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Nan Hawthorne
merrie_hearted
Dec 1, 2010 7:54 pm
I am going to be looking for an illustrator for my book of stories about life in 10th century Saxon England. Any advice? Respectfully, Nan Hawthorne Author,...
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Richard Risch
rgwrisch
Dec 1, 2010 9:18 pm
Try any near by college that has an accredited degree in graphic arts. Getting a talented student at a reasonable price should be no problem. Remember, you...
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Richard
rgwrisch
Dec 2, 2010 12:59 pm
Another thing you might try is going to a Renaissance Festival and taking your camera. A few snapshots of distance mock battles could be used as your cover...
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joanszechtman
Dec 2, 2010 4:14 pm
Richard's suggestion reminded me that there are a lot of paintings that aren't in copyright that you could use. I've found Wikimedia Commons ...
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Richard Risch
rgwrisch
Dec 2, 2010 4:32 pm
To add to your suggestion, there are other royality free images on the internet in other places. Just be sure you make a copy of the notice and keep it in...
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Marva
mgdasef
Dec 2, 2010 4:43 pm
I know a guy who does a lot of medieval art work. He's always showing something or other from his zazzle store. Here's his FB art page: ...
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Barry
yelton2005
Dec 2, 2010 6:38 pm
Thanks, Janet. You are the most on top of things author I know! Barry www.scarecrowsdreams.blogspot.com ... From: janetelaine smith...
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janetelaine smith
janetelaines...
Dec 2, 2010 9:22 pm
Thanks, Barry--I think. <g> Janet Keith Trilogy in Kindle now Travel with JES to Venezuela and back here ; Just click on the cover of Rebel With a Cause ...
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janetelaine smith
janetelaines...
Dec 2, 2010 10:04 pm
Yup, at least I got the new Christmas look up before Dec. 24th! Things are looking up! You can see new holiday stuff at http://www.janetelainesmith.com ,...
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Barry
yelton2005
Dec 3, 2010 5:02 pm
Meant in absolutely the most positive, smiley-faced way! Cheers, Barry www.scarecrowsdreams.blogspot.com ... From: janetelaine smith...
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janetelaine smith
janetelaines...
Dec 3, 2010 5:04 pm
OK, then definitely thanks. By the way, one of our own IAG members got their name up in lights on my website, in case any of you are interested. It's at...
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Juliet Waldron
ogygia1945
Dec 3, 2010 6:02 pm
I've been lurking for a time, trying to recover from various "episodes"; of big time surgery, but hello again and add an FYI--my EPIC Best Historical, Genesee,...
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Nan Hawthorne
merrie_hearted
Dec 3, 2010 6:21 pm
Thanks for all your suggestions! One I am going to try is to get a couple of Dover Books and use the copyright free designs to create black and white yarn...
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janetelaine smith
janetelaines...
Dec 3, 2010 11:00 pm
I love Dover books. I have several of them (paperdolls from differrent eras) to get an idea of the fashions of the time. I love using kids' materials for...
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lpenarts
Dec 5, 2010 1:28 am
Anybody who might be interested in a designer for their ebooks or PODs, I recommend looking at my cover designer's website to see samples of some of her work....
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starpeople_books
starpeople_b...
Dec 5, 2010 9:35 pm
I won't bore you with the gory details of the last few months, but I finished my 4th DAFFODILS mystery (see: www.thedaffodils.com at DAFFODILS or NEWS)by my...
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Nan Hawthorne
merrie_hearted
Dec 5, 2010 10:25 pm
We are looking for short biographies of historical personages in sort of the second or third tier of celebrity for Random Biographies. We like to feature...
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Kris Jackson
jacksonkris17
Dec 5, 2010 10:56 pm
Great! I'll put together something about Thaddeus Lowe, the director of the Union Balloon Corps and a character in my book. In addition to what he did in the...
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Celia Hayes
clyahayes
Dec 5, 2010 11:17 pm
I'll do something about Angelina Eberly - who kept an boardinghouse in Austin, Texas, and fired a cannon which precipitated the so-called Archives War. She...
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mskatz69
Dec 6, 2010 2:52 pm
Linda/Mary, There's absolutely nothing wrong with mentioning the Ancient Alien series in your promo materials. You do not run afoul of any copyrights,...
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joanszechtman
Dec 6, 2010 3:58 pm
Bar Codes are actually fonts (my four-letter word), so you'd have to buy the specific barcode font that retailers would use. You would also have to be able to...
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joanszechtman
Dec 6, 2010 4:12 pm
Adding to this note: Barcode Inc. <http://www.barcodesinc.com/free-barcode-font/> has a UPC/EAN generator that looks like it will generate the specific...
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Barry
yelton2005
Dec 7, 2010 8:30 pm
Welcome back, Juliet. I hope you are doing well. Cheers, Barry ... From: Juliet Waldron <mztswife@...> To: IAG-members <iag-members@yahoogroups.com> ...
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Celia Hayes
clyahayes
Dec 8, 2010 3:50 pm
Just to let everyone know, my next book, Daughter of Texas is coming out in April, 2011 - I am taking pre-orders through my website, and I am also running a...
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Nan Hawthorne
merrie_hearted
Dec 9, 2010 4:26 am
I broke down and came up with the money to have3 a proper database set up on medieval-novels.com which has been rather blah for some time. In anticipation of...
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starpeople_books
starpeople_b...
Dec 9, 2010 12:24 pm
Thank you, that's exactly what I needed. I have to turn those old ISBN 10s to ISBN 13s. Linda aka Mary...
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joanszechtman
Dec 9, 2010 4:33 pm
I'm not sure I understand how the barcode generator will turn an ISBN 10 to a 13. You might want to check with Barcode Inc.'s support, but from what I...
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Peggy Ullman Bell
cronejay
Dec 11, 2010 2:21 pm
Good plan but it's the 250th anniversary. I hope to be in Gettysburg for book signings over the 4th of July weekend which will be the 250th anniversary of...
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janetelaine smith
janetelaines...
Dec 11, 2010 2:45 pm
How delightful. I'd love to be in Gettysburg again. The whole Philadelphia area is the favorite place I've ever been. Gettysburg also figures in My Dear Phebe....
