well executed picture

BUT

Why HAIRY LONDON and a picture which has neither hairiness or urban-ness?

That is the first thing that struck me about the cover.

Cunning ploy, to make you look inside, I'd say... where the words will grab you, and pull you in, unresisting...

 

[Montero]

Er not entirely Boneman.
More a "pardon?" kind of reaction. I'd probably take it off the shelf for a look inside, but not in an entirely positive frame of mind. So not reaching out with a "hey wow, that looks totally great" reaction, but more a "where is the author coming from I'm a little bit curious because that looks a bit odd to me" frame of mind - which is more easily put-off from continuing to read than the first reaction.

 

[Stephen Palmer]

All good points. The novel is set in the belle époque/ fin de siecle era, so that's Art Nouveau hair!

 

[JoanDrake]

And all the leaves and stuff are "fin du siècle" ironwork?. Or maybe not. I know they're a type of cast iron ornament popular to this day, but I think they originated much earlier. What the devil ARE they called?


I've read your samples. I guess that's the rampant greenery that's a major factor in the story.


The excerpts DID have a bit of an Oscar Wildey feel. Very good cover overall.

 

[Stephen Palmer]

Is it called wroughtwork? That sounds vaguely familar... may have to ask google on this one.

 

[Gary Compton]

Great Cover, Stephen.

Is the next one Hairy Newcastle, can I be in that? LOL

 

[Stephen Palmer]

heh heh... I have done a first draft of a sequel, but won't be reading it back for some time. Not sure I'll let it out into the open tbh. Hairy London seems more like a standalone the further away I get from it... but you never know.

Hoping to begin editing the video next month.

 

[Montero]

All good points. The novel is set in the belle époque/ fin de siecle era, so that's Art Nouveau hair!

Art Nouveau hair?

 

[Ursa major]

Definitely an eye-catching cover, Stephen, and the title is intruguing.

 

[Teresa Edgerton]

I think it's an intriguing cover and an eye-catching title.

Very different from any of your previous covers. But you did say this was a new direction in your writing, didn't you, Stephen? So that would fit.

 

[Stephen Palmer]

Indeed... I have a reputation for doing serious stuff; sometimes challenging. The new one is mad as a box of frogs.