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by Lexine

New Cover Alert!

I have my reasons why I changed the cover of my chart-topping bestseller (in my dreams) The Playgirl. Yesterday marked the end of my book’s exclusivity to KDP Select after being on it for 14 months, and, with its return to wide distribution, I felt like a cover change was needed. If you’ve been keeping track, yes, this is not the first time I changed it. And if you’re a cover collector, here’s another one to add to the trove!

If you’re wondering about the image I selected for the cover…I wanted something that embodied the salaciousness and drama of my story (which has not been changed, by the way). Somehow, I never considered using illustrated stock photos for cover art until recently. (My last cover was a photo of a nude woman silhouette, edited to make it look almost illustrated.) And when I eyed that simple yet striking illustration, after looking through pages and pages of stock photos, I thought, wait…I think I found her. After playing with fonts and line placements, I had done it again. I gave my story a new face. Compared to my last cover, it’s quite minimalist. And I actually like it!

Credit to Dasha Kovtun on Dreamstime.com for the artwork. It’s coincidence that the green lashes and dark brown locks of the illustration mirror the look of my green-eyed brunette protagonist. And this time, I’m sticking with this cover!

ETA: she’s now back on Wide Distribution! And on the jungle site too.

by Lexine

Sick Girl Summer

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With the way I’ve been living lately (if you follow me on Twitter or IG, you’d know), this was bound to happen one way or another. 😖😩 Made it 4 1/2 years without officially catching it. 

This result was from last night, and I had what felt like really awful allergies since Wednesday night. Nose running more than usual, feeling slightly more fatigued than normal (despite being jacked up on caffeine), and more coughing–something I don’t experience when I get regular allergies. I know what I’ve done lately, but I also work closely with clients one-on-one at my day job. And all these clients no longer mask, with some coming in with something gnarly, so who knows where I actually picked up that shit. (Yes, I keep my mask on with these clients.)

A silver lining? So far, I can still smell and taste things as normal. Also, no nausea, no brain fog, and, most importantly, no worries about being unvaccinated because I got all my shots and boosters. If this happened four years ago, I’d be screwed screwed. I hate being sick in the first place, and I’m keeping that mask on from now on until there’s official news on Covid finally being an endemic. (Maybe? Possibly?)

Covid ain’t over, but vaccines remain real. Get your shots and stay safe, people! 

by Lexine

New Month, New Site

new site address!

Finally! I get to use my domain here. Bought it almost a year ago, but I ended up waiting for a good flash sale for paid WP plans. Apparently, 30% off is the best deal they could offer (sheesh, I remember them offering half-off deals years ago), and since I like to start new things at the beginning of the month, yours truly got her a two-year plan here to make this blog truly mine. (I chose to “connect” instead of “transfer”, as I still want to own my domain name instead of WP.) I may change up the look here when I get some free time or when I hit a gnarly writer’s block with my latest work-in-progress. For now, I want to bask in the new blog address smell. Happy October!